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.
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
Sebastian Laumer, Assistant Professor, University of Richmond
Topic: “Signaling Processing Monetary Policy Surprises” joint with Italo Santos
November 12, 2025