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2003
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
| Date | Description of Event | Type of Event |
| January 2003 | ||
| Jan. 3-5 | American Economics Association
conference, Washington, D.C. |
external event |
| January 13, 11 a.m. | Francisco Javier Arze, Dissertation proposal defense | |
| January 17th, 3 p.m., Atlanta room | Paula Stephan, Shif Gurmu, A.J. Sumell and Grant Black will present "Patenting and Publishing: Substitutes or Compliments?" | Applied Econometric Seminar Series |
| January 24, 3-4:30 p.m., Lucerne Suite, New Student Center | Andy Reschovsky (Wisconsin) on adequacy in school finance | Fiscal Research Program Seminar Series |
| January 28, 2 p.m. | PAUS faculty candidate seminar | |
| January 30, 3 p.m. | Economics faculty candidate seminar | |
| February 2003 | ||
| Feb. 4th, 3 p.m. | Econ Faculty candidate seminar | |
| Feb. 6th, 2 p.m. | PAUS Faculty candidate seminar | |
| Feb. 13th | Economics candidate seminar | |
| February 14, 3-4:30 p.m., Lucerne Suite, New Student Center | Michael Stoll (UCLA) on urban labor markets, "Geographic
Skills Mismatch, Job Search and Race" |
Fiscal Research Program Seminar Series |
| Feb 17th | Faculty Mentoring Grant proposal deadline | GSU deadline |
| Feb 17th | Research Initiation Grant proposal deadline | GSU deadline |
| Feb 21st, 3 p.m., George E. Manners Room (formerly the Atlanta Room), 7th floor, RCB | Jay Shogren (Department of Economics and Finance
at the University of Washington) "How Trade Saved Humanity from Biological Exclusion: An Economic Theory of Neanderthal Extinction." |
Environmental Policy Program Seminar Series |
| Feb 21st, 7 p.m. | Alumni night at GSU Men's Panther Basketball.
GSU vs. Jacksonville State University. 7 p.m. Reception at 302 Urban Life 8 p.m. Game at GSU Sports Arena |
Call 651-3990 for details |
| Feb 24th, 3 p.m., George E. Manners Room (formerly the Atlanta Room), 7th floor, RCB | Doug Podoll, Director of International Services,
GSU Overview of the recent immigration changes regarding international students currently studying in the U.S. |
for AYSPS international students, and staff who deal with international students |
| February 28, 3-4:30 p.m., Lucerne Suite, New Student Center | David Figlio (University of Florida) on consequences
of school accountability, "Testing Crime and Punishment" |
Fiscal Research Program Seminar Series |
| March 2003 | ||
| March 3 | Research Instrumentation Grant proposal deadline | GSU deadline |
| March 3 | Research Team Grant proposal deadline | GSU deadline |
| Tuesday March 11th, 5:30 p.m., Sheraton Hotel Atlanta (Corner of Courtland and International) | Honors Day | |
| March 14th, 3 p.m., Atlanta Room | Dek Terrell (Louisiana State University) "Does Theory Matter: Assessing the Impact of Monotocity and Concavity Constraints on Forecasting Accuracy" |
Applied Econometric Seminar Series |
| March 21 CANCELLED |
Erdal Tekin (GSU) on the assimilation of immigrant youths - CANCELLED | Fiscal Research Program Seminar Series |
| March 26, 1:45 p.m., Atlanta Room | Henry Thompson (Auburn University), Treasurer of the International Economics and Finance Society, presents "Endogenous Trade and Factor Proportions Production" | Economics Seminar |
| March 27, 9 a.m. | Angela Hutchinson final oral examination, Ph.D. in Public Policy | |
| March 28, 3 p.m., Atlanta Room | Antonio Bento (University of California, Santa Barbara) presents "The Impact of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States" | Environmental & Experimental Economics Seminar |
| March 31, 2-3:30 p.m., 1100 RCB | Dr. Naoki Yoshihara (Yale University) presents "A Mechanism Design for a Solution to the Tragedy of Commons" | Economics Seminar Call (404) 651-2769 for details. |
| April 2003 | ||
| April 4, 3 p.m., 1100 RCB | Beck Taylor, Baylor University " Incomes and Outcomes in Early Childhood" |
Applied Econometric Seminar Series |
| Thursday April 10, 6:45 p.m., Golden Key Boardroom, Student Center | The Policy Leaders of Nia, a new student organization in AYSPS, is holding its first general body meeting. Contact: Dionne Hill | |
| April 15 | David B. Rein, dissertation defense | |
