Economics of Culture and Institutions
Organized by Alberto Bisin and Paola Giuliano
April 22, 2023
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront Room, Cambridge, MA and Zoom

Friday, April 21

6:00 pm

Reception and Group Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel

Saturday, April 22

8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am

Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Divides

Sahil Chinoy, Harvard University
Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia and NBER
Sandra Sequeira, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
Suresh Naidu, Columbia University and NBER

9:20 am

The Dawn of Civilization Metal Trade and the Urban Revolution

Matthias C. Flueckiger, University of York
Mario Larch, University of Bayreuth
Markus Ludwig, TU Braunschweig
Luigi Pascali, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Discussant:
Leander Heldring, Northwestern University and NBER

10:10 am

Break

10:30 am

Structural Transformation and Value Change: The British Abolitionist Movement (slides)

Valentín Figueroa, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Vasiliki Fouka, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
Sara Lowes, University of California, San Diego and NBER

11:20 am

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David H. Yanagizawa-Drott, University of Zurich
Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich

Discussant:
Anjali Adukia, University of Chicago and NBER

12:10 pm

Lunch - Somerset Room

1:30 pm

Age Set vs. Kin: Culture and Financial Ties in East Africa

Jacob Moscona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Awa Ambra Seck, Harvard University

Discussant:
Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra, University of Chicago and NBER

2:20 pm

Science Under Inquisition: The Allocation of Talent in Early Modern Europe

Edgard Dewitte, University of Oxford
Francesco Drago, University of Catania
Roberto Galbiati, CNRS and Sciences Po
Giulio Zanella, University of Bologna

Discussant:
Mara P. Squicciarini, Bocconi University

3:10 pm

Break

3:30 pm

The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Affirmative Action: Evidence from Imperial China

Melanie Meng Xue, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Boxiao Zhang, Renmin University of China

Discussant:
Guo Xu, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

4:20 pm

Adjourn