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Seminar Series

The list of speakers for the academic year 2023-2024

Fall Semester:

Time: 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Location: Nicely 321

29-Aug	Zeina Hasna, International Monetary Fund	The Grass Is Actually Greener On The Other Side: Evidence on Green Multipliers From The United States
12-Sep	Theocharis Grigoriadis, Freie Universitat Berlin	Industrialization and Conflict in the Russian Empire
26-Sep	Mohamad Adhami, Stanford University	Population and Welfare: the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
10-Oct	El Hadi Caoui, University of Toronto (virtual)	Network Diversity, Market Entry and the Global Internet Backbone
17-Oct	Ahmed Elsayed, American University of Cairo	Less School (Costs), More (Female) Education? Lessons from Egypt Reducing Years of Compulsory Schooling
24-Oct	Lydia Assouad, London School of Economics	Leadership and Nation-Building
7-Nov	Inci Gumus, Sabanci University	Small Business Lending and Household Credit Shocks
21-Nov	Ayhab Saad, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies	Export-Import Markets Linkages: Firm Level Evidence from the Arab Spring

Spring Semester:

Time: 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Location: Nicely 321

23-Jan	Jordan Norris, New York University - Abu Dhabi
6-Feb	Dina Pomeranz, University of Zurich (virtual)
20-Feb	TBD
5-Mar	Mahrad Sharifvaghefi, University of Pittsburgh (virtual)
19-Mar	TBD
2-Apr	TBD
16-Apr	Mohamed Saleh, London School of Economics

This seminar series is generously funded by the FAS Dean's office.

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​​​​​​​​The list of speakers for the academic year 2023-2024 ​

​​​​​Fall Semester: