Sponsored by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies,
the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, and the European Union Program.
| Friday, May 11 |
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| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch (216 Aaron Burr Hall) |
| 1:30-1:45 |
Opening remarks: Jonas Pontusson, Princeton University |
| 1:45-3:30 | Panel I: The Long View |
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Torben Iversen, Harvard University
David Soskice, Duke University
"Distribution and Redistribution: The Shadow of the Nineteenth Century" |
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Kenneth Scheve, Yale University
David Stasavage, New York University
"Political Institutions and Income Inequality, 1900-2000" |
| Discussant: Jonas Pontusson |
| 3:30-4:00 | Coffee break |
| 4:00-5:45 |
Panel II: Micro-level comparative analyses |
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David Rueda, Oxford University
Jonas Pontusson, Princeton University
"Inequality, Partisanship and Individual Preferences for Redistribution" |
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Ben Goodrich, Harvard University
"A non-Meltzer-Richard Model of Individual Preferences for Redistribution" |
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Discussant: Bruce Western, Princeton University |
| 7:00 | Dinner at Prospect House (by invitation) |
| Saturday, May 12 |
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| 8:30 | Continental breakfast (216 Aaron Burr Hall) |
| 9:00-10:45 | Panel III: Developing Countries |
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Larry Bartels, Princeton University
“Partisan Biases in Economic Accountability” |
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Martin Gilens, Princeton University
“Inequality and Democratic Responsiveness” |
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Discussant: Torben Iversen |
| 10:45-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:45 | Panel IV: Macro-comparative analyses |
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Karen Jusko, Princeton University
"Electoral Politics and Poverty Relief in Contemporary Democratic Societies'' |
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Lucy Barnes, Harvard University
"The Income Distribution of Voters: Does Unequal Participation Matter?" |
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Discussant: Thomas Romer, Princeton University |
| 12:45-2:00 | Lunch (216 Aaron Burr Hall) |
| 2:00-3:45 | Panel V: The US case |
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Stephen Kosack, Yale University
“Do Democracies Serve the Poor? The Organizational Foundations of Pro-Poor Policy, with Evidence from Education Policies in Taiwan, Ghana, and Brazil" |
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Carles Boix, Princeton University
Frances Rosenbluth, Yale University
"Bones of Contention: The Political Economy of Height Inequality" |
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Discussant: Julia Lynch |
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