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National Bureau of
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NBER Summer Institute in
Political Economy 2010 |
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July 19 and 20, 2010 |
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Organizers: Ernesto Dal Bó
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NBER |
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1050 Massachusetts Avenue |
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Cambridge, MA |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
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MONDAY JULY 19: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pasteries |
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9:00 am |
Gèrard Roland, UC, Berkeley |
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Culture Institutions and the Wealth of Nations |
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Discussant: TBD |
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10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am |
Ruben Enikolopov, New Economic School |
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Elite Capture of Local Institutions: Evidence from a Field
Experiment in Afghanistan |
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Discussant: TBD |
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11:30 am |
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, New Economic School |
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Elite Capture in the Absence of Democracy: Evidence from
Backgrounds of Chinese Provincial Leaders |
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Discussant: TBD |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
Santiago Oliveros, UC, Berkeley |
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Combinatorial Voting |
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Discussant: TBD |
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2:30 pm |
Paola Conconi, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles |
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Democratic Peace and Electoral Accountability |
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Discussant: TBD |
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3:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY, JULY 20: |
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8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
Paolo Pinotti, Bank of Italy |
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Politicians at Work. The Private Returns and Social Costs of
Political Connections |
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Discussant: TBD |
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10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am |
Claire Lim, Stanford
University |
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Measuring Media Influence on U.S. State Courts |
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Discussant: TBD |
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11:30 am |
Ignacio Esponda, New York University |
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Information Aggregation Learning and Non-Strategic
Behavior in Voting Environments |
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Discussant: TBD |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
Chris Edmond, New York
University |
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Information Manipulation Coordination and Regime Change |
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Discussant: TBD |
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2:30 pm |
Peter Murrell,
University of Maryland |
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Design and Evolution in Institutional Development: The
Insignificance of the English Bill of Rights |
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Discussant: TBD |
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3:30 pm |
Adjourn |