London, 14 and 15th September 2022
Day 1: Royal Holloway, Egham (map) International Building, room: International Boardroom
Session 1 – Identity and conflict
9:00 – 10:30 |
“In-group versus Out-group Preferences in Intergroup Conflict: An Experiment” Presenter: Subhasish M. Chowdhury, University of Sheffield
“Ethnic Conflict: the Role of Ethnic Representation” Presenter: Irma Clots-Figueras, University of Kent
“Checks and Balances and Nation Building: The Spanish Constitutional Court and Catalonia” Presenter: Antoni-Italo De Moragas (CUNEF Universidad) |
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
Session 2 – Interstate wars
11:00 – 12:30 |
“Building reputation: Proxy wars and transnational identities” Presenter: Marion Mercier, Université Paris-Dauphine
“The Salience of Political Messages: Evidence from Soldier Deaths in India” Presenter: Apurav Yash Bhatiya, University of Birmingham
“From Gaddis to Mars: The Decline of War Enters New Territory” Presenter: Mike Spagat, RHUL |
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 13:50 Campus Tour
13:50 – 14:50 Keynote I: Mathieu Couttenier, Ecole Normale Superieure, Lyon
Young economists - session 1
14:50 – 15:30 |
“What are you famous for? Assessing reputational change in Manchester’s infamous criminal groups.” Presenter: Bernardo Russo, University of Milan
“Gangs of London: Public Housing, Bombs and Knives” Presenter: Carmen Villa-Llera, University of Warwick |
15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break
Young economists - session 2
15:50 – 16:30 |
“The effect of a supply shock in the production of cocaine on violence: Evidence from Colombia and Venezuela” Presenter: Monica Beeder, Norwegian School of Economics
“Blood Ivory” Presenter: Guy Pincus, London Business School |
Session 3 – Peacekeeping and collective memory
16:30 – 17:30 |
“Fostering Peace in Post-Conflict Settings: Evidence from South Africa” Presenter: Gianluca Russo, UPF
“Windows of Peace: the Effect of Ceasefires on Economic Well-being” Presenter: Alex Armand, Nova SBE |
20:00-21:30 Dinner in East London
Day 2: Queen Mary, East London (map). Graduate Centre, GC305, 3rd Floor
Session 5 – Non-state violence and natural resources
9:00 – 10:30 |
“Mapping Local State Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa” Presenter: Gustav Agneman, Lund University
“Are the effects of terrorism short-lived?” Presenter: Georgios Efthyvoulou, University of Sheffield
“Weather, Wealth, and Violence: what drives migration in Africa?” Presenter: Marco Alfano, University of Strathclyde |
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
Session 6 – Consequences of conflict I
11:00 – 12:00 |
“Trade War and Consumer Prices” Presenter: Liang Bai, King’s College London
“Brexit and the Blitz: Conflict, Collective Memory and Euroscepticism” Presenter: Eric Melander, University of Birmingham |
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Keynote II: Noam Yuchtman, London School of Economics
Young economists - session 3
14:00 – 15:00 |
“The Interrelationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Conflict Behavior: A Survey” Presenter: Senjuti Karmakar, University of Exeter
“Entry into Marriage, Motherhood and the Arab Spring: Evidence from Egypt” Presenter: Samia Ferhat, THEMA-CY Cergy Paris Université
“The Impact of the 2017 Women’s March on Female Political Representation” Presenter: Alessandra Moresi, University of Turin |
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
Young economists - session 4
15:30 – 16:30 |
“Inequality and antisocial behavior: an experiment in West Africa” Presenter: Matilde Grácio, Nova SBE
“Conflict and Educational Mobility: Evidence from Colombia” Presenter: Daniela Horta Saénz, Aix Marseille University
“Raise your voice! Activism and peer effects in online social networks” Presenter: Alejandra Agustina Martínez, Universidad Carlos III |
Session 6 – Consequences of conflict II
16:30 – 18:00 |
“Do explosions shape voting behavior?” Presenter: Mounu Prem, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
“External Threats, Capacity, and Human Rights: How the Threat of War Affects Political Development and Repression” Presenter: Patrick Shea, University of Glasgow
“Angry men and Civic women? Gendered effects of conflict on political participation” Presenter: Elodie Douarin, UCL |