The POLECONUK Webinar is taking a summer break, but will return in the new academic year. 👉 For the first time, we invite our audience to suggest speakers or papers👈 1/4

Our friends at VSET are hosting their end-of-season seminar, and it looks exciting!

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory@vset.bsky.social · 2mo ago

::: LAST TALK OF THE TERM ::: Join us on Thursday, 11 Jun 2026, to see ➡️ Fei Li ⬅️ (UNC Chapel Hill) present "Algorithmic Attention and Content Creation on Social Media Platforms". This is join work with Yi Chen and Marcel Preuss. Panellists: Ellen Muir and Heski Bar-Isaac. @profeski.bsky.social

Join us today at 3 pm to learn about news consumption on social media. Access information: mailchi.mp/141a79e39641...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our last seminar this term! On Monday, 1 June 2026, we host 👉 Ro'ee Levy 👈 (Tel Aviv), who will present "Article-Level Slant and Polarization of News Consumption on Social Media" #Econsky #PolEcon #MediaEconomics #Polarization #AcademicSky

Our last seminar this term! On Monday, 1 June 2026, we host 👉 Ro'ee Levy 👈 (Tel Aviv), who will present "Article-Level Slant and Polarization of News Consumption on Social Media" #Econsky #PolEcon #MediaEconomics #Polarization #AcademicSky

Our next event is on Monday, 18 May 2026. Clement Minaudier from @cityeconomics.bsky.social will present "Media coverage and issue politicisation: experimental evidence". Joint work with Greg Chih-Hsin Sheen. @clementminaudier.bsky.social

We start in a few minutes. Meeting link: mailchi.mp/64e50455db98...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our next talk is next week: Monday, 27 April 2026. 👉Nancy Qian👈 (Northwestern, Kellogg) will present "The Economic Determinants of Taiwanese Sentiments towards Reunification with Mainland China". This is joint work with Yu-Chi Hsieh, Marco Tabellini and Yifan Zhang @yuchihsieh.bsky.social

TODAY 🔜

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our next talk is next week: Monday, 27 April 2026. 👉Nancy Qian👈 (Northwestern, Kellogg) will present "The Economic Determinants of Taiwanese Sentiments towards Reunification with Mainland China". This is joint work with Yu-Chi Hsieh, Marco Tabellini and Yifan Zhang @yuchihsieh.bsky.social

Our next talk is next week: Monday, 27 April 2026. 👉Nancy Qian👈 (Northwestern, Kellogg) will present "The Economic Determinants of Taiwanese Sentiments towards Reunification with Mainland China". This is joint work with Yu-Chi Hsieh, Marco Tabellini and Yifan Zhang @yuchihsieh.bsky.social

A reminder: this seminar is today!

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our next seminar is coming up soon. On Monday, 20 Apr, Nina Bobkova (Rice) will present joint work with Arjada Bardhi, “Why Anecdotes?” This #EconTheory project is so new that there is no paper yet, so this is an early opportunity to hear the work presented online. @ninabob.bsky.social

Our next seminar is coming up soon. On Monday, 20 Apr, Nina Bobkova (Rice) will present joint work with Arjada Bardhi, “Why Anecdotes?” This #EconTheory project is so new that there is no paper yet, so this is an early opportunity to hear the work presented online. @ninabob.bsky.social

Those of you who missed this talk by Andrea Prat @andreaprat.bsky.social, check out the recording at our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFqe...

16 March 2026, Andrea Prat (Columbia)

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POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us TODAY at 3 pm UK time. 💥Andrea Prat💥 @andreaprat.bsky.social (Columbia) presents "Competing Ideologies: Fit, Simplicity, and Fear", with José Luis Montiel Olea. Zoom link is here: mailchi.mp/0135d92cb4e0...

Join us TODAY at 3 pm UK time. 💥Andrea Prat💥 @andreaprat.bsky.social (Columbia) presents "Competing Ideologies: Fit, Simplicity, and Fear", with José Luis Montiel Olea. Zoom link is here: mailchi.mp/0135d92cb4e0...

After the winter break, the POLECONUK Webinar resumes on Monday, 16 March at 3 pm UK time. We have a great line-up confirmed, so please mark your calendars ‼️

We are pleased to announce that the Makris Symposium in Economic Theory will take place in Bristol on Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 March 2026. MSET2026 is an in-person event organised by the same team as VSET.

Call for Papers: 8th POLECONUK Annual Conference, University of Birmingham, June 8-9, 2026. The conference will include a special session for graduate students to present their research. Both theoretical and empirical contributions are welcome. No registration fee. Submission Deadline: Feb 28.

