NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2008 |
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Economics of Crime Working Group |
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Philip Cook, Jens Ludwig and
Justin McCrary, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel, Skyline
Suite CDE, West Tower |
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PROGRAM |
THURSDAY, JULY 24 |
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8:15 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:45 am |
IAN
AYRES, |
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ISRA
BATTY, |
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Using
Dollar Severity Weights to Provide a Better Aggregate Assessment of Crime
Trends |
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Discussant:
PHILIP COOK, |
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9:45 am |
Break |
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10:00
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CHRISTOPHER
CARPENTER, UC, |
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CARLOS
DOBKIN, UC, |
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Discussant:
ANNE PIEHL, |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:15
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ETHAN
COHEN-COLE, Federal Reserve Bank of |
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STEVEN
DURLAUF, |
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JEFFREY
FAGAN, |
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DANIEL NAGIN, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Model
Uncertainty and the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment |
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Discussant:
JOHN DINARDO, |
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12:15
pm |
Lunch |
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AFTERNOON SESSION JOINT WITH
LABOR STUDIES & LAW AND ECONOMICS |
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1:00 pm |
BRIAN
JACOB, |
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JENS
LUDWIG, |
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Neighborhood Effects on Crime |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
ANNA
AIZER, |
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PEDRO
DAL BO, |
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Love,
Hate, and Murder: Commitment Devices in Violent Relationships |
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3:15 pm |
Break |
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3:30 pm |
RADHA
IYENGAR, |
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JONATHAN
MONTEN, |
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Is
there an Emboldenment Effect? Evidence from the Insurgency in Iraq |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner
celebration to thank Martin Feldstein for his service to the NBER |
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5/20/08 |
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