These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Hao Li (University of Toronto)

Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM

Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM
Session: Learning from your Colleagues? Theory and Evidence (AEA)
Presiding: Edward Glaeser (Harvard University)

Are Elite Universities Losing their Competitive Edge?
Han Kim (University of Michigan)
Adair Morse (University of Chicago)
Luigi Zingales (University of Chicago)
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Superstar Extinction
Pierre Azoulay (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER)
Joshua Zivin (Columbia Universityand NBER)
Jialan Wang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Geography and Innovation: Evidence from Nobel Laureate Scientists
Bruce Weinberg (Ohio State University)

First in Village or Second in Rome
Ettore Damiano (University of Toronto)
Hao Li (University of Toronto)
Wing Suen (University of Hong Kong)
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