POLECONUK Webinar
poleconukinar.bsky.social
POLECONUK Webinar
@poleconukinar.bsky.social
Political Economy UK webinar: https://sites.google.com/view/poleconuk-webinar
Committee: Francesco Giovannoni, Max Kwiek, Andreas Stegmann, Valeria Rueda, Apurav Bhatiya
On Monday, 1 December 2025, we host
💥Sergio Galletta💥 (ETH Zurich), who will present "BallotBot: Can AI Chatbots Lower Voter-Information Barriers?". This is joint work with Elliott Ash and Giacomo Opocher. @sergallett.bsky.social @elliottash.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Our next seminar is on Monday, 17 November 2025. We are excited to host Catherine Hafer (NYU), who will present "Non-monotonic Disclosure in Policy Advice". This is joint work with Anna Denisenko and Dimitri Landa.
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Our next online talk is on Monday, 3 Nov 2025.
💥Leah Boustan💥 (Princeton) will present "Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries". This is a joint work with many co-authors (👇). Visit our webpage to learn more sites.google.com/view/polecon...
October 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We have a great program this term 👇. Don’t miss any of our events by joining our mailing list via sites.google.com/view/polecon... @sergallett.bsky.social @bardharstad.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
POLECONUK Webinars return soon! On Monday, Oct 20, we open the new academic term with Elaine Yao (University of Washington), presenting “Tactical Choice in Repeated Protests.”
September 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our next seminar is on Monday, 2/June 2025.
We welcome 👉Dean Yang👈 (Michigan), who will present "Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India", joint with @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, Akhila Kovvuri & Alessandro Saia
May 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This seminar is in a few minutes.
Learn about crisis bargaining in international relations, surplus extraction, and... salami-slicing.
May 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Our next seminar is on Monday, 19 May 2025. We welcome Germán Gieczewski (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social), who will present "Noisy Screening and Brinkmanship". We will send the usual email with the Zoom link on Thursday.
May 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Our next seminar is in a few weeks. On Monday, 19 May 2025, 👉Germán Gieczewski👈 (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social) will present "Noisy Screening and Brinkmanship". Mark your calendars!
May 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Our next talk is on 7 April 2025. We host 💥Sergio Montero💥 (Rochester), who will present "Are Women Better Politicians? Discrimination, Gender Quotas, and Electoral Accountability". Joint with Zuheir Desai and Varun Karekurve-Ramachandra
March 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Our next seminar is this Monday, 24 March. We are pleased to host Ceren Baysan (@econuoft.bsky.social) who will present "Misperceptions and Demand for Democracy under Authoritarianism" with Daron Acemoglu, Cevat Giray Aksoy, Carlos Molina, and Gamze Zeki. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🔜 POLECONUK Webinar is back on 10 March! Our first talk is by Bård Harstad (Stanford, @bardharstad.bsky.social) presenting "The Politics of Global Public Goods". For details visit us at: sites.google.com/view/polecon...
February 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
And so, our program for 2024 has concluded. POLECONUK Webinars will return in spring 2025. In the meantime, you can watch our past seminars on our website:
sites.google.com/view/polecon...
December 5, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Our last talk this year is on Monday, 2 Dec 2024. Arianna Ornaghi (Hertie) will present "The Returns to Viral Media: The Case of US Campaign Contributions", based on joint work w/ Johannes Böken, Mirko Draca, and Nicola Mastrorocco

This is Arianna's homecoming as she was one of our organisers!!!
November 21, 2024 at 10:28 AM
While this site buzzes with fresh energy, don’t forget the treasures in our archives! Check out recordings of past seminars on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@webinarpole...
November 12, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Next Monday, 18 November 2024, Benjamin Blumenthal (ETH Zurich) will present "Environmental Policymaking with Political Learning." @bnjmnblmnthl.bsky.social
November 11, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Mark your calendars! On 4 November 2024 ⭐Johanna Rickne⭐ (Stockholm) will present “Sexual Harassment Narratives”, a talk based on exciting new research with Olle Folke, Andreas Kotsadam and Mette Lövgren. No paper yet - get the first look!
@johannarickne.bsky.social @ollefolke.bsky.social
October 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Our next talk is on Monday, 21 Oct. We welcome Matias Iaryczower (Princeton) presenting "Reputation in a Committee with Multiple Principals: The Case of the FOMC" (based on work with Gabriel Lopez-Moctezuma and Paola Moscariello). Join our subscription list at sites.google.com/view/polecon...
October 15, 2024 at 6:11 PM
WE ARE BACK! Our first seminar this term is next Monday, 7 Oct at 3 pm UK time. We welcome 👉James Robinson👈 (Chicago) presenting "Fear and Dreams: Understanding the non-Institutional sources of Leader Strategy” with Bautista, Galán, Torres, and Torvik. Details: sites.google.com/view/polecon...
September 30, 2024 at 3:56 PM
We are back in 5 weeks!! We have a fantastic lineup this term: James Robinson (Chicago), Matias Iaryczower (Princeton), Johanna Rickne (Stockholm), Benjamin Blumenthal (ETH Zurich), and Arianna Ornaghi (Hertie)
Titles TBA
September 2, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Our last talk this term is TODAY, Mon, 3/Jun: Sulin Sardoschau (Humboldt) will present "Public Signal and Private Action: Right-wing Protest and Hate Crimes against Refugees" (with Annalí Casanueva Artís). The paper has not been circulated so don't miss this event!
June 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM
On Monday 20/May, we host Wioletta Dziuda (Chicago), who will present a new project: "Dangerous Liaisons. A Model of Reputation Building and Fallout" (with Alvaro Delgado Vega & Will Howell). Don't miss it, as there is no paper yet!
May 6, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Our next event is on Monday, 29 Apr 2024. Pauline Grosjean (UNSW) will present "Political Trenches: War, Partisanship, and Polarization" (with Saumitra Jha, Yves Zenou, and Michael Vlassopoulos)
April 17, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Our next event is on Monday 15 Apr. Guilhem Cassan (Namur) presents "Political Determinants of the News Market: Novel Data and Quasi-Experimental Evidence from India" (joint with Julia Cagé and Francesca Jensenius).
April 2, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Our next seminar is by Aurélie Ouss (Pennsylvania) who will present "Officer-Involved: The Media Language of Police Killings" (with Jonathan Moreno-Medina, Patrick J. Bayer, and Bocar A. Ba). See you all next Monday, 18 Mar 2024 at 3 pm UK time.
March 12, 2024 at 9:50 AM