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Seminar: Sarah Baird (George Washington University)

Part of the Joint Seminars in Development Economics Series, Hosted by Isabelle Cohen and Alan Griffith Title: "Transforming Adolescent Girls’ Capabilities Through Layered Support: Mixed-Methods Evidence From Ethiopia" Abstract: Adolescence is a second key window of opportunity for intervention, where targeted programs have the potential to not only improve the health and wellbeing of the adolescent, but also their lives as adults and the next generation. Adolescence is also a time where gender norms and expectations– reinforced by families, communities and institutions – are keenly felt and internalized, determining what young people do and expectations around appropriate behavior. This transitional time is particularly fraught for adolescent girls living in poverty in low- and middle-income countries; these girls face an array of restrictive gender norms – from child marriage to disproportionate care, domestic and paid work burdens – that ultimately lead to economic disadvantage. This is certainly the case… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Monday, October 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

Seminar: Frank Kleibergen (University of Amsterdam)

Part of the Econometrics Seminar Series, Hosted by Jackson Bunting Title: "Testing for Identification in Potentially Misspecified Linear GMM" Abstract: Identification in correctly specified linear generalized method of moments (GMM) requires the Jacobian to have full rank. The identification condition is more stringent in potentially misspecified, over-identified linear GMM. Many applications in, e.g. macroeconomics and finance, concern over-identified misspecified models, where identification is tested using a Jacobian rank test. The appropriate identification condition is, however, that the difference between the population analogs of the traditional Jacobian rank statistic and the misspecification J-statistic exceeds zero. Their sample difference forms a (quasi) likelihood ratio statistic for testing no-identification. Under homoskedasticity, we establish a conditional critical value function for a size-correct no-identification likelihood ratio test. Extensions allow for covariance matrix estimators, m… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used. This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619 Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, October 15, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Join the College of Arts & Sciences Team for the Alaska Airlines Dawg Dash

Calling All Arts & Sciences Dawgs! Join fellow alumni, students, friends, artists, scientists, historians, philosophers, writers and curious minds of the College of Arts & Sciences for the Alaska Airlines Dawg Dash on Sunday, October 18! Part campus tour, part reunion, and all Dawg pride, you'll partake in a little interdisciplinary running through the heart of the UW, passing favorites like the Liberal Arts Quadrangle, Denny Hall, and the site of the future Chemical Sciences Building. Bring your Arts & Sciences spirit and we'll bring the one-of-a-kind bandanas (picture below) for everyone who signs up to join the College's team for the 10K run, 5K run/walk, or Husky Pups Run. A portion of your registration fee helps support the UW Alumni Association’s general scholarship fund. Race registration usually sells out before the event, so don't delay. Sign up to be on the College of Arts & Sciences team for the Alaska Airlines Dawg Dash here. In addition, visit the College of Arts & Sciences tent for fun,… Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: casevents@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Sunday, October 18, 2026. For more info visit runsignup.com.

Department of Economics Mentorship Program Information Session 2

Department of Economics Mentorship Program Information Session for Students. Join this Zoom session to find out more about the Mentorship Program and to ask questions. Zoom link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96772481903. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Meetings. Student Activities. Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Seminar: Tim Christensen (Yale)

Part of the Econometrics Seminar Series, Hosted by Jackson Bunting Title: "Regression with Many Generated Controls" Authors: Timothy Christensen and Daniel Vebman Abstract: We consider linear regression when some covariates are endogenous, a variable sufficient to control for endogeneity exists but is latent, and the practitioner can generate many proxies for the latent control. For instance, one could cheaply but imperfectly impute the latent control using different AI/ML methods, each generating a different proxy. There are several options the practitioner might consider in this scenario: including all proxies or factors computed from the proxies as controls, instrumental variables estimation, and some nonlinear variants thereof. We use a transparent model to derive the implicit estimand each approach targets, determine when these estimands recover the parameter of interest, and provide some practical recommendations. We show that with a sufficiently rich set of generated controls, practitioners can… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Rafia Nisat

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

Dept of Economics Internship Q & A with the Career & Internship Center

Please join the Dept of Economics as we host the Career & Internship Center for a live Q & A on Mon, Oct 26 from 1-130pm in SAV 168. Bring your internship questions and learn about resources on campus! RSVP to afc@uw.edu. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: 168. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Meetings. Student Activities. Special Events. Monday, October 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Alfredo Effendy

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Khashayar Pourtaheri

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, October 29, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Yufei Liao

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM.

