NATIONAL
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER
INSTITUTE 2006 |
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Development
of the American Economy |
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Eric
Hilt, Melissa Thomasson and Werner Troesken; Organizers |
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NBER |
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Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02138 |
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July
10-13, 2006 |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY, JULY 10: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
Introductions |
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9:15 am |
RICHARD STECKEL, |
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Ecological Conditions and
Nutritional Success of Equestrian Nomads on the |
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10:05 am |
Break |
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10:20 am |
PETER MANCALL, |
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JOSH ROSENBLOOM and TOM WEISS, |
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11:10 am |
Break |
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11:25 am |
FILIPPO OCCHINO, |
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KIM
OOSTERLINCK, Université Libre de Bruxelles |
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EUGENE WHITE, |
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How Occupied France Financed its own
Exploitation in World War II |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
LATIKA CHAUDHARY, UC, |
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Social Divisions and Public Goods
Provision: Evidence from Colonial India |
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2:05 pm |
Break |
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2:20 pm |
KEN
SOKOLOFF, UC, |
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ERIC ZOLT,
UC, |
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3:10 pm |
Break |
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3:25 pm |
ART
CARDEN, |
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4:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY, JULY 11: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
ERIC HILT,
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Corporate Ownership and Governance in the Early
Nineteenth Century |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
RICHARD SYLLA and ROBERT WRIGHT,
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DAVID COWEN, |
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The U.S. Panic of 1792: Financial Crisis
Management and the Lender of Last Resort |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
SEAN GAILMARD and JEFFERY
JENKINS Northwestern University |
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Agency Problems and Electoral
Institutions: The 17th
Amendment and Representation in the Senate |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
CAROLA FRYDMAN, |
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Rising Through the Ranks: The Evolution of
the Market for Corporate Executives, 1936-2003 |
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1:50 pm |
Break |
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2:10 pm |
JOE KABOSKI, |
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TREVON |
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The Returns to Education in the Early 20th
Century: New Historical Evidence |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
RON ALQUIST, |
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BENJAMIN CHABOT, |
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Did Adhering to the Gold
Standard Reduce the Cost of Capital? |
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4:05 pm |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
SUNG WON KANG, Samsung Group |
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HUGH ROCKOFF. |
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After
Johnny Came Marching Home: Veterans Benefits from the Revolution through the
Korean War |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
MINDY MILLER, |
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Forty
Acres and (no) Mule: Evaluating
the Impact of Free Land on the Outcomes of Former Slaves |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
RADEK SZULGA, UC, Davis |
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A Dynamic Model of Female Labor Force
Participation Rate and Human Capital Investment |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
TODD SORENSEN, |
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SAMUEL ALLEN, UC, Davis |
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PRICE FISHBACK, |
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SHAWN KANTOR, UC, |
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Migration Creation, Diversion, and
Retention: The New Deal Grants and
Migration, 1935-1940 |
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1:50 pm |
Break |
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2:10 pm |
ZORINA KHAN, |
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To Have and Have Not: Are Rich Litigious
Plaintiffs Favored in Court Cases? |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
PETER TEMIN, MIT and NBER |
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4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, |
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THURSDAY, JULY 13: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
THOMAS MROZ, |
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PAUL RHODE, |
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KOLEMAN
STRUMPF, Kansas School of Business |
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Local Educational Investments and Migration:
Evidence from 1940 |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
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War and Ethnic Discrimination: Evidence from Applications to the |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
CHRISTOPHER MEISSNER, |
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DAVID JACKS, |
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12:00 n |
Adjourn |