The Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis, named after our esteemed colleague who founded the seminar, features current research by faculty, from UCB and elsewhere, and by advanced doctoral students. The research investigates governance and its links with economic and political forces. Markets, hierarchies, hybrids, and the supporting institutions of law and politics all come under scrutiny in the seminar. Over the years, the seminar has contributed to pushing the frontier of knowledge on governance, and on the norms and institutions that lead to societal success or failure.
The OEW Seminar meets on Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:00 PM in 220 Cheit Hall and is open to all members of the UC Berkeley community. If you are interested in being added to the seminar mailing list please contact Kristie Dinh.
To see past OEW Seminars, go to the archive.
To see the current OEW Seminar schedule click here.
Fall 2021 Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Title of Talk/Paper |
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Sept. 8
|
Ali Yurukoglu
(Stanford)
|
Concentration in Product Markets |
|
Sept. 23
|
Matt Gentzkow
(Stanford)
|
Advertising Prices in Equilibrium: Theory and Evidence |
|
Oct. 7
|
Chang-Tai Hsieh
(University of Chicago)
|
Special Deals from Special Investors: The Rise of State-Connected Private Owners in China |
| Oct. 14 |
Ryan Oprea
(UCSB)
|
On the Complexity of Forming Mental Models |
| Nov. 2 |
Cecile Gaubert (Berkeley)
Joint with International Seminar (597 Evans Hall, from 2-3:30 PM)
|
Responsible Sourcing? Theory and Evidence from Costa Rica |
| Nov. 18 |
Petra Persson
(Stanford)
|
Family Spillover Effects of Marginal Diagnoses: The Case of ADHD |
| Dec. 2 |
Allan Hsiao
(MIT)
|
Coordination and Commitment in International Climate Action: Evidence from Palm Oil |