Economics of Transition Economics 261, Fall 2003

ECONOMICS 261

Comparative Economics Seminar
Fall 2003
Instructor: Professor Gérard Roland
email: groland@econ.berkeley.edu
Seminar Room: 119 Moses
Schedule: Monday, 12-2 p.m.
                   
August 25 José Signoret , UCB
  (joint with the department seminar) "Consumption, Nutrition and Poverty Dynamics in Moldova"
September 15 Karla Hoff , World Bank
  "After the Big Bang? Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies"
and A Dynamic Model of the Demand for the Rule of Law
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September 24 Tim Besley , London School of Economics
  (joint with department seminar)TBA
September 29 Chong-En Bai , University of Hong Kong
  "The Value of Private Benefits: Evidence from an Emerging Market for Corporate Control"
October 6
4-6 in 608-7 Evans
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya , Center for Economic and Financial Research, Moscow
  "Decentralization and Political Institutions" (joint with Development Seminar)
October 13 Elena Duggar , UCB,
  "Corruption, Culture and Organizational Form" (joint with the Development Seminar)
October 27 Patrick Bolton , Princeton University
  (joint with Positive Political Theory Seminar) "Law Enforcement, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development"
November 10
2-4 instead of 12-2 p.m.
Yoram Barzel , University of Washington
  Property Rights and the Evolution of the State
November 24 TBA
   
December 5
joint with department seminar ,
 

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