Political Economy and Public Economics
Political Economy and Public Economics
The Department of Economics at the University of Warwick has an active Political Economy and Public Economics (PEPE) Research Group. These two disciplines have natural complementarities. Political Economy focuses more on the political feasibility of certain policies by looking at which policies are more likely to enjoy public support and thus succeed in an electoral contest. Public economics looks more at determining which policies are optimal in every environment, but is less concerned about their political approval or feasibility.
Recent world events such as the public backlash against globalization and inequality have raised awareness for the need for more integration between these two approaches as political resistance to the adoption of potentially beneficial policies has become ever more salient. Hence by their very nature these two disciplines transcend traditional field divisions such as micro and macroeconomics: they use theoretical, empirical and experimental methods to obtain conclusions, thus generating synergies with various other groups in our department from development to experimental to history to macroeconomics to economic theory.
Our activities
PEPE Research Group Seminar
Thursday: 11.15am-12.30pm
A weekly seminar is organised that brings top economists and political scientist speakers every week for a double-feature seminar in coordination with the LSE.
For a detailed scheduled of speakers please follow the link below:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/seminars/seminars/political-economy
Organisers: Michela Redoano and Mateusz Stalinski
PEPE Research Group Annual Conference
In collaboration with colleagues from Princeton and Yale, and with the support of CEPR, the PEPE Research Group organises an annual conference which has become a central meeting of political economists in Europe. Having taken place in previous years in Venice and Rome, it attracts over 70 delegates attending from leading institutions in the US, EU and the UK. Every year, several of our PhD students get to participate in a fully funded conference with an opportunity to engage with leading scholars.
Find out more about this year's conference which will take place 26-27 April 2024 in Rome.
Organisers: Helios Herrera, Mateusz Stalinski
People
Academics
Academics associated with the Reseach Group Name research group are:
Michela Redoano
Co-ordinator
Helios Herrera
Deputy Co-ordinator
Research Students
Events
Tue 23 Apr, '24- |
Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Gordon Dahl (UCSD)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Mon 29 Apr, '24- |
Economic History Seminar - Katherine Eriksson (UC Davis)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Mon 29 Apr, '24- |
Econometrics Seminar - Tim Christensen (UCL)S2.79 |
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Tue 30 Apr, '24- |
Applied Economics, Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - NIlesh FernandoS2.79Title: Regulation by Reputation? Intermediaries, Labor Abuses, and International Migration (with Niharika Singh, University of Notre Dame) |
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Wed 1 May, '24- |
Teaching & Learning Seminar - Rebecca Wilde (WMG)S0.13Title: On Block Teaching |
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Wed 1 May, '24- |
CRETA Theory Seminar - Yannai Gonczarowski (Harvard)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 2 May, '24- |
PEPE Seminar - Jon Eguia (Michigan State)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 2 May, '24- |
Macro/International Seminar - Antonella Trigari (Bocconi)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 7 May, '24- |
Applied Economics/ Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Heather Sarsons (UBC)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 8 May, '24- |
CRETA Seminar - Rahul Deb (Toronto)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 9 May, '24- |
PEPE Seminar - Nina Bobkova (Rice)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 9 May, '24- |
CRETA Seminar - Joel Watson (UCSD)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 9 May, '24- |
Macro/International Seminar - Yue Yu (Toronto)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Mon 13 May, '24- |
Econometrics Seminar - Cristina Gualdani (Queens Mary)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 14 May, '24- |
Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Seth Zimmerman (Yale)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 15 May, '24- |
Teaching & Learning Seminar - William Taylor (Lancaster)A0.23Title to be advised. |
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Wed 15 May, '24- |
CRETA Seminar - Miao Miao Dong (Penn State)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 16 May, '24- |
PEPE Seminar - Ben Marx (Boston University)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 16 May, '24- |
Macro/International Seminar - Nitya Pandalai-Nayar (UT Austin)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Fri 17 May, '24 - Sat 18 May, '249am - 8pm |
MIMA WorkshopRuns from Friday, May 17 to Saturday, May 18. This workshop will be attendance by registration only. Notification will be sent when registration is open. |
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Mon 20 May, '24- |
Economic History Seminar - Eric Hilt (Wellesley College)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Mon 20 May, '24- |
Econometrics Seminar - Karim Chalak (Manchester)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 21 May, '24- |
Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Nico Voigtlaender (UCLA)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 22 May, '24- |
CRETA Seminar - Ravi Jagadeesan (Stanford)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 23 May, '24- |
PEPE Seminar - Saumitra Jha (Stanford GSB)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 23 May, '24- |
Macro/International Seminar - Lidia Smitova (Oxford)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 28 May, '24- |
Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Lena Hensvik (Uppsala Universitet)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 28 May, '24- |
CRETA Seminar - Leeat Yariv (Princeton)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 29 May, '24- |
Teaching & Learning Seminar - Nahid Farnaz (York)S0.18Title: On Group Work |
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Thu 30 May, '24- |
Macro/International Seminar - Thierry Mayer (Sciences PO)S2.79Title to be advised. |