Economic Seminar Series

Every Fall and Spring semester the Department of Economics invites guest speakers to present their research in our Seminar Series. Unless otherwise noted, the Economics Seminar meets on Fridays from 11:00 A.M. to noon in SSPA - 107. Each session is recorded and available to students, for more information or inquiries contact Dr. Andre Harrison

Spring 2026 Schedule 

 

Angela Mensah will be presenting on "When Nature Insures: Using Deep Learning to Price the Contribution of Mangroves to Coastal Storm Surge Protection"on Friday, March 13, 2026, from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in SSPA-204. 

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Angela Mensah

Shreya Bhardwaj, Ph.D. Candidate, USC will be presenting on "When Quality Counts: Early Childhood Regulation and the Long-Run Development of Human Capital" on Friday, April 10, 2026, from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in SSPA-204. 

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shreya

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Zhengyi Yu, Ph.D. Candidate, USC will be presenting on "The impacts of AI at Scale: Evidence from Research Scientists" on Friday, May 1st, 2026, from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in SSPA-204. 

 

See our past speakers and topics in the Seminar Series Archive