| Economics 3087 : Harvard-MIT Applied Theory Seminar |
| Spring 2011 |
| Meeting Time: Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 |
| Location: Littauer M-16 & MIT E51:395 |
Organizers: Daron Acemoglu, Philippe Aghion, Oliver Hart, Bengt Holmstrom, and Andrei Shleifer
Outside speakers present current research in the field in a seminar setting.
Date | Location | Speaker | Title of Paper |
| 2/10/11 | MIT E51:395 | Roland, Benabou, Princeton | Laws and Norms (joint with Jean Tirole) |
| 2/17/11 | Littauer M-16 | Jose Luis Peydro,European Central Bank | Hazardous Times for Monetary Policy: What Do Twenty-Three Million Loans Say about the Impact of Monetary Policy on Credit Risk-Taking? |
| 2/24/11 | MIT E51:395 | Michael Woodford, Columbia | Monetary Policy and Financial Stability |
| 3/3/11 | Littauer M-16 | Pol Antras & Fritz Foley, Harvard | Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices |
| 3/10/11 | MIT E51:395 | Alp Simsek, Harvard | Speculation and Risk Sharing with New Financial Assets |
| 3/17/11 | NO MEETING | HARVARD SPRING RECESS | NO MEETING |
3/24/11 | NO MEETING | MIT SPRING RECESS | NO MEETING |
| 3/31/11 | Littauer M-16 | Bengt Holmstrom, MIT | Ignorance and the Optimality of Debt (joint with Tri Vi Dand and Gary Gorton) |
| 4/7/11 | MIT E51:395 | Nicholas Bloom, Stanford | Does Management Matter? Evidence from India (joint with Benn Eifert, Aprajit Mahajan, David McKenzie, and John Roberts) |
| 4/14/11 | Littauer M-16 | Oliver Hart, Harvard | Inefficient Provision of Inside Money by Banks (joint with Luigi Zingales) |
| 4/21/11 | MIT E51:395 | Daron Acemoglu, MIT | History, Expectations and Leadership in the Evolution of Cooperation (joint with Matthew Jackson) |
