Biweekly research seminars and workshops

CEP Public Events: CEP annual conference 2026
Date: Monday 18 May 2026 - Tuesday 19 May 2026
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Off Campus

Cohesive Capitalism Event: The Political Economy of Care: Implications for Social Infrastructure and Public Policy.
Date: Monday 18 May 2026 09:30 - Tuesday 19 May 2026 17:00
Speaker: Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Various speakers , Alison Gopnik (Berkeley), Adam Swift (UCL), Margaret Levi (Stanford), Todd Tucker (Roosevelt)
Location: Off Campus

STICERD Public Events and Lectures: LSE Environment Camp 2026
Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 09:00 - Thursday 21 May 2026 17:00
Speaker: Ishan Nath (Harvard), Bruno Conte (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Location: Venue to be Confirmed

International Economics Workshops: TBA
Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Animesh Jayant (CEP)
Location: SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

Trade and Urban Seminars: Understanding the Employment Effects of Place-Based Policies: Evidence from the Opportunity Zone Program
Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker: Matt Freedman (UC Irvine)
Location: SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

STICERD Public Events and Lectures: We Need to Tax Billionaires
Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker: Gabriel Zucman (PSE and Berkeley)
Location: Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

STICERD Econometrics Seminar Series: Gaussian Approximation for Maximum Score and Non-Smooth M-Estimators with Multiway Dependence
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Harold Chiang (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Location: SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

IFS/STICERD/UCL Development Work in Progress Seminar: TBC
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker: Vatsal Khandelwal (Exeter)
Location: IFS, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE

STICERD Economic Theory Seminars: Private vs Public Currency
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker: Jean-Charles Rochet (Toulouse School of Economics), joint work with B. Biais (HEC Paris), J.C. Rochet (TSE) and S.Villeneuve (TSE)
Location: SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

Wellbeing Seminars: Workforce Quality and Early Childhood Development at Scale
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Sarah Cattan (Institute for Fiscal Studies)
Location: SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

CEP/STICERD Applications Seminars: The Labor Market Costs of Mental Health: Evidence from Depression, Anxiety, and Self-harm
Date: Friday 22 May 2026 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker: Elisa Jacome (Northwestern University)
Location: SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

European Seminars on the Economics of Crime (ESEC): Pay or Performance? Retaining Emotionally Stable Police Officers
Date: Friday 22 May 2026 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker: Mitchell Downey (Stockholm University)
Location: SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

Labour and Education Seminars: Taxation and Household Decisions: an Intertemporal Analysis
Date: Friday 22 May 2026 13:30 - 14:45
Speaker: Daniel Haanwinckel (UCLA)
Location: SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

Labour Economics Workshops: TBA
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker: Francesca Mameri (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart)
Location: SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

Labour and Education Seminars: Intergenerational Mobility Across Areas: the Role of Human Capital and the Labor Market
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026 13:30 - 14:45
Speaker: Patrick Bennett (University of Liverpool)
Location: SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

International Economics Workshops: TBA
Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Mateus Morais (CEP)
Location: SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

Trade and Urban Seminars: The Unequal Effects of Upzoning: Evidence from Cook County
Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker: Rebecca Diamond (Harvard)
Location: SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

CEP Public Events: Conference on the economics of crime and justice 2026
Date: Thursday 28 May 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

STICERD Econometrics Seminar Series: TBC
Date: Thursday 28 May 2026 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Mingli Chen (Warwick)
Location: SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
This event is both online and in person

IFS/STICERD/UCL Development Work in Progress Seminar: TBC
Date: Thursday 28 May 2026 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker: Joris Michael Mueller (National University of Singapore)
Location: IFS, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE