Northeast Ohio Economics Workshop

The Department of Economics at Cleveland State University is pleased to host the Northeast Ohio Economics Workshop, a regional gathering of scholars, researchers, and students dedicated to advancing the study of economics. The October 31^st workshop provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of current research, fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas across institutions.

Program Agenda - October 31

Agenda and speaker lineup are currently being finalized. Updated information will be shared as it becomes available

• 8:30 – 9:00 am - Ballroom 311A-B
  • Registration and Breakfast
• 9:00 – 9:05 am - Ballroom 311A-B
  • Welcome and Opening Remarks by Robert Ngo, Associate Professor of Economics, Cleveland State University
• 9:05 – 9:15 am - Ballroom 311A-B
  • Opening Remarks
• 9:15 – 10:45 am - Room 313
  • Session 1A: Housing and Real Estate
  • Chair: Roberto Pinheiro, Senior Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland
  • Interest Rate and Work-From-Home Effects on (Post-Pandemic) Commercial Office Prices
    • John V. Duca, Oberlin College and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
    • David C. Ling, University of Florida
  • The Location of Affordable Housing,
    • Kuzey Yilmaz
  • How do Amateur Sports Complexes Impact Nearby Hotels and Restaurants Valuation: Evidence from Florida
    • Arijit Ray, University of Florida
• 9:15 – 10:45 am - Room 315
  • Session 1B: Debt
  • Chair: Robert Ngo, Associate Professor of Economics, Cleveland State University
  • Is Bitcoin Becoming a Substitute for Federal Debt?
    • Mihai Marius, John Carroll University
  • Sovereign Debt, Reserves, and Endogenous Sudden Stops
    • M. Udara Peiris, Oberlin College
  • Public Debt and Foreign Investment in Aging Developed Economies
    • Sangdong Kim, Ohio State University
• 10:45 – 11:00 am - Break
• 11:00am – 12:00 pm - Room 313
  • Session 2A: Labor Economics
  • Relative Employment of Immigrant Truck Drivers and The Business Cycle in the 21st Century
    • Omid Bagheri, Kent State University
    • Abdihafit Shaeye, Kent State University
  • Rank at Work, Health in Pregnancy: Workplace Social Status and Maternal Health
    • Yolunda Nabors, Ohio State University
    • Kurt Lavetti, Ohio State University
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Room 315
  • Session 2B: Financial Markets
  • Why Are Concentrated Stock Markets More Volatile?
    • Kee-Hong Bae, York University
    • Rui Duan, McMaster University
    • Jisok Kang, John Carroll University
  • Inflationary Dynamics, ESG Practices, and Firm Valuation
    • Mirel Marculetiu, Lake Erie College
• 12:00 – 1:00 pm - Ballroom 311A-B, Lunch
• 1:00 –2:30 pm - Room 313
  • Session 3A: Competition and Trade
  • Credit Constraints, Collusion, and Multimarket Contact: Evidence from Colombian Exports
    • Nikita Lopatin, Ashland University
    • Beverly Mendoza, Stephen F. Austin State University
    • Jose Manuel Paz y Mino, Catholic University of Uruguay
  • Product and Process Innovation in the U.S. from 1980-2015 and Over the Firm’s Life Cycle
    • Colin Davison, The College of Wooster
  • Trading Down: The Hidden Costs of the U.S.–China Trade War of 2018-19
    • Michael DeDad, The University of Akron
    • Sucharita Ghosh, The University of Akron
• 1:00 – 2:30 pm - Room 315
  • Session 3B: Bayesian and Numerical Methods
  • Bayesian Conspiracy Theorists? A Model of Bayesian Updating and Persistent Disagreement
    • Javier Granados Samayoa, TCU
    • Timothy Hyde, Oberlin College
  • Numerical Methods for Continuous-Time Heterogenous-Agent Risk-Sharing Models
    • Anmol Bhandari, University of Minnesota and NBER
    • Jaroslav Borovicka, New York University and NBER
    • Thomas Phelan, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  • Monetary Policy, Procyclical Inflation, and Corporate Yields
    • Maksim Isakin, Cleveland State University
    • Robert P Ngo, Cleveland State University
• 2:30 – 2:45 pm  - Break
• 2:45 – 4:15 pm - Room 313
  • Session 4A: Political Economy and Welfare
  • Political Talk Radio and Rural Conservatism
    • Heyu Xiong, Case Western Reserve University
  • Attention vs Choice in Welfare Take-up: What Works for WIC
    • Sooa Ahn, Ohio State University
    • Lei Bill Wang, Ohio State University
  • Income Redistribution Around the Globe: Determinants and Mechanisms
    • Ali Enami, The University of Akron
    • Nora Lustig, Tulane University
• 2:45 – 4:15 pm - Room 315
  • Session 4B: Monetary Policy and Inflation
  • Monopsonistic Wage-setting and Monetary Policy
    • Takushi Kurozumi, Bank of Japan
    • Yu Sugioka, UCLA and Bank of Japan
    • Willem Van Zandweghe, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  • ChatMacro: Evaluating Inflation Forecasts of Generative AI
    • M.Jahangir Alam, Wilfrid Laurier University
    • Shane Boyle, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
    • Huiu Li, Federal Reserve Bank of Sanfrancisco
    • Tatevik Sekhposyan, Texas A&M Auniversity
  • Inflation Expectations and Household Spending: Different patterns in Low and High-Inflation Settings
    • Bernardo Candia, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
• 4:20 – 4:30 pm - Ballroom 311A-B
  • Closing Remarks by Bill Kosteas, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Cleveland State University