| April 17 | Katherine S. O'Neill, dissertation defense | |
| April 25 | Lin Zhou (Arizona State University), presentation
title TBA |
Microeconomics Seminar, Contact: Yongsheng Xu |
| April 30, 2-4 p.m., Lucerne Suite, New Student Center | Howard McCurdy, Professor and Chair of the Department
of Public Administration at American University "Dismantling the Administrative State: The Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and Other Concerns" |
PAUS seminar |
| Wed. April 30, 2 p.m., Atlanta Room MOVED | Spring Faculty meeting MOVED to May 1 |
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| May 2003 | ||
| Thursday, May 1, 2 p.m., Atlanta Room | Spring Faculty meeting | |
| May 1, 6-8 p.m. | Human Resource Development Alumni Club lecture and book signing by Verna Willis. | Contact Ronni French for details. |
| May 6, 2:30-4 p.m., Lanier Suite, Student Center | Lester Salamon, Professor at Johns Hopkins University
and Director of the Center for Civil Society Studies. "Tools of Government Action: Examining the Government-Nonprofit Relationship" |
Nonprofit Studies Program Annual Distinguished Scholar Seminar |
| May 8 | Dianne Weinman, dissertation proposal defense | |
| May 10 | Commencement reception for Spring 2003 graduates | |
| May 13 | Ph.D. proposal defense, Bayar Tumennasan | |
| May 23 | Ph.D. proposal defense, Albert Sumell | |
| June 2003 | ||
| June 9, 10:30-11:45 a.m., 710 RCB | Shanita Williams Brown, Cancer Prevention Fellow
at the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute "Community Social Organization and Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the United States" |
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| June 19, noon, Aderhold Learning Center room 404 | Dr. Robert Frank, Cornell University "Income Inequality and Its Effects on the Middle Class" |
Economics seminar |
| July 2003 | ||
| July 8, 2 p.m. | Mikhail Melnik dissertation defense | |
| July 24, 2 p.m., 302 UL | Summer Faculty meeting | |
| August 2003 | ||
| August 3, 2:30 p.m., Sinclair Suite, Student Center | AYSPS Commencement Reception | |
| August 11, 2 p.m. | Dissertation defense, Javier Arze | |
| August 15 | Peter Bluestone dissertation proposal defense | |
| August 18, Manners Room, 7th floor RCB | AYSPS New Faculty orientation | |
| August 21, 2:30 p.m., Manners Room | Department of Economics Orientation Meeting for new graduate students | |
| Saturday, August 23rd, 9 a.m.- noon | Public Administration and Urban Studies orientation
for new graduate students |
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| August 25 | Fall semester classes begin | |
| August 26 | Roy Wada dissertation proposal defense | |
| August 28 | Olga Pavlova dissertation proposal defense | |
| August 29, 3 p.m., Manners Room | Kelly Edmiston and Geoffrey Turnbull " Government Competition for Economic Development" |
Applied Econometrics Seminar Contact: Mary Beth Walker |
| September 2003 | ||
| September 1 | GSU Holiday- Labor Day | |
| Friday, September 5, 3:00 in the Capitol Suite (2nd Floor Student Center) | David Sjoquist, Joey Smith, Mary Beth Walker
and Sally Wallace "Local Option Sales Tax Usage" -- cancelled -- |
FRC seminar series |
| Thursday, September 11th, 2003 12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Economics Club speaker series presents Terrorism
Post 9.11.01- Where Are We Now? What Have We Learned? How To Prepare For The Unimaginable |
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| September 12, 3p.m., Manners Room, 710 RCB | Nick Baigent, University of Graz |
Applied Economics Seminar, Contact Person: Yongsheng Xu |
| Friday, September 19, 2003, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., with reception following | Current
Issues in Urban and Real Estate Economics: A Conference of the
Urban and Regional Analysis Group |
Fiscal Research Center conference |
| Wednesday, September 24, 2003 from 12-1:30, Manners Room, 7th floor, RCB | Jan Werner, visiting scholar from Goethe University
in Germany "German Fiscal Federalsim" focuses on the revenue structure of federal states and local authorities in Germany |
International Studies Program Brown Bag |
| September 26, 3p.m., Manners Room | James Rilling (Emory University) “Insights into the Neural Bases of Economic Decision-making" |
