Welcome to Higher Seminar in Economics organised by the Department of Economics, SSE. The seminar speaker is David Lagakos, associate professor of economics at Boston University. He will present the paper "Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?”

David Lagakos conducts research in the fields of macroeconomics and development economics, focusing on the determinants of sectoral productivity levels, human capital accumulation, structural transformation, and cross-country differences in labor market outcomes, among other topics.

This is an online seminar which will take place via Zoom. The link to the seminar will be distrubted by invitation only. Please contact lyudmila.vafaeva@hhs.se if you would like to attend the seminar.