Sixth Annual Nobel Prize Lecture

The sixth annual Nobel prize lecture in economics was given on October 27, 2023. The lecturer was Professor Michael Leeds of the Economics Department at Temple University. The lecture was given live and also virtually using Zoom, which allowed for the creation of a video recording which you can view by clicking here.

As was the case with the first five lectures in this series, this lecture was cosponsored by the Temple University chapters of Omicron Delta Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa, and by Women in Economics the Temple Economics Society.

Special thanks to our chapter’s current officers, Vineetha Mummadi, Rachel Brodsky, and Kai von Bleicken, Michael Leeds from Phi Beta Kappa, Maddy Ruder from Women in Economics and Temple Economics Society President Owen Hurley for their help in running the Zoom webinar and their participation in it.

Michael Leeds honors Nobel Prize Laureate Claudia Goldin, comparing her efforts to those of past laureates.                  Photo Credit: Rachel Brodsky

Michael Leeds identifies the evolutionary stages for women in the 20th century labor market.                                    Photo Credit: Rachel Brodsky

Michael Leeds lectures on women’s altered identities in the 20th century, and how this shifted career decision making.  Photo Credit: Rachel Brodsky

Michael Leeds references Goldin’s observations that gender pay gaps are greatest in occupations with the highest return to hours worked and continuity of hours. Photo Credit: Rachel Brodsky

Micheal Leeds poses a question to the audience: “Should public policy support the need for flexibility”?                  Photo Credit: Rachel Brodsky

Initiation ceremony on 11 April 2023

The initiation of new members for 2023 took place in Walk Auditorium of Temple University’s Main Campus on 2023-04-11. Fifteen new members of Theta of PA were initiated, twelve of whom were able to attend the ceremony. Below are some photos from the ceremony. Many thanks to Professor Charles Swanson for taking the photos.

Theta of PA Vice President Brandon Miskanic, President Zainab Malik, and Faculty Advisor Dimitrios Diamantaras

All initiates present at the ceremony

New member Kai von Bleicken

New member Rachel Brodsky

New member Justin Cannan

New member Patrick Darcy

New member Danhy Doan

New member Matthew Drayton

New member Sameen Farooki

New member Owen Hurley

New member Vineetha Mummadi

New member Madelyn Sayegh

New member Victoria Szyper

New member Ethan Walters

Economics Department Chair Professor Michael Bognanno addresses the gathering

Congratulations to all new members, including those who could not attend, Simon Bestany, Kelly Ann Gray, and Haoyang Guo.

Fifth Annual Nobel Prize Lecture

The fifth annual Nobel prize lecture in economics was given on October 28, 2022. The lecturer was Professor Charles Swanson of the Economics Department at Temple University. The lecture was given live and also virtually using Zoom, which allowed for the creation of a video recording which you can view by clicking here.

As was the case with the first four lectures in this series, this lecture was cosponsored by the Temple University chapters of Omicron Delta Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa, and by the Temple Economics Society.

Special thanks to our chapter’s current officers, Zainab Malik, Brandon Miskanic, and Akah Banerjee, Professor Michael Leeds from the Economics Department and Phi Beta Kappa, and Temple Economics Society President Akash Banerjee for their help in running the Zoom webinar and their participation in it.

Theta of PA ODE job panel

Panel discussion about careers with an economics degree from Temple University, recorded on March 18, 2022. In this panel discussion, three economics alumni from our department talked about their careers and how their economics degree from Temple University helped them forge these careers. This event was the brain child of 2021-2022 Theta of PA president Hazel Puchalsky, who coordinated the discussion and also edited the video. Vice president Rachel Small and secretary Bobby Miller worked in the background to track attendance and handle the Q&A session. You can view the video recording here: https://youtu.be/r-L1_1ErY7o.

Fourth Annual Economics Nobel Prize Lecture

Banner image for the lecture

The fourth annual Nobel prize lecture in economics was given on October 22, 2021. The lecturer was Professor Michael Leeds of the Economics Department at Temple University. The lecture was given virtually using Zoom, which allowed for the creation of a video recording which you can view by clicking here.

As was the case with the first three lectures in this series, this lecture was cosponsored by the Temple University chapters of Omicron Delta Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa, and by the Temple Economics Society.

Special thanks to our chapter’s current officers, Hazel Puchalsky, Rachel Small, and Bobby Miller, Chris Wolfgang from Phi Beta Kappa, and Temple Economics Society President Ben Ginsberg for their help in running the Zoom webinar and their participation in it.

