Development of the American Economy Program Meeting
Organized by Leah Platt Boustan and William J. Collins
March 26, 2022
Cambridge, MA and on Zoom.us
Saturday, March 26
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

The Other Great Migration: Southern Whites and the New Right

Samuel Bazzi, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Andreas Ferrara, University of Pittsburgh and NBER
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER
Thomas P. Pearson, Syracuse University
Patrick A. Testa, Tulane University and NBER
9:50 am
Break
10:00 am

The Development of the American Entrepreneurial Economy (slides)

Innessa Colaiacovo, University of Oregon
Daniel P. Gross, Duke University and NBER
Jorge Guzman, Columbia University and NBER
10:50 am
Break
11:00 am

Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance (slides)

Michela Giorcelli, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Bo Li, Tsinghua University
11:50 am
Lunch - Parkview Room
1:00 pm

The Economic Effects of American Slavery: Tests at the Border

Hoyt Bleakley, University of Michigan and NBER
Paul Rhode, University of Michigan and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Health Shocks of the Father and Longevity of the Children’s Children

Dora Costa, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Keeping the Faith: Spanish Missions and Their Impact on Native Americans in the Southwest and California

Lee J. Alston, Indiana University and NBER
Marie Duggan, Keene State College
Julio A. Ramos Pastrana, Pennsylvania State University
3:50 pm
Adjourn