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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 |
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Development of the American Economy |
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Leah Boustan, Naomi Lamoreaux and Paul Rhode, Organizers |
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PROGRAM |
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MONDAY, JULY 6: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
ZORINA
KHAN, |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
LISA
COOK, |
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11:15 am |
SHIH-TSE
LO, |
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DHANOOS
SUTTHIPHISAL, |
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Does it Matter Who Has the Right to Patent: First-to-Invent or First-to-File? Lessons from Canada |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
JOHN PARMAN, UC, Davis |
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Good Schools Make Good Neighbors: Human Capital Spillovers in Early 20th Century Agriculture |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
RAN
ABRAMITZKY, |
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LEAH
BOUSTAN, UC, |
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KATHERINE ERIKSSON UC, Los Aneles |
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3:30 pm |
SHAWN
KANTOR, UC, |
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ALEXANDER
WHALLEY, UC, |
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The
Political Economy of State Support for Higher Education in the U.S.,
1900-1930 |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY, JULY 7: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
MELINDA MILLER, US Naval Academy |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
JEFFREY GREENBAUM, UC, Berkeley |
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Land
Endowments, Child Labor, and the Development of Public Schooling: Evidence
from the Early 20th Century |
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11:15 am |
CAROLYN
MOEHLING, |
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MELISSA
A. THOMASSON, |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
STEFANIA
ALBANESI, |
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CLAUDIA
OLIVETTI, |
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Maternal Health and Fertility |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
ELIZABETH
O. ANANAT, |
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JOANNA
LAHEY, |
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3:30 pm |
KAREN
CLAY, |
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WERNER
TROESKEN, |
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MICHAEL
HAINES, |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
WILLIAM
HYNES, |
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DAVID
JACKS, |
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KEVIN
O'ROURKE, |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
PRICE
FISHBACK, |
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VALENTINA
KACHANOVSKAYA, |
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11:15 am |
RICHARD HORNBECK, MIT and NBER |
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Quantifying Long-Term Adjustment to Environmental Change: Evidence from the American Dust Bowl |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
DONGWOO
YOO, |
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RICK
STECKEL, |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
MARC
WEIDENMIER, |
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JOSEPH DAVIS, The Vanguard Group and NBER |
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3:30 pm |
KRIS
MITCHENER, |
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DAVID
WHEELOCK, Federal Reserve Bank of |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, |
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THURSDAY, JULY 9: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
CHRIS
HANES, |
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PAUL
RHODE, |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
ALDO
MUSACCHIO, |
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ANDRÉ C.
MARTÍNEZ FRITSCHER, |
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11:15 am |
PETER TEMIN, MIT and NBER |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch and Adjourn |
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4/9/09 |
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