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Alternative Economic Indicators 2018-2019, Department Of Economics
Alternative Economic Indicators 2018-2019, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2018-19 Sichel Lecture Series is directed by Professor James Hueng and is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, WMU, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All the lectures are free and open to the public. A light lunch reception will be available following each lecture. Speakers: Professor William Barnett “Getting it Wrong: How Faulty Monetary Statistics Undermine the Fed, the Financial System, and the Economy,” Asst. Professor Adam Storeygard “Measuring Economies from Space,” Scott Brave “A Closer Look at the Chicago Fed Activity Indexes and their Forecasting Applications," Dr. Chiara Scotti "Real …
Political Economy Of Inequality: U.S. & Global Dimensions 2017-18, Department Of Economics
Political Economy Of Inequality: U.S. & Global Dimensions 2017-18, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2017-18 Sichel Lecture Series is being directed by Professor Sisay Asefa & Professor Wei- Chiao Huang. The series is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, WMU, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research All lectures are free and open to the public. A light lunch reception will be available following each lecture. Speakers: Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci “The Political Economy of Retirement Time Inequality in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)”, Dr. Charles Ballard “The Fall and Rise of Income Inequality in the United States”, Dr. James Hines Jr. “Income Inequality, Progressive …
Werner Sichel Lecture Series History 1963-2016, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series History 1963-2016, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
Overview of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series Speakers from 1963-2016.
Immigration Policy Today 2016-17, Department Of Economics
Immigration Policy Today 2016-17, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
All Lectures will be held in: 2028 Brown Hall from 12 to 1:15. All the lecture are free and open to the public. A light lunch reception will be available following each lecture. The 2016-17 Sichel Lecture Series is directed by Professor Susan Pozo and is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, WMU, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Speakers: Professor Steve Trejo "Socioeconomic Integration of U.S. Immigrant Groups Over the Long Term: The Second Generation and Beyond", Professor Hillel Rapoport "Tradable Refugee-Admission Quotas and Matching: Combining Physical and Financial Solidarity in Asylum …
The Impacts Of China's Rise On The Pacific And The World 2015-16, Department Of Economics
The Impacts Of China's Rise On The Pacific And The World 2015-16, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
All Lectures will be he.Id at: 2028 Brown Hall from 12 to 1:15 except the lecture on November 11 which will be held in Knauss 3502 .The 2015-16 Sichel Lecture Series Is co-directed by Professors Wei-Chiao Huang and Huizhong Zhou and Is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, and Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies, WMU, andtheW.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.Speakers: Dr. Murray Scot Tanner "The U.S. and the China Challenge", Professor Wing Thye Wop "An Assessment of Napoleon's Prediction that an Awakened China Would Shake the World", Professor Barry J. Naughton "Is there …
Lessons From The Great Recession 2014-15, Department Of Economics
Lessons From The Great Recession 2014-15, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2014-2015 Sichel Lecture Series brings to WMU campus six distinguished economists whose presenta-tions will discuss the lessons from the Great Recession. This year’s Sichel Lecture Series is directed by Professor Eskander Alvi and is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sci-ences and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Speakers: Laurence Ball "Can We Reverse the Damage from the Great Recession?", Gary Burtless "Lessons of the Great Recession for Economic Policymaking", Donald Kohn "Central Banking in the Great Recession", Kathryn Dominguez "International Dimensions of the Great Reces-sion and the Weak Recovery.", Barry Eichengreen "Hall of …
Award-Winning Economists Speak On Contemporary Economic Issues 2013-14, Department Of Economics
Award-Winning Economists Speak On Contemporary Economic Issues 2013-14, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
“Award-Winning Economists Speak on Contemporary Economic Issues” Lectures will be held in 2028 Brown Hall from 3-4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. This year’s Sichel Series is directed by Professor Jean Kimmel and is co-sponsored by WMU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Speakers: Erica Field “Making Microfinance Work”, Nancy Folbre “The Once (But No Longer) Golden Age of Human Capital”, Avner Greif “Economic Development from a Historical Perspective: The Origin and Nature of Good Institutions”, David Kreps “The Economics and Psychology of Worker Motivation”, Michael Piore “Efficient and Effective Economic …
The Political Economy Of Good Governance 2012-13, Department Of Economics
The Political Economy Of Good Governance 2012-13, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The Werner Sichel Lecture Series began in 1963, directed by long-time WMU Professor of Economics Dr. Werner Sichel, who retired in 2004. Since its beginning, the series has attracted eminent scholars from throughout the world, including 12 Nobel Laureates in Economics. This year's Sichel Series is co-directed by Dr. Sisay Asefa and Dr. Wei-Chiao Huang and is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, the College of Arts and Sciences, the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, the Center for African Development Policy Research, the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education, and the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies.
The Economics Of Health 2011-12, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Health 2011-12, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2011-12 Werner Sichel Lecture Series features six nationally recognized economists & medical specialists whose presentations will focus on the economics of health.The Sichel Series is directed by Professor Donald Meyer, and is cosponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Medical Humanities Workgroup of WMU. It is named for longtime WMU economics professor, Dr. Werner Sichel, who retired in 2004.
