Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

Political Economy and Public Law Conference

June 14-15, 2008

To bring together a group of scholars in two categories: (1) law professors with advanced graduate training in political science who study public law, and (2) political science professors whose research focuses on issues related to public law, public bureaucracy, separation-of-powers, and judicial decision-making. The purpose of the conference is to discuss cutting edge work on the political economy of public law, and more generally to build stronger connections between young scholars in law schools and political science departments who work on related issues.

Program on Survey Research

May 9, 2008

New technologies have changed the way people communicate with each other, and they present new challenges and new opportunities for researchers. This conference will focus on the challenges as well as the opportunities of these new technologies for survey research.
 

International Meeting on Methodology for Empirical Research on Social Interactions, Social Networks, and Health

May 2-3, 2008

Objective: To bring together econometricians, social statisticians and social network analysts to improve research on the relationship between social interactions and healthy. Additionally, it is expected that meetings will be useful in developing methodology for empirical study of many social interactions, such as the interactions of researchers in producing new scientific discoveries or inventions.

Agenda

Friday, May 2

9am: Opening Remarks, Charles Manski, Northwestern University

The World As It Was

April 30-May 2, 2008

A small discussion meeting to focus on comparing societies without state governments or before the rise of state governments to societies with state governments. Will also discuss whether historical societies with states were like modern societies with states.
Agenda
Wednesday, April 3
Session 1: 9am-12pm
The Human Life Cycle: Childhood and Old Age
Barry Hewlett (University of Washington) and Kristen Hawkes (University of Utah