| Session 1: Economic Inequality, Militarizaton and Democracy |
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Presiding: Lloyd J. Dumas, University of Texas at Dallas |
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Panelists: |
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Lloyd J. Dumas, University of Texas at Dallas
Economic Inequality and Democracy: The Cross-connections |
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James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin and Chair of ECAAR
Militarization and Inequality around the World: An Empirical Analysis |
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Aedil Suarez, Chair of ECAAr - Chile
The Economic and Social Implications of the Armed Forces in Chile |
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Alexei Izyumov, with co-authors, Leonid Kosals and Rosalyn Ryvkina
The Economic and Social Implication of Defense Industry Transfromation in Russia |
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Discussants: |
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Dietrich Fischer |
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John Tepper Marlin |
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| Session 2: Investment and Structural Consequences of Military Spending |
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Presiding: Lawrence Klein, University of Pennsylvania |
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Panelists: |
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Michael Oden
Defense Burdens and Economic Performance: Is there a Growth Premium from Defense Reductions? |
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David Saal
A Reassessment of teh Impact of Defense R&D and Procurement on Manufacturing Productivity Growth |
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Ken Flamm
From Endgame to N-Game: Scale Eonomics vs. Competition in the Military Aircraft Industry |
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Discussants: |
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Robert Coen |
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Frank Lichtenberg |
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Ann Markusen (session organizer) |
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| Session 3: Kindleberger's Challenge: International Public Goods |
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Presiding: Jurgen Brauer |
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Panelists: |
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John Garrett
Disarmament as an International Public Good |
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David Gold
Does Military R&D Generate Public Goods? |
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Ruben Mendez
Peace and War as International Public Goods and Bads |
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Todd Sandler
Global and Regional Public Goods: a Prognosis for Collective Action |
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Discussants: |
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Martin McGuire |
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Jurgen Brauer (session organizer) |
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| Session 4: The Natural Rate and the NAIRU after Four Years of Low Inflation |
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This session was organized by Robert Eisner, before his death during 1998 |
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Presiding: James Tobin |
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Panelists included: |
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John Tepper Marlin, ECAAR Treasurer |
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Robert Coen, Northwestern University
The NAIRU and Wages in Local Labor Markets |
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Discussants: |
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James K. Galbraith |
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James Tobin |
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| A Remebrance of Robert Eisner |
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Monday, January 4
Brief statements made by James K. Galbraith, Richard Leone, Kenneth Arrow, James Tobin, Rebecca M. Blank, Alan B. Krueger, Robert J. Scwhartz, Mary Eisner Eccles
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