Schedule of Speakers
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Economics Series
Spring 2012

Date

Speaker/Affliliation/Paper

Mar 1 Avi Goldfarb (Toronto)
Technology, Age, and Shifting Privacy Concerns?
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Room 4100
Mar 8 Paul Niehaus (UCSD)
Managing Self-Confidence: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Room 4100
Mar 15 Jeffrey Prince (Indiana)
Does Service Bundling Reduce Churn?
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Conference Room B
Mar 22 Matthew Lewis (OSU)
Diagnosing Hospital System Bargaining Power in Managed Care Networks
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Room 4100 and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) 1800 M Street Building, Room 8084
Mar 29 Mike Sinkinson (Harvard)
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Conference Room B
Apr 5 Jay Shimshack (Tulane)
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Room 4100 and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) 1800 M Street Building, Room 8084
Apr 12 Carl Davidson (Michigan State)
Pigou, Becker, and the Regulation of Punishment-Proof Firms
Seminar will be held in 1800 M Street Building, Room 8089
May 3 Justin Sydnor (Wisconsin)
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Room 4100
May 10 Dmitry Lubensky (Indiana School of Business)
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Conference Room B and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) 1800 M Street Building, Room 8084
May 17 Andrew Sweeting (Duke)
Seminar will be held in 601 NJ Avenue Building, Conference Room B

Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will take place on Thursdays at 2:30pm in the ground floor Conference Center located at 601 New Jersey Ave. NW.  No prior security clearance is necessary except for the seminars held in room 4100. Address inquiries to Loren Smith (lsmith2@ftc.gov) or Tammy John (tjohn@ftc.gov).

For seminars held in the 1800 M street building, proceed directly from the lobby of the building to the 8th floor. Security clearance is required upon arrival at the 8th floor.  Seminars in the 1800 M street building begin at 2:30pm unless otherwise noted.

Updated: March 1, 2012


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Previous seminar series calendars are available.

Directions to 601 New Jersey Avenue Building Seminars (back to top)

By Shuttle Van:
FTC employees can take the shuttle van from the headquarters building at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the satellite building at 601 New Jersey Avenue NW. The shuttle leaves from the main Pennsylvania Avenue entrance of the headquarters building on the :00, :20 and :40 of every hour, and drops riders directly in front of the satellite building a few minutes later. Return trips leave the satellite building at the :10, :30 and :50 of each hour. Riders may be required to show FTC employee identification.

By MetroRail:
Take the Red Line to Union Station. After disembarking from train, exit the platform through the "Union Station Shops" exit. Take the escalator all the way up to the street level, near the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and North Capitol Street. Follow Massachusetts Ave. northwest until it intersects with New Jersey Ave. Turn left on New Jersey Avenue and walk one block south to 601 New Jersey Avenue.

By Car:
Pay parking is available in a garage under the 601 New Jersey Avenue building (enter from the alley behind the building).

By Train:
Amtrak, MARC and VRE trains disembark at Union Station. Exit to the southeast side of Union Station, near the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and North Capitol Street. Follow Massachusetts Ave. northwest until it intersects with New Jersey Ave. Turn left on New Jersey Avenue and walk one block south to 601 New Jersey Avenue.


Directions to 1800 M Street Building Seminars (back to top)

By MetroRail:
Take the Red Line to Farragut North. After disembarking from train, take the L street exit.   Proceed north on Connecticut Avenue and take a left on M street.  1800 M is at the corner of 18th and M streets. Or take the Orange or Blue Line to Farragut West.  Walk north on 17th street and continue past Farragut Square.  Continue north on Connecticut avenue and take a left on M street. 1800 M is at the corner of 18th and M streets.

By Car:
Pay parking is available in public garages near the 1800 M street building.  There are garages on 18th street between L and M streets and on M street between 18th and 19th streets.


Links to Other Area Seminars: (back to top)


Last Modified: Monday, April 23, 2012