Presentation Title: Culture and the historical process

Biography: Nathan Nunn is a professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. Professor Nunn was born in Canada, where he received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 2005. Professor Nunn’s primary research interests are in economic history, economic development, political economy, and international trade. He is an NBER Faculty Research Fellow, an Affiliate of BREAD, and a Faculty Associate at Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA). He is also currently an associate editor for the Canadian Journal of Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of International Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics. In 2009, Professor Nunn was selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and grant recipient.

Rachel Kreier, Hofstra University—USA