NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2007 |
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Political
Economy Workshop |
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July 17, 2007 |
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Alberto Alesina, Organizer |
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NBER |
2nd Floor Conference Room |
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PROGRAM |
TUESDAY, JULY 17: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
STEFANO
DELLAVIGNA, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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ELIANA
LA |
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Discussant:
JUSTIN WOLFERS, |
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10:00
am |
Coffee
Break |
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10:15
am |
BENJAMIN
JONES, Northwestern University and NBER |
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BENJAMIN
OLKEN, |
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Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on
Institutions and War |
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Discussant:
ROHINI PANDE, |
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11:15
am |
Coffee
Break |
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11:30
am |
CLAUDIO
FERRAZ, UC, Berkeley |
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FREDERICO
FINAN, UC, |
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Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local
Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports |
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Discussant:
FILIPE CAMPANTE, |
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12:30
pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
EVGENY
YAKOVLEV, UC, Berkeley |
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EKATERINA
ZHURAVSKAYA, New Economic School |
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Discussant: PAOLA SAPIENZA, Northwestern University |
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2:30 pm |
Coffee
Break |
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2:45 pm |
DAVID
BARON, |
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DANIEL
DIERMEIER, Northwestern University |
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POHAN
FONG, University of Rochester |
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Policy Dynamics and Inefficiency in a Parliamentary
Democracy With Proportional Representation |
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Discussant: STEPHEN COATE, |
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3:45 pm |
GUIDO
TABELLINI, IGIER |
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Discussant:
RICHARD HOLDEN, MIT |
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4:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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6/11/07 |
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