SI 2017 Economics of National Security
Martin S. Feldstein and Eli Berman, Organizers
July 24, 2017
Royal Sonesta Hotel
University Room
40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.
Cambridge, MA
| Monday, July 24 | ||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and pastries | |
| 9:00 am |
Daniel P. Ahn, U.S. Department of State Rodney Ludema, Georgetown University The Sword and the Shield: The Economics of Targeted Sanctions |
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| 9:45 am |
Mirko Draca, Warwick University Jason Garred, University of Ottawa Nele Warrinnier, LSE Leanne Stickland, National Audit Office On Target? The Incidence of Sanctions Across Listed Firms in Iran |
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| 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am |
Eli Berman, University of California, San Diego and NBER Michael J. Callen, London School of Economics Luke N. Condra, University of Chicago Patrick M. Downey, Stockholm IIES Tarek F. Ghani, Washington University in St. Louis Community Monitors vs. Leakage: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan |
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| 11:30 am |
Yiming Cao, Stanford University Shuo Chen, Fudan University Robin Hood on the Grand Canal: Economic Shock and Rebellions in Qing China, 1650-1911 |
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15 pm |
Philipp Ager, University of Mannheim Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago and NBER Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich Ego Trips to the Grave: Relative Position and Risk Taking among German Fighter Pilots, 1939-45 |
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| 2:00 pm |
Adi Shany, Tel Aviv University Too Scared for School? The Effects of Terrorism on Israeli Student Achievement |
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| 2:45 pm | Break | |
| 3:00 pm |
Austin L. Wright, University of Chicago Economic Shocks and Rebel Tactics |
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| 3:45 pm |
Francesco Trebbi, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Eric Weese, Yale University Austin L. Wright, University of Chicago Andrew C. Shaver, University of California, Merced Insurgent Learning |
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| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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