Political Economy Program Meeting
Organized by Renee Bowen and Melissa Dell
April 21, 2023
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront Room, Cambridge, MA and Zoom
Paper Presentation: 30 minutes (allowing clarifying questions only), Paper Discussion: 10 minutes, Open Discussion and Author Responses: 20 minutes

Friday, April 21

8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Zero-Sum Traps: The Evolution of Productivity-Stifling Beliefs and Economic Development

Jean-Paul Carvalho, University of Oxford
Augustin Bergeron, Harvard University and NBER
Joseph Henrich, Harvard University
Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia and NBER
Jonathan L. Weigel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER

10:00 am

Break

10:15 am

Grievance Shocks and Coordination in Collective Action

Sofia Correa, Universidad de Chile
Gaétan Nandong, New York University
Mehdi Shadmehr, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Discussant:
Roberto Corrao, Stanford University

11:15 am

Break

11:30 am

Fiscal Rules, Austerity in Public Administration, and Political Accountability: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Colombia

Maria Carreri, Bocconi University
Luis R. Martinez, Emory University

Discussant:
Horacio Larreguy, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)

12:30 pm

Lunch - Somerset Room

1:30 pm

Targeted Advertising in Elections

Maria Titova, Vanderbilt University

Discussant:
Sandeep Baliga, Northwestern University

2:30 pm

Break

2:45 pm

Laws, Beliefs, and Backlash

Brian Wheaton, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant:
Vincent Pons, Harvard University and NBER

3:45 pm

Break

4:00 PM

A Theory of Fiscal Responsibility and Irresponsibility

Marina Halac, Yale University
Pierre Yared, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Hülya Eraslan, Rice University and NBER

5:00 pm

Adjourn

6:00 pm

Reception and Group Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel