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Political Science and Political Economy

Research Pillar(s): Political Economy and Institutional Analysis

About: The Political Science and Political Economy (PSPE) research group at LSE brings together faculty and PhD students who do quantitative and/or formal research on political institutions, political behaviour, public policy, and political economy.

We also hold an annual conference (jointly with the Department of Politics at New York University).

Our activities are supported by the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) and the LSE Government Department.

Members: Dr Sarah Brierley, Professor Torun Dewan, Dr Mathilde Emeriau, Dr Rafael Hortala-Vallve, Dr Ryan Jablonski, Prof Valentino Larcinese, Dr George Ofosu, Dr Mathias Poertner, Dr Joachim Wehner, Dr Stephane Wolton

Political Science and Political Economy Seminar Series:

Seminar Convener(s): Dr Aliz Toth, Dr Carl Muller Crepon and Dr Nirvikar Jassal. 

The PSPE Research Seminar provides a venue for researchers (mostly from outside of LSE) to present their work. All speakers will present their work in person.

Location: SAL.3.05, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Time: 2.00 to 3.30pm

Contact gov.comms@lse.ac.uk to be added to the mailing list.

Upcoming Seminars

 Autumn Term

Tuesday 1 October
Speaker: Alisa Tazhitda (University of California)

Tuesday 8 October
Speaker: Federica Braccioli (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

Tuesday 15 October
Speaker: Volha Charnysh (MIT)

Tuesday 22 October
Speaker: Maggie Penn (Emory University)

Tuesday 29 October
Speaker: Nina McMurry (Vanderbilt University)

Tuesday 12 November
Speaker: Austin Wright (University of Chicago)

Tuesday 19 November
Speaker: Hunter Rendleman (University of California)

Tuesday 26 November
Speaker: Luca Braghieri (Bocconi University)

Tuesday 3 December
Speaker: Dominik Hangartner (ETH Zurich)

Tuesday 10 December
Speaker: Judith Spirig (UCL)

Winter Term

Tuesday 21 January
Speaker: Caterina Chiopris (Harvard University) ROOM CHANGE: SAL.2.04

Tuesday 28 January
Speaker: Andrea Mattozzi (University of Bologna)

Tuesday 4 February
Speaker: Yajna Govind (Copenhagen Business School)

Tuesday 11 February
Speaker: Guillermo Toral (Madrid University)

Tuesday 18 February
Speaker: Elliott Ash (ETH Zurich)

Tuesday 4 March 
Speaker: Leonardo Bursztyn (University of Chicago) CANCELLED

Tuesday 11 March 
Speaker: Biljana Meiske (European University Institute)

Tuesday 18 March 
Speaker: Nathan Canen (University of Warwick)

Tuesday 25 March 
Speaker: Tim Besley (LSE)

Tuesday 1 April 
Speaker: Ethan Bueno de Mesquita (University of Chicago)

PSPE Doctoral Workshop / Work in Progress Seminar

The PSPE Doctoral Workshop/Work in Progress Seminar is intended as an informal setting in which LSE PhD students, LSE staff, and visiting scholars can present and receive feedback on early stage and ongoing research. The seminar aims to foster a strong and lively research community within the PSPE group and beyond. We welcome empirical or theoretical work linked in any way to politics or political economy. Anyone in the LSE community is welcome to attend. The seminar meets Wednesdays 1pm to 2pm in CBG.4.17. 

Seminar Convener(s): Dr Tak-Huen Chau (t.h.chau@lse.ac.uk)

Student Chairs: Tarsha Vasu (t.vasu@lse.ac.uk) and Christian Cervellera (c.cervellera@lse.ac.uk). 

Upcoming Seminars

To be announced soon.


Past Seminars 2024/25

PSPE WIP

Autumn Term

Wednesday 9 October 2024
Michelle Rao (LSE)

Wednesday 16 October 2024
Luis Cornago Bonal (Oxford)

Wednesday 23 October 2024
Lorenzo Vicari (LSE)

Wednesday 30 October 2024
Xizi Luo (LSE)

Wednesday 13 November 2024
Hamza Syed (LSE)

Wednesday 20 November 2024
Ludwig Schulze (EUI)

Wednesday 27 November 2024
Oda Nedregard (Sciences-Po)

Wednesday 4 December 2024
Beatriz Jambrina (Oxford)

Wednesday 11 December 2024
Daniel Urquijo (EUI)

Winter Term

Wednesday 22 January 2025
Daniel Goldstein (University of Oslo, Norway)

Wednesday 29 January 2025
Ellen Munroe and Gailius Praninskas (LSE)

Wednesday 5 February 2025
Johan Ahlbäck (LSE)

Wednesday 12 February 2025
Marta Antonetti (LSE)

Wednesday 19 February 2025
Felipe Torres (LSE)

Wednesday 5 March 2025
Luiza Kunz Aires (LSE)

Wednesday 12 March 2025
Asfa Shakeel (LSE)

Wednesday 19 March 2025
Aliz Tóth (LSE) 

Wednesday 26 March 2025
Miguel Fajardo Steinhauser (LSE)

Wednesday 2 April 2025
Matthias Weingand (Harvard)