Spring 2007 Schedule
Speaker Meeting Schedule: To schedule an appointment to meet with a speaker, contact Anita Stephens.
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(Emeritus Haas-UCB) |
"Corporate Boards of Directos: A Dual Purpose (Efficiency) Perspective" |
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(Stanford) |
The Credibility of International Commitments [Papers attached are: "Domestic Audience Costs in International Relations: An Experimental Approach" AND "The Effects of International Agreements on Foreign Policy Preferences"] Note: These 2 papers are in one pdf file. |
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February 1
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Preston McAfee
(Cal Tech) |
"Firms, Queues, and Coffee Breaks: A Flow Model of the Corporation with Human Delays" |
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(Duke Fuqua) |
"Quality Upgrades and (the Loss of) Market Power in a Dynamic Monopoly Model" |
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(MIT Sloan) |
"Interpersonal Authority in a Theory
of the Firm" . [Note: The Speaker will meet with interested students in the Lester Center Conference Room located in room F451 of the Haas School of Business NOT the IMIO Conference room for this meeting.] |
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(Stanford) |
"It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do I.T.: Investigating the US Productivity Miracle Using Multinationals" |
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(UCB-Haas) |
"Security of Supply and Forward Price Premia: Evidence from the Natural Gas Industry" |
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(HBS) |
"Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream'" |
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(Princeton) |
"Partisan Signals and Democratic
Accountability: An Analysis of State Supreme Court Abortion Decisions"
[Note: The following paper is available for those interested in the formal theory.] "When Do Elections Encourage Ideological Rigidity?" |
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(Northwestern-Kellogg) |
"The Return to Knowledge Hierarchies" |
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March 29
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NO MEETING
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SPRING BREAK |
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(Northwestern-Kellogg) |
"Age
and Great Inveniton" *[Note: This session is jointly offered with the Lester Center Kauffman Research Series] |
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Skill vs Luck in Entrepreneurship
and Venture Capital: Evidence from Serial Entrepreneurs *[Note: This session will be held in room C220 Cheit Hall, and is jointly offered with the Lester Center Kauffman Research Series and the Finance Group.] |
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April 19
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Sebastian Galiani
(Washington Univ. in St. Louis) |
Property Rights for the Poor: Effects of Land Titling |
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April 26
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Robert Gibbons
(MIT Sloan) |
"What Do Managers Do? Suggestive Evidence and Initial Theories About Building Relationships" |
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May
3
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Eric Zitzewitz
(Stanford GSB) |
An Eliot Effect? Prosecutorial Discretion in Mutual Fund Settlement Negotiations, 2003-2007 |
Copies of papers to be presented or related background reading will be available in Room F402, Haas School (Institute for Business Innovation); and in Room 611 Evans Hall (Department of Economics).
For information, contact Prof. Rui de Figueiredo (rui@haas.berkeley.edu), Prof. Pablo Spiller (spiller@haas.berkeley.edu) or Anita Stephens, IMIO (stephens@haas.berkeley.edu)