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Wed 11 Dec, '24
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CRETA Seminar - Sevgi Yuksel
S2.79
Wed 12 Feb, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Zoe Hiztig
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Mon 17 Feb, '25
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Economic History Seminar - Toike Aidt (Cambridge)
S2.79

Title: Can democratic reforms promote political activism? Evidence from the Great Reform Act of 1832 (with Gabriel Leon-Ablan)

Abstract: Activists play a key role in the process of democratic transition and consolidation.

How is their activism affected by democratic reforms? We study how local activism responded to

the changes in representation introduced by Britain’s Great Reform Act. This reform

removed all parliamentary representation from some areas; other areas gained

representation for the first time. We exploit exogenous variation in which areas lost

and gained representation and measure activism using the number of petitions each area

sent to parliament. We find that petitioning increased in areas that gained representation,

partly because of greater civil society mobilization. We also find that petitioning fell in

areas that lost representation. This shows that pro-democratic reforms can promote political

activism, while anti-democratic reforms can decrease it. In the case of Britain, there

could have been positive feedback between activism and reform, making democratization a

path-dependent process and the Great Reform Act its critical juncture.

Wed 19 Feb, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Jeanne Hagenbach
S2.79
Mon 24 Feb, '25
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Economic History Seminar - Noam Yuchtman
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Tue 25 Feb, '25
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Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Wed 26 Feb, '25
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Teaching & Learning Seminar - Mike Peacey (Bristol)
S0.08

Title: Self-Control and Attending Class

Wed 26 Feb, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Antonio Cabrales
S2.79
Thu 27 Feb, '25
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PEPE Seminar (Political Economy and Public Economics) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Thu 27 Feb, '25
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Macro/International Seminar - Martina Kirchberger (TCD)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Mon 3 Mar, '25
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Economic History Seminar - David Jacks (NUS)
S2.79

Title: "Suez".

Abstract: For all its importance, we lack a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the Suez Canal’s opening in 1869. We find that it led to a 72% relative increase in bilateral exports for affected country pairs, potentially suggesting a 12% permanent increase in world trade. We also consider the composition of trade, finding that Suez led to large, concentrated changes in export shares and increased the extensive margin of exports. Finally, shipping cost calculations show that the relative cost of using steamships fell dramatically and immediately after 1869, pointing to a vital role for Suez in the diffusion of steam technology.

Tue 4 Mar, '25
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Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Wed 5 Mar, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Nikhil Vellodi
S2.79
Thu 6 Mar, '25
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PEPE Seminar (Political Economy and Public Economics) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Thu 6 Mar, '25
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Macro/International Seminar - Jonas Gathen (CEMFI)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Mon 10 Mar, '25
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Economic History Seminar - Arthi Vellore (UCI)
S2.79

Title: Traumatic Financial Experiences and Persistent Changes in Financial Behavior: Evidence from the Freedman's Savings Bank 

Abstract: The failure of the Freedman's Savings Bank (FSB), one of the only Black-serving banks in the early post-bellum South, was an economic catastrophe and one of the great episodes of racial exploitation in post-Emancipation history. It was also most Black Americans' first experience of banking. Can events like these permanently alter financial preferences and behavior? To test this, we examine the impact of FSB collapse on life insurance-holding, an accessible alternative savings vehicle over the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We document a sharp and persistent increase in insurance demand in affected counties following the shock, driven disproportionately by Black customers. We also use FSB migrant flows to disentangle place-based and cohort-based effects, thus identifying psychological and cultural scarring as a distinct mechanism underlying the shift in financial behavior induced by the bank's collapse. Horizontal and intergenerational transmission of preferences help explain the shock’s persistent effects on financial behavior.

Tue 11 Mar, '25
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Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Wed 12 Mar, '25
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Teaching & Learning Seminar - Peter Dawson (UEA)
S0.18

Title to be advised.

Wed 12 Mar, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Catherine Bobtcheff
S2.79
Thu 13 Mar, '25
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Macro/International Seminar - Amy Handlan (Brown)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Tue 22 Apr, '25
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Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Thu 24 Apr, '25
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PEPE Seminar (Political Economy and Public Economics) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Tue 29 Apr, '25
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Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Tue 29 Apr, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Larry Samuelson (Yale)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Wed 30 Apr, '25
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Teaching & Learning Seminar - Mathilde Peron (York)
S0.08

Title: Embedding careers in the curriculum

Thu 1 May, '25
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PEPE Seminar (Political Economy and Public Economics) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Thu 1 May, '25
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Macro/International Seminar - Ethan Ilzetski (LSE)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Tue 6 May, '25
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Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - to be advised.
S2.79
Wed 7 May, '25
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CRETA Seminar - Roberto Corrao (Stanford)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

Thu 8 May, '25
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PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Ro'ee Levy (TelAviv)
S2.79

Title to be advised.

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