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Newsletter 32: Nov 22, 2010

Subject: CDS Weekly newsletter

 

Upcoming seminars of potential interest at Columbia

 

Monday, November 22

 

12.10-1.30, Schermerhorn 200C (Psych Dept Cognitive Lunch)

Heather Van Volkinburg, Columbia University)

“The Memory of Duration Over Time: The Effect of Delays”
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2.30-4.00, IAB 1101 (Economic Theory Workshop)

Amrita Dhillon (University of Warwick)

“Corporate Control and Multiple Large Shareholders” (with Silvia Rossetto)

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Tuesday, November 23

 

2:15-3:45, Uris 306 (I.O., Organizations, and Strategy)

Kate Ho (Columbia University, Ph.D. Student in Economics)

Title TBA

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4:15-5:45, IAB 1101 (Money Macro Semniar)

Fabrizio Perri (University of Minnesota)
“International Recessions”

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Wednesday, November 24

 

12.00-1.30, Knox Hall 509 (New Pathways for the Social Sciences Colloquium Series)

Ka-Yuet Liu (Oxford University and ISERP)

“Social Influence and the Autism Epidemic”

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Upcoming seminars of potential interest at NYU

 

Monday, November 22

 

4.15-5.30, 19 W. 4th St. Room 517 (Applied Microeconomics Workshop)

Daniel Vaughn (NYU, Job Market Candidate)

“Conformity and the Tranmission of Continuous Cultural Traits”

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Tuesday, November 23

 

4.15-5.30, 19 W. 4th St. Room 624 (Decision Theory Workshop)

Philipp Sadowski (Duke)

“Dynamic Preference for Flexibility”

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Weblink of the week

Does social reasoning underlie religious beliefs?  People with Asperger’s are less likely to attribute events to a deeper purpose or meaning.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=people-with-aspergers-less-likely-t-2010-05-29

Professors should beware students bearing videophones (or built-in video systems).  Deceptively edited videos of lectures are going viral.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/11/18/videos

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