“Political Economy of Political Institutions” Conference at ISPS
Event time:
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9:00am through Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 12:00pmLocation:
Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Room A002
77 Prospect Street
New Haven,
CT
06511
Event description:
ISPS CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONS
This conference brings together a range of political economy scholars employing game theoretic analysis to understand how information and interests come together to shape the choice and implementation of policy. Authors study a range of issues, ranging from echo-chambers to the dynamics of interest group politics, to partisan law enforcement and the end of polarization.
PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS LINK TO ATTEND
Please register by Sunday, April 27
SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 2:
| time | activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Light breakfast served (Room A001) |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome & Introductions: Adam Meirowitz, Yale University |
| 9:10 AM | PAPER 1: Alvardo Delgado-Vega, University of Chicago “Which Side are You On? Interest Groups and Relational Contracts” |
| 10:25 AM | Coffee break (Room A001) |
| 10:45 AM | PAPER 2: Nina Bobkova, Rice University “The Optimality of Majority Rule: An Information-Choice Perspective” |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (Room A001) |
| 1:00 PM | PAPER 3: Andrew Little, UC Berkeley “Biased Learning from Elections” |
| 2:15 PM | Coffee break (Room A001) |
| 2:35 PM | Paper 4: Ian Turner, Yale University “Democratic Accountability and Citizen Co-Production” |
| 3:50 PM | Coffee break (Room A001) |
| 4:10 PM | Paper 5: Anna Wilke, New York University “The Partisan Politics of Law Enforcement” |
| 5:25 PM | Break and Adjourn for the Day |
SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 3:
| time | activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Light breakfast (Room A001) |
| 9:00 AM | PAPER 6: Avidit Acharya, Stanford University “How Polarization Ends” |
| 10:15 AM | Coffee break (Room A001) |
| 10:45 AM | PAPER 7: Xu Tan, University of Washington “A Rational Inattention Theory of Echo Chamber” |
| 12:00 PM | Adjournment and Lunch |
This conference is generously supported by the Democratic Innovations Program at the Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies
Open to:
Yale Community Only