🚨 Join us for the 3rd Transatlantic Political Economy Conference on Oct 9-10 in Montreal! 🚨 I co-organize it with @clpennec.bsky.social and Cevat Giray Aksoy, it will be even better than the first editions! Send your papers before June 19: forms.gle/4LbupRmMPriH... Share with friends!

T-PEC Paper Submission

2026, Montreal

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It was a pleasure to host the 2nd Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) earlier this week, organized by our own Cevat Aksoy, @nicolasajz.bsky.social and @clpennec.bsky.social. Thanks to all speakers, discussants and attendees, and special thanks to Elias Papaioannou for his keynote.

Political candidates systematically move toward the political center between the first and second rounds of an election, say researchers at Harvard and @hec.ca. Their findings help confirm the forces behind the median voter theorem. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...

Moving toward the center

How do politicians adjust their messages based on who they're running against?

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In @aeajournals.bsky.social AER, Rafael Di Tella, Randy Kotti, @clpennec.bsky.social, and @vinpons.bsky.social examine a new dataset of US and French candidate websites, finding that candidate ideologies move towards the center between primary and general elections. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Thrilled to see our paper published in the American Economic Review!! 👇👇👇 We show that candidates in US and French elections move to the center during the campaign, reflecting strategic adjustment to their opponents. @aeajournals.bsky.social with R. Di Tella, R. Kotti and @clpennec.bsky.social (1/n)

AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · last yr.

Forthcoming in the AER: "Keep your Enemies Closer: Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections" by Rafael Di Tella, Randy Kotti, Caroline Le Pennec, and Vincent Pons. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

The deadline is in 10 days! Submit your political economy papers to the second edition of T-PEC (London, 6-7 Nov): t.co/wroSY56WCS

Caroline Le Pennec@clpennec.bsky.social · last yr.

Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be held in London on Nov 6-7, 2025. Organized by @nicolasajz.bsky.social, Cevat Aksoy and myself. The submission deadline is July 4. Apply here (and share widely): sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...

This recent EJ Virtual Issue on Accountability and Electoral Selection features my (not-so-recent) JMP. A great opportunity to revisit an old thread!

Royal Economic Society@resmedia.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 EJ Virtual Issue: Accountability and Electoral Selection is now live. Free to read for a limited time! 🗳️ Featuring 11 key papers + intro by Editor Amanda Friedenberg, this issue explores the challenges of holding politicians accountable in democratic systems. 🔗 bit.ly/4n4Ca56 #EconSky

Neat and important paper www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Keep your Enemies Closer: Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections

(Forthcoming Article) - We study changes in political discourse during campaigns, using a novel dataset of candidate websites for U.S. House elections, 2002-2016, and manifestos for French parliamenta...

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🚨Call for papers! We will be hosting this great workshop next autumn, organized by @clpennec.bsky.social, @nicolasajz.bsky.social and our own Cevat Aksoy. Submit your best political economy work!

Nico Ajzenman@nicolasajz.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be in November in London. Organized by @clpennec.bsky.social Cevat Aksoy and me. The submission deadline is July 4, 2025. Apply here (and RT!): sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...

Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be held in London on Nov 6-7, 2025. Organized by @nicolasajz.bsky.social, Cevat Aksoy and myself. The submission deadline is July 4. Apply here (and share widely): sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...

🚨 Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be in November in London. Organized by @clpennec.bsky.social Cevat Aksoy and me. The submission deadline is July 4, 2025. Apply here (and RT!): sites.google.com/view/tpec-mo...

A thread by @vinpons.bsky.social about our paper on coordination issues and incumbency advantage in multiparty systems, now forthcoming at @jeeanews.bsky.social 👇

Vincent Pons@vinpons.bsky.social · last yr.

Our paper "Coordination and Incumbency Advantage in Multi-Party Systems—Evidence from French Elections" is now forthcoming @jeeanews.bsky.social !! 👇👇 Short 🧵on what we do and find, with K. Dano, @francescoferlenga.bsky.social, @vingalasso.bsky.social, and @clpennec.bsky.social (1/10).

Forthcoming article by Kevin Dano @francescoferlenga.bsky.social @vingalasso.bsky.social @clpennec.bsky.social and @vinpons.bsky.social "Coordination and Incumbency Advantage in Multi-Party Systems - Evidence from French Elections" @eeanews.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jeea...

Coordination and Incumbency Advantage in Multi-Party Systems—Evidence from French Elections

Abstract. Free and fair elections should incentivize elected officials to exert effort and enable citizens to select representative politicians and occasio

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Our job in Political-Economy is still open! Montréal is a fantastic place to live. Svp, envoyez-nous votre CV!

Vincent Arel-Bundock@vincentab.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 JOBS! 🚨 U de Montréal is recruiting 2 Profs in Political Economy and International Relations. Collègues ultra-sympathiques, excellents étudiants, et ville extraordinaire! If you speak French and think we might be a good fit for you, please apply or get in touch. 🔗 ⬇️

The Department of Applied Economics at HEC Montréal is hiring! Financial economics (e.g., macro finance, household finance) OR applied micro (e.g. IO, productivity, innovation). Apply here by November 17: econjobmarket.org/positions/9790 #econsky