December 6, 2008

Research Group on Political Institutions and Economic Policy

CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge Street
The Belfer Case Study Room (Room S020)

December 6, 2008  

8:30AM–9:00AM: Continental breakfast and introductions

9:00AM–11:00AM: Session 1

• David Stasavage, NYU, “Geographic Scale and the Possibility of Political Representation: Assemblies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe”
• Discussants: Konstantin Sonin, New Economic School (Moscow) Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School 

11:00AM–11:30AM: Coffee break

11:30AM–1:30PM: Session 2

• Nicola Persico, NYU, “A Search-Theoretic Model of the Retail Market for Illicit Drugs”
• Discussants: Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, University of Chicago Dan Ho, Stanford Law School

1:30PM–3:00PM: Lunch

3:00PM–5:00PM: Session 3

• Matthew Stephenson, Harvard Law School, “Political Accountability under Alternative Institutional Regimes”
• Discussants: David Baron, Stanford University David Austen-Smith, Northwestern University