HKS Applied Economics Seminar

The HKS Applied Economics Seminar is an Economics seminar that brings economists from the Boston Area to discuss their policy-relevant microeconomics research. If you would like to be added to the email list for updates on the seminar, please contact one of the organizers below.

Location: WAPP Cason Conference Room (Taubman 102), HKS

Time: Tuesdays, 12pm-1:15pm

Organizers: Desmond Ang, Luis Armona, and Mark Shepard

Spring 2026 Schedule

Date Presenter Title of Paper
March 10 Richard Sweeney (Boston College) Investment, Productivity, and Selection in the U.S. Shale Boom
April 7 Parag Pathak (MIT) TBA
April 21 Lindsey Raymond (MIT) TBA
May 5 Mariana Laverde (Boston College) TBA

We encourage HKS Applied Economics Seminar attendees to attend the Stone Inequality & Social Policy Seminar on weeks the seminar does not meet. For the Spring 2026 semester, the Stone seminar is inviting economists to present their academic research on 3/23 (Joshua Gottlieb), 3/30 (Susan Dynarski), and 4/13 (Lisa Lynch).