This seminar series is jointly organized by the Department of Economics and Finance and the Department of International Economics Institutions and Development and aims to set up regular meetings where people interested in political economy (both applied and theoretical) discuss new research ideas and present works in progress in an informal and lively setting.  

Meetings are held in person, on Tuesdays from 17 to 18,  with an informal follow up. Early-stage projects and presentations from junior scholars are more than welcome.

For further information contact the Scientific Committee (Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli, Federico Trombetta).

Tuesday, October 4th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Manoel Gehrke (Università Bocconi)
"Convictions for Corruption and Government Approval: Global Evidence"

Tuesday, October 18th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Federico Masera (University of New South Wales)
"The Civil War and Anti-Black Narratives: The Effect of War Fatalities on Racial Violence and Attitudes in the US South"

Tuesday, October 25th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Federico Trombetta (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
"Incumbency effects in competitive autocracies: theory and evidence from Venezuela"

Tuesday, November 15th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Federico Franzoni (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
"Different Patterns in Voting Behavior: Evidence from Italian Municipalities"

Tuesday, November 29th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Domenico Rossignoli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
"The Cross and the Sword. Religious identity, land ownership and conflict"

Tuesday, December 13th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Tommaso Colussi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
"Translating Fake News into Policy"

Tuesday, February 21st, h. 17.00, room G. 007 
Miguel Alquezar Yus (European University Institute)
"The Reversal of the Mission: The Influence of Religious Leaders on Sociopolitical Attitudes"

Tuesday, March 7th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Marco Bertoni (Università di Padova)
"The long-run earnings effects of winning a mayoral election"

Tuesday, March 21st, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Giovanna Invernizzi (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
"Accountability with Multidimensional Policy Experimentation"

Tuesday, April 4th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Parth Parihar (European University Institute)
"When Incumbency Limits Public Good Provision"

Tuesday, April 18th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Davide Cipullo (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
"Economic shocks and the electoral fortunes of effective lawmakers”

Tuesday, May 2nd, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Vitantonio Mariella (Università di Bergamo)
"Self-government and local public finance: evidence from a historical quasi-experiment"

Tuesday, May 9th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Jonathan Chapman (Università di Bologna)
"Democracy, Redistribution, and Inequality: Evidence from the English Poor Law"

Tuesday, May 16th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Francesco Porcelli (Università di Bari)

Tuesday, May 30th, h. 17.00, room G. 153 
Gema Lax Martinez (University of Lausanne)
TBA