Regional Economic Development: Current Issues 2010-11, Department Of Economics
Regional Economic Development: Current Issues 2010-11, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The Sichel Series is codirected by Professors Wei-Chiao Huang and Huizhong Zhou, and is cosponsored by the W. E. Up john Institute for Employment Research, College of Arts and Sciences, and Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies at the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education at WMU. It is named for longtime WMU economics professor, Dr. Werner Sichel, who retired in 2004. This series also coincides timely with the founding of Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies at Western Michigan University.
Advances In Economic Forecasting 2009-10, Department Of Economics
Advances In Economic Forecasting 2009-10, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2009-10 Werner Sichel Lecture Series features six nationally recognized economists whose presentations will focus on new methodologies for improving the accuracy and evaluation of economic forecasts. The series is directed by Professor Matthew Higgins and is cosponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All presentations are free and open to the public.
The Economics Of Natural And Unnatural Disasters 2008-09, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Natural And Unnatural Disasters 2008-09, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2008/2009 Werner Sichel Lecture Series features six nationally and internationally recognized economists whose presentations will focus on the economic impacts generated by both natural and man-made disasters and the policy options that might reduce our vulnerability to these events. The series is directed by Professors William Kern and Christine Moser and is cosponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All presentations are free and open to the public.
Globalization And International Development: Critical Issues Of The 21st Century 2007-08, Department Of Economics
Globalization And International Development: Critical Issues Of The 21st Century 2007-08, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The 2007/2008 Werner Sichel Economic Lecture Seminar Series features six outstanding economists whose presentations will focus on the challenges and opportunities of globalization and international development. All presentations are free and open to the public. Globalization is primarily an economic phenomenon, but it has socio-cultural and political dimensions that significantly impact human welfare and development. The series' speakers will address various dimensions of globalization including poverty, foreign aid, global justice, global financial flows, and patent and knowledge spillovers to developing countries. In addition to a public lecture, each guest scholar will present an academic seminar for economics faculty and graduate …
How Do We Spend Our Time? Evidence From The American Time Use Survey 2006-07, Department Of Economics
How Do We Spend Our Time? Evidence From The American Time Use Survey 2006-07, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
In 2003, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics initiated the new American Time Use Survey, a comprehensive national survey providing details of daily living. This annual, ongoing survey will provide information to economists, sociologists, and demographers regarding adult t ime choices. Economists use time use data to study a variety of topics. In this series, authors will present research on shift work, household production and retirement, male nonworkers, inequality, and caregiving.
Immigrants And Their International Money Flows 2005-06, Western Michigan University
Immigrants And Their International Money Flows 2005-06, Western Michigan University
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
Workers' remittances, the repatriated earnings of immigrant workers, have captured the attention of policymakers and researchers. For a number of developing nations these inflows of funds are their largest source of foreign exchange earnings--exceeding official aid, direct foreign investment, and goods export earnings. Despite the fact that these inflows are large and are becoming larger, we know very little about either the determinants of international transfers or about their impacts on receiving economies. WMU's forty-second lecture-seminar series "Immigrants and Their International Money Flows," will address a myriad of issues relating to these growing international money transfers.
Regional Economic Development: Current Issues 2004-05, Department Of Economics
Regional Economic Development: Current Issues 2004-05, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"Regional Economic Development: Current Issues" is the 41st annual public lecture-seminar series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series will explore this important topic as seen by six leading academics and practitioners in the field. The series is directed by Professor Bassam Harik of the Economics Department. and is co-sponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. The public is cordially invited to attend the lectures. Jn addition to the public lecture, each guest will present a seminar aimed at the economics faculty and graduate students.
