Effects of Inequality on Economic Performance: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Participants arrive at the Hotel Best Western Irazú, San José, Costa Rica.
Kilómetro 11, Autopista General Canas, Centro Comercial, San José
Teléfono: 011-506-232-4811; Fax: 011-506-232-4549
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon: Panel Discussion on "The Costa Rican Model of Shared Development: Origins, Policies and Effects"
Panelists:
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Catered lunch at Hotel Irazú
2:00 p.m.: Depart by bus/van for Selva Verde
5:00 p.m.: Cocktail reception
7:00 p.m.: Welcome dinner
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Michael Wallerstein: "Wage Inequality and Social Insurance" [~1.3M pdf] (with tables [~113k pdf])
Coffee break
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Alberto Alesina: "Endogenous Political Institutions: A Schumpeterian Model" [~442k pdf]
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Lunch break
Rest of the afternoon free
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Karla Hoff: "Obstacles to the Emergence of the Rule of Law in Post-Communist Societies: Coordination Failures and Conflicts of Interest" [~313k pdf] (with figures [~392k pdf])
Coffee break
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Dilip Mookherjee: "Household Firewood Collection in Rural Nepal: The Role of Poverty, Collective Action, and Modernization" [~350k pdf]
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Lunch break
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Michael Kremer: "Local Education Financing in Kenya"
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Members' Meeting
Rest of the day free until the 5 p.m. bus trip to San José to the Hotel Irazú.
Breakfast at the hotel
Participants depart for San José International Airport to return home.
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