Faculty & Research Research Speakers Research Speakers Past Research Speakers Batten Facet Event Type - Research Speakers Facet UVA Partner - Research Speakers Economics Crime and Justice Political Science Social Psychology Facet Area of Focus - Research Speakers Mar 18 Faculty Research Speaker Series Oriana Bandiera Professor of Economics, London School of Economics TBD MAR 18, 2022 12:00PM via Zoom (by invite only) Oriana Bandeira is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research analyses organisations and labor markets in different settings. The links below group selected recent papers by theme, all other papers can be found on her cv and at Ideas. Learn more Mar 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series Jonathan Skinner James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in Economics, Emeritus, Dartmouth TBD MAR 25, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Jonathan Skinner is a Research Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, and a Professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel School of Medicine, also at Dartmouth. His research interests include measuring productivity and efficiency in health care, and the savings behavior of retirees. He is also the Aging Program Director at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Learn more Apr 01 Faculty Research Speaker Series Ellen R. Meara Professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Dartmouth TBD APR 1, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Ellen Meara is a health economist known for her work modeling the effects of public policies and regulations on health care utilization, overall health, and economic outcomes. Her research often focuses on the impact of public policies and regulations on publicly insured populations in Medicare and Medicaid. Meara looks closely at the economic impact of changes to insurance coverage, payment strategies, and the implementation of care delivery innovations. Much of this work focuses on disabled populations, including people with mental illness and substance disorders. She has extensive experience tracking trends in medical spending over time and for different populations. Learn more Apr 08 Faculty Research Speaker Series Allison P. Harris Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University TBD APR 08, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Allison P. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a Research Fellow at the Institution of Social and Policy Studies. She conducts research in American politics with a specialization in law and courts. Prof. Harris’ current research agenda investigates the ways in which institutional change affects disparities in institutional outcomes, specifically within the criminal legal system. Prior to joining the faculty at Yale, Prof. Harris was an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University (2017-2019) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University (2016-2017). Learn more Apr 22 Faculty Research Speaker Series Claire I. Tsai Associate Professor of Marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto TBD Apr 22, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Claire Tsai is an Associate Professor of Marketing and a co-founder of the Behavioral Economics in Action Research Cluster at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. She has worked in financial services in New York, Taipei and Hong Kong. She adopts a behavioural economics approach in studying decision making in areas of financial decisions, food consumption and well-being. She studies overconfidence and how this bias systematically influences judgments and decision making. She also studies the science and economics of happiness, which she terms Hedonomics. Her work appears in leading marketing and psychology journals, including Journal of Consumer Research and Psychological Science. Her work often receives featured coverage in popular media outlets including the Wall Street Journal (Week in Ideas), Time.com, Globe and Mail, CBC News, and Harvard Business Review. Speaking engagements include the Latin American Financial Education Congress and Ontario Securities Commission. Learn more Apr 29 Faculty Research Speaker Series Ivy Onyeador Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management TBD Apr 29, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Claire Tsai is an Associate Professor of Marketing and a co-founder of the Behavioral Economics in Action Research Cluster at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. She has worked in financial services in New York, Taipei and Hong Kong. She adopts a behavioural economics approach in studying decision making in areas of financial decisions, food consumption and well-being. She studies overconfidence and how this bias systematically influences judgments and decision making. She also studies the science and economics of happiness, which she terms Hedonomics. Her work appears in leading marketing and psychology journals, including Journal of Consumer Research and Psychological Science. Her work often receives featured coverage in popular media outlets including the Wall Street Journal (Week in Ideas), Time.com, Globe and Mail, CBC News, and Harvard Business Review. Speaking engagements include the Latin American Financial Education Congress and Ontario Securities Commission. Learn more May 06 Faculty Research Speaker Series Matthew Notowidigdo Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth TBD May 06, 2022 Garrett Great Hall/and via Zoom Matthew J. Notowidigdo studies a broad set of topics in labor economics and health economics. In labor economics, his research has focused on understanding the causes and consequences of long-term unemployment and the economic effects of unemployment insurance over the business cycle. Notowidigdo’s research in health economics focuses on the effects of public health insurance on labor supply and the effects of income on health spending. He is currently working with several state governments on large-scale randomized experiments of existing social insurance programs. Learn more
Mar 18 Faculty Research Speaker Series Oriana Bandiera Professor of Economics, London School of Economics TBD MAR 18, 2022 12:00PM via Zoom (by invite only) Oriana Bandeira is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research analyses organisations and labor markets in different settings. The links below group selected recent papers by theme, all other papers can be found on her cv and at Ideas. Learn more
Mar 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series Jonathan Skinner James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in Economics, Emeritus, Dartmouth TBD MAR 25, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Jonathan Skinner is a Research Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, and a Professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel School of Medicine, also at Dartmouth. His research interests include measuring productivity and efficiency in health care, and the savings behavior of retirees. He is also the Aging Program Director at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Learn more
Apr 01 Faculty Research Speaker Series Ellen R. Meara Professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Dartmouth TBD APR 1, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Ellen Meara is a health economist known for her work modeling the effects of public policies and regulations on health care utilization, overall health, and economic outcomes. Her research often focuses on the impact of public policies and regulations on publicly insured populations in Medicare and Medicaid. Meara looks closely at the economic impact of changes to insurance coverage, payment strategies, and the implementation of care delivery innovations. Much of this work focuses on disabled populations, including people with mental illness and substance disorders. She has extensive experience tracking trends in medical spending over time and for different populations. Learn more
Apr 08 Faculty Research Speaker Series Allison P. Harris Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University TBD APR 08, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Allison P. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a Research Fellow at the Institution of Social and Policy Studies. She conducts research in American politics with a specialization in law and courts. Prof. Harris’ current research agenda investigates the ways in which institutional change affects disparities in institutional outcomes, specifically within the criminal legal system. Prior to joining the faculty at Yale, Prof. Harris was an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University (2017-2019) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University (2016-2017). Learn more
Apr 22 Faculty Research Speaker Series Claire I. Tsai Associate Professor of Marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto TBD Apr 22, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Claire Tsai is an Associate Professor of Marketing and a co-founder of the Behavioral Economics in Action Research Cluster at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. She has worked in financial services in New York, Taipei and Hong Kong. She adopts a behavioural economics approach in studying decision making in areas of financial decisions, food consumption and well-being. She studies overconfidence and how this bias systematically influences judgments and decision making. She also studies the science and economics of happiness, which she terms Hedonomics. Her work appears in leading marketing and psychology journals, including Journal of Consumer Research and Psychological Science. Her work often receives featured coverage in popular media outlets including the Wall Street Journal (Week in Ideas), Time.com, Globe and Mail, CBC News, and Harvard Business Review. Speaking engagements include the Latin American Financial Education Congress and Ontario Securities Commission. Learn more
Apr 29 Faculty Research Speaker Series Ivy Onyeador Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management TBD Apr 29, 2022 12:00PM Garrett Hall Great Hall/and via Zoom Claire Tsai is an Associate Professor of Marketing and a co-founder of the Behavioral Economics in Action Research Cluster at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. She has worked in financial services in New York, Taipei and Hong Kong. She adopts a behavioural economics approach in studying decision making in areas of financial decisions, food consumption and well-being. She studies overconfidence and how this bias systematically influences judgments and decision making. She also studies the science and economics of happiness, which she terms Hedonomics. Her work appears in leading marketing and psychology journals, including Journal of Consumer Research and Psychological Science. Her work often receives featured coverage in popular media outlets including the Wall Street Journal (Week in Ideas), Time.com, Globe and Mail, CBC News, and Harvard Business Review. Speaking engagements include the Latin American Financial Education Congress and Ontario Securities Commission. Learn more
May 06 Faculty Research Speaker Series Matthew Notowidigdo Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth TBD May 06, 2022 Garrett Great Hall/and via Zoom Matthew J. Notowidigdo studies a broad set of topics in labor economics and health economics. In labor economics, his research has focused on understanding the causes and consequences of long-term unemployment and the economic effects of unemployment insurance over the business cycle. Notowidigdo’s research in health economics focuses on the effects of public health insurance on labor supply and the effects of income on health spending. He is currently working with several state governments on large-scale randomized experiments of existing social insurance programs. Learn more