Seminar: Neil Mehrotra (FRBNY)
Hunter West 1537 (Economics Dept. Seminar Room) 912 Lexington Avenue, New York, NYTitle: Small and Large Firms Over the Business Cycle (paper) Abstract: This paper uses new confidential Census data to revisit the relationship between firm size, cyclicality, and financial frictions. First, we find that large firms (the top 1% by size) are less cyclically sensitive than the rest. Second, high and Read more…
Free Tax Preparation (V.I.T.A.): Week 1 of 10
Hunter WestFREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…
Free Tax Preparation (V.I.T.A.): Week 2 of 10
Hunter West LobbyFREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…
D.A.C.A. Renewal Fair
Thomas Hunter 209Lawyers and legal experts will be on campus to review DACA renewal applications and materials, and answer any questions. Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Thomas Hunter 209, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Hunter College will provide a check to cover application fees. On-the-spot support: - Free Application Review by legal experts - Read more…
Seminar: Sherry Glied (NYU Wagner)
Hunter West 1537 (Economics Dept. Seminar Room) 912 Lexington Avenue, New York, NYTitle: The effects of Supplemental Security Income on children’s health: Evidence from New York State Medicaid Authors: Hansoo Ko, Renata E. Howland, Sherry Glied
Free Tax Preparation (V.I.T.A.): Week 3 of 10
Hunter West LobbyFREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…
Seminar: Corina Boar (NYU)
Hunter West 1537 (Economics Dept. Seminar Room) 912 Lexington Avenue, New York, NYTitle: Who Are the Hand-to-Mouth? (H2M2E_Draft) Abstract: Many households hold little wealth, especially liquid wealth. In precautionary savings models, absent preference heterogeneity, these households should display not only higher marginal propensities to consume (MPC’s), but also lower average propensities to consume (APC’s) and higher future consumption growth. We see from Read more…
Free Tax Preparation (V.I.T.A.): Week 4 of 10
Hunter West LobbyFREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…
Seminar: Vojtech Bartos (University of Munich)
Hunter West 1537 (Economics Dept. Seminar Room) 912 Lexington Avenue, New York, NYTitle: Effects of Poverty on Impatience: Preferences or Inattention? (with Michal Bauer, Julie Chytilová and Ian Levely) Abstract: We study two psychological channels through which poverty may increase impatient behaviour – an effect on time preference and reduced attention. We measured discount rates among farmers in Uganda who made decisions Read more…
Free Tax Preparation (V.I.T.A.): Week 5 of 10
Hunter West LobbyFREE Tax Preparation! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.) IRS certified volunteers will prepare Federal and NY State income tax returns for low income families and individuals in the community. When: 10 Weeks from February 6th - April 12th, 2020 For taxpayer info and scope of services, click here: 2020 VITA Read more…