Dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge

Tippie College of Business is dedicated to sharing our research with the world. Our multiple seminar series brings together esteemed scholars, faculty, and researchers from across the campus and across the globe to share their work in all of our disciplines.

Join us to discuss some of the most important topics in business research.

Upcoming seminars

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Behavioral Research Seminar - Derek Smith

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Kaushik Basu

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Pomerantz Center
Dr. Basu's lecture will be 5:30–6:30 p.m. A reception follows at 6:30 p.m. Attendance is free and open to all members of the public.About the Speaker:Kaushik Basu is a world-renowned economist, author, and professor whose work spans development economics, game theory, and political economy. He is currently a Professor of Economics and the Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Basu served as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the...
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Tow Lecture in Economics: Kaushik Basu

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Pomerantz Center
Our Economics Clarence Tow Public Lecture Series features Professor Kaushik Basu, who is a Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Professor Basu was Chief Economist at the World Bank from 2012 to 2016 and between 2009 and 2012 he was the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He is the recipient of the 2021 Humboldt Research Award.In addition to Cornell, Professor Basu has taught at the Delhi School of Economics, Harvard...

Tow Lecture in Finance: Tong Liu

Friday, April 4, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Tong Liu is the Judy C. Lewent (1972) and Mark Shapiro Career Development Assistant Professor of Finance and an Assistant Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Tow Lecture in Economics: Kyoo il Kim

Monday, April 7, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Kyoo il Kim is a Professor of Economics at Michigan State University.
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Behavioral Research Seminar Series: Tristan Gagnon-Bartsch

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Past seminars

Economics Tow Seminar Series - Zhigang Feng

Monday, November 4, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Zhigang Feng is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Economics Tow Seminar Series - Alex Chudik

Sunday, November 3, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Alex Chudik is an Assistant Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. 

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Andrea Vedolin

Friday, November 1, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building
Andrea Vedolin is an Associate Professor of Finance at Questrom School of Business at Boston University.

Economics Tow Seminar Series - Alex Imas

Monday, October 28, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Alex Imas is a Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics and Vasilou Faculty Scholar at The University of Chicago.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Ryan Israelsen

Friday, October 25, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building
Ryan Israelsen is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Rohan Ganduri

Friday, October 18, 2024 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Rohan Ganduri is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Behavioral Research Seminar Series

This series provides a forum for faculty and PhD students who conduct behavioral research to present and discuss their current projects in a low-pressure environment.

Business Analytics Guest Lecturer Seminar Series

Join us to hear from high-profile business analytics researchers.

Clarence Tow Lectures in Economics

Scholars from both the private and public sectors present to economics faculty and students roughly once a week during the academic year.

Clarence Tow Lectures in Finance

Top finance researchers present at Tippie to faculty, PhD students, and researchers from the University of Iowa.

Research Methods Seminar Series

This series provides faculty and PhD students in Business Analytics, Economics, and Finance with opportunities to successfully introduce methods, while offering new insights for more experienced researchers.