Spring 2023 Wednesday Seminar Series
The Seminar Series, now over 35 years old, invites scholars from around the world to share their work in a formal lecture, which is followed by a rigorous question and answer session.
The Spring 2023 seminars will be hosted by Dr. Noel Johnson and coordinated by admin assistants Lisa Hill-Corley and Kashiff A. Thompson. All papers made available will be posted on this site for downloading. For more information, call the Center: (703) 993-2316.
In person seminars will be held from 12 - 1:15pm in Carow Hall, which is on George Mason University's Fairfax campus. A light lunch for seminar participants will be available at 11:45 am.
Virtual seminars will be held from 12 - 1:15pm over Zoom. Each presentation will be followed by an informal discussion (students welcome) from 1:15 - 2pm. The link and password will be distributed by email. If you haven't received the link but would like to participate please contact Kashiff A. Thompson (kthomp7@gmu.edu).
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Spring 2023 Schedule of Speakers:
| 1/25 |
Presentation: Migration in the Early 20th Century Caribbean: Evidence from Dominican Residency Permits
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| 2/1 |
Leticia Arroyo Abad, City University of New York - Queens College
Presentation: The Migration Roots of Development: Colonization, Human Capital, and Institutions in the Americas
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| 2/8 |
Michael Clemens, George Mason University
Presentation: The effect of low-skill immigration restrictions on US firms and workers: Evidence from a randomized lottery
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| 2/15 |
Alexander Lee, University of Rochester
Presentation: War, Politics, and the Birth of Modern Bureaucracy
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2/22
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Sam Asher, Imperial College London
Presentation: The Long-Run Development Impacts of Agricultural Productivity Gains: Evidence from Irrigation Canals in India
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3/1
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Andrew Young, Texas Tech University
Presentation: Revolutionary Constitutions: Are They Truly Revolutionary?
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| 3/8 |
David Cuberes, Clark University
Presentation: The Effect of First Nature and Second Nature Forces on Urbanization: the case of Oklahoma (1889-2010)
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3/15
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SPRING BREAK - No Seminar
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3/22
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Stephan Heblich, University of Toronto
Presentation: Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution
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3/29
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Treb Allen, Dartmouth College
Presentation: Urban Welfare: Tourism in Barcelona
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4/5
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No Seminar
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4/12
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Louis Rouanet, Western Kentucky University
Presentation: Assignats or Death: The Politics and Dynamics of Hyperinflation in Revolutionary France
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4/19
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Viacheslav (Slava) Savitskiy, Harvard University
Presentation: Innovation, the Church, and WEIRD Psychology
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4/26
(CANCELED)
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Allison Shertzer, University of Pittsburgh
Presentation: TBA
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