The Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis, named after our esteemed colleague who founded the seminar, features current research by faculty, from UCB and elsewhere, and by advanced doctoral students. The research investigates governance, and its links with economic and political forces. Markets, hierarchies, hybrids, and the supporting institutions of law and politics all come under scrutiny in the seminar. Over the years, the seminar has contributed to pushing the frontier of knowledge on governance, and on the norms and institutions that lead to societal success or failure.
The OEW Seminar meets on Thursdays from 12:00 – 1:30 pm in room C325 Cheit Hall. On April 19th, there will be two seminars. Melanie Wasserman will present from 12:00 – 1:30pm in C325 Cheit Hall and Nathan Hendren will present from 2pm-3:30pm in C420 Wells Fargo Room. Outside speakers normally meet with interested students from 3:00 – 3:45 pm in room F589 (in the Faculty Wing of the Haas School).
For past semesters’ schedules and papers, please click here.
Spring 2018 Schedule
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Speaker |
Title of Talk/Paper |
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February 1
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(Northwestern) |
Social Ties, Identity and the Delivery of Public Services [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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February 8
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Mirko Draca (Warwick)
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How Polarized are Citizens? Measuring Ideology from the Ground-Up [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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February 22
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Supreet Kaur
(Berkeley) |
The Limits of Neighborly Exchange [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
(Munich) |
Persistence and Activation of Right-Wing Political Ideology [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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March 8
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(Harvard) |
Kinship Systems, Cooperation, and the Evolution of Culture [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
| March 15 | (Lausanne) |
Information Dividend of Democracy: Impact on Political Stability and Redistribution [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
| Josh Blumenstock (Berkeley) |
Migration and the Value of Social Networks [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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March 29
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Spring Break
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April 5
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David Vogel (Berkeley)
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How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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April 12
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Kate Casey (Stanford)
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Institutions and Technocratic Skill in Local Economic Development [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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April 19
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Melanie Wasserman (UCLA)
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Hours Constraints, Occupational Choice, and Gender: Evidence from Medical Residents [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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April 19
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Nathan Hendren
(Harvard) |
Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: An Intergenerational Perspective [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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April 26
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Fabrizio Zilibotti (Yale)
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May 3
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Rob Jensen (UPenn)
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May 7
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Tavneet Suri (MIT)
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Fall 2017 Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Title of Talk/Paper |
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August 31
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(Chicago) |
How Do Individuals Repay Their Debt? The Balance-Matching Heuristic [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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September 21
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Mark Rosenzweig
(Yale) |
Are There Too Many Farms in the World? Labor-Market Transaction Costs, Machine Capacities and Optimal Farm Size [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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September 28
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Manasi Deshpande
(Chicago) |
Who is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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October 5
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James Feigenbaum
(Boston) |
Demobilizing Democrats and Labor Unions: Political Effects of Right to Work Laws [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
(Harvard) |
The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java* [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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October 19
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(joint with PF, Labor) |
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| November 2 | (Chicago) |
Rent Sharing, Earnings Dynamics and Transmission of Firm Level Shocks [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
| Mike Callen (UCSD) |
Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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November 30
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Nicholas Ryan
(Yale) |
The Demand for Off-grid Solar Power: Evidence from Rural India’s Surprisingly Competitive Retail Power Market [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
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December 7
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Marcy Alsan (Stanford)
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The Spillover Effects of Deportation Fear: Evidence from Secure Communities [pdf] [add to Google Calendar] [download calendar item] |
OEW Seminar Archive
Schedule and Papers for Previous Semesters
For the current semester schedule please click here.
For all semesters’ schedules, please click here.