SSIS Brown Bag Seminar Series
Three departments in the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies - Economics, Government, and Public Policy & Administration - share a forum for presenting research projects, papers, and ideas. These presentations represent a broad spectrum of areas of interest as well as degree of development. Work-in-progress is as accepted as published papers. All Sacramento State faculty, students (graduate and undergraduate), and staff are welcome to attend. If you are interested in presenting or would like to invite a guest speaker, please contact Jessica Howell at jhowell@csus.edu or (916) 278-5588. Back to main page.
2008 - 2009
Date |
Time |
Location |
Speaker & Topic |
Tuesday, Sept. 16 |
1:30 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
Brian DiSarro (CSUS Dept. of Government): "Judicial Accountability or Majority Tyranny? An Analysis of State Gay Rights Rulings" |
Monday, Oct. 6 |
1:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
Shahar Sansani (UCD Dept. of Economics): "The Effects of Stricter Compulsory Schooling Legislation on School Quality" |
Tuesday, Oct. 14 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Summit Room (3rd floor) |
Jason Lindo (UCD Dept. of Economics): "Are Children Really Inferior Goods? Evidence from Displacement-driven Income Shocks" |
Monday, Oct. 27 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, California Suite (3rd floor) |
Ann Huff Stevens (UCD Dept. of Economics): "Retirement Wealth Across Cohorts: The Role of Changing Earnings Inequality" |
Thursday, Nov. 13 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
Tim Ford (CSUS Dept. of Economics): POSTPONED |
Monday, Nov. 24 |
1:00 pm |
University Union, Delta Suite (3rd floor) |
Peter Huckfeldt (UCD Dept. of Economics) : "New evidence on crowd-out: Medicaid and SCHIP pregnancy eligibility expansions" |
Monday, Dec. 1 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
A. Leticia Arroyo Abad (UCD Dept. of Economics): "Inequality in Republican Latin America: Assessing the Effects of Factor Endowments and Trade " |
Friday, May 1 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, California Suite (3rd floor) |
Esen Onur (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "Measuring the Amount of Asymmetric Information in the Foreign Exchange Market" |
Wed., May 6 |
1:00 pm |
University Union, California Suite (3rd floor) |
Brian DiSarro (CSUS Dept. of Government): "Professionalization and Progressivism: Why Professionalized Legislatures Produce More Pro-Gay Policies" |
2007 - 2008
Date |
Time |
Location |
Speaker & Topic |
Wed., Sept. 12 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Capital Room (3rd floor) |
Alan Barreca (UCD Dept. of Economics): "The Long-Term Economic Impact of In Utero and Postnatal Exposure to Malaria" |
Tuesday, Sept. 25 |
11:00 am |
University Union, Summit Room (3rd floor) |
Pao-Lin Tien (Washington University Dept. of Economics): "Using Long-Run Restrictions to Investigate the Sources of Exchange Rate Fluctuation" |
Monday, Oct. 8 |
1:00 pm |
University Union, Delta Suite (3rd floor) |
Steve Boilard (Legislative Analyst's Office): "The Value of a College Degree: Miracle or Myth?" |
Monday, Oct. 15 |
1:00 pm |
University Union, Summit Room (3rd floor) |
Ted Lascher and Rob Wassmer (CSUS Dept. of Public Policy & Administration): "Direct Democracy, Political Efficacy, and Happiness" |
Friday, Nov. 2 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Capital Room (3rd floor) |
Stephan Kroll (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "Do You Not Like Pigou, or Do You Not Understand Him? Tax Aversion in the Lab" |
Friday, Nov. 9 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Captial Room (3rd floor) |
John Tschirhart (University of Wyoming Dept. of Economics): "Integrating Economics and Ecology to Measure the Value of Ecosystem Services" |
Monday, Feb. 18 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard Suite I (2nd floor) |
Rob Wassmer (CSUS Dept. of Public Policy & Administration): “Does Counseling Reduce Frequent Emergency Department Use?” |
Thursday, Feb. 28 |
3:30 pm |
University Union, Lobby Suite (1st floor) |
Stephan Weiler (Colorado State Dept. of Economics): "A Park By Any Other Name: National Park Designation as a Natural Experiment in Signaling.” |
Monday, Mar. 24 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
Brian Brennan (University of Oxford Dept. of Politics): "Democracy without Elections?: The Serial Cancellation of Special District Elections" |
Monday, Apr. 7 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) | Jessica Howell (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "An Evaluation of the Early Assessment Program and its Effect on Students' Postsecondary Application, Enrollment, and Academic Preparation at California State University" |
Friday, Apr. 18 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Camelia Room (3rd floor) |
Kristin Van Gaasbeck (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "Estimating Real-Time U.S. Monetary Policy Rules: An Ordered Probit Approach" |
2006 - 2007
Date |
Time |
Location |
Speaker & Topic |
Monday, Oct. 16 |
12:30 pm |
University Union, Summit Room (3rd floor) |
Jason Dickerson ( Legislative Analyst's Office): "Retiree Health Care: A Growing Cost for Government" |
Thursday, Oct. 26 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
Kristin VanGaasbeck (CSUS Dept. of Economics) and Selva Demiralp (Koc University Dept. of Economics) : "Bank Borrowing and Fed Discount Window Policy" |
Friday, Nov. 3 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Orchard II & III (2nd floor) |
Stephan Kroll (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "Trading German Agricultural Payment Entitlements: An Experimental Investigation" |
Monday, Nov. 13 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Forest Suite (Oak & Walnut rooms, 2nd floor) |
Ted Lascher (CSUS Dept. of Public Policy & Administration), Rob Wassmer (CSUS Dept. of Public Policy & Administration) and Stephan Kroll (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "State and Local Tax and Expenditure Choices as Determinants of Individual Happiness" |
Wed. Nov. 29 |
1:30 pm |
University Union, Capital Room (3rd floor) |
Victoria Basolo (UC-Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development and UC-Irvine Department of Planning, Policy, and Design): "Explaining the Support for Homeownership in Cities: A Political Economy Perspective" |
Friday May 4 |
12:00 pm |
University Union, Capital Room (3rd floor) |
Kristiana Hansen (UCD Dept. of Ag and Resource Economics), Jonathan Kaplan (CSUS Dept. of Economics), and Stephan Kroll (CSUS Dept. of Economics): "An Experimental Evaluation of Water Options in California" |