Applied Microeconomics Student Workshop
Department of Economics-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Spring 2009

         The purpose of this workshop is (at least) three-fold

           1.) By actively engaging in the workshop both as a presenter and a prepared and vocal participant, a student improves his or her ability to organize thoughts and to discuss ones' own and other research.

           2.) Participation in the workshop allows the student to associate, correct, or avoid similar problems in one's own research, and to learn appropriate presentation and research skills by observing and engaging others.

           3.) Participation in the workshop provides the student with feedback on his or her own research in a relaxed, but formal, setting from student colleagues and multiple faculty members who may or may not be dissertation committee members.

           In addition to the required presentation of own research at least once during the semester and weekly active participation, we encourage preliminary oral exams (defense of the prospectus) and final oral exams (defense of the dissertation) for applied micro students to be scheduled as part of the workshop. Exams have priority for scheduling and so there may be changes to the order in which students present.  Since the times of the exams must accomodate the schedules of faculty on the committees, some of the workshops might be scheduled outside the usual workshop time and some regular attendees might be unable to attend. Also, there may be scheduling conflicts that necessitate using a conference room in which case only the committee members and student being examined would be able to attend.

           The schedule is listed below.   Dr. Gilleskie will update the schedule as needed.   We plan to meet for an hour at 12:30 pm on Thursdays unless there is a faculty meeting at that time in which case we would meet at noon on Monday or Friday.

x indicates seminar; P indicates proposal defense; J indicates job market talk practice
Date Mon.
 Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Time/Location Student
January 15


x
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 Nopphol Witvorapong Paper
January 22


x
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 Jeremy Cook Paper
January 29


x
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 John Stuart Rabon Paper
February 5


P
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 Michael Darden Paper
February 12




NO WORKSHOP
 see Feb 19
February 19


x
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 Olesya Fomenko Paper
February 19


P
2:15-3:30 pm in Ga 110
Lauren Raymer Paper
February 26




NO WORKSHOP
March 5


x
12:30-1:30 pm in GA 211
Katherine Theyson Paper
Week of March 9-13




NO WORKSHOP
Spring Break
March 19


x
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 Justin Joffrion Paper
March 26


x
12:30-1:30 pm in Ga 211
 Denise Whalen Paper
April 2


x
12:30-1:30 pm in GA 211
no workshop
April 9


x
12:30-1:30 pm in GA 211
workshop cancelled
April 16


x
12:30-1:30 pm in GA 211
Nopphol, Jeremy, and John Stuart
April 23


x
12:30-1:30 pm in GA 211
Arnie Aldridge Paper
April 28
P


11:00-12:30 pm in GA 211
Mana Kanchanachitra Paper

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Donna_underscore_Gilleskie at unc.edu




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