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24-09-2018 | Departmental Seminar: Olivier MARIE (Erasmus School of Economics)
Olivier MARIE is Endowed Professor of Labour Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam and at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market at Maastricht University. He is also a CEPR Research Affiliate (Labour Economics), as well as Research Fellow at IZA and the Tinbergen Institute (TI) and Network Affiliate at the Ifo Institute and Center for Economic Studies. He is a member of the Scientific Committee for the Annual Conferencesof the European Association of Labour Economics. His research interests include Labour Economics, Economics of Crime, Economics of Education, Applied Micro-Econometrics, Behavioural Economics and Policy Evaluation. Olivier MARIE will present a paper, joint with Ilka van de VERVE, at the next Departmental Seminar on the theme: Job loss and crime: what's income got to do with it? (link to Abstract, PDF) More about Olivier MARIE and his research The next Departmental Seminar will host TBA on October 1st.

25-09-2018 | *EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION* TRADE Seminar Sciences Po/PSE : James HARRIGAN (Visiting Faculty at PSE, on leave from the University of Virginia)
James HARRIGAN is Professor of Economics, Visiting faculty at the Paris School of Economics this academic year on leave from the University of Virginia. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He was an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for twelve years before joining the University of Virginia. He has also taught at Sciences Po in Paris, Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh. He has published many articles in leading scholarly journals, and is a former Co-Editor of The Journal of International Economics. He conducts research on economic inequality, international trade, and economic geography. James HARRIGAN will present a paper, joint with Ariell RESHEF and Farid TOUBAL, at the next Paris Trade Seminar on the theme: Techies, Trade, and Skill-Biased Productivity: Firm Level Evidence from France More about James HARRIGAN and his research The next Paris Trade Seminar will host Shang-Jin WEI on October 9th.

27-09-2018 | PEPES Seminar: Raquel FERNANDEZ (NYU)
Raquel FERNANDEZ is Professor of Economics at New York University. She is also Research Associate at NBER and a CEPR Research Affiliate. Her research interests are international economics, education and income tax distribution as well as political economy. Raquel FERNANDEZ will present a paper, joint with Sahar PARSA and Martina VIARENGO, at the next PEPES Seminar on the theme: Cultural Change More about Raquel FERNANDEZ and her research The next PEPES Seminar will host Davide CANTONI on November 9th.

09-10-2018 | *EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION* TRADE Seminar Sciences Po/PSE : Shang-Jin WEI (Columbia Business School)
Shang-Jin WEI is N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and SIPA. During 2014-2016, Dr. Wei served as Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank and Director General of its Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department. He was Assistant Director and Chief of Trade and Investment Division at the International Monetary Fund before joining Columbia. He has been a consultant to numerous government organizations, both international and national as well as to private companies. He has received numerous prizes and honours: the Sun Yefang Prize for Distinguished Contributions to Economics, the Zhang Peifang Prize for Contributions to Economics of Development, and the Gregory Chow Award for Best Research Paper. He is a noted scholar on international finance, trade, macroeconomics, and China. Shang-Jin WEI will present a paper at the next Paris Trade Seminar on the theme: Title: TBA More about Shang-Jin WEI and his research The next Paris Trade Seminar will host Gabriel FELBERMAYR on October 23rd.

10-10-2018 | Seminar Banque de France / SciencesPo: Javier SUAREZ (Professor of Finance, CEMFI)
The next Banque de France/Sciences Po Research Seminar "Banks and the Financial System: what regulation?" of the academic year 2018-19 will host Javier SUAREZ (Professor of Finance, CEMFI) on the theme: Title: TBA Banque de France / Sciences Po Research Seminars discuss issues on banking, financial systems and financial regulation. The objective is to confront the approaches and ideas of academics and practitioners. If you would like to attend, please contact Sandrine LE GOFF by email. Seminars are organized by Vivien Levy-Garboua (BNP Paribas), Denis Beau (Sous-Gouverneur, Banque de France), Guillaume Plantin (Professor of Sciences Po). NB The next Banque de France / SciencesPo Seminars will take place: TBA

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Nicolàs AJZENMAN

Thesis title

Essays in Public Economics

Supervisors: Roberto GALBIATI (Sciences-Po Paris)
Committee members: Roberto GALBIATI (SciencesPo Paris), Ruben DURANTE (SciencesPo Paris), Sergei GURIEV (SciencesPo Paris, on leave)

Research interests:
- Public Economics,
- Development Economics,
- Political Economy,
- Behavioral Economics,
- Law and Economics

References: Roberto GALBIATI (SciencesPo Paris), Ruben DURANTE (SciencesPo Paris), Sergei GURIEV (SciencesPo Paris, on leave), Sebastian GALIANI (University of Maryland)

Job Market Paper Title:
The Power of Example: Corruption Spurs Corruption

Nicolàs AJZENMAN's website
Link to Nicolàs AJZENMAN's CV (PDF)

Contacts

Placement Officer: Emeric Henry
Administrative Support: Claudine Lamaze

Joanne TAN

Thesis title

Essays on labor economics

Supervisors: Jean-Marc ROBIN (UCL, Sciences-Po Paris), Fabien POSTEL-VINAY (UCL), Zsofia BARANY (Sciences-Po)
Committee members: Jean-Marc Robin (UCL, Sciences-Po Paris), Fabien Postel-Vinay (UCL), Zsofia Barany (Sciences-Po)

Research interests:
- Labor economics
- Gender economics
- Applied Econometrics
- Economics of Education

References: Jean-Marc ROBIN (UCL, SciencesPo), Ilse LINDENLAUB (Yale University), Fabien POSTEL-VINAY (UCL), Zsofia BARANY (SciencesPo)

Job Market Paper Title:
Multidimensional matching in a frictional labor market

Joanne TAN's website
Link to Joanne TAN's CV (PDF)

Contacts

Placement Officer: Emeric Henry
Administrative Support: Claudine Lamaze

Riccardo ZAGO

Thesis title

Essays in Macro Labor Economics and Corporate Finance

Supervisors: Etienne WASMER (SciencesPo Paris), Sergei GURIEV (SciencesPo Paris), Zsofia BARANY (SciencesPo Paris)
Committee members: Etienne WASMER (SciencesPo Paris), Sergei GURIEV (SciencesPo Paris), Zsofia BARANY (SciencesPo Paris)

Research interests:
- Macroeconomics
- Labor Economics
- Corporate Finance
- Monetary Economics

References: Etienne WASMER (SciencesPo Paris), Sergei GURIEV (SciencesPo Paris), Zsofia BARANY (SciencesPo Paris), Stéphane GUIBAUD (SciencesPo Paris)

Job Market Paper Title:
Job Polarization, Skill Mismatch and the Great Recession

Riccardo ZAGO's website
Link to Riccardo ZAGO's CV (PDF)

Contacts

Placement Officer: Emeric Henry
Administrative Support: Claudine Lamaze