SI 2016 Income Distribution and Macroeconomics

Roland Bénabou, Oded Galor, and Fabrizio Zilibotti, Organizers

July 19-21, 2016

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Tuesday, July 19
1:30 pm
Raphael Franck, Hebrew University
Stelios Michalopoulos, Brown University and NBER

The Consequences of the French Revolution in the Short and Longue Durée
Wednesday, July 20
9:00 am
Tim Lee, Queen Mary University of London
Nicolas A. Roys, University of London
Ananth Seshadri, University of Wisconsin-Madison and NBER

Can Redistribution Lead to Economic Development?
10:15 am
Nancy Stokey, University of Chicago and NBER

Technology, Skill and the Wage Structure
11:30 am
Graziella Bertocchi, Universita di Modena
Arcangelo Dimico, Queen University of Belfast
Francesco Lancia, University of Vienna
Alessia Russo, BI Norwegian Business School

Youth Enfranchisement, Political Responsiveness, and Education Expenditure: Evidence from the U.S.
1:30 pm
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER

Agricultural Diversity, Structural Change and Long-run Development: Evidence from US Counties
2:45 pm
Joram Mayshar, Hebrew University
Omer Moav, University of Warwick
Zvika Neeman, Tel Aviv University
Luigi Pascali, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Cereals Appropriability and Hierarchy
4:00 pm
William Maloney, The World Bank
Felipe Valencia Caicedo, University of British Columbia

Engineering Growth: Innovative Capacity and Development in the Americas
Thursday, July 21
9:00 am
Ruixue Jia, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Hyejin Ku, University College London

The Price of the East Asian Miracle: Generational Cultural Shift and Elderly Suicide
10:15 am
Maleke Fourati, University of New South Wales
Gabriele Gratton, University of New South Wales
Pauline Grosjean, University of New South Wales

Render Unto Caesar: Welfare, Charity, and Political Islam
10:15 am
Tom Vogl, University of California, San Diego and NBER

Intergenerational Dynamics and the Fertility Transition
11:30 am
Dirk Krueger, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Kurt Mitman, Institute for International Economic Studies
Fabrizio Perri, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Macroeconomics and Household Heterogeneity
1:30 pm
Andreas Fagereng, BI Norwegian Business School
Luigi Guiso, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
Davide Malacrino
Luigi Pistaferri, Stanford University and NBER

Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to Wealth
2:45 pm
Jess Benhabib, New York University and NBER
Alberto Bisin, New York University and NBER
Mi Luo, Peking University

Wealth Distribution and Social Mobility in the US: A Quantitative Approach
4:00 pm
Laurent Bach, ESSEC Business School
Laurent E. Calvet, EDHEC Business School
Paolo Sodini, Stockholm School of Economics

Rich Pickings? Risk, Return, and Skill in the Portfolios of the Wealthy
5:00 pm
Sebastian Dyrda, University of Toronto
Benjamin Pugsley, University of Notre Dame

Taxes, Regulations of Businesses and Evolution of Income Inequality in the US