Political Economy Breakfast
Spring 2009
Meeting time: Alternate Tuesdays, 9.30-10.30am. Coffee and bagels/pastries are provided.
Meeting location: Columbia University, International Affairs Building, Room 801.
Organizers: Alessandra Casella, John Huber, Navin Kartik, Massimo Morelli, and Mike Ting.
Mailing list: To be added to our mailing list, please contact one of the organizers.
Schedule:
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| Jan. 27 | Walter Hanlon | The Effect of Opportunity Cost and Effort on Candidate Supply |
| Feb. 10 | Massimo Morelli | Turnout and Power Sharing (with Helios Herrera) |
| Feb. 24 | Macartan Humphreys | Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion After Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-Conflict Liberia |
| Mar. 10 | David Lopez | Economic Ideology and Government Spending |
| Mar. 24 | Pierre Yared | Optimal Debt Management and Redistribution |
| Apr. 7 | Alex Corvalan | Elite Inequality versus Overall Inequality: Opposite Effects on Democratization and Development |
| Apr. 21 | Takakazu Honryo | Flexibility and Commitment in Electoral Competition |
| May 5 | Emanuel Ignacio Vespa | An Experimental Investigation of Malapportionment in Bicameral Legislatures |