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Seminar: Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley)

Part of the Joint Seminars in Development Economics Series, hosted by Jason Kerwin Title: Scaling Up Life Skills Programming: An Evaluation of Adolescent Empowerment in Schools  Abstract: Over 60% of Sub-Saharan Africa's population is under 25, yet opportunities have not kept pace with this youth bulge. In Uganda, 44% of youth aged 15–24 are neither in education, employment, nor training. Life skills programs show promise for improving adolescent wellbeing, but most depend on donor funding, limiting their sustainability and scale. Integrating such programming into government secondary schools offers a potential pathway to reach more adolescents at lower cost. We evaluate the scale-up of life skills programming through schools using a cluster randomized controlled trial across 150 schools in Uganda. We find large and significant improvements in economic empowerment among female participants, including increased participation in vocational training, paid work, savings, and control over money. School… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Monday, June 1, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Saya Ikegawa

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Online via zoom. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM. Zoom.

Faculty Meeting

Faculty Meeting Agenda Faculty achievements , Chair announcements and updates , Dean’s Office Announcements , Other Department Announcements , Faculty Announcements , Discussion topics , Committee Updates , Graduate Committee , Undergraduate Committee , Diversity , Other faculty items. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/6503585586. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM.

Seminar: Lorenzo Caliendo (Yale)

Part of the Macroeconomics and International Economics Seminars Series, Hosted by Brian Greaney. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Seminar: Junnan He (Sciences Po)

Part of the Econometrics Seminar Series, Hosted by Jackson Bunting. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Rafia Nisat

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbag. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, June 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used. In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting https://washington.zoom.us/j/98341973783 Meeting ID: 983 4197 3783 --- One tap mobile +12532158782,98341973783# US (Tacoma) +12063379723,98341973783# US (Seattle). Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98341973783. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, June 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Seminar: Joel Watson (UC San Diego)

Part of the Microeconomics Seminar Series, Hosted by Xu Tan and Fahad Khalil. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM.

2026 Department of Economics Graduation Celebration

Please see the 2026 Department of Economics Graduation Celebration webpage for up-to-date information on the ceremony. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 211, Husky Union Building Ballroom. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies. Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM.