May 13, 2006

8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast and Introduction

9:00-11:00
Andrea Vindigni (Princeton)
“On Wars and Political Development: The Role of International Conflicts in the Democratization of the West”

Discussants
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (NYU)
Philip Keefer (World Bank)

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-1:30
Romain Wacziarg (Stanford)
“The Diffusion of Development”

Discussants
John Londregan (Princeton)
Susan Stokes (Yale)

1:30-3:00 Lunch

3:00-5:00
Catherine Hafer (NYU)
“Contests over Political Authority”

Discussants
Avinash Dixit (Princeton)
Ernesto Dal Bo (Berkeley)

5:00-6:00 General Discussion and Refreshments