Research Seminar Series

Department of Economics holds a weekly Economics Research Workshop during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. This Workshop provides a forum for presenting and debating faculty research, and for inviting U.S. and international specialists to discuss their research and published work.

Oct 1, 2008 - Markus Lang -- "Welfare Effects of Salary Caps in Sports Leagues with Win-Maximizing Clubs"

• Part 1 (WMV video - 133 MB - 57 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video - 114 MB - 44 minutes)

Oct 8, 2008 - Scott Fung-- "Is the Stock Market still a Sideshow for Corporate Investments? New Evidence on Information, Financing and Agency Effects"

• Part 1 (WMV video - 176 MB - 59 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video - 120 MB - 43 minutes)

Oct 22, 2008 - Gerald P. O'Driscoll -- "Monetary Policy and the Current Crisis"

• Part 1 (MP3 audio - 29 MB - 58 minutes)
• Part 2 (MP3 audio - 20 MB - 40 minutes)
• Part 1 (WMV video - 348 MB - 59 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video - 223 MB - 40 minutes)

Dec 3, 2008 - Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute -- "Demography is not Destiny in Education"

• Part 1 (MP3 audio - 23 MB - 51 minutes)
• Part 2 (MP3 audio - 17 MB - 38 minutes)

Jan 14, 2009 - Franklin Lowenthal -- "The Saga of the Reserve Primary Fund and its Implications

• Part 1 (WMV video - 160 MB - 55 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video - 152 MB - 47 minutes)

Jan 21, 2009 - Ben Zycher, Manhattan Institute -- "Private Sector Contributions to Pharmaceutical Science"

• Part 1 (MP3 audio - 26 MB - 55 minutes)
• Part 2 (MP3 audio - 15 MB - 32 minutes)
• Part 1 (WMV video - 99 MB - 55 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video - 28 MB - 16 minutes)

Jan 28, 2009 - Chongqi Wu, CSUEB -- "Vertical Integration with Price-Setting Competitive Newsvendors"

• Part 1 (WMV video 196 MB - 62 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 130 MB - 52 minutes)

Feb 4, 2009 - Andrew Wong, CSUEB, Anthropology Dept.-- "Brand Names as Paintings: The Applications of Linguistic Anthropology in Brand Name Development "

• Part 1 (WMV video 156 MB - 61 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 54 MB - 19 minutes)
  
  

Feb 11, 2009 - Gary M. Galles, Peperrdine University -- "Defending Liberty is Worth the Abuse"
(sorry, audio and video not available for this event)

• Excerpts (PDF 99k)
• Quotes (PDF 40k)

Feb 18, 2009 - Adrian Stoian, CSUEB-- "Welfare Spending and Mortality Rates for the Elderly Before the Social Security Era"

• Part 1 (WMV video 160 MB - 56 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 70 MB - 35 minutes)
  
  

Feb 25, 2009 - Stu Gasner, Keker & Van Nest LLP, "The Options Backdating Scandal"

• Part 1 (WMV video 140 MB - 54 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 105 MB - 51 minutes)
  
  

Mar 4 , 2009 - Kim Shima, CSUEB, "Education and Productivity in China: New Approach, New Results "

• Part 1 (WMV video 155 MB - 60 minutes) (only one part)
  
  

Mar 11 , 2009 - Goerge L. Duarte, Horizon Financial Associates, "Foreclosures: What Consumers Need to Know in Today's Real Estate market"

• Part 1 (WMV video 133 MB - 57 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 110 MB - 42 minutes)
  
  

Apr 8, 2009 - Jacob Roberts, CSUEB, "Remittance Across the US-Mexico Border"; Paul Reyes, CSUEB, "The Farebox Ratio for BART"; Truyen Ha, CSUEB, "The Correlation Between Unemployment and Online Gossip Readership

• Part 1 (WMV video 159 MB - 56 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 65 MB - 23 minutes)
  
  

Apr 15, 2009 - Dion Ruben, CSUEB, "The Demise of the US Auto Industry "; Iat Nam Wong, CSUEB, "Economics Modernization in the Ukraine"; Jane Johnson, CSUEB, "Football Commentators: Do They Really Know What They are Talking About?"

