2014 Manila Workshop: Program

WORKSHOP ON INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
DECEMBER 7–13, 2014
MANILA, PHILIPPINES


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
17:00 - 18:00
Registration

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome and Introduction
Mary Shirley
9:00 - 9:30
Political Parties and Public Policy: Approaching Great Questions with Rough Data
Philip Keefer
9:30 - 10:00
One Success, One Failure: Tales of Philippine State Engagement
Raul Fabella
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
Ronald Coase's Views on the Conduct of Economics
Mary Shirley
11:00 - 11:30
Formulating Research Projects
Alexandra Benham
11:30 - 12:00
Formulating Research Projects
Lee Benham
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Participants present their research in small groups and receive feedback
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee
15:30 - 17:30
Participants present their research in small groups and receive feedback

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9
8:30 - 9:30
Growth, History and the NIE: Institutions and the Direction of Future Research
John Nye
9:30 - 10:00
Explaining the Philippines' Deviant Industrial Behaviour: Timing and Path Dependence
Emmanuel de Dios
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
Communicating Strategically
Alexandra Benham
11:00 - 12:00
Lessons from Economic Theory, Experiments and Quasi-Experiments
Sebastian Galiani
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Participants revise their research with individual consultations with faculty
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee
15:30 - 17:30
Participants revise their research with individual consultations with faculty

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
8:30 - 9:00
Why Does It Take So Long to Address Open-Access Losses When Everyone Agrees It Should Be Done?
Gary Libecap
9:00 - 10:00
Presentations by Participants
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
Institutions, Political Bargaining Costs, Corruption, and Economic Efficiency
(Is East Asian Corruption Less Detrimental to Economic Growth?)

Felipe Medalla
11:00 - 12:00
Presentations by Participants
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Does Economic Growth Cause Democracy?
Desiree Desierto
14:00 - 15:00
Presentations by Participants
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee
15:30 - 17:30
Presentations by Participants

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
8:30 - 9:30
The Communist Party, the Private Entrepreneur, and the Law: Theory and Evidence from China
Chenggang Xu
9:30 - 10:00
Presentations by Participants
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
Imposing Cooperation: The Impact of Local Institutions on the Efficiency of Cooperatives in an Emerging Market
Roberto Galang
11:00 - 12:00
Presentations by Participants
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Presentations by Participants
14:30 - 15:00
Coase on the Marginal Cost Controversy: Teaching What Economic Policy is Really About
Henry Mohrman
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee
15:30 - 17:30
Presentations by Participants

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
8:30 - 10:00
Presentations by Participants
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee
10:30 - 12:00
Presentations by Participants
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Assessments
13:30 - 14:30
Wrap-up discussion and ceremony
Overview by faculty of participants' presentations and feedback from participants
15:00 - 18:30
Special event
Gala dinner