Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Tuesday, July 17 |
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
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Tuesday afternoon joint with Political Economy (Charles Suites)
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1:30 pm
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The End of the American Dream? Inequality and Segregation in US Cities
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Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER |
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2:30 pm
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Break
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3:00 pm
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Educational Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in Africa
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Nathaniel Hendren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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4:00 pm
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The Oriental City: Political Hierarchy and Regional Development in China, AD1000-2000
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Xiaoxue Zhao, Wesleyan University |
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn
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| Wednesday, July 18 |
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8:30 am
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Coffee and Pastries
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9:00 am
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A Global View of Creative Destruction
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10:00 am
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Break
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10:15 am
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Unequal Growth
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11:15 am
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Break
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11:30 am
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Skill-biased Technological Transitions
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
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1:30 pm
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Taxing Unwanted Populations: Fiscal Policy and Conversions in Early Islam
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2:30 pm
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Break
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2:45 pm
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From Stagnation to Growth: Demography, Democracy, and Comparative Development
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3:45 pm
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Break
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4:00 pm
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Connecting to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn
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6:00 pm
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Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
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| Thursday, July 19 |
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8:30 am
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Coffee and Pastries
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9:00 am
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Employment Protection, Investment in Job-Specific Skills, and Inequality Trends in the United States and Europe (slides)
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10:00 am
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Break
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10:15 am
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The Macroeconomic Consequences of Early Childhood Development Policies
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11:15 am
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Break
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11:30 am
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Social Mobility with Unobserved Heritable Characteristics
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
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1:30 pm
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Unions and Inequality Over the Twentieth Century: New Evidence from Survey Data (slides)
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2:30 pm
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Break
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2:45 pm
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Spatial Structural Change
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3:45 pm
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Break
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4:00 pm
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Wealth Taxation and Wealth Accumulation: Theory and Evidence from Denmark
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn
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