Political Economics in Progress (PEPR)


Welcome to the political economics work in progress student network.  Our goal is to integrate research and eliminate wasted resources during our PhD by connecting students from top political economics programs who are working on related topics.  For more information, to join, or to propose activities, email Silvia Console Battilana, Founder,  at silviacb-at-stanford.edu.

Useful Links:

Stanford Political Economics Seminars

Stanford Political Economics Group

Harvard / MIT Seminar on Positive Political Economy  
Harvard  Research Workshop in Political Economy 
Harvard Graduate Student Political Economy Workshop  

Princeton Political Economy Workshop

Members:

Samuel J Abrams Harvard University [email protected]
Congress, participation, educational testing
Current Research
Gani,Aldashev
Bocconi University [email protected]
Voter participation, lobbying, public goods Current Research
Anita Alves Pena Stanford University [email protected] Empirical Public, Migration, Development  
Michele Biggi Princeton University (WWS) [email protected] Macropolitical Economy, International Political Economy  
Filipe R. Campante Harvard University [email protected] Economic Growth, Development, Political Economics, Applied Theory

Current Research

Eliana Carranza Harvard University [email protected] Political Economics, Development, Labor Economics and Social Protection
Systems (especially pension systems in Latin America).
 
Davin Chor
Harvard University [email protected]
International Trade, Growth and Development, Political Economy, Economic History  
Nathan A. Collins Stanford University [email protected] Elections (especially turnout) Current Research
Silvia Console Battilana Stanford University [email protected] Political Economics, Lobbying, Electoral Systems, EU vs. USA Current Research
Michael Cutrone Princeton University, P. [email protected] Political Economy, American Politics, Legislatures, Presidency, Separation of Powers Models  
Brendan Daley Stanford University (GSB) [email protected] Mechanism/Institutional Design, Social Choice Theory, Game Theory, Decision Theory    
Jon X Eguia
 Princeton University&Calltech
[email protected] An Explanation of Inefficient Redistribution: Transfers Insure Cohesive Groups,Citizen Candidates Under Uncertainty, United We Vote, Citizen Candidate Equilibria: Comparative Static Current Research
Kate Emans
Harvard University [email protected]
political economy of environmental regulation; analysis of institutions for common-property natural resource management
 
Ruben Enikolopov Harvard University [email protected] Political Economics and Psychology and Economnics.
 
Mario Gamboa-Cavazos Harvard University [email protected] Corruption, Decentralization, and Federalism Current Research
Jason A. Grissom Stanford University (GSB) [email protected] Economics and Politics of Education, Public Finance, Social Policy  
Wei Gu Harvard University [email protected]
International Finance, Public, Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing, Economics of Education
 
William Hauk Stanford University [email protected] International Trade Policy, Growth and Development Current Research
Benjamin Ho Stanford University (GSB) [email protected] Organizations, Political Institutions, Education, Psychology Current Research
Noam Kirson Harvard University [email protected] Welfare Economics, Public, Political Economy  
Nikitas Konstantinidis Princeton University, WWS [email protected] Federations, Constitutional Arrangements of the EU, Political Economy of Foreign Aid  
Tao Li Harvard University [email protected] Legislative Institutions  
Yinan Li Stockholm University [email protected] Political Economics, Macroeconomics  
Jamus Jerome Lim University of California, Santa Cruz [email protected] International Finance, International Trade, Special Interest Politics, Political Economics Current Research
Peter Lorentzen Stanford University [email protected] Political Economy and Development, Financial Market Institutions, Authoritarianism  
Daniel Mej�a Brown University [email protected]
Inequality, human capital accumulation, political
economy of conflict
Current Research
Marc Meredith Stanford University [email protected] Education Economics, Empirical Political Economy Current Research
Gaia Narciso Bocconi University [email protected] Voter Turnout  
Scott Nicholson Stanford University [email protected] Lobbying Current Research
Elena Nikolova Princeton University, WWS [email protected] Political Economy  
Jose Mauricio Prado, Jr. IIES/Stockholm University [email protected] Macroeconomics, Political Economics  
Quoc-Anh Do
 
Harvard University [email protected] Development economics, Economic growth, Applied econometrics, Political Economy
 
Current Research
Riccardo Puglisi LSE [email protected] Political Role of Mass Media Current Research
Konstantinos Rokas Princeton University, E. [email protected] Political Economy, Industrial Organizations  
Jos� Carlos Rodr�guez Pueblita University of Pennsylvania [email protected] The Political Economy of Public Finances in Open Metropolitan Areas: Public Infrastructure and Mobility Current Research
Philipp Schnabl  Harvard University [email protected] Development, Trade, Industrial Organization  
Gilles Serra Harvard University [email protected] Elections, Voting Behavior, Redistribute Preferences, Experimental Economics Current Research
Cameron A. Shelton Stanford University (GSB) [email protected] Macro Political Economy, Labor Current Research
Alberto Simpser Stanford University [email protected] Developing Countries, Fraud and Elections, Government Responsiveness and Public Goods Current Research
Suphachol Suphachalasai
University of Cambridge [email protected] Corruption, Mass Media, Environmental policy, Special interests

Current Research
Mirco Tonin IIES/ Stockholm University [email protected] Political Economics, Labour Economics, Behavioral Economics Current Research
Francesco Trebbi Harvard University [email protected] Applied Theory, Applied Econometrics, Political Economics Current Research
Daniel Velazquez-Nunez
 University of Pennsylvania [email protected] Effect of
poltical campaigns and social learning on voter behavior
 
Gernot Wagner Harvard University [email protected] Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Growth and Development;
Sustainability, Environmental Macroeconomics, Green Accounting
 
Magnus Wiberg Stockholm University [email protected] International Economics, Political Economy Current Research
Pablo Zoido Stanford University [email protected] Political Economics, Development Current Research