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The final programs for two back-to-back AALIMS events to be held at Oxford may be accessed through the AALIMS website: http://aalims.org. Both events will be held at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. They are open to the public, but advance registration is required. Please write to Nicola Shepard at nicola.shepard@qeh.ox.ac.uk if you would like to attend. The 19 papers to be presented are listed below.GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP (Friday, May 15, 2015):8:30-10:00 AM: GovernanceChair:  Jean-Philippe Platteau (University of Oxford)Michael Callen (Harvard University), Saad Gulzar (New York University), Arman Rezaee (University of California, San Diego) and Jacob Shapiro (Princeton University)Living in Ungoverned Space: Pakistan's Frontier Crimes RegulationRenard Sexton (New York University)Aid, Insurgency and the Pivotal Role of Control: Evidence from Afghanistan10:30-12:45 AM: Inter-Group ConflictChair: Amaney Jamal (Princeton University)Avital Livny (Carlos III-Juan March Institute)Ethnic Diversity and Inter-Group Trust in TurkeyMargaret Roberts (University of California, San Diego), David Romney (Harvard University) and Paul Zachary (University of California, San Diego)Covered Up: An Experiment on Censorship, Crowdsourcing, and Religion in Saudi ArabiaChantal Berman (Princeton University) and Elizabeth R. Nugent (Princeton University)Regionalism, Revolutionary Perceptions, or Real Preferences? Testing Determinants of Vote Choice in Tunisia’s 2014 Parliamentary ElectionCONFERENCE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ISLAM AND MUSLIM SOCIETIES (Friday-Saturday, May 15-16, 2015)Friday, 2-3:30 PM: Public GoodsChair: Timur Kuran (Duke University)Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University)Natural Resource Shocks and Public Goods Provision in Eastern IndonesiaMelani Cammett (Harvard University), Aytuğ Şaşmaz (Harvard University):Is There a Faith-Based Welfare Advantage? Preliminary Findings from a Pilot Study in LebanonFriday, 3:45-6:00 PM: Economic and Political Performance of the Islamic WorldChair: Lisa Blaydes (Stanford University)Eric Chaney (Harvard University)Economic Growth in the Malthusian Era: Evidence from the 1609 Spanish Explusion of the Moriscos.Timur Kuran (Duke University) and Jared Rubin (Chapman University)The Financial Power of the Powerless: Socio-Economic Status and Interest Rates under Partial Rule of LawJean-Philippe Platteau (University of Oxford)Laicist Reform in the Lands of Islam: Lessons from Enlightened DespotismSaturday, 9-11:15 AM: Gender and FamilyChair: Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University)Lisa Blaydes (Stanford University) and Melina Platas Izama (Stanford University)Religion, Patriarchy and the Perpetuation of Harmful Social Conventions: The Case of Female Genital Cutting in EgyptImane Chaara (University of Oxford)Women as Decision-Makers within Households: Does Religiosity Matter? Evidence from MoroccoAmaney Jamal (Princeton University) and Helen Milner (Princeton University)Women, Patriarchy and Globalization in MENA: Evidence from TunisiaSaturday, 1:00-3:15 PM: Religion, Ideology, and AttitudesChair: Tahir Andrabi (Pomona College)Ali Çarkoğlu (Koç University)Ethnicity and Religion in Shaping Threat Perceptions: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in TurkeyMasooda Bano (University of Oxford)Education and Aspirations: Results from Islamic and State Schools in Pakistan and NigeriaMaya Tudor (University of Oxford) and Dan Slater (University of Chicago)Ideological Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy in the Postcolonial WorldSaturday, 3:45-6:00 PM: ShariaChair: Denis Gilligan (University of Oxford)Nathan Brown (George Washington University)Citizenship, Religious Rights and State Identity in Arab Constitutions: Who Is Free and What Are They Free to Do?John Bowen (Washington University)Muslim Divorce Tribunals in non-Muslim LandsMatthew Nelson (SOAS, University of London)Islamic Law in an Islamic State: What Role for Parliament?