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Economics of Indigenous Peoples and Institutions
Organized by Randall Akee and Emilia Simeonova November 8, 2018 NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA |
| Thursday, November 8 | |
| 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
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| 9:00 am |
Welcome and Introductions
Randall Akee and Jim Poterba |
| 9:15 am |
Overview of Topics I
Political Issues Research Opportunities (Research Presentation on Public Law 280) Joe Kalt and Miriam Jorgensen |
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Economics of Indigenous Peoples and Institutions: A Short Overview |
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| 9:45 am |
Panel Presentation of Research on Political Institutions
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Property Rights, Place-Based Policies, and Economic Development
Discussant:
Ebonya L. Washington, Columbia University and NBER |
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A Distal Theory of Policy Design: How State Regulatory Environments Condition the Impact of Indian Gaming
Discussant:
Jonathan B. Taylor, Taylor Policy Group |
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| 10:45 am |
Break
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| 11:00 am |
Overview of Topics II
Health Issues and Research Opportunities (Research on Existing Work) Emilia Simeonova |
| 11:30 am |
Panel Presentation of Research on Health Issues
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The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants
Discussant:
Patrick Button, Tulane University and NBER |
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The Slaughter of the Bison and Reversal of Fortunes on the Great Plains
Discussant:
David Card, University of California, Berkeley and NBER |
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| 12:15 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:15 pm |
Open Forum Discussion on NBER and Its Potential Role
Jim Poterba and David Card |
| 1:45 pm |
Overview of Topics III
Education and Labor Market Issues Randall Akee |
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Indigenous Peoples’ Education and Labor Market Issues: A Short Overview |
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| 2:15 pm |
Panel Presentations
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CDFIs and Credit in Indian Country
Discussant:
Robert T. Jensen, Yale University and NBER |
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The Effect of Quarantining Welfare on School Attendance in Indigenous Communities
Discussant:
Marianne Bitler, University of California, Davis and NBER |
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Statistical Termination or Fewer Self-Identified Students: What Is Causing the Decline in American Indian and Alaska Native College Enrollments?
Discussant:
Richard J. Murnane, Harvard University and NBER |
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| 3:15 pm |
Break
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| 3:30 pm |
Federal American Indian and Alaska Native Data Collections |
| 4:00 pm |
Concluding Thoughts
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| 4:15 pm |
Adjourn
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