Program

The Political Economy of Open Borders: Theory and Evidence on the role of Electoral Rules
Matteo Gamalerio (University of Barcelona)
Discussant: João Pereira dos Santos

The electoral impact of a large return migration shock in a nascent democracy
João Pereira dos Santos  (Nova SBE)
Discussant: Sirus Dehdari

Emigration and Populism
Sirus Dehdari (Stockholm University)
Discussant: Matteo Gamalerio

Campaign Spending in Local Elections: The Effects of Public Funding
Bruno P. Carvalho (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Discussant: Agustin Casas

Checks and Balances and Nation Building: The Spanish Constitutional Court and Catalonia
Agustin Casas (CUNEF)
Discussant: Bruno P. Carvalho

The Political Consequences of Mass Repatriation
Edoardo Cefala (WU Vienna)
Discussant: Camille Remigereau

The Impact of Forced Migrants’ Political Preferences in Receiving Areas: Evidence from the French Algerians’ Repatriation
Camille Remigereau (Humboldt-University of Berlin)
Discussant: Stephan Schneider

Immigration and Nationalism in the Long Run
Stephan Schneider (ETH Zurich)
Discussant: Edoardo Cefala

The Influence of Politicians’ Sex on Political Budget Cycles: An Empirical Analysis of Spanish Municipalities
Israel García (Marburg University)
Discussant: Alexander Yeandle

Using Home Movers to Identify Local Campaign Effects
Alexander Yeandle (London School of Economics)
Discussant: Catarina Alvarez

Term Limits: A New Political Scene or Business as usual?
Catarina Alvarez (Nova SBE)
Discussant: Israel García

Strategic Timing in the Appearance of Scandals
Lamis Kattan (Georgetown University in Qatar)
Discussant: Michela Redoano

Does Data Disclosure Improve Local Government Performance? Evidence from Italian Municipalities
Michela Redoano (University of Warwick)
Discussant: Giovanna Marcolongo

Plata o Plomo: Political Cycles in Violence and Bribes
Giovanna Marcolongo (Bocconi University)
Discussant: Lamis Kattan

Candidate Ethnicity, Party Identification and Vote Choice in Britain
Nanna Lauritz Schönhage (Universität Konstanz)
Discussant: Boris Ginzburg

Guns, Pets, and Strikes: An Experiment on Identity and Political Action
Boris Ginzburg (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Discussant: Nanna Lauritz Schönhage

What Drives Politicians to Act on Climate? A Field Experiment with Local Officials in Six Countries
Miguel Pereira (University of Southern California)
Discussant: Vladimir Avetian

Going Viral in a Pandemic: Social Media and the Broadening of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Vladimir Avetian (University Paris-Dauphine)
Discussant: Miguel Pereira

Government Audits of Municipal Corruption and Belief Updating: Experimental Evidence
Felipe Torres Raposo (University of Oxford)
Discussant: Willem Sas

Polarization in Trust
Willem Sas (University of Stirling)
Discussant: Felipe Torres Raposo

The Perils of Kremlin’s Influence: Evidence from Ukraine
Rok Spruk (University of Ljubljana)
Discussant: Nicolas Motz

A Generalized Measure of Bargaining Power, with an Application to EU Lawmaking
Nicolas Motz (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Discussant: Rok Spruk