December 1, 2012

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)