Seminars: Political Economy

Alberto Alesina Seminar on Political Economy

Term:   Spring 2024

Location: CGIS Knafel Building, Room K354 (1737 Cambridge Street, on the 3rd floor)

Meeting Time:  Thursdays - 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Description: Co-sponsored by FAS and IQSS, The Program on Positive Political Economy (PPE) supports research-related activities that integrate the study of economics and politics, whether by studying economic behavior in the political process or political behavior in the marketplace. In general, positive political economy is concerned with showing how observed differences among institutions affect political and economic outcomes in various social, economic, and political systems and how the institutions themselves change and develop in response to individual and collective beliefs, preferences, and strategies.

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DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE
February 1st (Th)   
Max Miller (Harvard Business School) "Who Values Democracy?"
February 8th (Th)
Brian Knight (Brown)
“The Rise of the Religious Right: Evidence from the Moral Majority and the Jimmy Carter Presidency”
February 15th (Th)
Stephanie Zonszein (UC Berkeley)
"Turn On, Tune In, Turn Out: Ethnic Radio and Immigrants’ Political Engagement"
February 22nd (Th) Leander Heldring (Northwestern) "Bureaucracy as a tool for Politicians: Evidence from Germany"
February 29th (Th) Alex Fouirnaies (University of Chicago) "Can Interest Groups Influence Elections? Evidence from Unions in Great Britain 1900-2019"
March 7th (Th)
Melissa Dell (Harvard)
“Deep Learning for Political Economy”
March 14th (Th) 
Spring Break
Seminar does not meet.
March 21st (Th)
Charles Angelucci (MIT)
"Beliefs About Political News in the Run-up to an Election"
March 28th (Th)
"The Electoral Costs of Reforming Political Institutions"
April 4th (Th)
Ali Cirone (Cornell)
“When Widows Win: Land Lotteries and Individual Prospects in Georgia”
April 11th (Th)
Ben Olken (MIT)
"Emigration During Turbulent Times"
April 18th (Th)
Jim Fearon (Stanford)
April 25th (Th)
Sabya Das (Ashoka University)
Closed Seminar