Spring 2026 Program
Meetings
Wednesdays
6:00–7:00pm ET
6:00–7:00pm ET
Format
Three working paper sessions
and three lightning rounds
and three lightning rounds
Session 1: Working Paper
Feb 25
Presenter: Mike Ewens (Columbia)
Session 2: Lightning Round
Mar 11
Presenters: Ben Bates (Harvard), Oksana Smirnova (Cornell) & Michael Gropper (UC Boulder)
Session 3: Working Paper
Mar 25
Presenter: Federico Mainardi (Columbia)
Session 4: Lightning Round
Apr 8
Presenters: Brian K. Baik (HBS), Valeria Fedyk (ASU)
Session 5: Lightning Round
Apr 22
Presenters: Emmanuel Yimfor (Columbia), Minmo Gahng (Cornell)
Session 6: Lightning Round
May 6
Presenters: Young Soo Jang (Penn State), Simon Oh (Columbia)
Participants
Brian K. Baik (HBS)
Ben Bates (Harvard)
Mike Ewens (Columbia)
Valeria Fedyk (ASU)
Minmo Gahng (Cornell)
Michael Gropper (UC Boulder)
Young Soo Jang (Penn State)
Federico Mainardi (Columbia)
Simon Oh (Columbia)
Oksana Smirnova (Cornell)
Emmanuel Yimfor (Columbia)