Thursday, May 20th

Morning session:

Electoral systems.

Chair:

Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes).

9:00 - 9:10

Opening remarks. Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes)

9:10 - 10:10

“Electoral Systems and Economic Growth”
Diego Aboal (University of Essex)

Discussant: Leopoldo Fergusson (MIT)

10:10 - 11:10

“Candidate Nomination Procedures and Political Selection:
Evidence from Latin America”
Fernando Aragón (LSE)

Discussant: Mónica Pachón (Universidad de Los Andes)

11:10 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30

Keynote address
James Snyder (MIT)
“Direct Primary Elections in the U.S. and Latin America “

12:30 – 2:00

Lunch

Afternoon session:

Institutions

Chair:

Ernesto Stein (IADB)

2:00 - 3:00

“Property Rights, Land Conflicts and Tenancy in Brazil”
Bernardo Mueller (University of Brasilia) and Lee Alston (University of Colorado and NBER)

Discussant: Ernesto Dal Bó (UC Berkeley)

3:00 - 4:00

“Economic Development and Contracting Institutions”
Alvaro Aguirre (University of Pennsylvania)

Discussant: Ari Aisen (Banco de Chile)

4:00 – 4:20

Coffee break

4:20 - 5:20

“Conscription and Crime: Evidence from the Argentine Draft Lottery”
Ernesto Schargrodsky (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella),
Sebastian Galiani (Washington University, St Louis),
Martin Rossi (Universidad de San Andrés)

Discussant: Juan David Barón (Banco de la República)

Friday, May 21st

Morning session 1:

Corruption

Chair:

Ernesto Dal Bó (UC Berkeley)

8:30 - 9:30

“An empirical study of corruption in ports”
Sandra Sequeira (LSE), Simeon Djankov (World Bank)

Discussant: Ernesto Stein (IADB)

9:30 - 10:30

“Corruption in Emission Testing Centers:
Estimates from a Model of Car Owner Behavior.”
Paulina Oliva (UC Santa Barbara)

Discussant: Oskar Nupia (Universidad de Los Andes)

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee break

Morning session 2:

Political Dynasties

Chair:

Ernesto Dal Bó (UC Berkeley)

10:50 – 11:50

“Political Power Persistence and Economic Development:
Evidence from Brazil's Regime Transition”
Claudio Ferraz (PUC Rio),

Frederico Finan (UC Berkeley)

Discussant: Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes)

11:50 - 12:50

“The Causes of Political Dynasties in Democratic Countries”
Martin Rossi (Universidad de San Andrés)

Discussant: Claudio Ferraz (PUC Rio)

12:50 – 2:30

Lunch