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Programme
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Thursday 13 November
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09.30 - 10.15
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Democratic Peace and Electoral Accountability
*Paola Conconi (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ECARES and CEPR)
Nicolas Sahuguet (HEC Montreal, CIRPEE and CEPR)
Maurizio Zanardi (Universit Libre de Bruxelles, ECARES and Tilburg University
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Discussant:
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Gregory Hess (Claremont McKenna College & CESifo)
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10.15 - 11.00
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Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War
*Benjamin Jones (Northwestern University)
Ben Olken (MIT)
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Discussant:
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David Jaeger (Graduate Center, City University of New York, and IZA)
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11.00 - 11.15
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Coffee Break
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11.15 - 12.00
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Globalization and Civil War
*John McLaren (University of Virginia)
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Discussant:
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Michelle Garfinkel (University of California, Irvine)
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12.00 - 12.45
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Detecting Illegal Arms Trade
Stefano DellaVigna (UC Berkeley and NBER)
*Eliana La Ferrara (Universita' Bocconi, IGIER and CEPR)
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Discussant:
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Lisa Chauvet (IRD, DIAL, Paris)
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12.45 - 13.45
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Lunch
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13.45 - 14.30
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Transitory Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict
*Antonio Ciccone (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR)
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Discussant:
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Natalie Chen (University of Warwick and CEPR)
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14.30 - 15.15
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A Dynamic Theory of Concessions and War
*Pierre Yared (Columbia University)
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Discussant:
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David Laitin (Stanford University)
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15.15 - 15.30
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Coffee Break
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15.30 - 16.15
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Trade and Power with Small Countries
Michelle Garfinkel (University of California, Irvine)
Stergios Skaperdas (University of California, Irvine)
*Constantinos Syropoulos (Drexel University)
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Discussant:
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Ethan Kapstein (INSEAD and University of Minnesota)
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19.00
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Dinner
Dinner will be held on a boat that will make a trip on the Seine.
The boat departs strictly at 19.00hr. The departure point is the middle of Pont Neuf (the bridge at the extreme west of the Ile de la Cité).
The closest metro stop is "Pont Neuf" on metro line nr. 7.
For a map and other directions click on: http://www.vedettesdupontneuf.fr/acces.htm
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Friday 14 November
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09.30 - 10.15
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Where Have All the Heroes Gone? A Self-Interested, Economic Theory of Heroism
S. Brock Blomberg (Claremont McKenna College)
*Gregory Hess (Claremont McKenna College & CESifo)
Yaron Raviv (Claremont McKenna College)
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Discussant:
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Etienne Wasmer (Sciences-Po and CEPR)
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10.15 - 11.00
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A Formal Theory of Public Opinion in Conflicts
*Maria Petrova (New Economics School, Moscow)
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Discussant:
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Paul Collier (Oxford University)
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11.00 - 11.15
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Coffee Break
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11.15 - 12.00
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Votes and Violence: Experimental Evidence from a Nigerian Election
Paul Collier (Oxford University)
*Pedro Vicente (Oxford University)
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Discussant:
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Alice Mesnard (Institute of Fiscal Studies)
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12.00 - 12.45
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Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Effect of Local Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland
Tim Besley (BREAD, London School of Economics and CEPR)
*Hannes Mueller (Institute of Economic Analysis (IAE/CSIC)
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Discussant:
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Robert Gary-Bobo (CREST and CEPR)
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12.45 - 13.45
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Lunch
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13.45 - 14.30
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Terrorism, Trade and Policy
*James Anderson (Boston College)
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Discussant:
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Stergios Skaperdas (University of California, Irvine)
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14.30 - 15.15
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Terrorism and Trade: Does the Neighbor Hurt?
Daniel Mirza (University of Rennes 1)
José de Sousa (Université de Paris 1)
Thierry Verdier (Paris School of Economics and CEPR)
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Discussant:
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Marta Reynal-Querol (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
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15.15 - 15.30
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Coffee Break
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15.30 - 16.15
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International Terrorism, Political Instability and The Escalation Hypothesis
*Nauro Campos (Brunel University, IZA and CEPR)
Martin Gassebner (ETH Zurich and KOF Swiss Economic Institute)
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Discussant:
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Brock Blomberg (Claremont McKenna College)
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End of programme
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* indicates the presenter
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Organizers:
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Philippe Martin (Paris School of Economics and CEPR)
Thierry Mayer (Paris School of Economics and CEPR)
Mathias Thoenig (University of Geneva, Paris School of Economics and CEPR)
Thierry Verdier (Paris School of Economics and CEPR)
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