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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH,
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Working Group on the Economics of
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Fall Workshop |
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Organizers:
Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig and Justin
McCrary |
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September 14, 2007 |
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National Bureau of Economic
Research |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
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8:15 am |
Shuttle bus from Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
BENJAMIN OLKEN, |
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PATRICK BARRON, The World Bank |
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The Simple Economics of Extortion: Evidence from Trucking in Aceh |
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Discussants: JUSTIN WOLFERS, |
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DAVID ABRAMS, University of |
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10:00 am |
MARK DUGGAN, |
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RANDI HJALMARSSON, University of Maryland |
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BRIAN A. JACOB, |
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The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun Violence, Gun Suicides, and Accidental Gun Deaths |
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Discussants:
ILYANA KUZIEMKO, Princeton University |
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DAVID HEMENWAY, |
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11:00 am |
Break |
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11:15 am |
JONAH E. ROCKOFF, |
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JJ |
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Discussants:
ANNE PIEHL, |
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JUSTIN MCCRARY, |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
STEVEN RAPHAEL, |
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RUCKER JOHNSON, |
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Discussants:
THOMAS MILES, University of |
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RADHA IYENGAR, Harvard University |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
MANOLIS GALENIANOS, |
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ROSALIA LICCARDO PACULA, RAND and
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NICOLA PERSICO, New York University and
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A Search-Theoretic Model of
the Retail Market for Illicit Drugs |
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Discussants:
DAN SILVERMAN, |
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JEFFREY MIRON, |
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3:15 pm |
STEVEN LEVITT, |
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SUDHIR VENKATESH, |
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The
Economics of Street Prostitution |
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Discussants:
PETER REUTER, |
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4:15 pm |
Adjourn |