Third Annual Nobel Prize lecture

The third annual Nobel prize lecture in economics was given on October 23, 2020. The lecturer was Professor Dimitrios Diamantaras of the Economics Department at Temple University. The lecture was given virtually using Zoom, which allowed for the creation of a video recording which you can view by clicking here.

As in the case of the first two such lectures, this lecture was cosponsored by the Temple University chapters of Omicron Delta Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa, and by the Temple Economics Society.

Special thanks to our chapter’s current officers, Samer Salha, Justin Payne, Ali Tintera, past president Veronika Konovalova, Chris Wolfgang from Phi Beta Kappa, and Temple Economics Society President Amanda Olsen for their help in running the Zoom webinar and their participation in it.

Economics Nobel Prize 2020 online resources

This post is lists helpful online resources that explain the research for which the 2020 Economics Nobel prize was awarded.

Nobel popular information:

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2020/popular-information/

Swedish Academy’s Scientific Background:

https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2020/09/advanced-economicsciencesprize2020.pdf

Tyler Cowen blog post:

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/10/paul-milgrom-nobel-laureate.html

Alex Tabarrok:

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/10/the-nobel-prize-milgrom-and-wilson.html

Kevin Bryan’s blog post:

https://afinetheorem.wordpress.com/2020/10/12/operations-research-and-the-rise-of-applied-game-theory-a-nobel-for-milgrom-and-wilson/

Milgrom’s own 1989 (very readable) survey of auctions

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.3.3.3

 

Second Annual Nobel Prize Lecture

Flyer for the lectureLast year, Theta of PA, the Temple University chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, inaugurated an annual lecture series about the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Honor of Alfred Nobel, co-sponsored by the Temple University Phi Beta Kappa chapter and the Temple Economics Society. Shortly after the announcement of the prize in October, a faculty member from the Temple Economics Department with expertise in the area of that year’s prize, will deliver the lecture in the series.

On October 28, 2019, Dr. Shreyasee Das, Assistant Professor of Economics at Temple, delivered the second lecture in the series on this year’s winners: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. Dr. Das gave a lively and accessible overview of the winners’ work that merited the prize. The talk was well attended and there was an insightful discussion in the Q&A period.

Dimitrios Diamantaras introduces the lecture

Dimitrios Diamantaras, Theta of PA advisor, introduces the lecture. Photo credit: Kaitlin Flynn

Michael Leeds speaks about Phi Beta Kappa

Michael Leeds talks about Phi Beta Kappa. Photo credit: Kaitlin Flynn

Veronika Konovalova speaks

Veronika Konovalova, president of the Theta of PA chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, speaks about the chapter and the Honor society. Photo credit: Kaitlin Flynn

Vincent DiMichele

Vincent DiMichele, president of the Temple Economics Society, talks about the society. Photo credit: Kaitlin Flynn

Shreyasee Das

Shreyasee Das begins the lecture. Photo credit: Viviane Sanfelice

Shreyasee Das delivers the lecture

Shreyasee Das delivers the lecture. Photo credit: Dimitrios Diamantaras

Shreyasee Das lecturing

Shreyasee Das during the lecture. Photo credit: Veronika Konovalova

First annual Nobel Prize lecture

Poster for the 2018 Nobel lecture


Theta of PA, the Temple University chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, inaugurated an annual lecture series about the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Honor of Alfred Nobel, co-sponsored by the Temple University Phi Beta Kappa chapter and the Temple Economics Society. Each lecture in the series will be delivered in October, shortly after the prize has been announced, by a Temple Economics Department faculty member with expertise in the area of that year’s prize.

The 2018 lecture was delivered on 19 October 2018 by Professor Charles E. Swanson, who gave an energetic, informative, and incisive talk about the winners, William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, as well as their most prize-worthy contributions. The talk was very well attended (there were about 20 standees and almost every seat was taken in the 100-seat auditorium) and the question-and-answer session after the talk was lively.

Ben Salzer, president of the Temple Economics Society begins the event. Photo credit: Veronika Konovalova

Julia Flanagan, president of the Temple University chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, talks about Omicron Delta Epsilon. Photo credit: Alison Tintera

Matt Wray offers a few words from Phi Beta Kappa, with Dimitrios Diamantaras standing by. Photo credit: Alison Tintera

Charles Swanson begins the lecture. Photo credit: Veronika Konovalova

Charles Swanson during the lecture. Photo credit: Dimitrios Diamantaras

Dimitrios Diamantaras delivers closing remarks. Photo credit: Kali Nyland