With teaching mostly wrapped up, we can focus on great research. Join us tomorrow for this seminar 👇

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Our last talk this calendar year is on Monday, 15 December 2025. We host Bård Harstad (Stanford), who will present new research titled "Political Commitment Bonds" @bardharstad.bsky.social. See abstract in the thread below 👇

Our last talk this calendar year is on Monday, 15 December 2025. We host Bård Harstad (Stanford), who will present new research titled "Political Commitment Bonds" @bardharstad.bsky.social. See abstract in the thread below 👇

Join us in a few minutes for this talk by Sergio Galletta on chatbots in voting. The link is here: mailchi.mp/ac9fdd77a7cd...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 9mo ago

On Monday, 1 December 2025, we host 💥Sergio Galletta💥 (ETH Zurich), who will present "BallotBot: Can AI Chatbots Lower Voter-Information Barriers?". This is joint work with Elliott Ash and Giacomo Opocher. @sergallett.bsky.social @elliottash.bsky.social

On Monday, 1 December 2025, we host 💥Sergio Galletta💥 (ETH Zurich), who will present "BallotBot: Can AI Chatbots Lower Voter-Information Barriers?". This is joint work with Elliott Ash and Giacomo Opocher. @sergallett.bsky.social @elliottash.bsky.social

Join us in a few moments. Here is the link to the seminar: mailchi.mp/77a53a09e417...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Our next seminar is on Monday, 17 November 2025. We are excited to host Catherine Hafer (NYU), who will present "Non-monotonic Disclosure in Policy Advice". This is joint work with Anna Denisenko and Dimitri Landa.

Our next seminar is on Monday, 17 November 2025. We are excited to host Catherine Hafer (NYU), who will present "Non-monotonic Disclosure in Policy Advice". This is joint work with Anna Denisenko and Dimitri Landa.

Today 👇 #Econsky #MigrationResearch

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our next online talk is on Monday, 3 Nov 2025. 💥Leah Boustan💥 (Princeton) will present "Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries". This is a joint work with many co-authors (👇). Visit our webpage to learn more sites.google.com/view/polecon...

Our next online talk is on Monday, 3 Nov 2025. 💥Leah Boustan💥 (Princeton) will present "Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries". This is a joint work with many co-authors (👇). Visit our webpage to learn more sites.google.com/view/polecon...

We start now!

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

POLECONUK Webinars return soon! On Monday, Oct 20, we open the new academic term with Elaine Yao (University of Washington), presenting “Tactical Choice in Repeated Protests.”

We’re back next week! Join us to hear about new research on the timely topic of protests: 🐸🦖🪧

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

POLECONUK Webinars return soon! On Monday, Oct 20, we open the new academic term with Elaine Yao (University of Washington), presenting “Tactical Choice in Repeated Protests.”

POLECONUK Webinars return soon! On Monday, Oct 20, we open the new academic term with Elaine Yao (University of Washington), presenting “Tactical Choice in Repeated Protests.”

We finished our semester last week, VSET's last talk is this week. Enjoy 🔜

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory@vset.bsky.social · last yr.

OUR LAST TALK OF THE TERM is on Thursday, 12 June 2025. 👉Tommaso Denti (NYU)👈 will present "Understanding information acquisition through f-informativity and duality," with Alex Bloedel and Luciano Pomatto. Guest Panellists: Weijie Zhong and Annie Liang.

The recording of the talk by Dean Yang "Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India" (with @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, Akhila Kovvuri & Alessandro Saia) is now available at our YouTube channel: sites.google.com/view/polecon...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next seminar is on Monday, 2/June 2025. We welcome 👉Dean Yang👈 (Michigan), who will present "Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India", joint with @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, Akhila Kovvuri & Alessandro Saia

The recording of the talk by Dean Yang "Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India" (with @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, Akhila Kovvuri & Alessandro Saia) is now available at our YouTube channel: sites.google.com/view/polecon...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next seminar is on Monday, 2/June 2025. We welcome 👉Dean Yang👈 (Michigan), who will present "Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India", joint with @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, Akhila Kovvuri & Alessandro Saia

Join us in a few minutes. The link to the talk is here: mailchi.mp/6b9158ac2434...

POLECONUK Webinar@poleconukinar.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next seminar is on Monday, 2/June 2025. We welcome 👉Dean Yang👈 (Michigan), who will present "Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass Media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India", joint with @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, Akhila Kovvuri & Alessandro Saia