| Workshops |
|
|
Political Economy Workshop
The Workshop in Political Economy is organized around rational choice and game theoretic approaches to the study of politics and economics, broadly construed. Workshop topics include positive analysis of political, economic and social behavior, as well as normative models of public choice, experimental tests, and philosophical critiques. We also expect some of the work presented to focus on empirical and policy applications of political economy models. Thus the workshop is inherently interdisciplinary - combining economic methodology with political science questions, and building political considerations into economic analysis. Workshop sessions will apply these combinations to a broad range of social science issues and substantive topics.The Political Economy Workshop is jointly sponsored by the Harris School and the Departments of Economics and Political Science. The workshop meets in Room 140B at the Harris School on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30 PM. The faculty organizer is Chris Berry. The student coordinator is Sarah Lee (sllee@uchicago.edu).
Spring 2008 Workshops
Paper titles will be updated throughout the quarter.
April 9 |
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago (SSA)
"Anti-Depressants, Suicide, and Drug Regulation" |
April 16 |
Jorge Fabrega, University of Chicago (Harris School)
"Petty Corruption and Social Networks: An Exploration with Data from Sub-Saharan Africa" |
April 23 |
Jessica Trounstine, Princeton University
"Modern Machines: Information, Patronage, and Incumbency in Local Elections" |
April 30 |
Kerwin Charles, University of Chicago (Harris School)
"Some Initial Facts and Sketch of a Theory about Economic Conditions and Voting Behavior" |
May 7 |
Ebonya Washington, Yale University
"Economics and Ideology: Causal Evidence of the Impact of Income on Support for Redistribution and Other Proposals" |
May 14 |
Masataka Harada, University of Chicago (Harris School)
"Testing Strategic Use of Public Debts: A Natural Experimental Approach Using the 1965 Voting Rights Act" |
May 21 |
Elisabeth Gerber, University of Michigan
"Balancing Regionalism and Localism: Political Representation in American Transportation Policy" |
May 28 |
Laurent Bouton, University of Chicago (Program on Political Institutions Fellow)
"One Person, Many Votes: Divided Majority and Information Aggregation" |
June 4 |
Antonio Merlo, University of Pennsylvania
"External Validation by Parameter Recovery: An Application to Voter Turnout Models" |
June 11 |
John Balz, University of Chicago
"Beyond Margaret Sanger: Commercial Interests in Early U.S. Birth Control Policy" |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Harris School, Room 140B
1155 East 60th Street
Faculty Organizer: Chris Berry
Student Coordinator: Sarah Lee
E-mail: sllee@uchicago.edu |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
