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International conference
“Frontiers of Political Economics”
organized by the Centre for Advanced Studies,
a joint research collaboration of New Economic School and Higher School of Economics
May 30-31, 2008, Moscow
Organizing committee:
Andrei Yakovlev, Higher School of Economics
Program committee:
Scott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fuad Aleskerov, Higher School of Economics
Konstantin Sonin, New Economic School
Local administration:
Conference program  >>
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Friday, May 30
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration and Coffee
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| 9:00-9:20 |
Opening Remarks
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Andrei Yakovlev (Vice-rector, Higher School of Economics)
Sergei Guriev (Rector, New Economic School)
Martin Gilman (Director, Center for Advanced Studies, Higher School of Economics)
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| 9:00-10:40 |
Session 1 (Room 300)
Chair: Lev Yakobson (Higher School of Economics)
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Thomas Remington (Emory University)
 Democracy, Governance, and Inequality: Evidence from the Russian Regions Discussant: Lev Freinkman (World Bank)
Andrei Yakovlev (Higher School of Economics)
State-Business Relations and Improvement of Corporate Governance in Russia
Discussant: Daniel Treisman (University of California, Los Angeles)
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10:40-11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:00-12:20
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Session 2 (Room 300)
Chair: Scott Gehlbach (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Vladimir Gimpelson (Higher School of Economics), Rostislav Kapeliushnikov (Higher School of Economics) and Anna Lukianova (Higher School of Economics)
Federal Legislation, Local Enforcement, and Regional Economic Performance in Russia
Discussant: Hanry Hale (George Washington University)
Andrew Owen (Princeton University) and Joshua Tucker (New York University)
Conventional vs. Transitional Economic Voting: Evidence from Poland, 1997-2005
Discussant: Alexei Sitnikov (New Economic School)
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12:20-12:40
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Coffee Break
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12:40-14:00
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Session 3 (Room 300)
Chair: Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)
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Shanker Satyanath (New York University)
Superpower Interventions and their Consequences for Democracy: An Empirical Inquiry
Discussant: Konstantin Sonin (New Economic School)
Victor Polterovitch (CEMI RAS and New Economic School), Vladimir Popov (New Economic School and Carleton University), and Alexander Tonis (New Economic School and CEMI RAS)
Instability of Democracy as Resource Curse
Discussant: Aleh Tsyvinski (Harvard University)
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14:00-15:20
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Lunch
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15:20- 16:40
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Session 4 (Room 125)
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Chair: Martin Gilman (Center for Advanced Studies, Higher School of Economics)
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Fuad Aleskerov (Higher School of Economics)
Power Distribution in Russian Parliament (1993-2005)
Discussant: Georgy Egorov (Harvard University)
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani (World Bamk)
When Do Legislators Pass on "Pork"? The Role of Political Parties in Determining Legislator Effort
Discussant: Alexei Zakharov (CEMI RAS)
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16:40-17:00
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Coffee break
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17: 00-18:20
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Keynote address (Room 125) Chair: Vladimir Mau (Academy of National Economy)
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Kenneth Shepsle (Harvard University)
Choosing Institutions: Legislatures with Ordinal Seniority  >>
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18:30
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Reception (Room 300)
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Saturday, May 31
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Coffee
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| 9:00-10:20 |
Session 5 (Room 311)
Chair: Mikhail Dmitriev (Center of Strategic Research)
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Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)
The Political Effects of Inequality in Latin America: Some Inconvenient Facts
Discussant: Rostislav Kapelyushnikov (Higher School of Economics)
Evgeny Yakovlev (University of California, Berkeley) and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya (New Economic School)
Reforms in Business Regulation: Evidence from Russia
Discussant: Philip Keefer (World Bank)
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| 10:20-10:40 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:40-12:00 |
Session 6 (Room 311)
Chair: Eugenia Albats (Higher School of Economics),
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Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Georgy Egorov (Harvard University) and Konstantin Sonin (New Economic School)
A Theory of Bad Government
Discussant: Shanker Satyanath (New York University)
Daniel Treisman (University of California, Los Angeles)
The Popularity of Russian Presidents
Discussant: Alexei Zudin (Higher School of Economics)
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12:00- 12:20
12:20-13:40
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Coffee Break
Session 7 (Room 311)
Chair: Andrei Yakovlev (Higher Economic School)
Art Durnev (McGill University) and Sergei Guriev (New Economic School)
The Resourse Curse: A Corporate Transparency Channel
Discussant: Vladimir Popov (New Economic School anf Carleton University)
Henry Hale (George Washington University)
Economic Performance and the Rise of a Dominant Party in Russia's Hybrid Regime Context
Discussant: Carsten Sprenger (Higher Economic School)
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13:40-15:00
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Lunch
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15:00-16:20
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Session 8 (Room 311)
Chair: Vladimir Gimpelson (Higher School of Economics)
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Scott Gehlbach (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Konstantin Sonin (New Economic School)
Government Control of the Media
Discussant: Andrei Bremzen (New Economic School)
Daron Acemoglu and Michael Golosov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Aleh Tsyvinski (Harvard University and New Economic School)
Political Economy and the Structure of Taxation
Discussant: Natalia Volchkova (New Economic School)
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16:20-16:40
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Coffee Break
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16:40-18:00
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Keynote address (Room 311)
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Chair: Fuad Aleskerov (Higher School of Economics)
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James Snyder (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Congressional Rents
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