PAST EVENTS AND SEMINARS

"An Introduction to the Estimation of Models with Asymmetric Information" by Professor Alban Thomas. Seminar by Economics Department and CAMS . Wednesday February 28 2007 at 3 PM, CAMS, College Hall, Room 416.

A Mini-Course  on "Applied Panel Data Econometrics" by Dr. Alban Thomas, Monday February 26, Tuesday February 27 and Wednesday February 28, 2007 From 5:00 to 8:00 PM. West Hall Auditorium B.

"Paris 3 and the Post-War Landscape: Lebanon's Economic Policy Imperatives" January 15, 2007
Roundtable organized by Economics Department, Issam Fares Institute, and Lebanese Economic Association (LEA).

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS BROWN BAG SERIES 2007

March 9, 2007  Hammami, Salwa:  Financial Market Integration in the GCC: An Empirical Investigation

March 16, 2007  Chaaban, Jad: Assessing the Impact of Preferential Trade Agreements: A Disaggregated Approach

March 30, 2007  Marktanner, Marcus: Comparing the Regional Development Potentials of Ballots, Peace Doves, Condoms, and Machines

April 13, 2007  Neaime, Simon: Sustainability and Dynamics of MENA Public Debt and the Macroeconomic Implications of Public Insolvency

April 27, 2007  Salti, Nisreen: Income, Inequality and Health: The Effect of Relative Deprivation on Mortality in South Africa

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS BROWN BAG SERIES 2006

13 January 2006. Sebouh Aintablian: “Demutualization and Firm Performance: The Case of Canadian Insurance Companies”.

27 January 2006. Hammami Salwa: “Ranking Consumption-CAPM Asset Pricing Models”.

17 February 2006. Kabbani, Nader: “Coping with Hunger and Food Insecurity in Yemen”.

3 March 2006. Marktanner, Marcus: “What’s a Polit-Economic Equilibrium?”

17 March 2006. Neaime, Simon: “Monetary Policy Coordination and the Prospects of a Monetary Union Between GCC Countries”.

31 March 2006. Seghir, Karim: “Inheritances, Testaments and Donations”.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS BROWN BAG SERIES 2005  

SEMINAR
"Collateral and Default"
Karim Seghir

SEMINAR
"Sustainability of Budget Deficit and Public Debt in Lebanon: A Stationarity and Cointegration Analysis"
Simon Neaime

SEMINAR
"The Effect of Bank Credit on Asset Prices: Evidence from the Japanese Real Estate Boom during the 1980's"
Nada Mora

SEMINAR
"The Role of Political and Social Conflict for the Accumulation of Public Capital, Regime Choice and Growth"
Marcus Marktanner

SEMINAR
"The Effect of Public Sector Training Programs on Non - Participant Workers"
Nader Kabbani

SEMINAR
"The Runs Test for Volatility Forecastability and the LM Test for GARCH : A Monte Carlo Comparison"
Yasmine Bardakci

SEMINAR
"An Empirical Examination of Lender Environment Liability and Bank Loan Announcements"
Sebouh Aintablian