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Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
4:00pm 5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

This seminar has been canceled.
Yuya Sasaki, Associate Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University,
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

The Favorite-Longshot Midas
Etan Green, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, Decision, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

We are What We Watch: Movie Contents Predict the Personality of Their Social Media Fans
Gideon Nave, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
4:00pm 5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

This seminar has been canceled.
Marzena Rostek, Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin,
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Large scale experiments on networks: a new platform with applications
Sanjeev Goyal, Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge,
Friday, January 10th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Economic History Seminar

Rural Elites and Redistribution: Evidence from the English Poor Law
Jonathan Chapman, Assistant Professor of Economic History, New York University Abu Dhabi,
Thursday, January 9th, 2020
4:00pm 5:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

This seminar has been canceled.
Vadim V. Martynov, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Decision weights based on visual salience
Devdeepta Bose, Postdoctoral Scholar in Psychology and Economics, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Voluntary Regulation: Evidence from Medicare Bundled Payments
Liran Einav, Professor of Economics, Stanford University,
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez's Venezuela
Brian Knight, Professor of Economics, Brown University,
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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POSTPONED | Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

This seminar has been postponed to Thursday, January 9, 2020.
Vadim V. Martynov, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Who Gets Placed Where and Why? An Empirical Framework for Foster Care Placement
Alejandro Robinson-Cortés, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Kernel Estimation for Dyadic Data
James Powell, George Break and Helen Schnacke Break Distinguished Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Two experiments on time preferences and repeated game
Jeongbin Kim, Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Acquisition of/Stochastic Evidence
Barton Lipman, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Boston University,
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

A Structural Model of a Multitasking Salesforce: Job Task Allocation and Incentive Plan Design
Kosuke Uetake, Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Management, Yale University,
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Experts and Financial Ties: Evidence from FDA Advisory Committees
Fanny Camara, Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of Research (Economics), Dornsife, College of Leters, Arts and Science, USC,
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Mistakes and Overconfidence in Detecting Lies
Marta Serra-Garcia, Assistant Professor of Economics & Strategic Management, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego,
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Test design under falsification
Vasiliki Skreta, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Texas at Austin,
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Financial Education and Access to Savings Accounts: Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Ugandan Youth Clubs
Julian Jamison, Professor of Economics and Director of Research (Economics), Business School, University of Exeter,
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Affirmative Action in India
Bumin Yenmez, Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure), Boston College,
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Sequential Decision Making in the U.S. Supreme Court
Gabriel Lopez-Moctezuma, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Steady-State Equilibria in Anonymous Repeated Games
Alex Wolitzky, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Fast, "Robust", and Approximately Correct: Estimating Mixed Demand Systems
Bernard Salanie, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Columbia University,
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

The Strategy and Technology of Conflict
Sandeep Baliga, John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Northwestern University,
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Information acquisition and strategic investment timing
Erik Madsen, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, New York University,
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

A Method to Estimate Discrete Choice Models that is Robust to Consumer Search
Giovanni Compiani, Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar

Designing Research for Practical Social Innovation
Sera Linardi, Associate Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh,
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

A Bridge Too Far?: Examining Bridging Assumptions in Common-Space Estimations
Jeffery A. Jenkins, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC,
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Getting Settled in Your New Home: The Costs of Moving on Voter Turnout
Seo-young Silvia Kim, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Collusion in Brokered Markets
John Hatfield, Professor, McCombs Business School, The University of Texas at Austin,
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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CANCELLED | Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

This seminar has been cancelled.
Erik Eyster, Alec P. Alexander Chair of Economics and Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara,
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Belief Meddling in Social Networks: an Information-Design Approach
Jacopo Perego, Assistant Professor of Economics, Graduate Business School, Columbia University,
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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CANCELLED | Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

This seminar has been cancelled.
Shigeo Hirano, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University,
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

An Impossibility Theorem for Wealth in Heterogeneous-agent Models with Limited Heterogeneity
Alexis Toda, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC San Diego,
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Attention and Selection Effects
Colin Stewart, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto,
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

The Political Economy of Discrimination
Torun Dewan, Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics & Political Science,