How The World Survived The Population Bomb: An Economic Perspective 2003-04, Departmnent Of Economics
How The World Survived The Population Bomb: An Economic Perspective 2003-04, Departmnent Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"The Economics of Sustainable Development" is the 40th annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. Sustainable development can be broadly defined as a pattern of development that enables future generations to live as least as well as the current generation. The series explores the contribution of economic science of sustainable development from the various dimensions. This year's series also coincides with the University's Centennial. The series is directed by Professor Sisay Asefa of the WMU Economics Department, and is co-sponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. The public is cordially invited …
Methodology Of Benefit Cost Analysis 2002-03, Department Of Economics
Methodology Of Benefit Cost Analysis 2002-03, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"The Methodology of Benefit Cost Analysis" is the 39th annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series focuses on the methodology and use of benefit - cost analysis. Dr. Jon R. Neill of the WMU Economics Department directs the series with the assistance of Kevin Hollenbeck, Senior Economist with the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Don Meyer, Associate Professor of Economics. The public is cordially invited to attend the lectures and no admission is charged. In addition to a public lecture, each guest scholar will also present an academic …
Gambling With The Future: Economic And Social Perspectives On The Casinos In America 2001-02, Department Of Economics
Gambling With The Future: Economic And Social Perspectives On The Casinos In America 2001-02, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"The Economics of Risk" is the 38th annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series focuses on the occurrence of risk in our economy and the attitudes and responses of decision makers to the risk that is encountered. The series is directed by Dr. Donald J. Meyer of the WMU Economics Department, and is co-sponsored by the WE. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. The public is cordially invited to attend the lectures and no admission is charged. In addition to a public lecture, each guest scholar will also present an academic …
The Economics Of Work And Family 2000-01, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Work And Family 2000-01, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"The Economics of Work and Family" is the 37th annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series focuses on the economics of work and family, including the importance of child care policy, the economics of fertility, and the effects of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. This year, the series is directed by Dr. Emily P. Hoffman, Professor of Economics, and Dr. Jean Kimmel, Senior Economist at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, which is the co-sponsor of the series. Assisting Drs. Hoffman and Kimmel are Professors Wei-Chiao …
The Economics Of Health Care 1999-00, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Health Care 1999-00, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The Economics of Health Care is the thirty-sixth annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year the series focuses on the role of governments, enterprises, and consumers in health care insurance and provision. This year's series is directed by Huizhong Zhou, Associate Professor of Economics, with the assistance of Donald L. Alexander, Bassam Harik and Allan Hunt, and is co-sponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All Wednesday afternoon lectures, followed by a question and answer session and a reception, are open to the public. During his or her …
The Economics Of Sports: Winners And Losers 1998-99, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Sports: Winners And Losers 1998-99, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The Economics of Sports: Winners and Losers, is the thirty-fifth annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year the series focuses on economic issues in the world of sports. This year's series is directed by William S. Kem, Associate Professor in the WMU Economics Department, with the assistance of Donald L. Alexander, Wei-Chiao Huang and George Erickcek, and is co-sponsored by the WE. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All Wednesday afternoon lectures, followed by a question and answer session, are open to the public. In addition, each scholar will also present an …
When Is Transition Over? 1997-98, Department Of Economics
When Is Transition Over? 1997-98, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
When is Transition Over? is the thirty-fourth annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year, the series focuses on the dramatic changes sweeping through the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China--changes that have challenged policy makers and fascinated economists. This year's series is directed by Annette N. Brown, Assistant Professor in the WMU Economics Department, with the assistance of Sisay Asefa, William Kem, Christopher O'Leary, and Huizhong Zhou, and is co-sponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All Wednesday afternoon lectures, followed by …
Telecommunications: Have Regulators Dialed The Wrong Number? 1995-96, Department Of Economics
Telecommunications: Have Regulators Dialed The Wrong Number? 1995-96, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
Telecommunications: Have Regulators Dialed the Wrong Number? is the thirty-second Annual Public Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series is directed by Professor Donald L Alexander of the WMU Economics Department, and is co-sponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. The public is cordially invited to attend the seminars and no admission 1s charged.
The Economics Of Rich And Poor: The Political Economy Of Income Redistribution 1994-95, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Rich And Poor: The Political Economy Of Income Redistribution 1994-95, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The Economics of Rich and Poor is the thirty-first Annual Public Lecture Series conducted by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This series is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All lectures are open to the public.
The Underground Economy 1993-94, Department Of Economics
The Underground Economy 1993-94, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
The Underground Economy is the thirtieth Annual Public Lecture Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. In this series the concerns of policymakers and economists about the alleged growth in underground legal and illegal economic activity are explored. This year's series is directed by Susan Pozo of the WMU Economics Department and is co-sponsored by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All lectures (followed by a question and answer session) are open to the public.
Human Capital And Economic Development 1992-93, Department Of Economics
Human Capital And Economic Development 1992-93, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"Human Capital and Economic Development" is the twenty-ninth Annual Public Lecture Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series, which aims to explore the role of Human Capital in Economic Development from the national and international dimensions, is co-directed by Professors Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang of the WMU Economics Department, and is co-sponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All lectures are open to the public and no admission is charged. A question and answer session will follow each lecture.
The Economics Of Education 1991-92, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Education 1991-92, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
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Socialism In Transition 1990-91, Department Of Economics
Socialism In Transition 1990-91, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"Socialism in Transition" is the twenty-seventh Annual Public Lecture Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series is directed by Dr. William S. Kern of the WMU Economics Department, and is co-sponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All lectures are open to the public and no admission is charged. A question and answer session follows each lecture.
The Economics Of Discrimination 1989-90, Department Of Economics
The Economics Of Discrimination 1989-90, Department Of Economics
Werner Sichel Lecture Series
"The Economics of Discrimination" is the twenty-sixth Annual Public Lecture Series organized by the Department. of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year's series is directed by Dr. Emily P Hoffman of the WMU Economics Department and is co-sponsored by the W. E. Upiohn Institute for Employment Research. All lectures are open to the public and no admission is charged. A question and answer session will follow each lecture.