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 on Thursdays from 12:30-1:50 p.m. in Room 1022 at Harris Public Policy, Keller Center (1307 East 60th Street). The faculty organizers are Alexander Fouirnaies and Luis Martinez. 2019-20 Workshops October 3 Kate Casey (Stanford) "An Experiment in Candidate Selection" candidate_selection_post_casey.pdf October 10 Alex Coppock (Yale) "Persuasion in Parallel" pip_excerpts-alexander_coppock.pdf October 17 Juan Vargas (El Rosario) October 24 Gabriele Gratton (UNSW) political_capital_august_30_2019-gratton.pdf October 31 John Marshall (Columbia) November 7 Georgy Egorov (Northwestern) November 14 Christina Kinane (Yale) November 21 Claudio Ferraz (UBC) December 5 Cesi Cruz (UBC) making_promises_matter_6102019-cruz.pdf February 6 Guy Grossman (UPenn) February 13 Marina Agranov (Caltech) February 20 Greg Martin (Stanford) February 27 Mahvish Shaukat (World Bank) March 5 Jen Lawless (UVA) March 12 Steve Callander (Stanford) April 2 Dimitri Landa (NYU) April 9 Alex Hirsch (Caltech) April 16 Ali Cirone (Cornell) April 23 Alastair Smith (NYU) April 30 Itai Sher (UMass) May 7 Brandice Canes-Wrone (Princeton) May 14 James Fearon (Stanford) May 21 Milan Svolik (Yale) May 28 Molly Roberts (UCSD) June 4 Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford) Workshop Archive Political Economy Lunches The Political Economy Lunch meets on the first Friday of every month, and on additional Fridays as needed from 12:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m. in Room 1022 of Harris Public Policy, Keller Center (1307 East 60th Street. The lunch is 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, 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 email May Woodard-Hickey. 2019-20 Lunch Schedule October 4 Vincent Pons October 11 (There will be no workshop) October 18 Jack Paine paine_-_harris_pe_workshop.pdf October 25 Francisco Espinosa "Too Good to Be True? Retention Rules for Noisy Agents" 18noise08.pdf November 1 Arda Gitmez November 8 Liqun Liu November 15 Ben Olken November 22 Silvia Vannutelli December 6 Monika Nalepa 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 Q&A: Harris Student Government President Dora Gonzalez Fri., October 18, 2019 Leading Scholars and High-Ranking Political Decision-Makers from Around the World Gather to Discuss Current Global Crises and Conflicts Thu., October 17, 2019 More news Upcoming Events Fall Open House Thu., October 24, 2019 | 8:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy - The Keller Center 1307 E. 60th St. Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! Coffee in Monterrey Mon., October 28, 2019 | 8:00 AM Vuelo Libre Café Creativo 325C Avenida Luis Elizondo 64840 Ciudad De México, Mexico More events
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