Department of Economics Research Seminar Series

February 25, 2026 - Dr. Ohyun Kwon; Drexel University, Topic: "TBA"

March 11, 2026 - Dr. Olga Timoshenko, Temple University, Topic: "TBA"

March 18, 2026 - Dr. Edward Kosack, Xavier University, Topic: "TBA"

April 15, 2026 - Dr. Dyanne Vaught, US Treasury Department., Topic: "TBA"

September 24, 2025 - Christopher (Chris) Oswik, Summer research fellowship receipient, Topic: "The Contract Year Phenomenon: Investigating the Effect of Contract Uncertainty on NBA Player Performance"

October 1, 2025 - Dr. Maria Jose Carreras, Pennsylvania State University, Topic: "Import Choices and Tariff Expectations with Sang-Min Lee"

October 15, 2025 - Dr. Anna Miromanova, Lewis and Clark College, Topic: "Do Sanctions Inhibit Innovation? The Case of the U.S"

October 22, 2025 - Dr. Xiaoxiao Li, Villanova University, Topic: "Ability Bias, Human Capital, or Sheepskin Effects? A Factor Model-Based Decomposition of the Returns to Schooling"

December 10, 2025 - Dr. Sean Posey, Tennessee State University, Topic:  "Gender, Income Control, and Information Sharing Among Spouses"

February 19, 2025 - Dr. Andrew Samuel, Loyola University Maryland, Topic: "Cheating and Whistleblowing among AI and Human Agents"

March 19, 2025 - Dr. Ahmed Rahman, Lehigh University, Topic: "Why Does Teacher Quality Matter?"

April 9, 2025 - Dr. Yingyan Zhao, George Washington University, Topic:  "No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from India"

October 30, 2024 - Dr. Mengxiao  (Michelle) Liu, Lehigh University, Topic: "Product and Process Innovation in a Patent Citation Network"

November 6, 2024 - Dr. Wei Qian, Haverford College, Topic: "Melitz Meets Lewis: The Impacts of Roads on Structural Transformation and Businesses"

November 20, 2024 - Dr. Anna Miromanova, Lewis and Clark College, Topic: "Telecommuting and the Recovery of Passenger Aviation Post-COVID-19"

December 4, 2024 - Ethan Broccolina, Summer Research Fellowship Recipient, Topic: "The Effect of Maryland’s 2022 Minimum Wage Increase on Employment in the Fast-Food Industry"

January 24, 2024 - Dr. Finn Christiansen, Towson University, Topic: "Comparative Statics for Difference-in-Differences"

February 28, 2024 - Dr. Andrew Samuel, Loyola University Maryland, Topic: "Tips and Bribes – substitutes or complements"

March 3, 2024 - Dr. Paul Ko, Swarthmore College, Topic: "Trade, Automation, and the Male Employment Gap"

November 15, 2023 - Trevor Oberlander, Summer Research Fellowship Recipient, Topic: "Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Impact of Community Capital on Migration Decisions in Cambodia" 

December 6, 2023 - Kadidiatou Doucoure, Loyola University Maryland, Topic: " Exchange Rate Regimes and Firms performance in Africa"

March 22, 2023 - Dr. Se Mi Park, UMBC, Topic: "Individual Higher Education Decision and Openness to Change under Trade Liberalization"