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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH |
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National Security Working Group |
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Martin Feldstein, Organizer |
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February 28, 2008 |
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NBER |
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2nd Floor Conference
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28: |
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8:15 am |
Shuttle
Van Departs from the Royal Sonesta Hotel for the NBER |
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8:30 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
MICHAEL
KREMER, |
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Islam's Melting Pot: How the
Hajj Impacts the Pilgrim |
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(Joint
with David Clingingsmith and Asim Ijaz Khwaja) |
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9:50 am |
MATTHEW
HANSON, |
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10:40
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Break |
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11:00 am |
PHILIPPE MARTIN, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
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(Joint
with Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig) |
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11:50
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JONATHAN
LIPOW, |
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Military
Conscription and the (Socially) Optimal Number of Boots on the Ground |
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(Joint
with Peter Berck) |
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12:40
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Lunch |
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1:40 pm |
ELI
BERMAN, UC, |
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Religion, Terrorism
and Public Goods: Testing the Club
Model |
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(Joint
with David Laitin) |
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2:30 pm |
NAOMI
FELDMAN, |
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(Joint
with Bradley Ruffle) |
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3:20 pm |
Break |
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3:35 pm |
STEFANO
DELLAVIGNA, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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(Joint
with Eliana La |
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4:25 pm |
DEEPA
DHUME, |
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Economic Prospects for |
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Encouraging Growth amid Security
Challenges |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn
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2/26/08 |
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