SI 2017 Political Economy

Alberto F. Alesina, Organizer

July 17-18, 2017

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 17
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Christopher P. Roth, University of Cologne
Alexis Grigorieff, University of Oxford
Diego Ubfal, Bocconi University

Does Information Change Attitudes Towards Immigrants? Representative Evidence From Survey Experiments
Discussant: Bruce Sacerdote, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am
Luigi Guiso, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
Helios Herrera, University of Warwick
Massimo Morelli, Bocconi University
Tommaso Sonno, University of Bologna

Demand and Supply of Populism
Discussant: Gerard Padró I Miquel, Yale University and NBER
11:30 am
Kai Gehring, University of Bern
Sirus Dehdari, Stockholm University

The Origins of Common Identity: Division, Homogenization Policies and Identity Formation in Alsace-Lorraine
Discussant: Vasiliki Fouka, Stanford University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Marina Azzimonti, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Marcos Ross. Fernandes, Stony Brook University

Social Media Networks, Fake News, and Polarization
Discussant: Jesse M. Shapiro, Harvard University and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Tommaso Colussi, Catholic University Milan
Ingo E. Isphording, IZA - Bonn
Nico P. Pestel, ROA, Maastricht University

Minority Salience and Political Extremism
Discussant: Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich
4:00 pm
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER
Samuel A. Bazzi, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Mesay Melese Gebresilasse, Amherst College and NBER

Frontier Culture: Historical Roots and Persistence of “Rugged Individualism” in the United States
Discussant: Romain Wacziarg, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 18
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Matthew Jackson, Stanford University
Salvador Barberà, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

A Model of Protests, Revolution, and Information
Discussant: Ernesto Dal Bó, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, CREI

The Political Economy of Transportation Investment
Discussant: Stephen Coate, Cornell University and NBER
11:30 am
Vivian E. Hoffmann, IFPRI
Pamela Jakiela, Williams College
Michael Kremer, University of Chicago and NBER
Ryan M. Sheely, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

There is No Place Like Home: Theory and Evidence on Decentralization and Politician Preferences
Discussant: Dina Pomeranz, University of Zurich
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Quamrul Ashraf, Williams College
Francesco Cinnirella, University of Bergamo
Oded Galor, Brown University and NBER
Boris Gershman, American University
Erik Hornung, University of Cologne

Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation
Discussant: Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Charles Angelucci, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Simone Meraglia, University of Exeter
Nico Voigtländer, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

The Medieval Roots of Inclusive Institutions: From the Norman Conquest of England to the Great Reform Act
Discussant: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
4:00 pm
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
James A. Robinson, University of Chicago and NBER

The Emergence of Weak, Despotic and Inclusive States
Discussant: Marco Battaglini, Cornell University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn