The economics seminar generally meets on Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 pm in SPA 104, unless otherwise noted. For more information please contact Prof. Elaine Frey at (562) 985-5086 or elaine.frey@csulb.edu.
February 16
Jill Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
"The Implications of Poverty Persistence for Reforestation Efforts and Deforestation Rates"
February 23
John Romley, USC & Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
"Productivity and the Returns to Medical Care: The Case of Hospitals"
March 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Barrett Athletic Administration Building (formerly the Pyramid Annex Conference Center)
Graduate Student Panel- Celeste Ahl, UCI Law Student; Patrick Button, UCI Ph.D. Student in Economics; Jonathan Cook, UCI Ph.D. Student in Economics; and Katherine Ruiz, CSULB MA Economics Student.
Information Seminar: Learn about applying and going to Law School and graduate programs in economics from a panel of current graduate students.
April 5
Wade Martin, CSULB
"Are Residents Living in Bushfire Prone Areas Aware of Such Risks? A Hedonic Property Values Study"
April 12
Sean D'Evelyn, Loyola Marymount University
"Directing Green Research Grants"
April 19
Edward Funkhouser, CSULB
“Charter Schools, School Districts, and Student Achievement”
April 26
Kristen Monaco, CSULB
"Creating Effective Maps and Graphs in Stata"
May 3
Student Research Panel: Foo Law, Denise Okamoto, and Bobby Tam
"Research Challenges Using the National Establishment Time-Series (NETS) Database"
May 10
Darwin Hall, CSULB
“OPEC Pricing, Oil and the US Economy, Mutatis Mutandis”
Friday, May 11, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: CSULB Chartroom "Pacific Room"
CSULB Student Research Poster Exhibit and Reception
