September 16 - 17, 2023
Kellogg School of Management
Global Hub
2211 Campus Drive, Room 5101
Evanston, Illinois
**The Global Hub will be locked over the weekend. When you arrive, please see the intercom on the right side of the entrance doors and let the front desk know you are attending the Political Economy of Development Conference.**
Parking:
Parking available for both South (1847 Campus Drive) and North (2311 N. Campus Drive) campus parking garages. See parking map here.
Questions?
Email Emily Schroeder
Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences and Operations Department
Political Economy of Development Conference
The Northwestern-UBC Political Economy of Development Conference is hosted by the Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences Department at the Kellogg School of Management. We aim to explore topics at the intersection of Political Economy, Development Economics and Economics History that may not already have a natural forum of discussion. The conference will take place on September 16 - 17, 2023, in Evanston.Conference Organizers:
Leander Heldring, Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)
Nathan Nunn, The University of British Columbia (Vancouver School of Economics)
Nancy Qian, Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)
Felipe Valencia Caicedo, The University of British Columbia (Vancouver School of Economics)
Agenda
October 17
Day 1
9:00am - 9:30amBreakfast
Session 1:
9:30am - 10:30am
Felipe Valencia, UBC, “Religion and Conflict: Evidence from China, 1860-1911”
10:30am - 11:00am
Coffee Break
Session 2:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Jhacova Williams, American University,"The Highway to Displacement:
Interstate 10 and Black Communities in New Orleans."
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch, Room 5101
Session 3:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Noam Yuchtman, LSE, "Turning Straw into Gold:
New productive factors and innovation under contested property rights"
(joint work with Martin Beraja, of MIT)
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Coffee Break
Session 4:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Carlo Medici, Brown University, “Closing Ranks: Organized Labor and Immigration”
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Coffee Break
Session 5
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Jacob Moscona, Harvard University, “Import Risk and Technological Progress.”
6:30pm Dinner
October 18
Day 2
9:00am - 9:30am
Breakfast
Session 6:
9:30am - 10:30am
Paola Giuliano, UCLA, “Herding, warfare, and a culture of honor: global evidence”
10:30am - 11:00am
Coffee Break
Session 7:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Saumitra Jha, Stanford University, "Markets under Siege: How Political Beliefs Move Financial Markets"
Adjourn