Name: Max Planck Summer School on the Political Economy of Conflict and Redistribution (PolEcCon) 2021
Start: 2021-08-02T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-08-06T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Harnack House, Berlin

Max Planck Summer School on the Political Economy of Conflict and Redistribution (PolEcCon) 2021

from Monday, August 2, 2021 (9:00 AM) to Friday, August 6, 2021 (4:30 PM)

Monday, August 2, 2021
10:00 AM Welcome/Introduction - Dan Kovenock (Chapman University ) Kai A. Konrad (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Welcome/Introduction
- Dan Kovenock (Chapman University )
- Kai A. Konrad (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
10:15 AM Coffee break and informal get to know each other
Coffee break and informal get to know each other
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 2

10:45 AM Official Round of Introduction
Official Round of Introduction
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
11:45 AM Lecture - Alliances in Contests - Kai A. Konrad (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Lecture - Alliances in Contests
- Kai A. Konrad (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
12:45 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: Restaurant
1:45 PM Lecture - Conflicts with Multiple Battlefields and Colonel Blotto Games - Dan Kovenock (Chapman University )
Lecture - Conflicts with Multiple Battlefields and Colonel Blotto Games
- Dan Kovenock (Chapman University )
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
2:45 PM Short break
Short break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:00 PM Work in progress - the topic will be an experimental design for the study of study of policies in the context of an extraction game - Marco Catola (Universities of Florence, Pisa and Siena (joint programme))
Work in progress - the topic will be an experimental design for the study of study of policies in the context of an extraction game
- Marco Catola (Universities of Florence, Pisa and Siena (joint programme))
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:30 PM When populists deliver on their promises: the electoral effects of a large cash transfer program in Poland - Jan Gromadzki (SGH Warsaw School of Economics)
When populists deliver on their promises: the electoral effects of a large cash transfer program in Poland (Default)
- Jan Gromadzki (SGH Warsaw School of Economics)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
4:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 2
4:30 PM Growth and Inequality:Exponential Growth Bias Distorts Preferences for Redistribution - Jonas Kaiser (Aarhus University)
Growth and Inequality:Exponential Growth Bias Distorts Preferences for Redistribution (Default)
- Jonas Kaiser (Aarhus University)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
5:00 PM Using Machine Learning to Improve Conflict Predictions in a Changing Climate - Sidney Michelini (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))
Using Machine Learning to Improve Conflict Predictions in a Changing Climate (Default)
- Sidney Michelini (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
5:30 PM Taxing moral agents - Esteban Muñoz Sobrado (PhD student, Toulouse School of Economics)
Taxing moral agents (Default)
- Esteban Muñoz Sobrado (PhD student, Toulouse School of Economics)
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
6:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
7:00 PM After-Dinner Speech - On the Proper Use of Game-Theoretic Models in Conflict Studies - Branislav Slantchev (University of California )
After-Dinner Speech - On the Proper Use of Game-Theoretic Models in Conflict Studies
- Branislav Slantchev (University of California )
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
10:00 AM Lecture -Temporal Structures in Contests - Marco Serena (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Lecture -Temporal Structures in Contests
- Marco Serena (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 2
11:30 AM Lecture (virtual) - Heterogeneity, Leveling the Playing Field, and Affirmative Action in Contests - Subhasish Chowdhury (University of Bath )
Lecture (virtual) - Heterogeneity, Leveling the Playing Field, and Affirmative Action in Contests
- Subhasish Chowdhury (University of Bath )
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
12:30 PM Q&A Session
Q&A Session
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
2:00 PM Polarization in a multidimensional political space - Erika Pini (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Polarization in a multidimensional political space (Default)
- Erika Pini (Université Catholique de Louvain)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
2:30 PM Identity and the Intrinsic Value of Independence - Lukas Reinhardt (Graduate School of Economics, Cologne)
Identity and the Intrinsic Value of Independence
- Lukas Reinhardt (Graduate School of Economics, Cologne)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:00 PM Political Power Sharing with the Young: The Role of Direct Democracy - Patricia Schafer (University of Fribourg)
Political Power Sharing with the Young: The Role of Direct Democracy (Default)
- Patricia Schafer (University of Fribourg)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 2
4:00 PM A Flag to Wave: Status-Seeking Behavior in Groups - Stefan Schmidt (MPI for Research and Collective Goods & University of Cologne)
A Flag to Wave: Status-Seeking Behavior in Groups
- Stefan Schmidt (MPI for Research and Collective Goods & University of Cologne)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
4:30 PM The emergence of conflict between groups - Sophia Seelos (University of Innsbruck)
The emergence of conflict between groups
- Sophia Seelos (University of Innsbruck)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
5:00 PM Breakout sessions 17:00 - open end
Breakout sessions 17:00 - open end
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1 & 2
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
10:00 AM Lecture (virtual) - Group biases and ethnic conflicts - Jana Cahlikova (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Lecture (virtual) - Group biases and ethnic conflicts
- Jana Cahlikova (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 2
11:30 AM Lecture - Experiments on Colonel Blotto Games - Dan Kovenock (Chapman University )
Lecture - Experiments on Colonel Blotto Games
- Dan Kovenock (Chapman University )
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
12:30 PM Q&A Session
Q&A Session
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
2:00 PM Sabotage in Contests with Group Size Uncertainty (Experimental Design) - Jonathan Stäbler (University of Mannheim)
Sabotage in Contests with Group Size Uncertainty (Experimental Design)
- Jonathan Stäbler (University of Mannheim)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
2:30 PM Living in the caliphate: the impact of exposure to Boko Haram's ideology on school attendance - Nicole Stoelinga (European University Institute)
Living in the caliphate: the impact of exposure to Boko Haram's ideology on school attendance (Default)
- Nicole Stoelinga (European University Institute)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:00 PM Re-examining Voting Behavior and Federal Aid: A Formal Approach - Sarah Warren (Florida State University )
Re-examining Voting Behavior and Federal Aid: A Formal Approach
- Sarah Warren (Florida State University )
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 2

