AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

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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Matthew Levinson (Harvard University)

Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM

Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM

Session: Political Economy in Developing Countries: Evidence from India (AEA)

Presiding: Padma Desai (Columbia University)

Gains from a Redrawing of Political Boundaries: Evidence from State Reorganization in India
Rajashri Chakrabarti (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Joydeep Roy (Georgetown University and Economic Policy Institute)

Mandated Political Representation and Public Good Provision in India
Nandini Krishnan (Boston University)

Segregation, Rent Control and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
Sujata Visaria (Boston University)
Erica Field (Harvard University)
Rohini Pande (Harvard University)
Matthew Levinson (Harvard University)
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Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
Lakshmi Iyer (Harvard Business School)
Anandi Mani (Boston University)

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