The Economic History Workshop

Date and Time

September 13, 2013
02:00PM - 03:30PM EDT

Location

Littauer M-16, North Yard

"Transportation Technology and Economic Change: The Impact of Colonial Railroads on City Growth in Africa"

Speaker:

Remi Jedwab, Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University.

Contact:

Gia Petrakis
gpetrakis@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-5079

Moderators:

Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University (on leave 2013–2014).

Richard Hornbeck, Faculty Associate. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University.

Nathan Nunn, Faculty Associate. Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University.

James A. Robinson, Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. David Florence Professor of Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.

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