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12/10 2pm-4pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Gokul Gopalan Ramachandran (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:42:35 GMT

When: 2pm - 4pm, Mon, 12 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Granular Instrumental Variables in Large Panels: Identification and Inference Across Strong, Nearly Weak, and Weak GIV

13/10 9:45am-11:45am: PhD Mock Job Talk - Negar Ziaeian Ghasemzadeh (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:24:31 GMT

When: 9:45am - 11:45am, Tue, 13 Oct '26

Where: Space 11, Scarman House

Title: "IVF as Insurance? Beliefs, Preferences, and the Career--Family Trade-off"

This mock job talk is part of the Applied Research Away Day.

13/10 2:15pm-3:30pm: Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Gabriel Ulyssea (UCL)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:24:51 GMT

When: 2:15pm - 3:30pm, Tue, 13 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

14/10 4pm-5:30pm: CRETA Theory Seminar - Anna Saktjohanser (TSE)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:51:29 GMT

When: 4pm - 5:30pm, Wed, 14 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Search in an Emerging Market (joint with James Dana and Johannes Hörner).

Abstract: We study a growing market in which consumers observe prices, but discovering whether a firm’s product is a good fit is costly. Consumers purchase repeatedly, and their match values are persistent. In equilibrium, firms initially offer the good for free to build a consumer base and later hike their prices. The rate at which firms begin charging positive prices increases as the market matures. Different monetization dates generate persistent differences among initially identical firms. Firms that monetize earlier are smaller, niche providers charging higher prices, whereas firms that monetize later are larger and charge lower, though rising, prices. Consequently, prices and firm sizes remain dispersed, and consumer mass becomes increasingly concentrated among a shrinking set of firms.

15/10 11:15am-12:30pm: PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Yanhui Wu (U o Hong Kong)

Andrew Taylor — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:44:23 GMT

When: 11:15am - 12:30pm, Thu, 15 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Media Gravity: The Production and Political Effect of Watchdog Journalism in China

Abstract: This paper examines the provision and accountability effects of watchdog journalism in China. Based on the coverage of over 2000 highly visible events by 120 general-interest newspapers during 2001-2020, we document that Chinese local newspapers report more negatively on adverse events outside their jurisdictions, and this negative reporting is more intensive where the home market size is larger and where the political barriers in the event source cities are lower. This outside watchdog journalism significantly pressures local governments to reduce corruption, increase responsiveness to citizen complaints, and improve fiscal allocation towards public services. Our findings are consistent with a spatial model of media capture, where the divergence of economic benefit and political control drives investigative reporting and jurisdictional spillover improves local accountability. We derive and estimate a production-location media gravity equation such that investigative journalism is generated from strong economic markets and targets regions with weak political links.

15/10 12:30pm-2:30pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Emanuele Savini (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:43:36 GMT

When: 12:30pm - 2:30pm, Thu, 15 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: The Supply Component of Monetary Policy Surprises.

15/10 2:30pm-4:30pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Elaheh Fatemi Pour (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:44:07 GMT

When: 2:30pm - 4:30pm, Thu, 15 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: The Cultural Premium and Attitudes to Immigrants.

15/10 2:30pm-3:45pm: DR@W Forum: SLOT AVAILABLE

Andrew Taylor — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:54:40 GMT

When: 2:30pm - 3:45pm, Thu, 15 Oct '26

Where: WBS 1.003

Details TBC

20/10 12pm-2pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Menna Bishop (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:44:54 GMT

When: 12pm - 2pm, Tue, 20 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Paying to be Paid Early: Debt Bondage in India's Brick Kilns.

20/10 2:15pm-3:30pm: Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Lorenzo Neri (Tor Vergata)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:24:20 GMT

When: 2:15pm - 3:30pm, Tue, 20 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

To be advised.

