REStud North America Tour 2023

The 2023 REStud North America Tour will be take place at Rice University on October 9, (jointly) the St. Louis Fed and Washington University of St. Louis on October 11, and Brown University on October 13. This year’s tourists will be Chiara Aina (Zurich), Tim Ederer (Toulouse), Virginia Minni (LSE), Lucas Nord (EUI) and Anna Vitali (UCL).

2023 Review of Economic Studies North America Tour

Local Organizers: Francisco Buera, Ana Maria Santacreu, and Yongseok Shin

Location: Washington University in St. Louis, Charles F. Knight Center, Classroom 220 on October 11, 2023.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Directions to the Charles F. Knight Center
Charles F. Knight Center Parking Information
Charles F. Knight Center Floor Plan (Classroom 220, 2nd Floor Break Area, and Knight Center Courtyard)

Beverages and snacks will be available in the 2nd Floor Break Area throughout the day.

Participants from outside WashU may inquire about a garage (only) parking pass by speaking with Jessica Cain in Classroom 220.


10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Anna Vitali (UCL), "Consumer Search and Firm Location: Theory and Evidence from the Garment Sector in Uganda"

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Virginia Minni (LSE), "Making the Invisible Hand Visible: Managers and the Allocation of Workers to Jobs"

Boxed Lunches are available outside Classroom 220

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Tim Ederer (Toulouse School of Economics), "Labor Market Dynamics and Teacher Spatial Sorting"

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM:  Lukas Nord (EUI), "Shopping, Demand Composition, and Equilibrium Prices"

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Chiara Aina (University of Zurich), "Tailored Stories"

Followed by Reception/Dinner in the Knight Center Courtyard