Economics of Culture and Institutions Meeting
Paola Giuliano and Alberto Bisin, Organizers
April 9, 2016
The Royal Sonesta Hotel
| Saturday, April 9 | ||
| 10:15 am |
Jeremiah Dittmar, London School of Economics Ralf Meisenzahl, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago State Capacity and Public Goods: Institutional Change, Human Capital, and Growth in Early Modern Germany |
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| 11:15 am |
Christian Dippel, Western University and NBER Stephan Heblich, University of Toronto and NBER Robert Gold, Kiel Institute for the World Economy Globalization and Its (Dis-)Content: Trade Shocks and Voting Behavior |
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| 1:30 pm |
Sara Lowes, University of California, San Diego and NBER Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia and NBER James A. Robinson, University of Chicago and NBER Jonathan Weigel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence from the Kuba Kingdom |
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| 2:45 pm |
Enrico Spolaore, Tufts University and NBER Romain Wacziarg, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER Fertility and Modernity |
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| 3:45 pm |
Konrad B. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER Migrants, Ancestors, and Investments |
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