INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
“MODELING CONFLICT AND ITS GOVERNANCE”
(Partial funding from the Center for the Study of Democracy)
February 12-14, 2010 
Location:  Social Science Plaza A,  Room 2112


Friday, February 12

1:00 – 1:10 Comments by Donald Saari, Director of IMBS

1:10 – 2:00 Branislav Slantchev, Political Science, UCSD
“War Finance and Coercive Bargaining”

2:00 – 2:10 Discussion

2:10 – 3:00 Robert Trager, Political Science, UCLA
“Multi-Dimensional Diplomacy”

3:00 – 3:10 Discussion

3:10 – 3:30 BREAK

3:30 – 4:20 Michael McBride, Economics, UCI
“Peace and War with Endogenous State Capacity”

4:20 – 4:30 Discussion



Saturday, February 13

9:00 – 9:50 Sandeep Baliga, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
“Torture”

9:50 – 10:00 Discussion

10:00–10:50 Barry O’Neill, Political Science, UCLA
“Vagueness, Prestige and Taboos”

10:50–11:00 Discussion

11:00–11:15 BREAK

11:15–12:05 Massimo Morelli, Political Science and Economics, Columbia
“Mediation and Peace”

12:05–12:15 Discussion

12:15–1:45 LUNCH BREAK

1:45 – 2:35 Constantinos Syropoulos, International Business, Drexel
“International Trade and Transnational Insecurity: How Comparative Advantage and Power are Jointly Determined"

2:35 – 2:45 Discussion

2:45 – 3:00 BREAK

3:00 – 3:50 Dan Kovenock, Economics and Political Science, University of Iowa
“The Optimal Defense of Networks of Targets”

3:50 – 4:00 DISCUSSION


Sunday, February 14

9:00-12:00 General Discussion

 

 

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