• Part 1 (WMV video 193 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 48 MB - 17 minutes)
  
  

Apr 22, 2009 - Antonia Malhi, CSUEB, "Globalization and the End of Poverty "; Bilal Salimi, CSUEB, "The Mortgage Meltdown and the Creation of a New Industry "; Mohamad Nasri, CSUEB, "Population Growth and Resource Scarcity"

• Part 1 (WMV video 141 MB - 59 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 96 MB - 37 minutes)
  
  

Apr 29, 2009 - Evan Osborne, Wright State University, "Commerce is Beautiful"

• Part 1 (MP3 audio - 28 MB - 60 minutes)
• Part 2 (MP3 audio - 4 MB - 8 minutes)
• Part 1 (WMV video 200 MB - 60 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 26 MB - 8 minutes)
  
  

May 6, 2009 - Ahmad Nasri, CSUEB, "American Bailout Policies"; Dung Tran, CSUEB, "California Wetlands"; Brian Turner, CSUEB, "The Economics of Car Racing"

• Part 1 (WMV video 225 MB - 64 minutes) (one part only)
  
  

May 13, 2009 - Joon An, CSUEB, "Are Trasportation Subsidies Justified"; Caroline Gikanga, CSUEB, "The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Who Benfitted and Who Got Hurt"; Philip Sien, CSUEB, "Determinants of Wages in the U.S."

• Part 1 (WMV video 200 MB - 59 minutes) (one part only)
• Part 2 (WMV video 80 MB - 24 minutes) (one part only)

May 20, 2009 - Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University, "Net Neutrality: Theory and Policy"

• Part 1 (WMV video 158 MB - 57 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 135 MB - 50 minutes)

May 27, 2009 - Rosa Bravo, CSUEB, "The New Housing Sector: Build-up and the Resulting Fallout"; Sandeep Kapadia, CSUEB, "An Economic Analysis of English Football"; John Morales, CSUEB, "The Dominance of X-Box Live"; Hooman Amanat, CSUEB, "China's Economic Development"

• Part 1 (WMV video 166 MB - 50 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 132 MB - 42 minutes)

June 3, 2009 - Monica Serrano, CSUEB, "The Cost of High SChool Proficiency Testing"; Joseph Quintana, CSUEB, "Ever Evolving Russia"; Joseph Garcia, CSUEB, "How Japan Became the Second Biggest Economy"; Takuya Uchida, CSUEB, "Trends in Japanese Interbank Money Market"

• Part 1 (WMV video 142 MB - 51 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 108 MB - 42 minutes)

June 10, 2009 - Carl Stephenson, CSUEB, "Tranches of Responsibility for the Mortage Meltdown"; Richard Chu, CSUEB, "The Economics of Online Games"; Olu Olandunjoye, CSUEB, "Economic Philosophy: The Differences Between the Major Parties"; Victor Alves, CSUEB, "SFO's Attempted Evolution"

• Part 1 (WMV video 175 MB - 55 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 110 MB - 43 minutes)

September 30, 2009 - Jagdish Agrawal, CBE, CSUEB, "Yes Virginia, Tiger Woods is Worth It"

• Part 1 (WMV video 195 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (Wmv video 105 MB - 32 minutes)

October 7, 2009 - Rob Leathern, CPM Advisors, "The Economics of Internet Advising"

• Part 1 (WMV video 203 MB - 53 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 183 MB - 46 minutes)
  

October 14, 2009 - Stephen Hicks, The center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, Rockford College, "Is Capitalism Bad for Art?

• Part 1 (MP3 audio 25 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (MP3 audio 26 MB - 54 minutes)
• Part 1 (WMV video 255 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 308 MB - 54 minutes)

October 21, 2009 - Ed Hymson, Research Fellow, State bar of New Mexico, "The Pressures That Compel Persons to Adopt Milton Friendman's Business Ethics Paradigm"

• Part 1 (WMV video 225 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 250 MB - 56 minutes)

October 28, 2009 - Stephen Shmanske, Dept. of Economics, CBE, CSUEB, "Sustainability and the Economics of Giving 110%"

• Part 1 (WMV video 203 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 182 MB - 50 minutes)
  
  

November 4, 2009 - Al Henning, Aquarian Microsystems, Inc., "The Economics of Clean-Tech Startups"

• Part 1 (WMV video 206 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 212 MB - 57 minutes)
  
  

November 18, 2009 - Charles Kroncke and Ronald White, College of Mount Saint Joseph, "The Modern Health Care Craze "

• Part 1 (MP3 audio 24 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (MP3 audio 23 MB - 49 minutes)
• Part 1 (WMV video 363 MB - 52 minutes)
• Part 2 (WMV video 293 MB - 57 minutes)