Workshop Program
Thursday, 4th October 2018
09:00 – 09:15 Registration and Opening Remarks
09:15 – 10:00 Tommaso Sonno, University of Bologna, “Populism: Demand and Supply”, with Luigi Guiso, Helios Herrera and Massimo Morelli
10:00 – 10:45 Giacomo Ponzetto, CREI, “Do Incompetent Politicians breed Populist Voters? Evidence from Italian Mayors”, with Federico Boffa and Vincenzo Mollisi
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 11:50 Carlo Schwarz, University of Warwick, “Fanning the Flames of Hate: Social Media and Hate Crime”, with Karsten Müller
11:50 – 12:35 Michela Redoano, University of Warwick, “Politics in the Facebook Era: Evidence from the 2016 US Presidential Elections”, with Federica Liberini, Antonio Russo, Angel Cuevas and Ruben Cuevas
12:35 – 13:20 Francesco Passarelli, University of Torino, “Collective Emotions in Protest Vote”, with Carlo Altomonte and Gloria Gennaro
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch break
14:20 – 14:55 Jacob Kopas, Columbia University, “Playing Politics with Environmental Protection: The Political Economy of Designating Protected Areas”, with Jorge Mangonnet and Johannes Urpelainen
14:55 – 15:40 Juan Morales, Collegio Carlo Alberto, “Jam-Barrel Politics: Road Building and Legislative Voting in Colombia”, with Leonardo Bonilla-Mejía
15:40 – 16:15 Christian Cox, Michigan State University, “Lobbying for Government Appropriations“
16:15 – 16:40 Coffee break
16:40 – 17:40 Keynote: Shanker Satyanath, New York University, “Anti-populist Business Networks and State Violence in South America”
17:40 – 18:30 Discussion
20:00 Dinner at Hotel Corso
Friday, 5th October 2018
09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15 – 10:00 Arnaud Chevalier, Royal Holloway, “Immigrant Voters and the Size of the Welfare State”, with Benjamin Elsner and Andreas Lichter
10:00 – 10:35 Max Viskanic, Sciences Po, “Dismantling the ‘Jungle’: Migrant Relocation and Extreme Voting in France”, with Paul Vertier
10:35 – 11:05 Coffee break
11:05 – 11:50 Ugo Troiano, University of Michigan, “Broadening the State: Policy Responses to the Introduction of the Income Tax”, with Traviss Cassidy and Mark Dincecco
11:50 – 12:35 Maja Adena, WZB Berlin, “Bombs, Broadcasts and Treason: Allied Intervention and Domestic Opposition to the Nazi Regime in Germany
during World War II”, with Ruben Enikopolov, Maria Petrova, and Hans-Joachim Voth
12:35 – 13:15 Discussion
13:15– 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45 Giacomo De Luca, University of York, “Weak States: Causes and Consequences of the Sicilian Mafia”, with Daron Acemoglu and Giuseppe De Feo
14:45 – 15:30 Martin Rossi, Universidad de San Andrés, “Following the Poppy Trail: Causes and Consequences of Mexican Drug Cartels”, with Tommy E. Murphy
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:45 Willem Sas, University of Stirling, “Who Sent You? Strategic Voting, Transfers and Bailouts in a Federation”, with Gianmarco Daniele and Amedeo Piolatto.
16:45 – 17:30 Melanie Wasserman, UCLA, “Gender Differences in Politician Persistence”
17:30 – 18:00 Discussion and final toast
20:00 Dinner
Saturday, 6th October 2018
09:30 – 17:00 Hiking tour (depending on weather) – Final remarks and conclusions