NATIONAL
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER
INSTITUTE 2007 |
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Development
of the American Economy |
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Howard
Bodenhorn, |
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NBER
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2nd
Floor Conference Room |
1050
Massachusetts Avenue |
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July
9-12, 2007 |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY, JULY 9: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
Introductions |
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9:15 am |
FARLEY GRUBB, |
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10:05 am |
Break |
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10:20 am |
BEN CHABOT, |
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11:10 am |
Break |
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11:25 am |
KRIS JAMES MITCHENER, |
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MARC WEIDENMIER, |
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Are Hard Pegs Credible in Emerging Markets?
Lessons from the Classical Gold Standard |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch Poster Sessions |
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1:15 pm |
ANN CARLOS, |
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KIRSTEN WANDSCHEIDER, |
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LARRY NEAL, |
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Trading Connections in Bank of England
Shares, 1720: The Role of Market Makers |
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2:05 pm |
Break |
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2:20 pm |
ERIC HILT,
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Wall Streets First Corporate Governance
Crisis: The Conspiracy Trials of 1826 |
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3:10 pm |
Break |
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3:25 pm |
ALKA GANDHI, Lycoming
College |
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THOMAS WEISS, |
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The American Invasion of
Europe: The Long Term Rise in Overseas Travel, 1820-2000 |
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4:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY, JULY 10: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
SHI-TSE
LO, |
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DHANOOS
SUTTHIPHISAL, |
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Knowledge
Diffusion and Cross-Over Inventions: Evidence from the Electrical Industries,
1890-1910 |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
JEREMY ATACK, |
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ROBERT MARGO, |
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Mapping the Diffusion of American Railroads in the 19th
Century |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
FRANCISCO GALLEGO, |
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MIRIAM BRUHN, MIT |
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Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities:
Studying Development Across the Americas |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
DOUGLAS IRWIN, |
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Trade Restrictiveness and Deadweight Losses
from U.S. Tariffs, 1859-1961 |
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1:50 pm |
Break |
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2:10 pm |
KANDA NAKNOI, |
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Tariffs and the Expansion of the American
Pig Iron Industry, 1870-1940 |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
CHRISTOPHER |
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Marine Insurance in Philadelphia
during the Quasi-War with France, 1795-1801 |
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4:05 pm |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
MARC LAW, |
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MINDY MARKS, UC, |
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Effects
of Occupational Licensing Laws on Minorities: Evidence from the Progressive
Era |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
ROLAND FRYER, |
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STEVEN LEVITT, |
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Hatred, Profits, and Politics: Getting under the Hood of
the Ku Klux Klan |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
PAUL RHODE, |
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ALAN OLMSTEAD, UC, Davis |
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FABIAN LANGE, |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
TOMAS CVRCEK, |
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1:50 pm |
Break |
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2:10 pm |
TREVON |
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Economies of Scale in the
Household: Evidence and Implications from the American Past |
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3:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, |
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THURSDAY, JULY 12: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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9:00 am |
RICHARD HORNBECK, MIT |
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Evidence
on the Effects of Property Rights |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
CAROLYN MOEHLING, |
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ANNE MORRISON PIEHL, |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
JESUS VIEJO, |
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Migration, Sex Ratios and Violent Crime:
Evidence from Mexicos Municipalities |
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12:00 n |
Lunch and Adjourn |
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6/28/07 |
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