NARSC Meetings 2013 Preliminary Schedule - North American ...

NARSC Meetings 2013 Preliminary Schedule 9/11/13 Pierre Picard, Universite de Luxembourg117. Formal Paper Session UEA 20: LDC Urbanization Friday Nov 15 | 1:30 PM‐3:30 PMChair: Harris Selod, The World Bank Urbanization in Africa: Climate change J. Vernon Henderson, Brown University;Adam Storeygard, Tufts University City Structure and Informal Property Rights in West Africa: Theory and EmpiricalEvidence Harris Selod, The World Bank; Lara Tobin, Paris School of Economics The Speed of Urbanization and Economic Development: A Comparison ofIndustrial Europe and Contemporary Africa Remi Jedwab, George WashingtonUniversity and LSE Disentangling the Causes of Informal Housing Daniel Da Mata, University ofCambridgeDiscussants: Daniel Da Mata, University of Cambridge Remi Jedwab, George Washington University and LSE Harris Selod, The World Bank J. Vernon Henderson, Brown University118. Formal Paper Session UEA 21: Local Taxation Friday Nov 15 | 1:30 PM‐3:30 PMChair: Shawn Rohlin, Kent State University Behavioral Responses to Local Tax Rates: Quasi‐Experimental Evidence from aForeigners’ Tax Scheme in Switzerland Kurt Schmidheiny, Universität Basel;Michaela Slotwinski, Universität Basel; Frank Somogyi, Deutsche Bundesbank The Effects of Location‐based Tax Policies on the Distribution of HouseholdIncome: Evidence from the Federal Empowerment Zone Program Shawn Rohlin,Kent State University; Curtis Reynolds, Kent State University Firm Productivity, Agglomeration, and China’s Fiscal Reform Wen‐Chi Liao,National University of Singapore; Yongheng Deng, National University ofSingapore; Pei Li, National University of SingaporeDiscussants: Shawn Rohlin, Kent State University Wen‐Chi Liao, National University of Singapore Kurt Schmidheiny, Universität Basel4:00 PM-6:00 PMPage 57 of 120