THE OLIVER E. WILLIAMSON SEMINAR ON INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
Fall 2008 Schedule
The Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis meets on Thursdays from 4:10 - 6:00 pm in room C325 Cheit Hall. Outside speakers normally meet with interested students from 3:00 - 3:45 pm in the IMIO Conference room located in room F402 (in the Faculty Wing of the Haas School).

Speaker Meeting Schedule: To schedule an appointment to meet with a speaker, contact Anita Stephens.
Date
Speaker
Title of Talk/Paper
August 28
Tom Davidoff
(UCB - Haas)

"Illiquid Housing as Self-Insurance: The Case of Long-Term Care"
September 4
Steve Raphael
(UCB - Goldman School for Public Policy)

"How Much Crime Reduction Does the Marginal Prisoner Buy?"
September 11
Luis Rayo
(Chicago GSB)
 "Signaling Under Imperfect Competition: Quality Escalation and Veblen Effects"
September 18
John Asker
(NYU Stern)
"A Study of the Internal Organisation of a Bidding Cartel"
September 25
Marc Meredith
(MIT)

"The Persuasive Effects of Direct Mail: A Regression Discontinuity Approach"
October 2
Jan Eeckhout
(UPenn Econ.)
"Diverse Organizations and the Competition for Talent"
October 9
NO MEETING
(YOM KIPPUR)
NO MEETING
October 16
Heski Bar Isaac
(NYU Stern)

"Information Gathering and Marketing"
October 23
Rob Seamans
(UCB)
"Competing Against City Hall: Entry Deterrence and New Technology Deployment in Local Cable TV Markets"
October 30
Marina Halac
(UCB Econ)
Relational Contracts and the Value of Relationships [Hard copy of paper available only.]
November 6
Juan Carrillo
(USC Econ)
 "From Perception to Action: An Economic Model of Brian Processes"
November 13
Justin Wolfers
(Wharton)


"The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness"

November 20


Brian Knight
(Brown Univ.)


"Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities"

November 27
NO MEETING
(Thanksgiving)
 NO MEETING
December 4
Constanca Esteves (UCB)
 "Micro-costs: Inertia in Television Viewing"


Copies of papers to be presented or related background reading will be available in Room F402, Haas School (Institute for Business Innovation); and in Room 611 Evans Hall (Department of Economics).

For information, contact Prof. Ernesto Dal Bo (dalbo@haas.berkeley.edu) or Anita Stephens, IMIO (stephens@haas.berkeley.edu)