Political Economy Program Meeting

Raquel Fernández and Nathan Nunn, Organizers

April 19, 2024

Paper Presentation: 30 minutes (allowing clarifying questions only), Paper Discussion: 10 minutes, Open Discussion and Author Responses: 20 minutes

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, April 19
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Christopher Clayton, Yale University and NBER
Matteo Maggiori, Stanford University and NBER
Jesse Schreger, Columbia University and NBER

A Framework for Geoeconomics
Discussant: Fernando Broner, Center for Research on International Economics
Break
10:15 am
Carolina Arteaga, University of Toronto
Victoria Barone, University of Notre Dame

The Political Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic
Discussant: Marcella Alsan, Harvard University and NBER
Break
11:30 am
Daniela Sola, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Brother Votes for Brother: The Effects of Pentecostal Political Influence in Brazil
Discussant: Claudio Ferraz, University of British Columbia and NBER
Lunch, Somerset Room
1:30 pm
Milena Djourelova, Cornell University
Ruben Durante, National University of Singapore
Elliot Motte, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Eleonora Patacchini, Cornell University

Experience, Narratives, and Climate Change Beliefs
Discussant: Parrish Bergquist, University of Pennsylvania
Break
2:45 pm
Kai Gehring, University of Bern
Paul Schaudt, University of St. Gallen

Insuring Peace: Index-based Livestock Insurance, Droughts, and Conflict
Discussant: Eoin F. McGuirk, Tufts University and NBER
Break
4:00 pm
Ruben Enikolopov, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Maria Petrova, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Gianluca Russo, Pompeu Fabra
David H. Yanagizawa-Drott, University of Zurich

Socializing Alone: How Online Homophily Has Undermined Social Cohesion in the US
Discussant: Thomas Fujiwara, Princeton University and NBER
Adjourn
Reception and Dinner