Economics Research & Pizza Talks

(Week 3: October 7, 2024 in STC LTB from 12:30-1:30)
This week, Dr. Dario Sansone will be talking about his active research agenda on the economics of Sexual Orientation. This presentation will provide the most up-to-date estimates of the size, demographic characteristics, and family structures of LGBTQ+ individuals. It will then describe sexual minority individuals’ educational and occupational choices, as well as their workplace experiences. It will also summarize what is known about the size, direction, and sources of wage differentials related to variation in sexual orientation and gender identity. It will conclude by discussing the economic costs of homophobia and transphobia: discrimination against LGBTQ+ people leads not only to health and economic disparities, but to an inefficient allocation of talents and widespread costs for firms, consumers, and governments.

• Dario's Homepage
• Recording

(Week 12: Dec 14, 2023 in STC LTB from 12:30-1:30)

• Neha's Homepage
• Recording

(Week 10: Nov 30, 2023 in STC LTB from 12:30-1:30)

• Sanchari's Homepage
• Recording

(Week 8: Nov 16, 2023 in STC LTB from 12:30-1:30)
This week, Professor Steve McCorriston will be talking about Food Inflation in the UK. With the cost of living crisis and food prices still a major point of policy concern, Prof. McCorriston will be telling us about his current research into the subject and his active policy work with the British government on this issue.

• Steve's Homepage
• Recording

(Week 7: Nov 9, 2023 in STC LTB from 12:30-1:30)

• Recording

(Week 4: Oct 19, 2023 in One Matrix from 12:30-1:30)
Generative AI has been called a "transformative technology”, affecting all aspects of our lives and society. But will it be able to push us further on a frontier that many would have argued is uniquely human – will it make use more creative? In this talk, I will share with you some cutting-edge research on whether and how generative AI plays a role in creative tasks. We will discuss both the results of this research, and along the way, I will share with you what it means to actually do research – and how you can get involved yourself.

• Oliver's Homepage
• Recording

(Week 2: Oct 5, 2023 in Matrix LT from 12:30-1:30)
When one thinks about conflict on the high-seas, one imagines pirates, parrots and plunder. The reality is far less "fin"-tastical and involves vessels straying across imaginary lines in the ocean. Defying laws, regulations and property rights regimes imperils fisheries management and risks spoiling the commons. This talk will discuss this problem from the perspective of environmental economics and envisage better ways to manage the ocean economy under ever-increasing pressures from overuse, conflict, and climate change.

• Ethan's Homepage
• Link to Recap Recording