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 1022 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 Pia Raffler (Harvard University) November 1 Saad Gulzar (Stanford University) 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 14 Dominic Rohner (HEC- University of Lausanne) 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 Andrew Gelman (Columbia University) May 30 Milan Svolik (Yale University) June 6 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 May Woodard-Hickey at [email protected] 2018-19 Lunch Schedule October 5 Peter Buisseret racetobase_0.pdf October 12 No meeting October 19 No meeting October 26 Christian Salas November 2 Kara Ross Camarena November 9 Luis Martinez and Maria Bautista - repression_v2_prelim.pdf November 16 Zhaosong Ruan "State capacity, meritocratic bureaucracy and redistribution" November 30 No meeting December 7 Liqun Liu b4-liqun_liu.pdf January 11 Mehdi Shadmehr "Inspiring Regime Change" January 18 No Meeting January 25 Maria Carreri February 1 Zhaosong Ruan February 8 February 15 Renard Sexton February 22 March 1 March 8 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 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. Read more Recent News New Keller Center Reflects Harris Public Policy’s Growing Ambitions Thu., January 17, 2019 A First Look at the Keller Center Thu., January 17, 2019 More news Upcoming Events Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program Online Information Session Tue., January 22, 2019 | 9:00 AM A link will be sent to registered guests. Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! Program for Working Professionals + Class Visit Thu., January 24, 2019 | 5:00 PM 1871 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 1212 Chicago, IL 60654 United States More events
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