SI 2019 Political Economy

Alberto F. Alesina, Organizer

July 15-16, 2019

Parkview Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 15
8:30 am
Coffee & Pastries
9:00 am

Persistent Political Engagement: Social Interactions and the Dynamics of Protest Movements
Discussant: Ricardo Perez-Truglia, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am

Those Who Stayed: Individualism, Self-Selection and Cultural Change during the Age of Mass Migration (slides)
Discussant: Vasiliki Fouka, Stanford University and NBER
11:30 am

Gendered Language
Discussant: Stelios Michalopoulos, Brown University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Hall of Mirrors: Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Advocacy
Discussant: Romain Wacziarg, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Keeping It in the Family: Female Inheritance, Inmarriage, and the Status of Women
Discussant: Katherine Casey, Stanford University and NBER
4:00 pm

The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia
Discussant: Melissa Dell, Harvard University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee & Pastries
9:00 am

Did Exposure to Soviet Communism Spur Pro-Social Behaviour? (slides)
Discussant: Benjamin Enke, Harvard University and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am

The Long-lasting Effects of Experiencing Communism on Financial Risk-Taking
Discussant: Ruben Enikolopov, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
11:30 am

Does Context Trump Individual Drivers of Voting Behavior? Evidence from U.S. Movers
Discussant: Ethan Kaplan, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
Afternoon Program Joint with Macroeconomics and Inequality in the Parkview Room
1:30 pm
Parkview Room

Hierarchical Corruption
Discussant: Guilherme Lichand, Stanford University
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Parkview Room

Coming out in America: AIDS, Politics, and Cultural Change
Discussant: Georgy Egorov, Northwestern University and NBER
3:45 pm
Parkview Room

Redistributive Politics with Target-Specific Beliefs
Discussant: Edoardo Teso, Northwestern University and NBER
4:45 pm
Adjourn