Economic History Seminar

Spring 2022

Seminar Times & Location:

Fridays, 2:15 pm
KMC 7-191

*Virtual seminars, as noted below, are hosted on Zoom. (Links shared with the Economic History mailing list. To join the mailing list, please contact Asma Imam <aimam@stern.nyu.edu>.)

February 11th: "Discrimination and State Capacity: Evidence from WWII U.S. Army Enlistment"

Nancy Qian (Northwestern)
*Please note: This seminar will be held virtually on Zoom at 2:00 pm.

March 11th: "Do Youth Employment Programs Work? Evidence from the New Deal"

Adriana Lleras-Muney (UCLA)
*Please note: This seminar will be held virtually on Zoom at 2:00 pm.

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March 18th: "Socio-cultural Diversity and Innovation"

Max Winkler (Harvard)

April 1st: "College Major Restrictions and Student Stratification"

Zach Bleemer (Harvard)

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April 8th: Paper Forthcoming

Johan Fourie (Stellenbosch)

*Please note: This virtual seminar is CANCELLED.

April 29th: Paper Forthcoming

Sarah Qunicy (Vanderbilt)

May 6th: "Waves of Empowerment: Black Radio and the Civil Rights Movement"

Tianyi Wang (Pittsburgh)

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Please contact Petra Moser (pmoser@stern.nyu.edu) or Asma Imam (aimam@stern.nyu.edu) with any questions regarding the seminar.