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
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 |
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9:45 am |
Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER Rodrigo Carril The Impact of Industry Consolidation on Government Procurement: Evidence from DoD Contracting |
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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 |
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11:30 am |
Nicola Limodio, Bocconi University Terrorism Financing, Recruitment and Attacks: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Pakistan |
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12:15 pm | Lunch | |
1:15 pm |
Patrick M. Downey, Stockholm IIES Did the Invasion of Afghanistan Deter Ungoverned Spaces? Not in Africa |
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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 |
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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 |
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3:45 pm | Adjourn |