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FW: Economics Seminar Series - Friday, November 20th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

This week's Friday seminar is as follows: "The Impact of Converting Federal Non-Refundable Tax Credits Into Refundable Credits" joint with H. Stevens (Prairie Research Associates) Speaker: Wayne Simpson University of Manitoba Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics, University of Manitoba Manitoba RDC Friday, November 20th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 All are welcome to attend. A link to the working paper is below: http://policyschool.ucalgary.ca/?q=content/impact-converting-federal-non-re… Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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**REMINDER**Economics Seminar Series - Tuesday, November 17th
by Gwendolyn Band 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Hello, just a reminder that the seminar is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17th, please see below: "Canadian urban-wage gaps and their determinants" Speaker: Sadjad Kalhor University of Manitoba Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 136 Isbister Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 Attached is a copy of the paper being presented. All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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Economics Seminar Series - Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

Next week's seminar on Tuesday is as follows: "Canadian urban-wage gaps and their determinants" Speaker: Sadjad Kalhor University of Manitoba Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 136 Isbister Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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**REMINDER++Economics Seminar Series - Friday, November 13th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

Hello, just a reminder that the seminar is tomorrow, please see below: "Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal" joint with S. Staubli Speaker: Kathleen Mullen RAND Corporation Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba RDC Manitoba Friday, November 13th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 All are welcome to attend. Here is the abstract for the paper: Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal Kathleen J. Mullen, RAND Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary A key component for estimating the optimal size and structure of disability insurance programs is the elasticity of labor force participation with respect to benefit generosity. Yet, in many countries including the United States all workers face identical benefit schedules, which are a function of one's labor market history, making it difficult to separate the effect of the benefit level from the effect of preferences for work on individuals' withdrawal from the labor force. To circumvent this problem, we exploit exogenous variation in disability insurance benefits in Austria arising from several reforms to its disability insurance and old age pension system in the 1990s and 2000s. We use comprehensive administrative social security records data on the universe of Austrian workers to compute benefit levels under six different regimes, allowing us to identify and precisely estimate the elasticity of labor force withdrawal (disability insurance claiming) with respect to benefit generosity. Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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Economics Seminar Series - Friday, November 13th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

This week's seminar is as follows: "Disability Benefit Generosity and Labor Force Withdrawal" joint with S. Staubli Speaker: Kathleen Mullen RAND Corporation Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba RDC Manitoba Friday, November 13th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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**REMINDER**Economics Seminar Series - Friday, November 6th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Hello, just a reminder that the seminar is tomorrow, please see below: "Persistence in Convergence and Club Formation" joint with M. E. Yazgan and H. Ozkan Speaker: Thanasis Stengos University of Guelph Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba Friday, November 6th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 Attached is a copy of the paper being presented. All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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Economics Seminar Series - Friday, November 6th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

This week's seminar is as follows: "Persistence in Convergence and Club Formation" joint with M. E. Yazgan and H. Ozkan Speaker: Thanasis Stengos University of Guelph Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba Friday, November 6th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 Attached is a copy of the paper being presented. All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gwendolyn Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba R3T 5V5 Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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**REMINDER**Economics Seminar Series - Friday, October 9th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Hello, just a reminder that the seminar is tomorrow, please see below: "Risk, Selection and Productivity Differences" Speaker: Wenbiao Cai University of Winnipeg Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba Friday, October 9th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 Attached is a copy of the paper being presented. All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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Economics Seminar Series - Friday, October 9th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

This week's seminar is as follows: "Risk, Selection and Productivity Differences" Speaker: Wenbiao Cai University of Winnipeg Seminar sponsored by: The Department of Economics University of Manitoba Friday, October 9th , 2015 2:30 - 4:00 PM 307 Tier Building University of Manitoba For more information call: 204-474-9207 Attached is a copy of the paper being presented. All are welcome to attend. Thank you, Gwen Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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**SEMINAR CANCELLED** Economics Seminar Series - Friday, September 18th, 2015
by Gwendolyn Band 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SEMINAR IS NOW CANCELLED: (Friday, September 18th) "Where are the Missing Girls? Gender Discrimination in Mid-19th Century Spain" joint with D. Gallego. Speaker: Francisco J. Beltran Tapia, University of Cambridge Apologies for any inconvenience, Gwen Band Office Assistant Department of Economics Room 501 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Ph: (204) 474-6239 Gwendolyn.Band(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gwendolyn.Band@umanitoba.ca>

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