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Princeton Conference on Political Economy
April 13-14, 2012
Program
Sponsored by the Research Program in Political Economy, Economic Theory Center and the National Science Foundation
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Friday, April 13th
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:30-2:45
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Presenter: Eric Weese (Yale University)
Topic: "Efficiencies of Scale in Local Public Good Provision" Discussant: Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton University) |
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2:45-4:00
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Presenter: Steven Matthews (University of Pennsylvania)
Topic: "Achievable Outcomes of Dynamic Contribution Games” Discussant: Thomas R. Palfrey (California Institute of Technology) |
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4:00-4:15
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Break
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4:15-5:30
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Presenter: Stelios Michalopoulos (Brown University)
Topic: "Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Evidence from Africa" Discussant: Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton University) |
| 6:00 | Dinner |
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Saturday, April 14th
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| 9:00 | Breakfast |
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9:30-10:45
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Presenter: Sandeep Baliga (Kellogg School of Management)
Topic:"The Self-Defeating Rationale For Torture" Discussant: Stephen Morris (Princeton University) |
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10:45-11:00
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Break
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11:00-12:15
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Presenter: Massimo Morelli (Columbia University)
Topic: "Strategic Mass Killings" (co-authored with Joan Esteban and Dominic Rohner) Discussant: Tomas Sjöström (Rutgers University) |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
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1:30-2:45
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Presenter: Razvan Vlaicu (University of Maryland)
Topic:"Hierarchical Accountability in Government: Theory and Evidence" (co-authored with Alex Whalley) Discussant: Alex Hirsch (Princeton University) |
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2:45-3:00
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Break
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3:00-4:15
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Presenter: Frederico Finan (UC, Berkeley)
Topic: “Strengthening State Capabilities:The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service” (co-authored with Ernesto Dal Bó) Discussant: Rohini Pande (Harvard Kennedy School) |
