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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
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Political
Economy Program Meeting |
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April 18, 2008 |
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Alberto Alesina, Organizer |
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2nd Floor Conference
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY, APRIL 17: |
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7:00
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Group
Dinner |
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Dante
Restaurant, Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 18: |
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8:15 am |
Shuttle van departs Royal Sonesta Hotel for NBER |
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8:30 am |
Continental breakfast |
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9:00 am |
JAMES SNYDER, JR., MIT |
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DAVID STRÖMBERG, |
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Discussant: JOHN FRIEDMAN, UC, Berkeley |
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10:00 am |
CASEY MULLIGAN, |
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KEVIN TSUI, |
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Discussant: GERARD PADRO I MIQUEL, London School of
Economics and NBER |
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11:00 am |
Break |
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11:30 am |
RAGHURAM RAJAN, |
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RODNEY RAMCHARAN,
International Monetary Fund |
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Landed Interests and Financial
Underdevelopment in the |
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Discussant: JEREMY STEIN, Harvard University and NBER |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:45 pm |
DAVID CLINGINGSMITH, |
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ASIM IJAZ KHWAJA, |
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MICHAEL KREMER, |
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Estimating the Impact of the Hajj: Religion and
Tolerance in Islams Global Gathering |
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Discussant: DANIELE PASERMAN, Boston University and NBER |
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2:45 pm |
Break |
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3:00 pm |
ERNESTO DAL BÓ, |
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MARKO TERVIÖ, UC, Berkeley |
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Discussant: ROLAND BENABOU, Princeton University and NBER |
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4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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3/26/08 |
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