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Authors,
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National Bureau of Economic
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ECONOMIC GROWTH CONFERENCE |
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Federal Reserve Bank of |
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Francisco Buera and James Feyrer,
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 4: |
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9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:30 am |
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MATTHIAS DOEPKE,
Northwestern University and NBER |
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ANDREA EISFELDT,
Northwestern University |
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Discussant: Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University |
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10:30 am |
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DIETRICH
VOLLRATH, |
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Discussant: Nico Voigtlaender, UC, |
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11:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:45 am |
The Size
Distribution of Farms and International Productivity Differences |
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TASSO
ADAMOPOULOS, |
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DIEGO RESTUCCIA,
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Discussant: Richard Rogerson, |
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12:45 pm |
Lunch |
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Two Perspectives
on Preferences and Structural Transformation |
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BERTHOLD HERRENDORF, |
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RICHARD ROGERSON, |
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AKOS VALENTINYI, Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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Discussant: Joseph Kaboski, |
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Do Better Schools Lead to More
Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation |
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ERIC HANUSHEK, |
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LUDGER WOESSMANN, University of Munich |
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Discussant: Giovanni Peri, UC, Davis and NBER |
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Coffee Break |
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4:15 pm |
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JEREMY |
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PHILIPP KIRCHER, |
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MICHELE
TERTILT, |
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Discussant: Pascaline Dupas, UC, Los Angeles and NBER |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn |