Seminars: Econometrics

Seminar in Econometrics
Term: Spring 2026
Location: Meets in person at Harvard in Littauer Center M-15, North Yard and at MIT in E51-372, 70 Memorial Drive.  Speakers alternate each week, invited by Harvard and MIT.
Meeting Time: Thursdays, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Description: Outside speakers and faculty present current research topics in theory and applications of econometrics.
Faculty Coordinators: Neil Shephard, James Stock, Elie Tamer, Davide Viviano, Rahul Singh
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DATESPEAKERTITLE       LOCATION
February 5
Amilcar Velez (Cornell University)
MIT, E51-372
February 12
Soonwoo Kwon (Brown University)
"Extrapolation in Regression Discontinuity Design Using Comonotonicity"
Harvard, Littauer M-15
February 19
Liyang Sun (University College London)
"Compound Selection Decisions: An Almost SURE Approach"
Harvard, Littauer M-15
February 26
Melissa Dell (Harvard University)
MIT, E51-372
March 5
Kirill Borusyak (University of California, Berkeley & Harvard University)
MIT, E51-372
March 12
Wayne Gao (University of Pennsylvania)
Harvard, Littauer M-15
April 2
Peng Ding (University of California, Berkeley)
"Unifying Regression-Based and Design-Based Causal Inference in Time-Series Experiments and Crossover Experiments"
MIT, E51-372
April 9
Isaiah Andrews (MIT)
"Misspecification-Averse Estimation" (with Ricky Li, and Yucheng Shang)
Harvard, Littauer M-15
April 16
No meeting
Harvard Department Seminar (Harris Lecture)
David Autor (MIT) will present “Expertise, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence” at the Harris Lecture on Monday, April 13, at 4:00 pm
Science Center, Hall A from 4-5:30 pm. A brief reception will follow from 5:30-6:15pm
April 23
Filip Obradovic (Northwestern University)
"Identification of Long-Term Treatment Effects via Temporal Links, Observational, and Experimental Data"
MIT, E51-372