Micro-Economic Policy Seminar (MEPS)

FACULTY RESEARCH DAY

Friday, September 6, 2024 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall), #602

The Micro-Economic Policy Seminar (MEPS) is a weekly series of paper presentations on economic policy topics organized by the Center for Micro-Economic Policy Research (CMEPR).  All are welcome to attend and participate.

If available, links to the speaker's website and paper can be found on the CMEPR website (cmepr.gmu.edu).  Additionally, information on future MEPS research seminars can be found at this site as well.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this seminar, please contact Sungbin Park (spark224@gmu.edu).

 

Schedule of Events:

1:00pm Catherine Maclean: Social Insurance Spillovers:  Evidence From Paid Sick Leave Mandates and Workers’ Compensation

1:30pm Thomas Stratmann: Economic Effects of Institution Building: Tribal Courts in “Indian Country”

2:00pm Break

2:15pm Priyanka Anand: The Impact of losing child SSI benefits on long-term health and education outcomes

2:45pm Michael A Clemens: Partial Legalization and Parallel Markets: The Effect of Lawful Crossing on Unlawful Crossing at the US Southwest Border

3:15pm Maurice Kugler: Impact of US robots on the earnings of Colombian workers

3:45pm Break

4:00pm Lucas Nunez: The Veteran Advantage: The Impact of Previous Military Service on Electoral Performance

4:30pm John S Earle: Death Without Benefits? Unemployment Insurance in the Time of Covid