Sydney University Microeconometrics and Public Policy Working Group

Meetings

Overview

Welcome to the Microeconometrics and Public Policy working group in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney!

The group provides an opportunity for faculty working on empirical microeconomics and public policy, broadly understood, to present early-stage and ongoing research. Other interested faculty and Ph.D. students with research relevant to the themes of the group are invited to present from time to time.

There can be more than one presenter in a given week, depending on how much material each presenter has ready. However, keeping in mind the need to allow ample time for discussion of early-stage work, it's probably best to have a single presenter plan to present for 30-40 minutes, and allow the remainder of the time for questions and discussion.

For Semester 1, 2013, please contact Russell Toth if you would like to get on the mailing list or contribute a presentation. You can also speak to Russell, Hayley Fisher, or Garry Barrett in person.

Semester 1, 2013

Fortnightly meetings held on Fridays 1-2 pm in Merewether Seminar room 498.

 Date

 Venue

 Presenter(s)

 Topic(s)

(if available)                      

 Friday, March 8

Merewether Sem Rm  498

 Aarti Singh

Income and Employment Risk of Human Capital*

*co-author  Arpita Chatterjee (UNSW)

 Friday, March 22

Merewether Sem Rm  498

 Hayley Fisher

Fertility in a Collective Household Model 

 THURS, APRIL 18

SPECIAL MEETING

 Venue: New Law School seminar room 028

Time: 1-3PM

Kadir Atalay

Garry Barrett

Emily Callander

Hannah Carter

Stephen Cheung 

Michelle Cunich 

Hayley Fisher

Deborah Schofield

Robert Slonim

Russell Toth

PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL EVENT

 

Selected Papers from Special Event

 Friday, May 3

Merewether Sem Rm  498

 Stephen Whelan

Negotiating the Gender Wage Gap

 Friday, May 17

Merewether Sem Rm  498

 Russell Toth

Impact Evaluation of a Partial Credit Guarantee Program

 Friday, May 31

Merewether Sem Rm  498

 Garry Barrett

 

 Friday, June 14

Merewether Sem Rm  498

 

 
Semester 2, 2012

Fortnightly meetings held on Fridays 1-2 pm in Merewether Seminar Room 5

 

 Date

 Venue

 Presenter(s)

 Topic(s) (if available)                      

 Friday, August 3

 Merewether Sem Rm 5

 Kadir Atalay | Russell Toth

Australian pension reform | Indonesian government budgeting

 Friday, August 17

 Merewether Sem Rm 5

 Garry Barrett

 

 Friday, August 31

 Merewether Sem Rm 5

 Stephen Whelan

 Housing wealth and consumption

 Friday, September 14

 Merewether Sem Rm 5

 Jordi McKenzie

 Digital piracy in movies

Friday, October 5, 1:30-2:30pm

Merewether Rm 398

 Katrien Stevens

School Entry Age: Some Empirical Issues and a first look at the Australian Context

 Friday, October 12

 Merewether Sem Rm 5

 Hayley Fisher

Financial implications of relationship breakdown. Does marriage matter?

Thursday, November 8

12-1pm

 Merewether 498

 Nic de Roos

Cheap Tuesdays and the demand for cinema