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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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The Economics of Civil Society |
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Naomi Lamoreaux and John Wallis, Organizers |
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September 14, 2012 |
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NBER, 3rd Floor Conference Room |
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1050 Massachusetts Avenue |
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Cambridge, MA |
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PROGRAM |
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Thursday, September 13 |
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6:30 pm |
Dinner |
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Bambara, Hotel Marlowe, 25 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge |
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Friday, September 14 |
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8:15 am |
Shuttle bus from Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
Opening remarks |
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Naomi Lamoreaux, Yale University and NBER |
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John Wallis, University of Maryland and NBER |
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9:15 am |
Discussion of The Economics of Civil Society (references) |
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Naomi Lamoreaux, Yale University and NBER |
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John Wallis, University of Maryland and NBER |
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10:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am |
Discussion of Organizations |
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Avinash Dixit, Princeton University |
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Avner Greif, Stanford University |
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Robert Gibbons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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11:30 am |
Discussion of Transition |
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Eric Hilt, Wellesley College and NBER |
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Ruth Bloch, University of California at Los Angeles |
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Richard Brooks, Yale University |
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Timothy Guinnane, Yale University |
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Jacob Levy, McGill University |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
Discussion of Open-Access Society |
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Barry Weingast, Stanford University |
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Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Margaret Levi, University of Washington |
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2:30 pm |
Wrap up |
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3:00 pm |
Adjourn |