#  Martyrs, Morale, and Militarism: The Political Impact of Devastation and Slaughter 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 22, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:00PM EDT 

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 **Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).**  



 

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Speaker: [David Weinstein (Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy; Director, Center of Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University)](https://www.davideweinstein.com/)

Moderator: [Christina Davis (Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University)](https://us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/people/christina-davis)


##### **Additional Resources**

1. Inoue, S., Weinstein, D. E., & Yamagishi, A. (2025, May). [*Martyrs, morale, and militarism: The political impact of devastation and slaughter* (NBER Working Paper No. 33842)](https://doi.org/10.3386/w33842). National Bureau of Economic Research.



 

 



 

 

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