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Giovanna Invernizzi @ginvernizzi.bsky.social · 3d

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Call for papers in the formal theory section at EPSS 2026 @epssnet.bsky.social.

Call for papers is open: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

We welcome individual and panel submissions on all substantive areas of political science!

Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Time to release the calendar for the next term of our Political Economy Work-in-progress seminars! Tuesday, 5-6pm, Universita' Cattolica. You're welcome to join us! #EconBsky #PoliSciBsky
As usual, organized with Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi and Domenico Rossignoli.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · 8d

LAST DAY!!!

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are excited to open the call for the 2nd UniCatt Political Economy workshop! We have 2 great keynotes: Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 18.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are excited to open the call for the 2nd UniCatt Political Economy workshop! We have 2 great keynotes: Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 18.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · 15d

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT to send us your Political Economy papers and enjoy our workshop.
Submission link: forms.gle/wFXpNaqqtBxQ...
Deadline: 30th September.

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are excited to open the call for the 2nd UniCatt Political Economy workshop! We have 2 great keynotes: Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 18.

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨Less than 1 month to submit your paper for the 2nd UniCatt Pol Econ Workshop! Milano, 18th December. Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott will be our keynote speakers.
#econsky #poliscisky
Deadline: September 30th.

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are excited to open the call for the 2nd UniCatt Political Economy workshop! We have 2 great keynotes: Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 18.

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 25

Less than 1 week left to apply for a slot in our Political Economy - Work in progress seminars! Tuesday, 5-6pm, Universita' Cattolica in Milano. Theory, applied micro, experiments... as long as it's Pol Econ!

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are happy to share the call for the 25/26 Political Economy – Work in progress seminars. Tuesday, 5-6 pm, Universita’ Cattolica. Open to anyone doing political economy! Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #econsky #poliscisky

Political Economy WIP - 2025/26

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

Submission deadline: September 30.
Submissions: forms.gle/wFXpNaqqtBxQ...
Detailed call: drive.google.com/file/d/12H6r...

forms.gle

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are excited to open the call for the 2nd UniCatt Political Economy workshop! We have 2 great keynotes: Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 18.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Jul 30

And it's finally out! Once again, thanks to my amazing coauthor @matteogamalerio.bsky.social, the editor, the referees, and all those who helped in this journey.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Jul 10

When? From 7th October 2025, every other Tuesday. