California Center for Population Research Seminar Series 2009-2010
The California Population Research Seminar Series, sponsored by the California Center
for Population Research generally meets every Wednesday from 12:00 -
1:30 PM. See each listing below for specific time and room
details. Any missing details will be posted as soon as they are finalized.
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for lunch or dinner, please CLICK on Speaker's name below to retrieve
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Also, if you would like to suggest speakers or topics, please send email
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September 30, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg.
"Welcome and Introductions"
October 7, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Timothy Conley (Chicago Booth)
"An Introduction to Spatial Econometrics"
Co-sponsored with Dept. of Economics Applied Microeconomics Workshop
October 14, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Robert Jensen (UCLA)
"Economics, Culture and Gender Bias in Rural India"
October 20, Tuesday**3:30-5:00 PM** 9383 Bunche Hall Martha Bailey (University of Michigan)
"The Impact of U.S. Family Planning Programs: Evidence From the War on Poverty and Title X"
Co-sponsored with Dept. of Economics Applied Microeconomics Workshop and
VonGremp Workshop in Economic and Entrepreneurial History
November 18, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Samuel Clark (Univ. of Washington)
"Investigating Population and Health Issues in Africa Using Techniques from Demography: Microsimulation and Model Life Tables"
November 20, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg.
Ted Robles; Dawn Upchurch; Tara McKay; Pascaline Dupas
"Ethical Issues in the Collection and Analysis of Health and Biomarker Data"
December 1, Tuesday**3:30-5:00 PM** 9383 Bunche Hall Nancy Qian (Yale University)
"The Institutional Causes of Famine in China, 1959-61"
December 9, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Anna Aizer (Brown Univ.)
"Education, Knowledge and the Evolution of Disparities in Health"
WINTER QUARTER, 2010
January 6, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. John Santelli (Columbia University)
"TBA"
January 13, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Phyllis Moen (University of Minnesota)
"TBA"
Co-sponsored with Dept. of Sociology Family Working Group and
The Center on the Everyday Lives of Families
January 20, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Ken Land (Duke University)
"TBA"
February 24, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Rebeca Wong (Univ. of Texas-Austin)
"TBA"
March 3, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Esther Duflo (MIT)
"TBA"
Co-sponsored with Dept. of Economics Applied Microeconomics Workshop
March 17, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Kenneth Chay (Brown Univ.)
"TBA"
Co-sponsored with Dept. of Economics Applied Microeconomics Workshop
SPRING QUARTER, 2010
April 21, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. David Weir (University of Michigan)
"TBA"
Co-sponsored with Dept. of Economics Applied Microeconomics Workshop
April 28, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Michelle Hindin (John Hopkins Univ.)
"TBA"
May 5, 12:00-1:30 - 4240 Public Affairs Bldg. Richard Steckel (Ohio State)
"TBA"
Co-sponsored with VonGremp Workshop in Economic and Entrepreneurial History