Political Economy Program Meeting
Organized by Gerard Padró I Miquel and Jesse M. Shapiro
October 30-31, 2020
Friday, October 30
9:55 am
Welcome
10:00 am

Whistle the Racist Dogs: Political Campaigns and Police Stops

Pauline Grosjean, University of New South Wales
Federico Masera, University of New South Wales
Hasin Yousaf, University of New South Wales

Discussant:
Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
10:50 am
Break
11:20 am

Ideas have Consequences: The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice

Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich
Daniel Chen, Toulouse School of Economics
Suresh Naidu, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Justin Wolfers, University of Michigan and NBER
12:10 pm
Break
12:40 pm

The Social Costs of Patronage Ties: Lessons from a Devastating Earthquake

Yiming Cao, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Discussant:
Nancy Qian, Northwestern University and NBER
1:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Prison Labor: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration

Belinda Archibong, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Nonso Obikili, United Nations

Discussant:
Bryce Steinberg, Brown University and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:20 pm

Political Economy of Crisis Response

Ahmet Arda Gitmez, Bilkent University
Konstantin Sonin, University of Chicago
Austin L. Wright, University of Chicago

Discussant:
Debraj Ray, New York University and NBER
4:10 pm
Break
4:40 pm
Adjourn
Saturday, October 31
9:55 am
Welcome
10:00 am

Identity, Media and Consumer Behavior

Mattia Nardotto, KU Leuven
Sandra Sequeira, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Moses Shayo, Hebrew University
10:50 am
Break
11:20 am
Special Panel Session on Economists in Elected Office
Luis Garicano, IE Business School
Johanna Mollerstrom, George Mason University
Tommaso Nannicini, Università Bocconi

Moderator: Marianne Bertrand, University of Chicago and NBER
12:10 pm
Break
12:40 pm

Learning from Shared News: When Abundant Information Leads to Belief Polarization

Renee Bowen, Georgetown University and NBER
Danil Dmitriev, University of California, San Diego
Simone Galperti, University of California, San Diego

Discussant:
Evan Sadler, Columbia University
1:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm

The Virus of Fear: The Political Impact of Ebola in the U.S.

Filipe R. Campante, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Ruben Durante, National University of Singapore

Discussant:
Joshua Kalla, Yale University
2:50 pm
Break
3:20 pm
Adjourn