Saturday, November 21 / 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM • Room 220 (2nd Floor)

Session 180
Dollars, Debt, and Financial Risk

Chair: Mo Torres, University of Michigan

1. Constructing Confidence: The Politics of Paper Money in British North America, 1690 - 1750 • Jack Votava, Northwestern University.

2. Political Underpinnings of Debt Enforcement: The Curious Case of the New York City Marshals • Sofia Butnaru, University of Chicago.

3. American Attitudes toward Progressive Taxation • Steven M. Karceski, Colby College.

4. "A Nice Whipping Boy": New York City Municipal Crisis and Risk Federalization • Alexander Freitas, UC Davis.

5. Inequality or Incompetence? Urban Fiscal Crisis and the Spatial Politics of Blame • Mo Torres, University of Michigan.

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