Micro-Economic Policy Seminar (MEPS)

Friday, September 12, 2025 1:15 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall), #602

1:15 Sita Slavov: How Do Tax Incentives Influence Employer Decisions to Offer Retirement Benefits?

1:45 Thomas Stratmann: Ancestral Homophily in the U.S.: Terror Shocks, Campaign Donations, and Political Polarization

2:15 Anh Pham: Industrial Zones and Private Formal Sector Job Creation in Vietnam

2:45 Break

3:00 Michael Clemens: Human Capital and Innovation: Restrictions on International STEM Students and the Economies of US Cities

3:30 Siona Listokin: Framing AI Regulation In the One Big Beautiful Bill

4:00 John Earle: Finance, Employment, and Survival: Evidence from Bank Liquidations in Ukraine