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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
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Political Economy Program Meeting |
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November 11, 2011 |
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Alberto Alesina, Organizer |
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NBER |
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2nd Floor Conference Room |
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1050 Massachusetts Avenue |
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Cambridge, MA |
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10: |
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7:00 pm |
Group Dinner - Bambara Restaurant, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge
(across the street from the Royal Sonesta Hotel) |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11: |
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8:15 am |
Shuttle Vans Depart from The Royal Sonesta Hotel for the NBER |
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Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
Quamrul Ashraf, Williams College |
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Oded Galor, Brown University and NBER |
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Cultural
Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations |
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Discussant: Elias Papaioannou, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Ernesto Dal Bo
and Frederico Finan,
University of California at Berkeley and NBER |
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Martin Rossi, University of California at Berkeley |
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Strengthening
the State Capabilities: the Role of Financial Incentives in the Call for
Public Service |
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Discussant: Bruce Sacerdote,
Dartmouth College and NBER |
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11:15 am |
Geoffrey Tate and Liu Yang, University of California
at Los Angeles |
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Female
Leadership and Gender Equity: Evidence from Plant Closure |
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Discussant : Ebonya
Washington, Yale University and NBER |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
Christian Dippel,
University of California at Los Angeles |
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Forced Coexistence and Economic Development: Evidence from Native American Reservations |
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Discussant:
Stelios Michalopoulos, Tufts University |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
Michael Callen and James D. Long,
University of California at San Diego |
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Institutional
Corruption and Election Fraud: Evidence from a Field Experiment in
Afghanistan |
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Discussant: Shanker Satyanath, New York
University |
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3:30
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David
Rothschild, Yahoo! Research |
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Justin
Wolfers, University of Pennsylvania and NBER |
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Forecasting
Elections: Voters Incentives versus Expectations |
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Discussant: Nolan McCarty,
Princeton University and NBER |
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4:30
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Adjourn |
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4:45
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Shuttle
Van Departs from the NBER for the The Royal Sonesta Hotel |