The emergence of institutions workshop

University of Edinburgh

16 & 17 May 2008

Conference Papers and Powerpoint Presentations

Friday 16 May

10.00 – 10.30: Registration

10.30 – 11.30 “On the Faustian Dynamics of Policy and Political Power” by Roger Lagunoff (Georgetown University)
Discussant: Alexander Kovalenkov (University of Glasgow)

11.30 – 12.30 “Self-enforcing norms and efficient non-cooperative collective action in the provision of public goods" by Kai Konrad (WZB).
Discussant: Jakub Steiner (University of Edinburgh)

12.30 – 13.30: Lunch

13.30 – 14.30 “Adverse Selection and Institutional Change in Eighteenth Century Marine Insurance” by Chris Kingston (Amherst College)
Discussant: Céline Azémar (University of Glasgow).

14.30 – 15.30 “Climbing the Hierarchical Ladders of Rules: the Dynamics of Institutional Framework” by Eric Brousseau (Université de Paris X)
Discussant: Gonzalo Forges-Puccio (University of St Andrews)

15.30 – 16.00: Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00 “Custom in the Shadow of the Formal Law: An Economic Analysis” by Jean-Philippe Platteau (University of Namur)
Discussant: Philippe LeMay-Boucher (Heriot-Watt University)

17.00 – 18.00 “Norm Flexibility and Innovative Activity” by Giovanni Immordino (Universitá di Salerno)
Discussant: Kohei Kawamura (University of Edinburgh)

Saturday 17 May

09.00 – 10.00 “On the Optimal Number of Representatives” by Emmanuelle Auriol (Toulouse School of Economics)
Discussant: Sascha Mohr (University of Edinburgh)

10.00 – 11.00 “Self-enforcing Democracy” by James Fearon (Stanford University)
Discussant: Colin Jennings (University of Strathclyde)

11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break

11.30 – 12.30 “How Do Political Institutions Work? Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions, and Policy Adaptability” by Mariano Tommasi (Universidad de San Andrés)
Discussant: Loukas Balafoutas (University of Edinburgh)

12.30 – 13.30 “The Emergence of Institutions” by Santiago Sánchez-Pagés (University of Edinburgh).
Discussant: Erika Seki (University of Aberdeen)

13.30 – 15.30: Lunch

15.30 – 17.00: Optional visit to the Scottish Parliament

Format: : 45 minutes for the main speaker, 10 minutes for the discussant and 5 minutes for general questions

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