The Economics and Social Policy Seminar Series draws leading economists to campus to share their empirical research on issues related to inequality and social policy. The series is hosted by the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. The faculty organizers are  Desmond Ang, Luis Armona, Elizabeth Linos, Mark Shepard.

The seminar will meet every Tuesday from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm in person. HUID's are required for entry.

Joint seminars with Harvard Economics, Opportunity Insights, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy will be held on Wednesday, October 30th, and Wednesday, November 6th, from 12:15-1:30 pm in Malkin Penthouse in hybrid format via Zoom.

To receive more details and instructions for attending the event, please sign up for the seminar mailing list.

Fall 2024 Schedule
9/10/2024Zoe Cullen (HBS): Pushing the Envelope: The Effects of Salary Negotiation (with Bobak Pakzad-Hurson and Ricardo Perez-Truglia);  Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.
9/17/2024Savannah Noray (Harvard University): The Trade-Off Between Social Tasks and Workplace Flexibility: Implications for Gender Gaps; Nye A; 12pm-1:15pm.
9/24/2024Anthony Bald (Harvard University): The Birth of an Occupation: Professional Nursing in the Era of Public Health; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.
10/1/2024Charles Taylor (Harvard Kennedy School): Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates; Wexner 434AB; 12pm-1:15pm.
10/8/2024Kelsey Pukelis (Harvard University): SNAP Policies and Enrollment following the COVID-19 Pandemic; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.
10/15/2024Matthew Dodier (Harvard University): Smoke Signals: Examining the impact of smoke plumes on hospital care use in the state of Oregon; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.
10/22/2024Matt Grennan (Berkeley): Are Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Anticompetitive?;  Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.
10/30/2024

Katrine Loken (Norwegian School of Economics): Labor Market Competition and Its Effect on Firms and Local Communities

(joint with Samuel Dodini and Alexander WillĂ©n;  Malkin Penthouse; 12:15pm-1:15pm.

11/6/2024Alex Chan (HBS): "Opt In? Opt Out?"; Malkin Penthouse; 12:15pm-1:15pm.
11/12/2024Zack Cooper (Yale): Title forthcoming; Rubenstein 414AB; 12pm-1:15pm.
11/19/2024Michael Dinerstein (Duke): Screening with Multitasking: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Teacher Tenure Reform; Rubenstein 414AB; 12pm-1:15pm.
11/26/2024Thanksgiving Week--No seminar.
12/3/2024Sydnee Caldwell (Berkeley): Firm Pay and Worker Search; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.
12/10/2024Sandra Black (Columbia): Intergenerational Transmission of Lifespan in the US; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm.

Please contact heather_mckinnon@hks.harvard.edu with any questions about this event.