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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group
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The University of Alberta Economists (UAE) Group is an umbrella organization for economists on campus, providing a structure to stimulate collaborative research and promote the work of economists at the University of Alberta.
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 2d
Wedn., Oct. 15, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Marten Ovaere, Ghent University
Title: Mind the Peak: The Role of Peak Demand Charges and Real-Time Pricing in Residential Electricity Flexibility
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 8d
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, 3:00 pm
ECON Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Emilie Jackson, Michigan State
Title: Effects of Unemployment Insurance for Self-Employed and Marginally-Attached Workers
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 8d
Wedn., Oct. 8, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Ashani Amarasinghe, School of Economics, University of Sydney
Title: Getting Along or Getting Ahead? The Domestic Roots of Status-Seeking in International Relations
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 18d
Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, 3:00 pm
ECON Macro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Alan Finkelstein Shapiro
Title: Climate Policies, Labor Markets, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in Emerging Economies
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 20d
Thursd., Sept. 25, 2025, 1:30 pm
REES Seminar (550 General Services Building)
Ghanashyam Khanal - USDA
Title: Economic incentives and policy design for a sustainable climate future
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 20d
Tuesd., Sept. 23, 2025, 1:30 pm
REES Seminar (550 General Services Building)
Kodjo Barnor - Texas A&M
Title: Impacts of Land Restoration on Livelihoods: Evidence from Ethiopia
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 27d
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, 11:00 a.m
ECON Micro Seminar (12-15 Tory Building)
David Kelsey, Nottingham
Title: Location Invariance and Games with Ambiguity
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · 28d
Thursd., Sept. 18, 2025, 1:30 pm
REES Seminar (550 General Services Building)
Frederik Strabo, UC Davis
Title: Before the Burn: The Economic Benefits of Fuel-Reduction Treatments in Wildfire-Prone Forests
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Sep 13
September 20-21, 2025
ECON and Business School, University of Alberta
9th Institutions, Trade and Economic Development (InsTED) Workshop
Advances in the Theory and Empirics of Institutions, Trade & Economic Development
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Sep 9
Wedn., Sept. 10, 2025, 1:30 pm
REES Seminar (550 General Services Building)
Kenneth Jung, Yale University
Title: Moral Hazard in Resource Auctions: Evidence from the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Sep 9
Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, 3:00 pm
Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Karen Clay, Carnegie Mellon
Title: The Social Lifecycle Impacts of Power Plant Siting in the Historical United States
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Aug 22
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Jun 20
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Jun 5
Thurs., June 12, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Agnese Romiti, University of Strathclyde (UK)
Title: Beliefs on Children's Human Capital Formation and Mothers at Work
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Jun 5
Fri., June 13, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Michele Battisti, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Title: Child Penalties in the Labour Market Skills
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Apr 12
Fri., April 25, 2025, 3:30 pm
Business School Seminar (BUS 4-16)
Brian McCaig, Wilfrid Laurier University
Title: “Foreign and Domestic Firms: Long Run Employment Effects of Export Opportunities
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Jay Hyun @jayhyun.bsky.social · Apr 11
Three weeks before the deadline!
The Business Economics group of the Alberta School of Business and the Economics Department of the University of Alberta (@ualberta.bsky.social @uaeuofa.bsky.social) will be hosting the 9th InsTED workshop.
Details can be found below!!
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Jay Hyun @jayhyun.bsky.social · Feb 27
The Econ Department of the University of Alberta (@ualberta.bsky.social @uaeuofa.bsky.social) will be hosting the 9th InsTED Workshop on Sep 20-21, 2025.

Prof. Nathan Nunn (@ubcvse.bsky.social) & Daniel Trefler (@rotmanschool.bsky.social @econuoft.bsky.social) will be our keynote speakers.
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Apr 5
Fri., April 11, 2025, 3:30 pm
Business School Seminar (BUS 5-06)
Zhiqi Chen, Carlton University
Title: Collusion on Surcharges under Uncertainty
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Apr 3
Fri., April 4, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Micro Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Mike Paulden, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Title: A Framework for the Fair Pricing of Medicines: Next Steps
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Mar 29
Wed., April 2, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Brown Bag Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Kenichi Shimizu, Department of Economics, University of Alberta
Title: Sparse-BLP: a shrinkage estimator for aggregate demand
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Mar 24
Fri., March 28, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Remi Daviet, University of Wisconsin
Title: The Power of Bayesian Neural Networks and Applications with Generative AI
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Mar 11
Fri., March 21, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON Seminar (8-22 Tory Building)
Irene Botosaru, McMaster University
Title: Forecasted Treatment Effects in Short Panels
Reposted by University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group
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Jay Hyun @jayhyun.bsky.social · Feb 27
The Econ Department of the University of Alberta (@ualberta.bsky.social @uaeuofa.bsky.social) will be hosting the 9th InsTED Workshop on Sep 20-21, 2025.

Prof. Nathan Nunn (@ubcvse.bsky.social) & Daniel Trefler (@rotmanschool.bsky.social @econuoft.bsky.social) will be our keynote speakers.
#EconSky
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University of Alberta Economists (UAE) group @uaeuofa.bsky.social · Feb 26
Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 pm
ECON IPE Hanson Lecture (Peter Lougheed Hall, City Room, 5th Floor)
Catherine Wolfram, Sloan School of Management, MIT
Title: Global Climate Progress in a Trump II World?
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