SI 2018 Economics of National Security

Martin S. Feldstein and Eli Berman, Organizers

July 23, 2018


University Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 23
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Bruno Caprettini, University of St Gallen
Fabio S. Schmidt-Fischbach, University of Oxford
Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich

From Welfare To Warfare: New Deal Spending and Patriotism During World War Ii
9:45 am
Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Rodrigo Carril

The Impact of Industry Consolidation on Government Procurement: Evidence from DoD Contracting
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University and NBER
Benjamin Crost, University of Calgary
Daniel I. Rees, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Economic Conditions and Racial Animus: Evidence from the Great Recession
11:30 am
Nicola Limodio, Bocconi University

Terrorism Financing, Recruitment and Attacks: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Pakistan
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm
Patrick M. Downey, Stockholm IIES

Did the Invasion of Afghanistan Deter Ungoverned Spaces? Not in Africa
2:00 pm
Joseph F. Gomes, Universite catholique de Louvain
Alex Armand, Nova School of Business and Economics
Paul Atwell, University of Michigan

The Reach of Radio: Ending Civil Conflict through Rebel Demobilization
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Benjamin Crost, University of Calgary
Joseph Felter, Stanford University

Extractive Resource Policy and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Mining Reform in the Philippines
3:45 pm
Adjourn