March 6, 2020 The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy will host the Political Economy in the Chicago Area (PECA) conference on March 6th, 2020. PECA is an established annual event with the goal of strengthening the political economy community and encouraging collaboration across political economy research groups. The conference leverages the strong concentration of political economy scholars in the Chicago area, spanning business, law, and policy schools; and political science and economics departments. Rigorous theoretical, empirical, and experimental work in the field of political economy is highlighted in the programming. Register to attend Location The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy The Keller Center 1307 E. 60th St. Chicago, IL 60637 Directions Schedule 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Available 9:50 a.m. Welcome 10:00 a.m. Politics in the Firm, Edoardo Teso 11:00 a.m. Media Capture: A Bayesian Persuasion Approach, Arda Gitmez 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. 80 Euro for a Vote? The Political Economy of Redistributive Transfers. Evidence from the Italian EITC, Silvia Vannutelli 2:15 p.m. Initial Conditions and Political Resistance in a Budding Dictatorship: Evidence from the GDR, Luis Martinez 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break 3:45 p.m. Fire Alarm Fatigue: How Politicians Evade Accountability, Robert Gulotty 4:45 p.m. Markets, Conflict and Incumbent Tenure: Evidence from Turkey's Kurdish Insurgency, Emine Denize 5:55 p.m. Shuttle departs for dinner 6:00 p.m. Dinner at Nella, 1125 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60615 Political Economy in the Chicago Area (PECA) Register for Political Economy in the Chicago Area (PECA) Register Recent News Harris Public Policy Selects 2022-2023 Common Read Fri., June 24, 2022 Alumni Profile: Varsha Sivaram, MPP’19 Thu., June 23, 2022 More news Upcoming Events Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session Wed., June 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM Virtual Event Chicago, IL 60637 United States UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in Chicago, IL Fri., July 01, 2022 | 2:00 PM Plein Air Cafe 5751 South Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events
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