Economics and Finance Seminar Series
Overview
The School of Economics and the Department of Finance run a number of regular internal and external seminars and workshops during semester periods. Weekly presentations feature a range of topics and concerns.
These public seminars and workshops are free to members of La Trobe and the public. They are invaluable for students, academic staff and researchers alike.
The presenters are from La Trobe, the private sector and other academic institutions.
For more information please contact seminar coordinators:
| Dr Jing Zhao Lecturer in Finance Faculty of Business, Economics and Law La Trobe Business School Department of Finance Melbourne (Bundoora) T: +61 3 9479 3120 E: j.zhao@latrobe.edu.au |
Dr David Walker Associate Lecturer in Economics Faculty of Business, Economics and Law School of Economics Melbourne (City) T: +61 3 9479 2674 E: d.walker@latrobe.edu.au |
Please click below for upcoming seminar programs.
School of Economics, Department of Finance External Seminar Series – Semester 1
| Date/ Location | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm, Friday 1 March Economics LT |
Professor Ronald Masulis University of New South Wales |
Board Structure and Monitoring: New Evidence from CEO Turnovers |
| 12pm, Friday 8 March MAR 141 |
Professor Robert Durand Curtin University |
The Behavioral Basis of Sell-Side Analysts Herding |
| 1pm, Thursday 14 March Glenn College Lecture Theatre |
Dr Timothy Moore George Washington University |
Disability Insurance Receipts and Changes in Health and Human Capital |
| 12pm, Friday 15 March MAR 141 |
Dr Leslie Martin The University of Melbourne |
The Impact of India's power cuts on energy efficiency in manufacturing |
| 12pm, Friday 22 March MAR 141 |
Dr Joakim Westerholm The University of Sydney |
High Frequency Trading and Market Volatility in an Environment of Technological Innovation |
| 4pm, Thursday 28 March DWB 222 |
Professor S. Ghon Rhee University of Hawaii |
Too Good to Ignore? A Primer on Listed Penny Stocks |
| 12pm, Friday 12 April MAR 141 |
Dr Marco Navone University of Technology Sydney |
TBA (Finance) |
| 12pm, Friday 19 April MAR 141 |
Professor Nejat Anbarci Deakin University |
TBA (Economics) |
| 12pm, Thursday 25 April MAR 241 |
Professor Øyvind Norli BI Norwegian BusinessSchool |
TBA (Finance) |
| 12pm, Friday 26 April MAR 141 |
Dr Bohui Zhang University of New South Wales |
TBA (Finance) |
| 12pm Friday 3 May MAR 141 |
Professor Peter Robertson University of Western Australia |
Growth and the Bright City Lights: Convergence and Divergence in India |
| 12pm Friday 10 May MAR 141 |
Honours presentations | |
| 12pm Friday 10 May MAR 141 |
Dr. Doowon Lee Newcastle Business School The University of Newcastle |
TBA (Finance) |
| 1pm, Thursday 16 May Glenn College Lecture Theatre |
Professor Bettina Klaus University of Lausanne |
Strategy-Proofness Makes the Difference: Deferred-Acceptance with Responsive Priorities |
| 12pm, Friday 17 May MAR 141 |
Dr Neal Galpin The University of Melbourne |
TBA (Finance) |
| 12pm, Friday 24 May MAR 141 |
Professor Simon Grant University of Queensland |
Bounded awareness, heuristics and the Precautionary Principle? |
| 12pm, Friday 31 May MAR 141 |
Professor Francis In Monash University |
TBA (Finance) |
| 12pm, Friday 7 June MAR 141 |
Professor Jeff Sheen Macquarie University |
TBA (Economics) |
| 12pm, Friday 14 June MAR 141 |
TBA | TBA (Economics) |
School of Economics Internal Seminar Program – Semester 1
All of these seminars will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Glenn College Lecture Theatre. Note that TBA means 'to be announced' and TBC means 'to be confirmed'.
|
Teaching Week |
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
|
0-week (Out-of Session Seminar) |
28 February |
Dr David Prentice |
Was the great migration delayed by outlawing emigrant agents? (Joint with Ms Khayen Prentice and Dr Lazslo Konya.) |
|
2 |
14 March |
Dr Tim Moore |
Disability Insurance Receipt and Changes in Health and Human Capital. |
|
3 |
21 March |
Dr Lazslo Konya |
Does Ricardian Equivalence Hold in Australia? A Revision Based on Testing for Super Exogeneity. (Joint work with Dr Bekzod Abdullaev.) |
|
4 |
28 March |
Vacant |
TBA |
|
5 |
11 April |
Vacant |
TBA |
|
6 |
18 April |
Dr Damien Eldridge |
|
|
7 |
25 April |
ANZAC Day |
Public Holiday: No Seminar |
|
8 |
2 May |
Dr Trevor Kollman |
|
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9 |
9 May |
Dr Buly Cardak |
|
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10 |
16 May |
Dr Bettina Klause (Joint with Dr Lars Ehlers from the University of Montreal in Canada) |
Strategy proofness makes the difference: Deferred-acceptance with responsive priorities |
|
11 |
23 May |
Prof Joanna Poyago-Theotoky |
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|
12 |
30 May |
Mr Anthony Paul Rossiter |
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13 |
6 June |
Dr Liam Lenten (Joint with Dr Niven Winchester from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA) |
Bilateral Behavioural Incentives in a Near Pareto-Improvement Framework: Evidence from the ‘Field’ |
|
Study-Vacation (Out of Session Seminar) |
13 June |
Ms Wahida Ahmad |
