Brown Bag Seminars
The
Center for Public Policy invites you to attend our Brown Bag Seminars. In an effort to share ideas across disciplinary lines, UH professors and CPP
research associates Elizabeth Rigby (Political Science) and Scott Imberman
(Economics) lined up speakers to discuss a wide range of topics including
electoral laws, taxation, physical activity and more. Open to everyone. No RSVPs
needed. Refreshments are provided.
Bring your lunch and join us.
Fall 2009 Calendar
Wednesdays 12:00pm - 1:00pm
September 23 thru November 18
UC Spindletop Room (Rm. 242)
Open to everyone. No RSVPs needed. Refreshments are provided. Bring your lunch and join us.
November18: Dr. Jarron Saint Onge, Department of Sociology. "The Relationship between Disaster-Related Reseources and Substance Use Frequency and Typologies among Disadvantaged Hurricane Katrina Evacuees".
Past Seminars
September 23: Dr. Elaine Liu, Department of Economics. "Does Sorry Work? Apologies in Medical Malpractice: The Impact of "Apology" Laws."
September 30: Dr. Troy Quast, Department of Economics & International Business, Sam Houston State University. "Does the Relationship Between Mortality and Business Cycles Vary Across Levels of Economic Development?"
October 14: Dr. Scott Basinger, Department of Political Science. Abstract: "Stonewalling: A Formal Model and New Data on Presidential Scandals." You may also download the full paper by Dr. Basinger and Dr. Rottinghaus.
October 28: Dr. Chinhui Juhn, Department of Economics. Abstract:
"Did Trade Liberalization Help Women? The Case of Mexico in the 1990s"
November 11: Dr. Elizabeth Rigby, Department of Political Science. "Political Parties and Representation of the Poor in the American States".
Spring 2009 Speakers
January 28: Lydia Tiede, Department of Political Science
"Legal Reform and Good Governance: Assessing Rights and Economic Development in Chile"
February 11: Aimee Chin, Department of Economics and Chinhui Juhn, Department of Economics
“Does Reducing College Costs Improve Educational Outcomes for Undocumented Immigrants?”
February 25: Lee Branum-Martin, Department of Psychology
“Evaluating Reading First in Texas: Stemming the Tide in Different Communities”
March 11: Tim Hellwig, Department of Political Science
“The International Economy and Perceptions of Political Control”
March 25: Ernesto Calvo, Department of Political Science and Gergely Ujhelyi, Department of Economics
“Screening in Clientelistic Recruitment: Theory and Evidence from Argentina”
April 8: Karoline Mortensen, Rice University
“Do Copayments Affect Emergency Department Use of Medicaid Enrollees?”
April 22: Scott Imberman and Adriana Kugler, Department of Economics
“Katrina’s Children: A Natural Experiment in Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees.”
Fall 2008 Speakers
September 24: Ryan Kennedy, Department of Political Science
October 8: Richard W. Murray, Department of Political Science
The 2008 Election: A Preview [12:15-1:00 this week only]
October 22: Adriana D. Kugler, Department of Economics
Trade Reforms and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia
Read the entire paper: "Trade Reforms and Market Selection..."
November 5: David Pappell, Department of Economics
November 19: Jim Granato, Center for Public Policy; Mark Jones and
Bill Reed, Department of Political Science, Rice University
An Analysis of Conductive Energy Device Use by the Houston Police Department
December 3: Rebecca E. Lee, Texas Obesity Research Center &
Department of Health and Human Performance
Using Virtual Environments for Health Promotion: International Health Challenge in Second Life
Spring 2008 Speakers
January 14: Elizabeth Rigby, Department of Political Science
The Effect of State Electoral Laws on Racial and Class-based Bias in Political Participation
January 28: Jeronimo Cortina, Center for Mexican-American Studies
February 11: Dietrich Vollrath, Department of Economics
Inequality, Taxation, and Redistribution: Implications from the US 1880-1920
February 25: Jarron Saint-Onge, Department of Sociology
Physical Activity Portfolios, Education, and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Body Mass in the U.S
[Alternative Location: Lone Star Room, University Center]
March 10: Gergely Ujhelyi, Department of Economics
Competing Interest Groups and the Logic of Collective Action
March 24: Karoline Mortensen, Rice University
Minding the Gap: A Decomposition of Emergency Department Use by Medicaid Enrollees and the Uninsured
April 7: Scott Imberman, Department of Economics
The Effects of Charter Schools on Achievement and Behavior of Non-Charter Students
April 28: Steven Craig, Department of Economics
The Fiscal Impact of Immigrants and State Redistributive Policy