Economics 261, Spring 2006

ECONOMICS 261

Comparative Economics Seminar
Spring 2006
Instructor: Professor Yingyi Qian
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Seminar Room: 119 Moses
Schedule: Monday, Noon-2:00 pm
January 30 John Pencavel , Stanford University
  Income Mobility of Individuals in China and the United States
February 6
4:00pm
608-7 Evans
Rohini Pande , Yale University
(joint with Development Seminar)
  TBA
February 22
Wednesday
4pm 608-7 Evans
Francois Bouguignon , World Bank
TBA
(joint with the Department Seminar)
 
February 27
Revised 2/27
Shang-Jin Wei , IMF
  Prodding Countries to Reform: How Effective Are Trade Conditions in IMF Programs?
March 6
Alberto Alesina , Harvard University
  Good bye Lenin (or not?): The effect of Communism on people's preferences
Joint with PPT Seminar
March 13 Nancy Qian , Brown University
  The Long Run Consequences of Childhood Malnutrition: Evidence from China's Great Famine
March 20 You-Tien Hsin , UC Berkeley
  "New Urban Politics in Large Chinese Cities"
March 22
Wednesday
4pm 608-7 Evans
Chang-Tai Hsieh , UC Berkeley
  TBA
(joint with Department Seminar)
April 5
Wednesday
4pm 608-7 Evans
William Easterly , New York University
  TBA
(Joint with Department Seminar)
April 10 Eswar Prasad , IMF
  Determinants of Household Saving in China
April 17 Jennifer Hunt , McGill University
  Bribery: Who Pays, Who Refuses, What Are the Payoffs?
Supplement to "Bribery: Who Pays, Who Refuses and What Are the Payoffs?
May 1
4pm 608-7 Evans
Esther Duflo , MIT
  TBA
(joint with Development Seminar)
 
 
 
 

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