Research Seminar

Research Seminar

The research seminar is a platform where invited researchers present their work. All lectures are open to the public and address economists and graduate students (MA level). Ph.D. students are expected to regularly attend the research seminar.

Responsible faculty member ST 2023: Heinz Zimmermann

Administration: If would like to book a slot, or in order to receive regular information on the research seminar, please contact Naomi Khongsri at forschungsseminar-wwz-at-unibas.ch.


Program Spring Term 2023

All seminars are open to the public and ususally take place on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 13:45 (seminar room S15).
 

Date

Time

Place

Invited speaker

Host

February 21, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Ralph Ossa, University of Zurich

“Growth, Trade, and Patents: A Quantitative Evaluation of TRIPS”

R. Weder
February 28, 2023   12:30 Basler Fasnacht
No Seminar
 

March 7, 2023

12:30

 No Seminar 

March 14, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Mariana Lopes da Fonseca,
Universität St. Gallen

"On defaults in taxation: Quasi-experimental evidence from Portugal"

A. Stutzer

March 21, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Jeffrey Macher, Georgetown University

"Avoiding Regulation: Rate Reviews and Contracts in the Freight Rail Industry"

R. Weder

March 28, 2023

12:30

 No Seminar 
March 29, 2023
(Joint with Economics Lunch)
12:15S14 and Zoom

Prof. Vesa Pursiainen,
Universität St. Gallen

"Retail Customer Reactions to Private Equity Acquisitions"

Y. Heo
April 4, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Ryan Chahrour,
Cornell University

"Risky Business Cycles"

S. Lein

April 11, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Rava Azeredo da Silveira, University of Basel

R. Weder

April 18, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Germain Gaudin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

"Quality and Imperfect Competition"

C. Roux

April 25, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Grigory Vilkov, Frankfurt School

"Media Narratives and Price Informativeness."

Y. Heo

May 2, 2023

12:30

S15 and ZoomProf. Ken Benoit,
Director of the Data Science Institute (DSI),The London School of Economics and Political Science
A. Kachi

May 9, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Pedram Sendi,
ecpm, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel

“Handling uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis in the presence of risk aversion.”

S. Felder
May 16, 2023

12:30

S15 and Zoom

Prof. Adeline Y. Lo
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Glenn B. & Cleone Orr Hawkins Chair of Political Science

"Refugees in modern media"

A. Kachi
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
(Joint with Economics Lunch)
12:30S15 and ZoomProf. Gene M. Grossmann,
Princeton University
R. Weder
May 23, 202312:30S15 and Zoom

Prof. Lorenz Kueng, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and
Swiss Finance Institute Professor (SFI)

"Renting Hedges Wage Risk"

S. Lein
May 30, 202312:30S15 and Zoom

Prof. Beatrix Eugster,
Universität St. Gallen

“Ethnic Clustering in Schools and Early Career Outcomes”

A. Stutzer und C. Wunsch
Research Seminar