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Political Economy Program Meeting |
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Alberto Alesina, Organizer |
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NBER |
2nd Floor Conference Room |
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PROGRAM |
THURSDAY, APRIL
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7:00 pm |
Group Dinner |
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Dante Restaurant,
Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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FRIDAY, APRIL
23: |
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8:15 am |
Shuttle van departs Royal
Sonesta Hotel for NBER |
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8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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Allan Drazen, |
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Ethan Ilzetzki, London School of Economics |
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Discussant: Pierre
Yared, |
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10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am |
The
Out of Africa Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic
Development |
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Quamrul Ashraf and Oded Galor, |
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Discussant: Alberto
Bisin, |
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11:30 am |
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Enrico Spolaore, |
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Romain Wacziarg, UC, |
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Discussant: Filipe
Campante, |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
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Alberto
Alesina, Harvard University and NBER |
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Eliana La Ferrara, Bocconi University |
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Discussant: John
Donohue, Yale University and NBER |
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2:30 pm |
Coffee Break |
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3:00 pm |
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Deniz Igan, Prachi Mishra, and Thierry Tressel, IMF |
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Discussant: Asim Khwaja, Harvard University and NBER |
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Francesco Giavazzi, Bocconi University and NBER |
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Fabio Schiantarelli, Boston College |
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Michel Serafinelli, UC, Berkeley |
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Discussant: Rafael
Di Tella, |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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