Seminars of Interest at Columbia
Monday October 31st 2:30pm to 4:00pm - 1101 IAB
Economic Theory Workshop - Enrico Zanardo
Tile Not Available Tuesday November 1st 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Uris 333
PhD Seminars - Danqing Mei
Title Not Available 2:15pm to 3:45pm - 1101 IAB
Industrial Organization & Strategy Seminar - Ildiko Magyari (Columbia)
Firm Reorganization, Chinese Imports, and US Manufacturing Employment 4:15pm to 5:45pm - 1101 IAB
Money-Macro Workshop - Amir Kermani
How Quantitative Easing Works: Evidence on the Refinancing Channel (with Marco Di Maggio and Christopher Palmer) Wednesday November 2nd 2:15pm to 3:45pm - 1101 IAB
International Economics Workshop - Rafael Dix-Carneiro
Title Not Available 4:15pm to 5:45pm - 1101 SIPA
Applied Microeconomics - David Silver
Title Not Available Thursday November 3rd 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Uris 331
Finance Free Lunch (Faculty Only) - Matthew Neidell
Title Not Available 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Uris 303
Marketing Seminar - Tomomichi Amano (Stanford)
Title Not Available 2:15pm to 3:45pm - Uris 141
Finance Seminar - Giorgia Piacentino (Wash U)
Title Not Available
Seminars of Interest at NYU
Thursday November 3rd 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Psychology Room 551
Cognition & Perception Colloquia - Geoff Aguirre (University of Pennsylvania)
Title Not Available
Article of the Week
Self-Centeredness May Sabotage Self-Control, Study Finds
A new study conducted at the Department of Economics University of Zurich and the University of Dusseldorf identifies a cognitive process involving the brain's temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) that, together with the prefrontal cortex (PFC), works to override the egocentric bias and self-serving desires of the present to improve self-control by projecting decision-making outcomes onto a "future self". The study suggests that the most effective neuro-cognitive process for delaying gratification involves a one-two punch that engages both the PFC and TPJ. | 
