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NATIONAL BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
SUMMER INSTITUTE
2011 |
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Economics of Crime Working Group |
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Justin McCrary,
Jens Ludwig, and Philip J. Cook, Organizers |
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July 28 - 29, 2011 |
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University BC |
Royal Sonesta Hotel |
40 Edwin H. Land
Boulevard |
Cambridge,
Massachusetts |
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PROGRAM |
Wednesday,
July 27: |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner - Bambara Restaurant, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,
Cambridge |
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Thursday,
July 28: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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MORNING SESSION IS JOINT WITH THE
LAW AND ECONOMICS GROUP |
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9:00 am |
Daniel S. Nagin,
Carnegie Mellon University |
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G. Matthew Snodgrass, Carnegie
Mellon University |
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The Effect of
Incarceration on Offending: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in
Pennsylvania |
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Discussant: Ilyana
Kuziemko, Princeton University and NBER |
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10:00 am |
Sarath Sanga, University of California at Berkeley |
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Discussant: Kerwin
Charles, University of Chicago and NBER |
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11:00 am |
Break |
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11:15 am |
Benjamin A. Olken,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
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Robin Burgess, London School of
Economics |
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Stefanie Sieber,
London School of Economics |
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Discussant: Subhrendu
Pattanayak, Duke University |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
Shawn Bushway,
State University of New York at Albany |
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Jonah Gelbach,
University of Arizona |
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Discussant: Katherine Barnes, University of Arizona |
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2:15 pm |
Olivier Marie, Maastricht University |
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The Best Ones Come Out First! Early Release
and Recidivism: A Regression Discontinuity Approach |
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Discussant: Brian Jacob, University
of Michigan |
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3:15 pm |
Jan C. van Ours, Tilburg University |
Ben Vollaard,
Tilburg University |
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Discussant: Mark Kleiman,
University of California at Los Angeles |
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4:15 pm |
Steven Raphael, University of
California at Berkeley |
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Incarceration and
Incapacitation: Evidence from the 2006 Italian Collective Pardon |
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Discussant: Charles Loeffler, Harvard University |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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Friday,
July 29: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
Rodrigo R. Soares,
PontifĂcia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro |
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Ariaster B. Chimeli, Ohio University |
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The Use of Violence in Illegal Markets: Evidence from Mahogany Trade
in the Brazilian Amazon |
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Discussant: Emily Owens, Cornell
University |
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10:00 am |
Dina Pomeranz,
Harvard University |
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No Taxation Without Information: Deterrence and Self-Enforcement in
the Value Added Tax |
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Discussant: Justin Wolfers, University of Pennsylvania and NBER |
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11:00 am |
Break |
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11:15 am |
Mireille Jacobson, RAND
Corporation and NBER |
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Tom Chang, University of Southern
California |
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Going to Pot? The
Impact of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries on Crime |
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Discussant: Jon Caulkins,
Carnegie Mellon University |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
Carolyn Moehling,
Rutgers University and NBER |
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Anne Piehl,
Rutgers University and NBER |
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Discussant: John
MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania |
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2:15 pm |
Benjamin Hansen, University of
Oregon |
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Gregory DeAngelo,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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Life and Death in the
Fast Lane: Police Enforcement and Roadway Safety |
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Discussant: Harold Pollack,
University of Chicago |
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3:15 pm |
Arindrajit Dube, University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
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Oeindrila Dube, New York University |
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Omar Garcia Ponce, New York
University |
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Cross Border
Spillover: U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico |
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Discussant: Christopher Winship, Harvard University |
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4:15 pm |
Cindy J. Redcross,
MDRC |
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Valerie Levshin,
Vera Institute of Justice |
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Transitional
Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Three-Year Impacts, Benefits and Costs of the Center
for Employment Opportunities Prisoner Reentry Program |
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Discussant: Richard Freeman, Harvard
University and NBER |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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7/13/11 |