Annual Dinner Honoring ECAAR Trustee Robert M. Solow
Saturday, January 8, 2005
Philadelphia Marriott Hotel Liberty A
Reception 7PM, Dinner 7:30PM
Speakers to be announced
To receive an invitation, please e-mail catcohen@ecaar.org

Panel Session 1 - The Abuse of Power
Friday, January 7, 10:15am
Marriott Grand Ballroom-Salon K

Presiding - James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin.
"The Corruption of Economics and Policy."

Bill Black, University of Texas at Austin.
"Control Fraud and the Corporation."

Robert Prasch, Middlebury College.
"Shifting Risk: The Divorce of Risk from Reward in American Capitalism."

Janine Wedel, George Mason University.
"Corruption and Transition in Russia and Eastern Europe."

Jack Blum, Esq. Lovel, Novings, Lamont. Discussant.

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Panel Session 2 - Economics of Space Weapons
Friday, January 7, 2:30pm
Marriott Room 402

Presiding - John Steinbruner, University of Maryland.
"The Significance of Space Policy."

Nancy Gallagher, Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland.
"The Commercial Space Industry: Incentives for Cooperation and Competition."

Jeffrey Lewis, Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland.
"Space Weapons Spending in the FY05-06 Budget."

Martin Malin, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
"Pathways to Cooperation in Space."

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Panel Session 3 - The Political Economy of Military Spending
Joint session sponsored by the AEA/URPE/ECAAR.
January 8th, 2005, 2:30 PM
Lowes Hotel, Room Washington C

Presiding: Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Lloyd J. Dumas, University of Texas at Dallas.
Bang for the Buck: The Real Effects of Military Spending on Security

James K. Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin.
The Costs of War

David Gold, New School University.
Does Military Spending Stimulate or Retard Economic Performance? Revisiting an Old Debate with New Data

Ann Markusen, University of Minnesota.
The Economic and Security Consequences of Privating National Security

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Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, January 8, 2005
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Philadelphia Marriott Hotel Room 307
All are welcome; members in good standing may vote.

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Annual Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday, January 9, 2005
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballrom/Salon J

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ASSA/PSSI Session 1 - Globalization and International Conflict

Presiding: Walter Isard

Charles Anderton, College of the Holy Cross, & John Carter, College of the Holy Cross.
“Trade Theory and Conflict: How Appropriation Possibilities Reshape Exchange”

Herschel Grossman, Brown University.
“Peace and War in Territorial Disputes”

Joel Guttman, Bar Ilan, and Rafael Reuveny, Indiana University.
“On Endogenous Economic Policy in Autocratic Regimes”

Solomon Polachek, Binghamton, and Carlos Seiglie, Rutgers and Columbia.
“FDI and Bilateral Conflict”

Discussants:
Michael Intriligator (UCLA)
Enrico Spolaore, Brown University.

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PSSI Session 2 - The Causes and Effects of Terrorism

Presiding: Solomon Polachek

Gary Becker, University of Chicago, and Yona Rubenstein, Tel Aviv University.
“Rational Responses to Terrorism”

Michael Intriligator, UCLA.
“Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction”

Todd Sandler, USC, and Peter Rosendorff, USC.
“Too Much of a Good Thing? The Proactive Response Dilemma”

Claude Barrebi, RAND Corporation,“Terrorism and the Stock Market”

Walter Isard and Jiyoun An, Cornell University
“On Ongoing Research on Hierarchical System Models for Reducing Three Evils: Terrorism, Poverty and Environmental Degradation.”

Discussants:
Carlos Seiglie
Martin McGuire

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PSSI Session Three: Religion, Violence and the Economy

Chair: Michael Intriligator (UCLA)

Eli Berman, University of California, San Dieg) and Ara Stepanyan
"How Many Radical Islamists? Indirect Evidence from Five Countries."

Daniel Chen
"Club Goods and Group Identity: Evidence from Islamic Resurgence During the Indonesian Financial Crisis."

Michelle Garfinkel, UC-Irvine, Stergios Skaperdas, UC-Irvine), and Constantinos Syropoulos, Florida International University
“Globalization and Domestic Conflict”

Martin McGuire, UC-Irvine. and Toshihiro Ihori, Univ of Tokyo.
“Collective Action Models for International Risk Management”

Discussants:
Walter Isard (Cornell)
Cherif Guermat, (University of Exeter)

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