Polarization and Conflict
POLARIZATION AND CONFLICT (PAC)
A detailed summary of the activities and of the materials produced by the network can be found
on the PAC official website, at www.polarizationandconflict.org
PAC Winter Meeting at Bocconi University, Milan
Dates: December 16th and 17th, 2005
Deadline for paper submission: October 7th, 2005
Conference Organizers: Conchita D'Ambrosio and Eliana La Ferrara
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The Conference Program: can be downloaded here | |
www.unibocconi.it |
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www.goldentulipcrivis.com |
The Conference will cover two full days, so we ask that participants arrive on Thursday night (Dec 15th) and preferably leave on Sunday (Dec 18th). Reservations have been made at Hotel Crivi's for three nights (Dec. 15-17th). The hotel is within walking distance from the university. |
Conference Program - Please download the papers before the conference
Friday, December 16th | |
9:00 - 10:30 | Workpackage Presentations |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 11:50 | Matteo Cervellati "Redistribution with Endogenous Sentiments" joint with J. Esteban |
11:50 - 12:40 | Itzhak Gilboa "Making Statements and Approval Voting" joint with E.Aragones and A. Weiss |
LUNCH | |
14:00 - 15:30 | Samuel Bowles "Evolutionary Dynamics of Class Structures" joint with Suresh Naidu |
15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00 - 16:50 |
Klaus Abbink |
16:50 - 17:50 |
Stergios Skaperdas |
17:40 - 18:10 | Gerald Schneider "Polarization and the Survival of Coalition Governments: A Comparative Analysis of Western European Democracies" joint with E.Jozwiak |
20:00 |
Conference Dinner: at "Osteria Dei Binari" |
Saturday December 17th |
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9:00 - 9:50 | Harvard Hegre "Polarization and Interstate Conflict" |
9:50 - 10:40 | Gerard Padro-i-Miguel "Control of Politicians in Divided Societies: The Politics of Fear" |
10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 11:50 | Walter Bossert "Infinite Horizon Choice Functions" joint with G.Asheim, Y.Sprumont and K.Suzumura |
11:50 - 12:40 | Alberto Bisin "Models of Social Interactions: Characterization and Identification" joint with O.zgur |
LUNCH | |
14:00 - 14:50 | Kai Konrad "Equilibrium and Efficiency in the Tug-of-War" joint with D.Kovenock |
14:50 - 15:40 | Ren Torenlievd "The Embededness of Member State Positions in the European Union" joint with A.Roeters |
15:40 - 16:10 | Coffee Break |
16:10 - 17:00 | Marta Reynol-Querol "The Colonial Origins of Civil War" joint with S.Djankov |
17:00 - 17:50 | Vincent Buskens "The Evolutionary Stability of Exchange Networks" |