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October 2013
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
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1:30pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
A Test for Weakly Separable Preferences
John Quah,
Oxford University,
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Stable Matching with Incomplete Information
Andrew Postlewaite,
Harry P. Kamen Professor of Economics and Professor of Finance,
Department of Economics,
University of Pennsylvania,
Friday, October 4th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Equilibria Via Samples and Testing Equilibrium Behavior
Yakov Babichenko,
Wally Baer and Jeri Weiss Postdoctoral Scholar in Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
A Tale of Two Vigne: Galileo, the Telescope and Roman Elites, 1611
Thomas F. Mayer,
Augustana College,
Monday, October 7th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Firm Founding on Innovation (with Christian Fons-Rosen)
Michael Ewens,
Assistant Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship,
Tepper School of Business,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Fighting rather than Bargaining
James Fearon,
Stanford University,
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
Value Computation and Value Modulation: A Dual-process Theory of Self-Control
Isabelle Brocas,
University of Southern California,
Visiting Associate, Caltech,
Friday, October 11th, 2013
9:30am
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10/12
4:00pm
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Humanities Conference
Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
Worlds of Learning: Early Modern Debates over Taxonomies of Knowledge
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Competition in Persuasion
Emir Kamenica,
Professor of Economics,
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business,
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
The Economics of Faith: Using an Apocalyptic Prophecy to Elicit Religious Beliefs
Ernesto Dal Bo,
Phillips Girgich Associate Professor of Business,
Haas School of Business,
University of California, Berkeley,
Friday, October 18th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Project Design with Limited Commitment and Teams
George Georgiadis,
Linde Institute Postdoctoral Instructor in Business, Economics, and Management,
Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
Sunday, October 20th, 2013
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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Monday, October 21st, 2013
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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CNS Seminar
The evolutionary origins of human cognition viewed from the study of chimpanzees
Tetsuro Matsuzawa,
Professor,
Kyoto University,
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign
Francesco Trebbi,
University of British Columbia,
Monday, October 28th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Ranking Experts by an Ignorant Planner: Universal Mechanisms, Entropy Scoring and Implementation (joint with D. Prelec, S. Radas and H. Sikic)
Jaksa Cvitanic,
Richard N. Merkin Professor of Mathematical Finance,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Bargaining Under Strategic Uncertainty
Amanda Friedenberg,
Associate Professor of Economics,
Arizona State University,