The economics department organizes and sponsors a seminar series where scholars present and discuss their research with the LSB community.
Direct any questions to Marianne Farag - mfarag@scu.edu.
Fall 2025
| Date | Speaker / Affiliation | Paper Title | Time / Place |
| Wednesday, October 1 |
Mariya Sakharova |
Collusion, Connection, and Capture: The Political Economy of Late Tsarist Industrialization | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, October 8 |
Fernando Hoces de la Guardia UC Berkeley |
Beyond Publication Bias: Experimental Evidence on Recovering Missing Results In Economics | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, October 22 |
Michael Kevane and Bill Sundstrom SCU |
The effects of shelter for the homeless on local crime: Estimates from California cities | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, October 29 |
Enrico Moretti UC Berkeley |
The Traffic Noise Externality: Costs, Incidence and Policy Implications | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, November 5 |
James Cloyne UC Davis |
Short-Term Tax Cuts, Long Term Stimulus | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, November 12 |
Jacob Bastian Rutgers (visiting UC Berkeley) |
From Better Neighborhoods to Better Futures: Tax Credits and Intergenerational Opportunity | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, November 19 |
Antonio Coppola Stanford University |
Financial Regulation and AI: A Faustian Bargain? | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
| Wednesday, December 3 |
George Cui IMF |
The Dynamics of Technology Transfer: Multinational Investment in China and Rising Global Competition | 11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
Winter 2026
| Date | Speaker / Affiliation | Paper Title | Time / Place |
| Wednesday, January 21 | Helen Popper SCU |
11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
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| Wednesday, February 4 |
Victoria Xie SCU |
11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
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| Wednesday, February 11 | Jianlin Wang SCU |
11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
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| Wednesday, February 25 |
Vito Cormun SCU |
11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
Spring 2026
| Date | Speaker / Affiliation | Paper Title | Time / Place |
| Wednesday, April 22 |
Roberto Corrao Stanford University |
11:45 am / Lucas 201 |
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| Wednesday, May 20 |
Maximilian Auffhammer UC Bekerley |
11:45 am / Lucas 201 |