November 4, 2000

8:30–9:00 AM Continental breakfast and introductions

9:00–11:00 AM
Alberto Alesina, Harvard University
“Preferences for Redistribution in the Land of Opportunities” (joint with Eliana La Ferrara)

Discussants
Tom Romer, Princeton University
Michael Wallerstein, Northwestern University

11:00–11:30 AM Coffee break

11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Gene Grossman, Princeton University and Elhanan Helpman, Harvard University
“Educating Voters”

Discussants
Torben Iversen, Harvard University
Jim Snyder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1:30–3:00 PM Lunch

3:00–5:00 PM
Daniel Diermeier, Northwestern University and Antonio Merlo, University of Pennsylvania
“A Structural Model of Government Formation”

Discussant
Norman Schofield, Washington University
Ernesto Stein, Inter-American Development Bank

5:00–6:00 PM General discussion