NATIONAL BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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Political Economy
Working Group Meeting |
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November 19, 2005 |
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Alberto Alesina,
Organizer |
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NBER |
2nd Floor Conference
Room |
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PROGRAM |
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 18: |
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7:00
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Group
Dinner |
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Davios
at the Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 19: |
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8:15
am |
Shuttle
Van Departs Royal Sonesta Hotel for NBER |
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8:30
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Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00
am |
TIMOTHY
BESLEY, |
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TORSTEN
PERSSON, IIES, |
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DANIEL
STURM, |
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Discussant:
ROBERTO PEROTTI, Universita Bocconi and NBER |
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10:00
am |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30
am |
ALLAN
DRAZEN, |
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MARCELA
ESLAVA, Universidad de los |
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Discussant: ALESSANDRO LIZZERI, |
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11:30
am |
JOHN
FRIEDMAN and RICHARD HOLDEN, |
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Discussant: ROLAND FRYER, Harvard University |
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12:30
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Lunch |
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2:00
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KENNETH
SOKOLOFF, UC, ERIC ZOLT,
UC, Los Angeles |
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Inequality and the
Evolution of Institutions of Taxation: Evidence from the
Economic History of the |
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Discussant: WILLIAM
EASTERLY, New York University |
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3:00
pm |
Coffee
Break |
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3:15
pm |
PER
PETTERSSON-LIDBOM, |
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MATZ
DAHLBERG, |
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Discussant: ANTONIO MERLO, University of Pennsylvania |
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4:15
pm |
Adjourn |
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10/18/05 |
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