Research Group on Political Institutions and Economic Policy
Cambridge, MA
December 1, 2012
Sponsored by the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
8:30–9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast and Introductions
9:00–11:00 AM: Session 1
- Mauricio Drelichman (University of British Columbia), "Risk Sharing with the Monarch: Contingent Debt and Excusable Default in the Age of Philip II, 1556-1598."
- Discussants: Michael Hiscox (Harvard) and Gary Libecap (UC Santa Barbara)
11:00 AM–11:30 AM Coffee break
11:30 AM–1:30 PM: Session 2
- Gérard Roland (UC Berkeley), “Culture, Institutions and Democratization”
- Discussants: Cathy Hafer (NYU) and Melissa Dell (MIT)
1:30–3:00 PM Lunch
3:00 – 5:00 PM: Session 3
- Ken Scheve (Stanford), “Public Support for Global Climate Cooperation”
- Discussants: David Baron (Stanford) and Steve Ansolabehere (Harvard)
See also: December 1, 2012