Leitner Political Economy Seminar

12:00-1:20 PM on Thursdays in Luce Hall 202 (unless otherwise noted)

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Spring 2023

January 19 - Alexander Trubowitz, PhD candidate in Political Science, Yale University

•  “Preferences under Pressure: Income Loss and Support for Progressive Taxation“ 

January 26  - Moritz Bondeli, PhD candidate in Political Science, Yale University; Sophia Wang, PhD candidate in Political Science, Yale University (joint session)

February 2 - Alastair Smith, Bernhardt Denmark Chair of International Relations and Professor of Political Science, New York University 

February 9 - Cyrus Samii, Associate Professor of Politics, New York University (joint with Quantitative Research Methods workshop)

February 16 - No workshop

February 23 - Renee Bowen, Professor of Economics and Global Policy and Strategy, University of California San Diego (UCSD) (joint with International Relations workshop)

March 2 - Thomas B. Pepinsky, Walter F. LaFeber Professor of Government, Cornell University (joint with Quantitative Research Methods workshop)

March 9 - Gregory J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Political Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business (joint with Quantitative Research Methods workshop)

March 16 - Spring break

March 23 - Spring break

March 30 - Navin Kartik, Professor of Economics, Columbia University

April 6 - No workshop

April 13 - Cesi Cruz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California Los Angeles (joint with Comparative Politics workshop)

April 20 - Stephane Wolton, Associate Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

April 27 - Brett Benson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University

May 4 - Federica Izzo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

Faculty co-organizers: Gerard Padro i Miquel (Political Science and Economics) 

PhD student coordinator: Mel Pavlik (Political Science). Please contact Mel Pavlik with any questions or concerns.

Fall 2022 

September 1 - Eva Quinones, PhD candidate in Political Science, Yale University

•  “A House Built on (Oil) Sands: The Subnational Resource Curse in Developed Democracies”

September 8 - Amy Basu, PhD candidate in Political Science, Yale University

•  “Less Bread, Less Taxation: Formalizing Theories of State Capture”

September 15 -  No workshop

September 22 - Kenneth Scheve, Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs and FAS Dean of Social Science, Yale University

•  “ Trains, Trade, and Transformation: A Spatial Rogowski Theory of America’s 19th Century Protectionism”

September 29 - Luis Martinez, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

•  “Fiscal Rules, Austerity in Public Administration, and Political Accountability: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Colombia”

October 6 - Vicky Fouka, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University

•  “Fundamentals as Drivers of Moral Change: The British Abolitionist Movement”

October 13 - Ruben Durante, Professor of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona

•  “The Impact of Online Competition on Local Newspapers: Evidence from the Introduction of Craigslist”

October 20 - No workshop

October 27 - No workshop 

November 1 (Tuesday) - Saad Gulzar, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University (joint with Comparative Politics workshop)

•  “The Administration of Pollution: Evidence from Crop Burning in South Asia“ 

November 10  - No workshop

November 17  -  Austin Wright, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

November 24  - Fall break

 December 1  - No workshop  

December 8  - Robin (Yajie) Wang, PhD candidate in Political Science, Yale University