Economics of Culture and Institutions.

• Position: Conferences

An NBER conference on the Economics of Culture and Institutions took place April 27 in Cambridge. Research Associates Alberto Bisin of New York University and Paola Giuliano of the University of California, Los Angeles organized the meeting. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Nicola Gennaioli, Bocconi University, and Guido Tabellini, IGIER, "Identity, Beliefs, and Political Conflict"

* Michela Carlana, Harvard University; Alberto F. Alesina, Harvard University and NBER; Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti, Bocconi University, "Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools" (NBER Working Paper No. 25333)

* Ruochen Dai, Peking University; Dilip Mookherjee, Boston University and NBER; Kaivan Munshi, University of Cambridge; and Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University, "The Community Origins of Private Enterprise in China"

* David...