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Research Group on
Political Institutions and Economic Policy
Princeton, May 13, 2006

Sponsored by the Research Program in Political Economy, the Center for Globalization
and Governance, and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies

Organizers: Helen Milner and Thomas Romer

***Please note: This conference is by invitation only***

Conference sessions will be held in Room 300 Wallace Hall

Participant List

8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast and Introduction
9:00-11:00

Andrea Vindigni (Princeton)"On Wars and Political Development: The Role of International Conflicts in the Democratization of the West"

Discussants: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (NYU) and Philip Keefer (World Bank)

 
11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-1:30

Romain Wacziarg (Stanford) "The Diffusion of Development"

Discussants: John Londregan (Princeton) and Susan Stokes (Yale)

1:30-3:00

Lunch

3:00-5:00

Catherine Hafer (NYU)"Contests over Political Authority"

Discussants: Avinash Dixit (Princeton) and Ernesto Dal Bo (Berkeley)

5:00-6:00 General Discussion and Refreshments