Econometrics and Finance Lunch Group, Fall 2006

Meeting Room: 327 Social Science
Meeting Time for Fall 2006: 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m. (subject to adjustment)

THE SAMSI PICTURES Includes group photo of PhD students with Nobel Laureate Rob Engle

Available by invitation only to qualified advanced PhD students (EXPECTATIONS AND CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION)

Link to Description of Thesis Prospectus to be defended in third year (PROSPECTUS)

Link to Triangle Econometrics Workshop (TEW)

Link to Duke University Econometrics Workshop

Link to the Zellner Award for the best Ph.D. thesis dealing with an applied problem in Business and Economic Statistics. It is intended to recognize outstanding work by promising young researchers in the field. The 2005 Zellner Award winner is Motohiro Yogo for the thesis "Consumption and Expected Returns.”

Several Duke faculty members, including Han Hong and Arie Beresteanu, have been winners or honorable mentions for this prestigious award. Here are links to the PhD theses of the 2004 Zellner Award winner, Francesca Molinari, and the runner ups, Andrew Patton and Rebecca Hellerstein.

Links to previous schedules:

2006	Spring 2006	Summer 2006
2005	Spring 2005	Summer 2005	Fall 2005
2004	Spring 2004	Summer 2004	Fall 2004
2003	Spring 2003	Summer 2003	Fall 2003
2002	Spring 2002	Summer 2002	Fall 2002
2001	Spring 2001	Summer 2001	Fall 2001
2000	Spring 2000	Summer 2000	Fall 2000
1999	Spring 1999	Summer 1999	Fall 1999
1998	Spring 1998	Summer 1998	Fall 1998

Presenters, Fall 2006:

August 21: [Slides] Tzuo Hann Law (Presentation of recent research)

August 28: [Slides] Hengjie Ai (New Fuqua Finance Faculty)

September 4: Students only

September 11: [Slides] Duy Tran (Presentation of research material)

September 18: [Slides] Viktor Todorov (Presentation of research material)

September 25: [Slides] Bjorn Eraker

October 2: [Slides] Ivan Shaliastovich (Presentation of research material)

October 9: Students only

October 16: [Slides] Tzuo Hann Law (Duke undergraduate, presentation of recent research)
October 23: [Slides] Jules H. van Binsbergen (Fuqua School, Presentation of recent research)
October 30: [Slides] Xin Huang (Presentation of research material)

November 6: [Slides] Samuel Henkel (UNC Chapel Hill, Presentation of recent research)

November 13: [Slides] Bin Chen (visitor from Cornell)

November 20: [Slides] Nataliya Khmilevska

November 27: [Slides] Natalia Sizova (Presentation of recent research)

December 4: [Slides] Xin Huang (Presentation of research material)

December 11: [Slides] Viktor Todorov (Presentation of research material)

December 18: