The Department of Economics presents its Seminar Series, which brings influential thinkers from top universities, leading policy institutes, government agencies and major industries directly to campus.

Join us to explore research that challenges assumptions, sparks new thinking and connects theory to the issues shaping our future. The series presents frontier research in various fields of economics and provides an opportunity for faculty, students and the community to engage in discussion of economic theory and its applications to current policy and real-world issues.

2025-2026 speakers

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Ginger Zhe Jin, Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland

Topic: “Does Generative AI Crowd Out Human Creators? Evidence from Pixiv.”
April 24, 2026

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Juan Felipe Riaño, Department of Economics, Georgetown University

Topic: "Pay-to-Play: Political Contributions and Long-term Distortions in Public Procurement"
April 22, 2026

JIN Political Economy Lecture: Dr. Daniel Klein, Director of the Adam Smith Program, George Mason University
Topic: “The 250th anniversary of the publication of "The Wealth of Nations"
February 4, 2026 

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Sebastian Laumer, Assistant Professor, University of Richmond

Topic: “Signaling Processing Monetary Policy Surprises” joint with Italo Santos
November 12, 2025

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Peter Grajzl, Professor of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Topic: “Less Innovation, More Religion: Plague’s Cultural Imprint in Early Modern Britain
October 1, 2025

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