Environmental and Experimental Seminar |
| September 30, 3-4:30 p.m., Manners Room | Sasatra Sudsawasd, GSU |
Contact Person: Yongsheng Xu |
| October 2003 | ||
| October 2, 3:30 p.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room RCB | Robert Fenstermacher, director of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program - presentation on fellowship program to all interested students in the school | |
| October 3 | TBA | Environmental and Experimental Seminar |
| October 3 | Economics picnic | |
| October 10, 3-4:30 p.m., Manners Room | Lin Zhou, Arizona State University |
Contact Person: Yongsheng Xu |
| October 16, 9 a.m., 1222 UL | Cheryl Johnson, Dissertation proposal defense | |
| October 17, 3 p.m., Manners Room | Mary McGarvey, University of Nebraska |
Applied Econometrics Seminar Contact: Mary Beth Walker |
| October 24, 3 p.m., Manners Room | Iris Bohnet (Harvard University) "Trust, Risk and Betrayal" and "Is Trust a Bad Investment?" |
Environmental and Experimental Seminar |
| October 27, 2003, 9:30 a.m., 600 RCB | Sasatra Sudsawasd, Dissertation Defense | |
| Friday, October 31 at 2:30 pm in the Capitol Suite (2nd Floor Student Center) |
Matthew Murray (University of Tennessee) "Lake Levels and Property Values" -- cancelled -- (will be rescheduled) |
FRC seminar series |
| November 2003 | ||
| November 3, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Student Center | Water Wise Summit. Hosted by the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (P2AD), in conjunction with the Georgia Water Wise Council, the Environmental Policy Program at Georgia State University, and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Water Conservation Program. The Summit is a milestone event focusing on the importance of communicating with and motivating the citizens of Georgia to conserve water. |
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| Friday, November 7th, 3:00 p.m., Lucerne Suite,
Student Center (2nd Floor) |
Marat Munkin (University of Tennessee) " Analysis of the Effects of Managed Care on Health Care Expenditures" |
Applied Econometrics Seminar Contact: Mary Beth Walker |
| November 14 | David Joulfain, Department of the Treasury |
Applied Econometrics Seminar Contact: Mary Beth Walker |
| Nov 13-15 | National Tax Association Conference Chicago, Illinois |
external event |
| November 18, 12:30 p.m., 1222 UL | Christopher Horne Dissertation Proposal Defense | |
| Nov. 20, 1:30 p.m. | Ph.D. proposal defense, HRD, Mary Alice Hooper | |
| Thursday, November 20th at 2:00 p.m. Room 002 Aderhold Learning Center (ALC) (basement level) | Fall Faculty meeting | |
| November 21 | TBA | Environmental and Experimental Seminar |
| Nov 21-23 | Southern Economic Association conference San Antonio, Texas |
external event |
| November 24, noon, RCB 7th floor Manners Room | Cintia Martinez (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain) "A Vision of Economic Regional Growth in Mercosur Countries" |
International Studies Program Brown Bag Seminar |
| November 27-28 | GSU Holiday- Thanksgiving | |
| December 2003 | ||
| Dec. 3, 3 p.m., Manners Room, 7th Floor of the RCB Building | Health Policy Center seminar | |
| Friday, December 5, Manners Room (RCB, 35 Broad Street) | Jason Segilman (University of Georgia) "Labor Force Participation and Pension Benefits, What Might Public Pension Reform Bring?" |
FRC seminar series |
| December 8 | Paul Kagundu, dissertation proposal defense | |
| December 8 | Darmen Zhumadil, dissertation proposal defense | |
| December 9 | Eunice Heredia, dissertation proposal defense | |
| December 11 | Kenneth Little, dissertation proposal defense | |
| December 13-19 | Final exams | |
| Dec. 15, 3 p.m. | Dr. Gary Hoover (University of Alabama) "Poverty, Non White Poverty and the Sen Index" |
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| Dec. 17 | Ki-Whan Choi, Dissertation proposal defense | |
| Dec. 18 | Doug Campbell, Dissertation defense | |
| Dec. 19 | Ant Veysel, Dissertation proposal defense | |
| December 20 | Fall semester commencement | |
| December 22-26 | GSU Winter Holiday | |
| December 29 | Grades due to Registrar by noon |