| Session 1: The Abuse of Power |
Friday, January 7
10:15am
Marriott Hotel
Grand Ballroom Salon K
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Presiding: James K. Galbraith, Chair of the EPS Board |
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Bill Black, University of Texas at Austin
Control Fraud and the Corporation |
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James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin
The Corruption of Economics and Policy |
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Robert Prasch, Middlebury College
Shifting Risk: The Divorce of Risk from Reward in American Capitalism |
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Janine Wedel, George Mason University
Corruption and Transition in Russia and Eastern Europe |
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| Session 2: The Economics of Space Weapons |
Friday, January 7
2:30pm
Marriott Hotel
Room 402
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Presiding: John Steinbruner |
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John Steinbruner, University of Maryland
The Significance of Space Policy |
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Nancy Gallagher, University of Maryland
The Commercial Space Industry: Incentives for Cooperation and Competition |
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Jeffrey Lewis, University of Maryland
Space Weapons Spending in the FY05-06 Budget |
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Martin Malin, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Pathways to Cooperation in Space |
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| Session 3: The Political Economy of Military Spending (URPE/EPS/AEA) |
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Saturday, January 8
2:30pm
Lowes Hotel
Room Washington C |
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Presiding: Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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Lloyd J. Dumas, University of Texas at Dallas
Bang for the Buck: The Real Effects of Military Spending on Security |
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James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin
The Costs of War |
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David Gold, New School University
Does Military Spending Stimulate or Retard Economic Performance? Revisiting an Old Debate with New Data |
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Ann Markusen, University of Minnesota
The Economic and Security Consequences of Privating National Security |
| Annual Dinner |
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in honor of Robert M. Solow
Saturday, January 8
Philadelphia Marriott Hotel
Reception 7pm, Dinner 7:30pm
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