Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences
CONFERENCE ON
"MATHEMATICS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS"
(co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democracy)
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Social Science Plaza A, room 2112
Speakers
| 9:30-10:20 a.m. |
James Fowler, Department of Political Science, UCSD
“Two Genes Predict Voter Turnout”
10:30-11:20 a.m. |
John G. Matsusaka, Marshall School of Bus., Gould School of Law & Dept. of Political Science, USC
“Direct Democracy and Public Employees”
| 11:30-11:50 a.m. |
BREAK IN SSPA 2142
| 11:50-12:40 p.m. |
Dennis C. Mueller, Department of Economics, University of Vienna
“Democracy, Rationality and Morality”
| 12:50 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK
| 2:30-3:20 p.m. |
Barry O'Neill, Department of Political Science, UCLA
“Sincere and Insincere Communication”
Discussion
| 3:30-4:20 p.m. |
Thomas Schwartz, Department of Political Science, UCLA
“One Dimensionality and Stability in Legislative Voting: Where is the Evidence?”
Discussion
| 4:30-4:45 p.m. |
BREAK IN SSPA 2142
| 4:45-5:35 p.m. |
Donald G. Saari, Director of IMBS and Distinguished Prof. of Mathematics and Economics, UCI
"What Causes All Of Those Voting Paradoxes?"
Discussion