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Historical Perspectives on Political Elites and Economic Growth

May 31-June 1st, 2013
Chapman University
1 University Dr
​Orange, CA

Friday, May 31

9:30-10:30am     Steve Haber, Stanford University
“Climate, Technology, and the Evolution of Political and Economic Institutions”

10:30-10:45am   Coffee Break

10:45-11:45am   Mark Koyama, George Mason University

“From the Persecuting to the Protective State? Jewish Expulsions and Weather Shocks from 1100 to 1800” (with Robert Warren Anderson and Noel Johnson)

11:45-1:15pm    Lunch

1:15-2:15pm      Elira Karaja, UC Berkeley, BEHL, and INET
“The Rule of Karlowitz: Fiscal Change and Institutional Persistence”

2:15-3:15pm      Jared Rubin, Chapman University
”The Reformation, Political Legitimacy and the Origin of the Modern Economy in England” (with Avner Greif)

3:15-3:30pm      Coffee Break

3:30-4:30pm      John Majewski, UC Santa Barbara

“Why did the Antebellum South Produce So Little Inventive Activity? Patenting Rates and Policy Failures in the Limestone South”

4:30-5:30pm      John Wallis, University of Maryland
“Coordination and Coercion: The Nature of Rules, Governments, States, and Social Dynamics”

6:00pm               Dinner, Downtown Orange


Saturday, June 1


9:00-10:00am     Dongwoo Yoo, West Virginia University
“Is the British colonization better than that of the French? A study of Vanuatu”

10:00-10:15am   Coffee Break

10:15-11:15am   Lu Qian, University of Maryland
“Political History of Partisan Banking and Open Entry in Antebellum Massachusetts”

11:15-12:15pm  Liang Bai, UC Berkeley
“Economic Legacies of the Chinese Cultural Revolution”

12:15-1:45pm    Lunch

1:45-2:45pm      Marc Goñi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
“Landed Elites and the Introduction of National Education in England, 1839-1902”

2:45-3:00pm      Coffee Break

3:00-4:00pm      Dan Bogart, UC Irvine

“The Politics of Infrastructure Development in the Aftermath of Britain’s Glorious Revolution” (With Robert Oandasan)

4:00-5:00pm      Lee Alston, University of Colorado
“Leadership, Beliefs and Economic Development; Making the Critical Transition” (with Marcus Melo, Bernardo Mueller, Carlos Pereira)
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  • About
    • Director
    • Steering Committee
    • Faculty Affiliates
    • UC Graduate Student Affiliates
    • Support Recognition
  • Events
    • Conferences
    • Past Events
  • Projects
    • Historical Statistics of the US
    • Global Price and Income History
    • Africa Initivative
  • Mentions
    • UC members in the News
    • Prizes and Awards
    • Job Placements
  • Opportunities
  • Contact