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Political Economy Workshop

Spring 2007


All sessions will meet in 127 Corwin Hall, unless otherwise noted

Monday, February 12 at 4:30 PM
Gerard Padró i Miquel, Stanford U.
"Strategic Risk, Civil War, and Intervention" Download paper

Monday, February 19 at 4:30 PM
Tomas Sjöström, Rutgers U.
"Domestic Political Survival and International Conflict: Is Democracy Good for Peace?" Download paper

Monday, February 26 at 4:30 PM
Roger Myerson, U. of Chicago
"Leadership, Trust, and Constitutions" Download paper

Monday, March 5 at 4:30 PM
Justin Wolfers, U. of Pennsylvania
"Party Influence in Congress and the Economy" Download paper Download related paper

Monday, March 12 at 4:30 PM (Joint with American Politics Colloquium)
Alberto Alesina, Harvard U.
"Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Cities" Download paper Download data appendix to paper

Monday, March 26 at 4:30 PM
Esteban Klor, Hebrew U.
"Social Identity and Preferences over Redistribution" Download paper

Monday, April 2 at 4:30 PM
Alan Wiseman, Ohio State U.
"Delegation and Positive Sum Bureaucracies" Download paper

Monday, April 16 at NOON in 015 Robertson Hall (Joint with International Relations Colloquium)
Stephan Haggard (UCSD) and Robert Kaufman (Rutgers)
"The Political Economy of Welfare Reform: East Asia, Latin America and Central Europe Compared" Download paper Download references

Monday, April 23 at 4:30 PM
Dino Gerardi, Yale U.
"Social Memory and Evidence from the Past" Download paper

Monday, April 30 at 4:30 PM
Maggie Penn, Harvard U.
"Citizenship versus Ethnicity: The Role of Institutions in Shaping Identity Choice" Download paper

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Fall 2006


Monday, September 18 at 4:30 PM
Guido Tabellini, Bocconi U.
"Culture and Institutions: Economic Development in the Regions of Europe" Download paper

Monday, September 25 at 4:30 PM
Ronny Razin, LSE
"A Theory of Religion: Linking Individual Beliefs, Rituals, and Social Cohesion" Download paper

Monday, October 9 at 4:30 PM
Shigeo Hirano, Columbia U.
"Do Individual Representatives Influence Government Transfers? Evidence from Japan" Download paper

Monday, October 16 at 4:30 pm
Andrea Prat, LSE and NYU
"How Much Money Does Government Waste? And Why?" (No paper available)

Monday, November 6 at 4:30 PM
Kenneth Shotts, Stanford U.
"Media Effects on Policy Choice" Download paper

Monday, November 13 at 4:30 PM
Daron Acemoglu, MIT
"Political Economy and the Structure of Taxation" Download paper

Monday, December 4 at 4:30 PM
John Londregan and Andrea Vindigni, Princeton
"Voting as a Credible Threat" Download paper

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