London, 14 and 15th September 2022
Day 1: Royal Holloway, Egham (map) International Building, room: International Boardroom
Session 1 – Identity and conflict
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9:00 – 10:30
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“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)
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10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
Session 2 – Interstate wars
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11:00 – 12:30
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“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
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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
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14:50 – 15:30
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“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
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15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break
Young economists - session 2
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15:50 – 16:30
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“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
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Session 3 – Peacekeeping and collective memory
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16:30 – 17:30
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“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
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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
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9:00 – 10:30
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“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
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10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
Session 6 – Consequences of conflict I
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11:00 – 12:00
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“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
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12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Keynote II: Noam Yuchtman, London School of Economics
Young economists - session 3
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14:00 – 15:00
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“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
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15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
Young economists - session 4
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15:30 – 16:30
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“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
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Session 6 – Consequences of conflict II
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16:30 – 18:00
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“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
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