Political Economy Workshop Schedule
Fall 2008
(as
of
All talks are scheduled for Tuesdays at 4PM in the 9th Floor Conference Room unless otherwise noted. Copies of papers, when available, will be posted at
http://courses.umass.edu/econ804
September 16, 2008
Jeanette
Wicks-Lim, PERI, UMass Amherst
September 30, 2008 (joint with Economic Theory Workshop):
Duncan Foley, New School for Social Research
“The Economic Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation." Paper 1 Paper 2
October 14, 2008 (note University has designated a Monday schedule for this Tuesday)
Elissa Braunstein, Colorado State University
“Religion or Rent-Seeking? The Growth Effects of Patriarchy and Islam”
October 28, 2008
Jeff Thompson, Syracuse University,
"The Impact of Costly Migration on the Ability of States to Redistribute Through the Tax System"
November 18, 2008
Austin Kilroy, MIT
“How do Economic
Interactions in Cities Impact on Social Conflicts?”
November 25, 2008
Rania Antonopoulos, Levy Institute, Bard College
December 2, 2008
Will Milberg, New School for Social Research
“Shifting Courses and Uses of Profits: Globalization and Financialization”