MIT Sloan GEM Seminar Series

This seminar series meets to present and discuss research on the link between Institutions, Business, and Economic Development. The seminar –like the group that originates it—is multi-disciplinary, integrating scholars from Economics, Political Economy, Sociology and Economic Sociology, Global Strategy and Organization, and History.

Spring 2008 Schedule

Every other Wednesday – 11:45-13:15 pm (E52-598)

DATE	PRESENTER	TITLE (& LINK TO PAPER)
2/13/08	David A. Singer	"Migrant Remittances, Financial Globalization, and Exchange Rate Regimes in the Developing World."
2/27/08	Gerald A. McDermott	“Recombining to Compete in Global Markets: How Public-Private Institutions can Trigger Upgrading in Emerging Markets” (TALK PAPER) “The Politics of Institutional Renovation and Economic Upgrading: Recombining the Vines that Bind in Argentina” (BACKGROUND READING)
3/12/08	Yasheng Huang , Li Jin	“Does ethnicity pay? Studying profitability of overseas Chinese investments in China” (with Li Jin, and Yi Qian)
4/9/08	Aldo Musacchio	“Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950”
4/23/08	CANCELLED
5/7/08	Mukti Khaire	“Fashioning an Industry: How Entrepreneurs and Others Shape The Emergence and Evolution of an Industry”

Seminar Organizers: Rodrigo Canales, Hiram Samel, and Yanbo Wang

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