Podcasts for Econ

You can find podcasts for econ here: http://audioecon.com/. I found this NPR episode on welfare for millionaire farmers interesting.

Simple Rules

Some simple rules to follow for data visualizations.

Seminar: Colleen Flaherty Manchester

The next Economics Department seminar will be Friday, April 20th at 3:45 pm (note the later time) in room 122 Wimberly Hall. Our guest will be Professor Colleen Flaherty Manchester (Univ Minnesota) who will present "Employee Mobility and Employer-Provided Retirement Plans." Please encourage your students to attend. I hope you are able to join us.

Seminar: Mary Hamman

The next Department of Economics seminar will be Friday, April 13th, at 3:30 pm in room 122 Wimberly Hall.  Our speaker will be Mary Hamman (Michigan State), who will present "Worker Responses to Monetary Incentives for Partial Retirement: Evidence from a German Policy Experiment."

Economics In Demand

The CBA offers 4 of the top 5 employers' most desirable degrees, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Job Outlook 2012 survey.  The survey is a forecast of U.S. employers' intentions to hire new college graduates.

Seminar: Dan Giedeman

The next Economics Department seminar will be Friday, March 23rd.  Dan Giedeman (Grand Valley State University) will present "Steam Engines of Credit: The Role of Banks in Switzerland's Economic Development, 1850-1913," at 3:30 in room 122 Wimberly Hall.  A copy of the paper is available from Mike Haupert.  We hope to see you there.

Seminar: Craig Depken

Our first seminar of the semester will be next week on Friday, March 9th at 3:30 pm in room 122 Wimberly. Professor Craig Depken (UNC Charlotte) will present "The introduction of the reserve clause in Major League Baseball: evidence of its impact on select player salaries during the 1880s." A copy of the paper is here. Majors are encouraged to attend.