Political Science and Political Economy Research Seminar

Tue, 30 April 2013, 16:00-17:30 -- Primary Elections and the Quality of Elected Officials

Primary Elections and the Quality of Elected Officials
Speaker: James M Snyder Jr (Harvard), joint with Shigeo Hirano
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe30042013.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 30 April 2013, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 19 March 2013, 16:00-17:30 -- Renewable Resource Shocks and Conflict in India's Maoist Belt

Renewable Resource Shocks and Conflict in India's Maoist Belt
Speaker: Shanker Satyanath (New York University), joint with Kishore Gawande and Devesh Kapur
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe19032013.pdf
32L 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Tue, 19 March 2013, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 12 March 2013, 16:00-17:30 -- Preemptive Policy Experimentation

Preemptive Policy Experimentation
Speaker: Steve Callender (Stanford GSB)
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe12032013.pdf
32L 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Tue, 12 March 2013, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 05 March 2013, 16:00-17:30 -- The Lawmakers: Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress

The Lawmakers: Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
Speaker: Alan Wiseman (Vanderbilt)

LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 05 March 2013, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 26 February 2013, 16:00-17:30 -- Education and Human Capital Externalities: Evidence from Colonial Benin

Education and Human Capital Externalities: Evidence from Colonial Benin
Speaker: Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton)
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe26022013.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 26 February 2013, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 19 February 2013, 16:00-17:30 -- Cross-border media and nationalism: Evidence from Serbian radio in Croatia

Cross-border media and nationalism: Evidence from Serbian radio in Croatia
Speaker: Maria Petrova (New Economic School, Moscow)
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpaeprs/pspe19022013.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 19 February 2013, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 04 December 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- International Conventions and Non-State Actors: Selection, Signaling, and Reputation Effects

International Conventions and Non-State Actors: Selection, Signaling, and Reputation Effects
Speaker: Kristian Gleditsch (University of Essex), joint with Simon Hug, Livia Isabella Schubiger and Julian Wucherpfennig
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe04122012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 04 December 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 27 November 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Transparency and Legislative Behavior

Transparency and Legislative Behavior
Speaker: John Carey (Dartmouth College)
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe27112012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 27 November 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 20 November 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Credibility and Commitment in Crisis Bargaining

Credibility and Commitment in Crisis Bargaining
Speaker: Kris Ramsay (Princeton University), joint with Mark Fey and Adam Meirowitz
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe20112012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 20 November 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 13 November 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Procedural Choice in Majoritarian Organizations

Procedural Choice in Majoritarian Organizations
Speaker: Daniel Diermeier (Northwestern University), joint with Carlo Prato and Razvan Vlaicu
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe13112012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 13 November 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 30 October 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Information & Contestation: A Formal Model of Notice and Comment

Information & Contestation: A Formal Model of Notice and Comment
Speaker: Sean Gailmard (Berkeley), joint with John Patty
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe30102012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 30 October 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 23 October 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Ethnic Inequality

Ethnic Inequality
Speaker: Alberto Alesina (Harvard University)
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe23102012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 23 October 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 16 October 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Contracts Between Friends: Alliances, Reputation and International Politics

Contracts Between Friends: Alliances, Reputation and International Politics
Speaker: Erik Gartzke (UCSD)
Paper: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/pspe16102012.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 16 October 2012, 16:00-17:30

Tue, 09 October 2012, 16:00-17:30 -- Marketing sovereign promises: The English model

Marketing sovereign promises: The English model
Speaker: Gary Cox (Stanford University)

LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Tue, 09 October 2012, 16:00-17:30