The Political Economy Workshop is a forum for theoretical and empirical research at the intersection of economics and political science. The workshop draws presenters from around the world and participants from around the University with a wide range of substantive interests. The Political Economy Workshop meets in Room 140B at Harris on Thursdays from 12:30-1:50 p.m. The faculty organizers are Alexander Fouirnaies and Luis Martinez.

2018–19 Workshops

October 4 Sevgi Yuksel (University of California-Santa Barbara)
October 11 Stelios Michalopoulos(Brown University)
October 18 Gary Cox  (Stanford University)
October 25 Jens Hainmueller (Stanford University)
November 8 Ugo Troiano (University of Michigan)
November 15 Sean Gailmard (Berkeley-University of California)
November 29 Ruixue Jia (University of California-San Diego)
December 6 Jack Paine (University of Rochester)
January 10 Jake Shapiro (Princeton University)
February 21 Eitan Hersh (Tufts University)
February 28 Dana Foarta (Stanford University)
March 7 Dimitri Landa (New York University)
March 14 Renee Bowen (University of California-San Diego)
April 4 David Stromberg (Institute for International Economic Studies)
April 11 Jessica Preece (Brigham Young University)
April 18 Bob Erikson (Columbia University)
April 25 Mattias Polborn (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
May 2 Laura Paler (University of Pittsburgh)
May 9 Nolan McCarty (Princeton University)
May 16 Mike Gibilisco (California Institute of Technology)
May 23 Milan Svolik (Yale University)
May 30 Yusuf Neggers (University of Michigan)

Workshop Archive

Political Economy Lunches

The Political Economy Lunch meets on the first Friday of every month, and on additional Fridays as needed. The lunch in intended as an informal setting in which graduate students and faculty can present and receive feedback on early stage and ongoing research. We welcome empirical or theoretical work linked in any way to politics or political economy. The PE lunch is also an excellent venue for practice job talks. Graduate students and faculty from any part of the University are welcome to attend, though please contact us in advance if you haven't been a regular.

If you would like to be added to the PE Lunch mailing list, please contact Cynthia Cook-Conley at [email protected].

2018-19 Lunch Schedule

October 5 Peter Buisseret "The Race to the Base"
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October 19 Luis Martinez and Maria Bautista
October 26

Konstantin Sonin
November 2 Kara Ross Camarena
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Zhaosong Ruan
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Peter Buisseret

Faculty Spotlight

Peter Buisseret
Assistant Professor

Peter Buisseret’s research is focused on political economy theory, and understanding how political institutions—such as legislative process and electoral rules—affect collective decision-making in societies.
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