Events

The Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) hosts a number of events each year that highlight our faculty, their research, and the research's ability to help community groups, businesses, and government address economic challenges. The center also hosts visitors to campus for lectures and more intimate conversations; many events are open to the public while some are reserved for students or PURCE partners and supporters.

If you would like to be invited to our events, join our mailing list by sharing your contact information with us by emailing purce@purdue.edu.

Economic Policy Luncheons

PURCE hosts for community, business and government leaders and academic peers a monthly in-person economic policy luncheon, which includes a faculty talk, catered lunch, networking and Q&A.

For our first event of 2025, we'll hear from Mike Eriksen. Registration is open for:

Can Housing be too Safe?
with Mike Eriksen
Professor of Economics
Director, Dean V. White Real Estate Finance Program 

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Eastern
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Rawls Hall, 3^rd Floor Commons
100 S. Grant Street
Purdue’s West Lafayette campus 

Everyone desires a safe and suitable home, but increased safety comes at the cost of affordability. This talk will provide an overview of building codes in the United States and tradeoffs involved with their adoption. It will conclude with three suggestions on how the building code approval and enforcement process could be improved to better take into account such considerations in the future.  

Mike Eriksen is a PURCE affiliate and heads the Daniels School’s real estate finance program, which offers two minors in real estate and helps prepare students to plan, develop and manage successful commercial real estate projects. As an urban economist, Eriksen’s research centers on housing, economic development, public policy, public/private partnerships and more. 

Space is limited for our luncheons, and registration is required. Please register here by noon on Friday, January 17.