PURPOSE:
The purpose of this workshop is to explore how tribal governance structures, jurisdiction, property rights, and the rule of law integrate into a fabric for stimulating indigenous economies. The main focus will be on indigenous economies in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia because these four countries share a history of British colonization and have thus inherited a common institutional framework within which tribal economies operate.
We have commissioned original research in the areas of economics, political science, and law.
PAPERS TO BE PRESENTED:
"From Communal to Private Property Rights: Evidence from the Dawes Act and Native Americans"
Christian Dippel, University of California Los Angeles
Dustin Frye, Vassar College
"Historical Treaty-Making and Long-Term Economic Prospertity of Indigenous Peoples"
Donna Feir, University of Victoria, Canada and Minneapolis Federal Reserve
"Land Tenure and Adaptation on Indian Reservations: Measuring the Effects of Property Rights from Space"
Bryan Leonard, Arizona State University
Dominic Parker, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Land Ownership and Irrigation on American Indian Reservations: A Regression Discontinuity Approach"
Eric Edwards, Utah State University
"Employment Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment"
Patrick Button, Tulane University
"Income Inequality and Ethnicity on American Indian Reservations"
Dustin Frye, Vassar College
Dominic Parker, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Assessing the Impact of the ANCSA Corporations on the Welfare of Alaskan Natives"
Keith Hankins, Chapman University
"Unravelling Latent Tribal Wealth"
Rakihia Tau, Canterbury University
AUDIENCE:
The workshop is limited to a small group of scholars to ensure meaningful discussion of the papers.
For more information, please contact Wendy Purnell: wendy@indigenousecon.org