Economics of Culture and Institutions
Alberto Bisin and Paola Giuliano, Organizers
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 |
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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 11:20 am |
David H. Yanagizawa-Drott, University of Zurich Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich Image(s)
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| 12:10 pm | Lunch - Somerset Room | |||
| 1:30 pm |
Jacob Moscona, Harvard University Awa Ambra Seck, Harvard University Age Set vs. Kin: Culture and Financial Ties in East Africa
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| 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
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| 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
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| 4:20 pm | Adjourn | |||