4:00 PM

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1 & 2

6:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
7:00 PM After-Dinner Speech - Short Term Political Memory and the Inevitability of Polarisation - Ronny Razin (London School of Economics & CEPR )
After-Dinner Speech - Short Term Political Memory and the Inevitability of Polarisation
- Ronny Razin (London School of Economics & CEPR )
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
Thursday, August 5, 2021
10:00 AM Lecture (virtual) - The Economics of Identity and Conflict - Subhasish Chowdhury (University of Bath )
Lecture (virtual) - The Economics of Identity and Conflict
- Subhasish Chowdhury (University of Bath )
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 2
11:30 AM Lecture - Reputation for Toughness - Marco Serena (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Lecture - Reputation for Toughness
- Marco Serena (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
12:30 PM Q&A Session
Q&A Session
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
2:00 PM Political Support, Cognitive Dissonance and Polarization (virtual) - Francesco Capozza (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Political Support, Cognitive Dissonance and Polarization (virtual)
- Francesco Capozza (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
2:30 PM Violence and black markets: Evidence from the Niger Delta conflict (virtual) - Even Hvinden (BI Norwegian Business School)
Violence and black markets: Evidence from the Niger Delta conflict (virtual)
- Even Hvinden (BI Norwegian Business School)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
3:00 PM Lecture (virtual) - Deterrable Opponents and Unattainable Peace: Balance of Threats, Peace Costs, and War - Branislav Slantchev (University of California )
Lecture (virtual) - Deterrable Opponents and Unattainable Peace: Balance of Threats, Peace Costs, and War
- Branislav Slantchev (University of California )
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
4:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 2

4:30 PM

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1 & 2
Friday, August 6, 2021
10:00 AM Lecture - Dynamic Contests and the Discouragement Effekt - Kai A. Konrad (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Lecture - Dynamic Contests and the Discouragement Effekt
- Kai A. Konrad (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Meitner Hall 2
11:30 AM Lecture (virtual) - Nastiness in Groups - Jana Cahlikova (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
Lecture (virtual) - Nastiness in Groups
- Jana Cahlikova (MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance )
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
12:30 PM Q&A Session
Q&A Session
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Restaurant
2:00 PM 4 Things Nobody tells you about Online News: a Model with Social Networks and Competition - Melika Liporace (Bocconi University)
4 Things Nobody tells you about Online News: a Model with Social Networks and Competition (Default)
- Melika Liporace (Bocconi University)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1
2:30 PM Wrap up
Wrap up
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 1

3:00 PM Coffe Break and farewall
Coffe Break and farewall
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Meitner Hall 2