Friday Seminar *in-person* - June 10th
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Kerstin HOLZHEU joined the Department in 2019 after spending a year as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. She is also an IZA Fellow. She defended her PhD in 2018 at the University of Chicago.
Her work studies labour economics and firm dynamics from the standpoint of applied macroeconomics. In particular, she is interested in the question of employment allocations.
Kerstin HOLZHEU will present a paper at the next Friday Seminar on the theme:
Worker Specialization and the Economy (abstract to follow)
More about Kerstin HOLZHEU and her research
Date: FRIDAY, June 10th - 12:30 PM
Location: Department of Economics - 4th floor - Room H 405
This is our last Friday Seminar of the academic year 2021/22 - we look forward to seeing you again in the Fall !
Exceptional Seminar *in-person* - June 8th
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Yanos ZYLBERBERG is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol since 2021. He is also Fellow at CESifo and at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Among his editorial activities, he is Editorial Advisor at the Canadian Journal of Economics. Prior to joining the University of Bristol in 2014, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at CREi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Paris School of Economics (PSE).
His research fields are Labour Economics, Development, Public Economics, and Urban Economics. In his recent work he has been addressing a number of different questions, e.g., the shape of unemployment benefits, the behaviours of job seekers in recessions, the long-term effects of pollution in Victorian England, tax evasion and fiscal policies, or rural-urban migration in transition economies.
He has received a number of research grants. Just last year, he was awarded two grants. The project Mapping History – What can historical maps can tell about urban development? (MAPHIS), for which he is a partner, was awarded an ANR grant. And as the Principal Investigator, he was awarded a grant from the BA Global Challenges Research Fund for his project Floods, Risk Diversification and Livelihoods.
Yanos ZYLBERBERG will present a paper, joint with S. HEBLICH and S. REDDING, at an exceptional seminar on the theme:
More about Yanos ZYLBERBERG and his research
Date: WEDNESDAY, June 8th - 12:30 PM
Location: Department of Economics – 4th floor – Room H 405
*Exceptional scheduling* PEPES Seminar in-person - June 7th
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Samuel BAZZI is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and at the School of Global Policy & Strategy of the University of California San Diego (UCSD). He is also a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and at the International Growth Center (IGC), a Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action, a Fellow at the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Among his editorial duties, he is Editorial Board Member of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies and Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association as well as for the Journal of Development Economics.
His research lies at the intersection of development economics and political economy. He studies how individuals and nations adapt to the challenges of diversity in a global world by exploring the struggle between state and society and how these interactions affect political and economic development. The research is organised around three themes: the microfoundations of migration choice, nation building and cultural change, and religion and the State. In 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) bestowed him a 5-year CAREER Award.
Samuel BAZZI will present a paper, joint with Andreas FERRARA, Martin FISZBEIN, Thomas PEARSON, and Patrick TESTA, at the next PEPES Seminar on the theme:
The Other Great Migration: Southern Whites and the New Right (read abstract, PDF 35.02 KB)
More about Samuel BAZZI and his research
Date: TUESDAY, June 7th – 12:30 PM
Location: Department of Economics – 4th floor – Room H 405
This is our final PEPES Seminar of the academic year 2021/22 – we look forward to seeing you again this Fall !
Friday Seminar *in-person* - June 3rd
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Kevin PARRA RAMIREZ is a PhD Candidate in Economics at Sciences Po working on a thesis entitled Tax Evasion and International Regulations, under the supervision of Philippe MARTIN and Vincent VICARD (CEPII). He is also Scientific Advisor at the French Conseil d'Analyse Économique (CAE) and a Research Economist at the Banque de France.
Kevin PARRA RAMIREZ will present a paper at the next Friday Seminar on theme:
Why Do Banks Book So Many Assets in Tax Havens? (abstract to follow)
More about Kevin PARRA RAMIREZ and his research
Date: FRIDAY, May 20th - 12:30 PM
Location: Department of Economics - 4th floor - Room H 405
The next Friday Seminar will host ?
The next Friday Seminar will host Kerstin HOLZHEU (Sciences Po) on June 3rd.
Paris Trade Seminar *in-person* - May 31st
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Sharat GANAPATI is Assistant Professor of International Economics at Georgetown University (Walsh SFS and Economics by courtesy). He is also a Faculty Research Fellow of the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Affiliate at CESifo.
His research works on a variety of issues at the intersection of international trade, industrial organisation, and environmental economics. He is interested in how changes in economic policy or technology can shift geographic patterns of production and alter market behavior.
Sharat GANAPATI will present a paper, joint with T. ALLEN, S. FUCHS, A. GRAZIANO, R. MADERA, and J. MONTORIOL-GARRIGA, at the next Paris Trade Seminar on the theme:
Urban Welfare: Tourism in Barcelona (read paper)
More about Sharat GANAPATI and his research
Date: TUESDAY, May 31st - 2:30 PM
Location: PSE - Jourdan Campus - Room R1-09
The next Paris Trade Seminar will host Valerie SMEETS (Aarghus University) on June 14th.
