Economics of Culture and Institutions

Alberto Bisin and Paola Giuliano, Organizers

April 22, 2023

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront Room, Cambridge, MA and Zoom

Conference Code of Conduct

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
Sahil Chinoy, Harvard University
Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia and NBER
Sandra Sequeira, London School of Economics
Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University and NBER

Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Divides
Discussant: Suresh Naidu, Columbia University and NBER
9:20 am
Matthias C. Flueckiger, University of York
Mario Larch, University of Bayreuth
Markus Ludwig, TU Braunschweig
Luigi Pascali, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

The Dawn of Civilization Metal Trade and the Urban Revolution
Discussant: Leander Heldring, Northwestern University and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am
Valentín Figueroa, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Vasiliki Fouka, Stanford University and NBER

Structural Transformation and Value Change: The British Abolitionist Movement (slides)
Discussant: Sara Lowes, University of California, San Diego and NBER
11:20 am
David H. Yanagizawa-Drott, University of Zurich
Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich

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Discussant: Anjali Adukia, University of Chicago and NBER
12:10 pm
Lunch - Somerset Room
1:30 pm
Jacob Moscona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Awa Ambra Seck, Harvard University

Age Set vs. Kin: Culture and Financial Ties in East Africa
Discussant: Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra, University of Chicago and NBER
2:20 pm
Edgard Dewitte, University of Oxford
Francesco Drago, University of Catania
Roberto Galbiati, CNRS and Sciences Po
Giulio Zanella, University of Bologna

Science Under Inquisition: The Allocation of Talent in Early Modern Europe
Discussant: Mara P. Squicciarini, Bocconi University
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Melanie Meng Xue, London School of Economics
Boxiao Zhang, University of California at Los Angeles

The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Affirmative Action: Evidence from Imperial China
Discussant: Guo Xu, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
4:20 pm
Adjourn