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TWIPS - The Work In Progress Seminar

The Work In Progress Seminar (TWIPS) features ongoing research by graduate students and assistant professors in Economics and related fields at Cornell University. If you are interested in presenting your research in TWIPS or want to receive email updates about upcoming events, please contact Ian Schmutte (ims28) or David De Angelis (dd252).


Spring 2008 Calendar of Speakers

6:15 - 7:15pm

Uris Hall 494

January 21 - No Seminar

January 28 - Ori Heffetz "Linear Expenditures and Status" (with Norman Ireland)

February 4 - Maria Wihardja "Competition and Corruption"

February 11 - Derrill Watson "The Donor and the Kleptocrat"

February 18 - Tom Walker "Altruism, Social Norms and Prisoner's Dilemma"

February 25 - Russell Toth

March 3 - Amanda Griffith

March 10 - Serif Aziz Simsir

March 17 - Spring Break - No Seminar

March 24 - Seth Huang (30 min.) & Yelena Larkin (30 min.)

March 31 - Albert Liu "Just Can’t Get Enough? Restricted Language Instruction Educational Programs and English Speaking Ability"

April 7 - Jessica Bean "The Trade Boards Act of 1909 and the Alleviation of Household Poverty" (joint with George Boyer)

April 14 - Flaubert Mbiekop "A General Equilibrium Perspective on Outsourcing and Economic Growth"

April 21 - Brian Dillon "Industrial Zones and Labor Market Power" & Kurt Lavetti "Dynamic Labor Supply with a Deadly Catch"

April 28 - Fernanda Leite Lopez De Leon (30 min.) & Liliana Sousa (30 min.)