FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Participants from outside California arrive at the hotel. (No events planned)
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
9.30-10:00 Coffee
10:00-10:15: Introduction and Welcome
Bernie Grofman, University of California, Irvine
Desmond King, Nuffield College, Oxford University (in spirit)
10:15-12:45: Campaign Contributions and Campaign Regulation in the U.S
Panelists:
Bernie Grofman, University of California, Irvine (Citizens United)
David Magleby, Brigham Young University (non-candidate funding)
Adam Bonica, Stanford (early money)
Jacob Grumbach, University of California, Berkeley (campaign contributions and activist groups)
Sylvia Kim, Cal Tech (hidden donors)
1:00-2:00: Lunch (in the hotel, poolside if the weather is nice, the Island Ballroom otherwise)
2:15 - 4:00: Campaign Contributions, Campaign Regulation and Lobbying in Comparative Perspective
Chair and Discussant: Diego Garzia, University of Lucerne
Panelists:
Susan Scarrow, University of Houston (comparative campaign finance)
Maneesh Arora, University of California, Irvine (campaign finance effects)
Pablo Pinto, University of Houston (lobbying and international trade)
6:30 pm: Conference Dinner (transportation by taxi; meet in hotel lobby between 6:05 and 6:10.
Il Fornaio, 18951 Von Karman Ave. Irvine
(949) 261-1444
If you are planning to go on your own to the restaurant please let Bernie know so that we will not wait for you in the lobby
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
9:30-10:00 Coffee
10:00-12:15: Central Banks, Taxation, and Government Spending
Panelists:
Nina Bandelj and Christoffer Zoeller, University of California, Irvine (closing the gold window)
Lucy Barnes, University College, London (the Government’s money)
Carolina Garriga, CIDE, Mexico (central banks & civil war termination)
Erin Lockwood, University of California, Irvine (central banks & intl. regulatory bodies)
12:15-1:30: Lunch (in the hotel)
1:45-3:30: Roundtable: What does Donald Trump’s Win Tell Us about American Politics?
Panelists:
Thomas Edsall, Columbia School of Journalism/Washington Post
Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
Carole Uhlaner, University of California, Irvine
3:30-4:00: General Discussion: Open Questions about Money and Politics