Faculty Meeting

Faculty Meeting AgendaFaculty 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. Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Tsering Sherpa

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Zoom.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used. This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619 Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Grad Student Brownbag: Tyson Ramirez

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM.

Dept of ECON Fall Quarter VC Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Stadium (STD). Campus room: 225. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Conferences. Lectures/Seminars. Meetings. Special Events. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Austin Craig

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

Seminar: Ying Gao (UBC)

Part of the Microeconomics Seminar Series, hosted by Xu Tan Title: “Feedback in Selection Tournaments” Authors: Ying Gao, Nicole Immorlica, Brendan Lucier, and Markus Mobius Abstract: Managers in organizations have access to local, divisional information that allows for close comparison of related projects. We consider how this information can be incorporated in the design of meritocratic contests for selection and funding. Using a multi-agent cheap talk model, we ask what managers can truthfully report to a decision-maker or give as feedback to agents. A decision-maker who wants to efficiently allocate a prize while discouraging unnecessary effort should ask for reports of ordinal rankings to be used as nominations, and wishes to, but cannot, block communication of rankings to agents. When managers have richer, cardinal information but agents receive feedback about what was reported, we show that incentive constraints prevent the decision-maker who elicits that information from doing any better than in… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Friday, November 13, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Seminar: Alfredo Burlando (University of Oregon)

Part of the Joint Seminars in Development Economics Series, Hosted by Alan Griffith and Jason Kerwin Title: Long-run behavior of rehabilitated delinquent borrowers: evidence from a fintech experiment  Abstract: Digital credit markets in low- and middle-income countries offer new pathways to financial inclusion but suffer from persistently high default rates. This paper examines the long-run effects of two light-touch interventions--payment plans and eligibility restoration notices--on the behavior of delinquent borrowers in a digital credit market in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a randomized controlled trial with delinquent mobile money borrowers, we find that a 30-day payment plan which breaks down the overdue payment into four installments has lasting effects on borrower behavior well beyond the intervention period. Borrowers assigned to the payment plan are approximately 2.5 percentage points less likely to be delinquent up to 300 days post-intervention, and increase their number of repayment installments… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Monday, November 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Sangwoo Park

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM.

Faculty Brownbag: Phil Brock

Title: The California Gold Rush and Chile's 1855 Civil Code. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM.

Seminar: Alejandro Rojas-Bernal (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)

Part of the Macroeconomics and International Economics Seminars Series, Hosted by Yu-chin Chen and Ali Karimirad. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Erik Anderson

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, November 19, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used. This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619 Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Grad Student Brownbag: Afsana Adiba

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM.

Faculty Brownbag: Ali Karimirad

Title: Chokepoint Dependence and Alternative Infrastructure. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM.

Faculty Meeting

Faculty Meeting AgendaFaculty 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. Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Jacob Tasto

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, December 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used. This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619 Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, December 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Grad Student Brownbag: Jiyoung Lee

Part of the MTI Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM.

Grad Student Brownbag: Eric Wang

Part of the Labor and Development Grad Student Brownbags. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Savery Hall (SAV). Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, December 10, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used. This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619 Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, December 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Faculty Meeting

Faculty Meeting AgendaFaculty 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. Campus room: SAV 410. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Tuesday, January 5, 2027, 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM.

Dept of ECON Mentorship Program Kick Off Celebration

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: 225. Accessibility Contact: econdept@uw.edu. Event Types: Student Activities. Special Events. Tuesday, January 5, 2027, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

Economics Prospective Student Info Session

Students who study economics learn to decode systems that impact individuals and societies. Students will develop skills to analyze how decisions are made and how limited resources are created, traded, and used. This info session is a general introduction to the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program, including its six Economics major options. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and ask questions about pursuing Economics as a major at the UW. This session will be offered via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92629513619 Meeting ID: 926 2951 3619. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Thursday, January 7, 2027, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.