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  1. Macroeconomics Research Seminar with Professor Seppo Honkapohja, Aalto University

    Macroeconomics Research Seminar with Professor Seppo Honkapohja, Aalto University

    On robustness of average inflation targeting

    Abstract: This paper considers average inflation targeting (AIT) policy in a New Keynesian model with adaptive learning agents. Our analysis raises concerns...

  2. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Stock market manipulation and corporate venture capital investments

    This research seminar will welcome Professor Douglas Cumming, DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance at the College of Business at Florida Atlantic...

  3. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University

    Stock Market Manipulation and Corporate Venture Capital Investments

    Abstract: The paper investigates the relationship between corporate venture capital (CVC) and stock market manipulation for NASDAQ and NYSE-listed companies....

  4. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Thomas Dohmen, University of Bonn

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Thomas Dohmen, University of Bonn

    Worker Representatives

    Abstract: We study the selection of worker representatives and how representation affects worker outcomes. We focus on German works councillors --...

  5. Professor Ben de Bivort (Harvard): 'The neurobiology of zombie flies'

    Professor Ben de Bivort (Harvard): 'The neurobiology of zombie flies'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Our first Friday Seminar of the semester will be by Professor Ben de Bivort (Harvard) on 'The neurobiology of zombie flies: mechanisms of parasite...

  6. Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Ciarřn Mac Domhnaill

    Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Ciarřn Mac Domhnaill

    All at sea? Brexit, shipping and the UK land-bridge

    Abstract: How has Brexit affected maritime cargo volumes? Has Brexit caused a diversion of cargo from the UK `land-bridge' trade route between Ireland and...

  7. Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Arito Ono, Chuo University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Professor Arito Ono, Chuo University

    Long-term interest rates and bank loan supply: Evidence from firm-bank loan-level data

    This research seminar will welcome Professor Arito Ono from Chuo University, who is a visiting scholar with the University of St Andrews. Professor Ono's...

  8. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth University and NBER

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Danny Blanchflower, Dartmouth University and NBER

    Were COVID and the Great Recession Well-Being Reducing

    Abstract: We show individuals' reports of subjective well-being in Europe did decline in the Great Recession and during the Covid pandemic on most...

  9. Jamais vu: Ig Nobel Prize-Winning Research into the Curiously Common Opposite of Deja vu

    Jamais vu: Ig Nobel Prize-Winning Research into the Curiously Common Opposite of Deja vu

    Talk by Akira O'Connor

    Akira O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, will give a talk on his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research on jamais vu....

  10. Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Nicolo Bandera

    Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar with Nicolo Bandera

    The monetary consequences of financial stability interventions - assessing the UK LDI crisis and the central bank policy response

    We analyse the UK gilt market dysfunction which occurred in September 2022 using a quantitative DSGE model. We introduce a financial sector with several actors,...

  11. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Felipe Gonzalez, Queen Mary University of London

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Felipe Gonzalez, Queen Mary University of London

    Mass policy in times of crisis: Evidence from Salvador Allende's road to socialism

    Felipe's research is empirically oriented and lies at the intersection of political economy, economic history, and public policy. He received his PhD from...

  12. Neural mechanisms of episodic memory formation: Implications for Neurotech

    Neural mechanisms of episodic memory formation: Implications for Neurotech

    Prof Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow)

    Weekly Friday Seminar hosted by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professor Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow) will be hosted by Prof James Ainge...

  13. Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Lora Dimitrova, University of Exeter

    Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Lora Dimitrova, University of Exeter

    Executive visibility: A worthwhile investment or a futile pursuit

    This research seminar will welcome Dr Lora Dimitrova from University of Exeter Business School. Dr Dimitrova's research specialisms include...

  14. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Elisa Macchi, Brown University

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Dr Elisa Macchi, Brown University

    Work Over Just Cash: Informal Redistribution Among Employers and Workers in Kampala, Uganda

    Abstract: This paper examines informal redistribution in the form of work in small and medium enterprises in Kampala, Uganda and its drivers. Using a field...

  15. Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Anastasios Kagkadis, Lancaster University

    Department of Finance Seminar with Dr Anastasios Kagkadis, Lancaster University

    Power sorting

    This research seminar will welcome Dr Anastasios Kagkadis from the Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School. Dr...

  16. Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Cecilia García Peñalosa, AMSE

    Applied Microeconomics Seminar with Professor Cecilia García Peñalosa, AMSE

    Technological Adoption and Women's Rights: Evidence from Switzerland

    Cecilia is Professor of Economics at the Aix-Marseille School of Economics. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and since 2017 she has held the chair...

  17. Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    The thinking person's comedy night

    A brand new thinking person's comedy night, where Dr Bobbie May becomes a stand-up comedian. Topics of every flavour are set to stimulate our funny bones...

  18. Katerina Mentzou (Dundee): Engaging with Parliament: how academics can communicate their research

    Katerina Mentzou (Dundee): Engaging with Parliament: how academics can communicate their research

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Katerina Mentzou (University of Dundee) will give a talk in the Psychology Old Library on "Engaging with Parliament: how academics can communicate their...

  19. Charles-St Andrews: Academic synergy (hybrid event)

    Charles-St Andrews: Academic synergy (hybrid event)

    Charles-St Andrews strategic partnership

    This hybrid event can be accessed online, and is part of a "University of St Andrews day" at Charles University. It is intended for University...

  20. Department of Economics Seminar with Dr Michael Hatcher, University of Southampton

    Department of Economics Seminar with Dr Michael Hatcher, University of Southampton

    Solving heterogeneous-belief asset pricing models with short selling constraints and many agents

    Michael's research interests are in computational economics, monetary policy, and finance. Abstract: Short-selling constraints are common in financial...