21/10 1pm-2pm: Teaching & Learning Seminar - Sambit Bhattacharyya (Sussex)

Andrew Taylor — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:18:07 GMT

When: 1pm - 2pm, Wed, 21 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

21/10 2pm-3:30pm: Econometrics Seminar - Phil Haile (Yale)

Andrew Taylor — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:59:04 GMT

When: 2pm - 3:30pm, Wed, 21 Oct '26

Title: Selective Turnout, Voting Policy, and Partisan Bias: Evidence from Multi-Level Data

21/10 4pm-5:30pm: CRETA Theory Seminar - Humberto Moreira (FGV EPGE)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:43:20 GMT

When: 4pm - 5:30pm, Wed, 21 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

22/10 11:15am-12:30pm: PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Elaine Yao (Washington U - St Louis)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:10:51 GMT

When: 11:15am - 12:30pm, Thu, 22 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

22/10 2pm-4pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Lily Shevchenko (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:45:47 GMT

When: 2pm - 4pm, Thu, 22 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Can hate speech be banned online? The effects of shutting down toxic forums on Reddit.

22/10 2:30pm-3:45pm: DR@W Forum: Georgios.Gerasimou (Glasgow)

Andrew Taylor — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:53:02 GMT

When: 2:30pm - 3:45pm, Thu, 22 Oct '26

Where: WBS 1.003

TBC

26/10 1pm-2pm: Economic History Seminar - Chris Meissner (UC Davis)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:47:42 GMT

When: 1pm - 2pm, Mon, 26 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

26/10 2:15pm-4:15pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Junxi Liu (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:46:18 GMT

When: 2:15pm - 4:15pm, Mon, 26 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Battles and Spoils: Evidence from the British Museum.

27/10 12pm-2pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Adam di Lizia (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:46:56 GMT

When: 12pm - 2pm, Tue, 27 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Brainrot? The Effect Of Short-Form Content on Long-Form Attention.

27/10 2:15pm-3:30pm: Applied & Development Economics Seminar - David Yanagizawa (Zurich)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:25:51 GMT

When: 2:15pm - 3:30pm, Tue, 27 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

28/10 4pm-5:30pm: CRETA Theory Seminar - Simon Loertscher (Melbourne)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:44:12 GMT

When: 4pm - 5:30pm, Wed, 28 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

29/10 11:15am-12:30pm: PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Maiting Zhuang (Stockholm School of Economics)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:12:00 GMT

When: 11:15am - 12:30pm, Thu, 29 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised

29/10 1pm-3pm: PhD Mock Job Talk - Youngji Sohn (PGR)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:47:20 GMT

When: 1pm - 3pm, Thu, 29 Oct '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Compatible Explanations.

29/10 2:30pm-3:45pm: DR@W / EBER Seminar: Nicolas Ajzenman (McGill)

Andrew Taylor — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:23:35 GMT

When: 2:30pm - 3:45pm, Thu, 29 Oct '26

Where: WBS 1.003

Details TBC

03/11 2:15pm-3:30pm: Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Giulia Buccione (CEMFI)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:26:39 GMT

When: 2:15pm - 3:30pm, Tue, 03 Nov '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

04/11 4pm-5:30pm: CRETA Theory Seminar - Eduard Talamas (IESE Business School)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:45:14 GMT

When: 4pm - 5:30pm, Wed, 04 Nov '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

05/11 11:15am-12:30pm: PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Nikita Melnikov (Nova SBE)

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:13:49 GMT

When: 11:15am - 12:30pm, Thu, 05 Nov '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

05/11 2pm-3:30pm: Macro/International Economics Seminar - To be confirmed

Andrew Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:32:52 GMT

When: 2pm - 3:30pm, Thu, 05 Nov '26

Where: S2.79

Title to be advised.

05/11 2:30pm-3:45pm: DR@W / EBER Seminar: Stefano Fiorin (Bocconi)

Andrew Taylor — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:23:54 GMT

When: 2:30pm - 3:45pm, Thu, 05 Nov '26

Where: WBS 1.003

Details TBC

09/11 2pm-3:30pm: Econometrics Seminar - Christopher Bruneel (KU Leuven)

Andrew Taylor — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:28:11 GMT

When: 2pm - 3:30pm, Mon, 09 Nov '26

Where: S2.79

Title: Don't (fully) exclude me, it's not necessary! Causal inference with semi-IVs (https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.12667)