The Pinhas Sapir Economic Policy Forum and The Eitan Berglas School of Economics Conference Sunday – Tuesday, July 2-4, 2017
The Pinhas Sapir Economic Policy Forum Founded by Samuel Rothberg and the Eitan Berglas School of Economics cordially invite you to:
“The Long Shadow of History: The Role of Geographical, Institutional, Cultural, and Human Factors in Comparative Economic Development”
Sunday – Tuesday, July 2-4, 2017
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Sunday, July 2th |
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Reception |
09:00-9:15 |
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Oded Galor “Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures” (joint with Omer Ozak and Assaf Sarid). |
09:15-10:15 |
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Coffee Break |
10:15-10:30 |
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Sascha Becker “The Economic Effects of Catholic Censorship During the Counter-Reformation” (joint with Francisco J. Pino and Jordi Vidal-Robert). |
10:30-11:30 |
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Coffee Break |
11:30-11:45 |
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Stelios Michalopoulos "Folklore and Culture" |
11:45-12:45 |
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Lunch |
12:45-14:00 |
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Carl-Johan Dalgaard “Physiological Constraints and Comparative Economic Development” (joint with Strulik).
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14:00-15:00 |
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Coffee Break |
15:00-15:15 |
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Karine van der Beek “Wheels of Change: Skill biased natural resources and industrialization in eighteenth century England” (joint with Joel Mokyr and Assaf Sarid) |
15:15-16:15 |
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Coffee Break |
16:15-16:30 |
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Yannay Spitzer “Pale in Comparison: The Economic Ecology of the Jews as a Rural Service Minority”. |
16:30-17:30 |
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Monday, July 3th |
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Elhanan Helpman “The Productivity Slowdown and the Declining Labor Share: A Neoclassical Exploration” (joint with Gene M. Grossman, Ezra Oberfeld, and Thomas Sampson) |
09:00-10:00 |
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Coffee Break
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10:00-10:15 |
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David Weil “The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade” (joint with Vernon Henderson, Tim Squires and Adam Storeygard).
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10:15-11:15 |
| Coffee Break | 10:00-10:15 |
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David Weiss “Women’s Liberation as a Financial Innovation” (joint with Moshe Hazan and Hosny Zoabi). |
11:30-12:30 |
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Lunch
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12:30-13:45 |
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Paola Giuliano "Understanding Cultural Persistence and Change" (joint with Nathan Nunn). |
13:45-14:45 |
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Coffee Break |
14:45-15:00 |
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Raphaël Franck "Technology-Skill Complementarity in Early Phases of Industrialization" (joint with Oded Galor). |
15:00-16:00 |
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Coffee Break |
16:00-16:15 |
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Ori Katz “The Effect of Industrialization on Fertility and Human Capital: Evidence from the United States in the 19th Century”. |
16:15-17:15 |
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Tuesday, July 4th |
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Davide Cantoni "The Origins of Fiscal Capacity" (joint with Cathrin Mohr). |
09:00-10:00 |
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Coffee Break
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10:00-10:15 |
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Luigi Pascali “Religion, Division of Labor and Conflict: Anti-Semitism in German Regions over 600 Years” (joint with Sascha Becker). |
10:15-11:15 |
| Coffee Break | 10:00-10:15 |
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Joachim Voth “Rage Against the Machines: Labor Saving Technology and the Unrest in England, 1830-1832” (joint with Bruno Caprettini). |
11:30-12:30 |
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Lunch |
12:30-14:00 |
