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Conference Program

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Coffee and Pastries

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Introduction

9:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Session I: Assimilation, Trust, and Policy Reform
Speakers:
Alberto Bisin, New York University
"‘Bend It Like Beckham’: Identity, Socialization, and Assimilation"
Peter Taylor–Gooby, University of Kent
"Trust and Support for the UK Welfare State: Two Paradoxes of Trust"
Discussant:
Justin Phillips, Columbia University

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Session II: Economic Models of Redistribution
Speakers:
Jordan Siegel, Harvard Business School
Egalitarianism and International Investment
Erzo Luttmer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
"Race and Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Experiment"
Discussant:
Paola Giuliano, IMF

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Lunch

2:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Session III: Employment and Labor Market Reform
Speakers:
John Stephens, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"Decommodification or Activation in Social Democratic Policy: Resolving the Paradox"
David Rueda, University of Oxford
"Insiders, Outsiders and the Politics of Employment Promotion"
Discussant:
Ronald Rogowski, UCLA

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception

7:00 p.m.
Dinner with NBER Participants at the Royal Sonesta Hotel