University of Houston Economics Ph.D. Alumni Conference
Date: Friday & Saturday, August 20-21, 2021
Location: Virtual
Registration deadline: August 16, 2021
Program: Download Here
| Friday, August 20 (all times are U.S. Central time) |
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9:30 a.m. |
Introduction and Logistics |
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9:35 a.m. |
Sharon Xuejing Zuo (2016; Prof. E. Liu; Assistant Professor, Fudan University, China) FDI Liberalization and Occupation Mobility: Evidence from China” |
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10:10 a.m. |
Break |
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10:15 a.m. |
Gautham Udupa (2018; Prof. K. Yi; Director, CAFRAL, Reserve Bank of India) |
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10:50 a.m. |
Break |
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10:55 a.m. |
Somdeep Chattterjee (2016; Profs. A. Chin and G. Ujhelyi; Assistant Professor, IIM Lucknow, India) “Passing the Buck! – Do Individual Biases Affect Measures of Confidence in Public Institutions?” |
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11:30 a.m. |
Break |
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11:35 a.m. |
Vadym Volosovych (2006; Profs. S. Kalemli-Ozcan and B. Sorensen; Associate Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands) “Corporate Acquisitions and Bank Relationships” |
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12:10 p.m. |
“Welcome Remarks” Dietz Vollrath, Chair, Economics Department |
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12:20 p.m. |
Break |
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12:40 p.m. |
Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel (2009; Prof. A. Chin; Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada) “Expressway to Power: Infrastructure Projects and Political Support” |
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1:15 p.m. |
Break |
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1:20 p.m. |
Sophia Kazinnik (2017; Prof. D. Papell; Senior Quantitative Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) “Let’s Face It: Quantifying the Impact of Nonverbal Communication in FOMC Press Conferences” |
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1:55 p.m. |
Break |
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2:00 p.m. |
Zoom breakout rooms I |
| Saturday, August 21 (all times are U.S. Central time) |
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9:25 a.m. |
Introduction |
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9:30 a.m. |
Panel I: Career and Work as an Economist in Private or Multilateral Institutions Elisabetta Gentile (2011; Prof. D. Vollrath; Economist, Asia Development Bank) Saumya Rana (2019; Prof. V. Maheshri; Economist, Welch Consulting) Shreya Bhattacharya (2020; Prof. W. Friedman; Economist, Amazon) Q&A |
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10:45 a.m. |
Zoom Breakout Rooms 2 |
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11:15 a.m. |
Panel II: Leadership Roles Paula Arce-Trigatti (2014; Prof. A. Chin; Director, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships, Rice University) Claude Lopez (2003; Profs. C. Murray and D. Papell; Head of Research, Milken Institute) H. Stephen Grace, Jr. (1970; Profs. G. Shatto and H. Steele; President, HS Grace & Company, Inc.) Q&A |
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12:30 p.m. |
“Department Progress Over Time”; Prof. Steve Craig, Economics Department |
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12:50 p.m. |
“Recent Changes in the Ph.D. Program” Kei-Mu Yi, DGS, Economics Dept |
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1:05 p.m. |
Concluding Remarks |