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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2007 |
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Income Distribution and
Macroeconomics |
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Daron Acemoglu, Roland Benabou and
Oded Galor, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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Charles B Room |
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July 16 - 19, 2007 |
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PROGRAM |
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MONDAY,
JULY 16: |
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Lunch |
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Economic History, Geography, and
Genetics |
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1:30 pm |
DIEGO
COMIN, New York University and NBER |
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WILLIAM EASTERLY, New York
University |
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ERICK GONG, UC, Berkeley |
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2:20 pm |
LOUIS PUTTERMAN, Brown University |
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DAVID WEIL, Brown University and
NBER |
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Post-1500
Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and
Inequality |
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3:10 pm |
Break |
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3:50 pm |
STELIOS MICHALOPOULOS, Brown
University |
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The Origins of Ethnolinguistic
Diversity: Theory and Evidence |
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4:40 pm |
PAOLA GIULIANO and ANTONIO
SPILIMBERGO, International Monetary Fund |
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GIOVANNI TONON, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY,
JULY 17: |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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Families and Social Networks |
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1:30 pm |
RAQUEL
FERNANDEZ, New York University AND NBER |
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Culture as
Learning: The Evolution of Female Labor Force Participation over a Century |
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2:20 pm |
ALESSANDRA
FOGLI and LAURA
VELDKAMP, New York University |
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3:10 pm |
Break |
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3:50 pm |
FRANCIS KRAMARZ, CREST |
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OSKAR SKANS, Institute for
Labour Market Policy Evaluation |
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With a Little Help from
my
Parents ? Family Networks and Youth Labor Market Entry |
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4:40 pm |
KAIVAN MUNSHI, Brown University
and NBER |
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NICHOLAS WILSON, Brown University |
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Theres No Place Like Home: Local Identity and Occupational Choice in
the American Midwest |
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY,
JULY 18: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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Political Economy - Theory |
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9:00 am |
DARON
ACEMOGLU, MIT and NBER |
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DAVIDE TICCHI, University of
Urbino |
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ANDREA VINDIGNI, Princeton
University |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
ROLAND BENABOU, Princeton University and NBER |
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Groupthink and
Ideology |
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11:15 am |
Break |
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11:30 am |
ZHENG SONG, Fudan University |
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KJETIL STORESLETTEN, University of
Oslo |
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FABRIZIO ZILIBOTTI, IEW-University
of Zurich |
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Rotten Parents and Disciplined
Children: A Politico-Economic Theory of
Public Expenditure and Debt |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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Political Economy: Empirics |
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1:30 pm |
JOANA NARITOMI, Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro |
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RODRIGO SOARES, University of
Maryland and NBER |
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JULIANO ASSUNÇÃO, Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro |
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2:30 pm |
Break |
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2:45 pm |
RODNEY RAMCHARAN, International Monetary Fund |
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Inequality
and Redistribution: Evidence From US Counties and States, 1890-1930 |
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3:45 pm |
Break |
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4:00 pm |
DIETRICH VOLLRATH, University of Houston |
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Inequality, Property Taxes, and Public
Debt: The United States, 1880-1930 |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA |
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THURSDAY,
JULY 19: |
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8:30
am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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Technology, Wages and Migration |
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9:00 am |
ALBERTO ALESINA, Harvard University and NBER |
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JOSEPH ZEIRA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
JESS BENHABIB and BOYAN JOVANOVIC, New York University and
NBER |
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11:15 am |
Break |
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11:30 am |
MICHAL JERZMANOWSKI, Clemson
University |
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MALHAR NABAR, Wellesley College |
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Financial Development and Wage Inequality: Theory
and Evidence |
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12:30 pm |
Adjourn and
Lunch |
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5/22/07 |
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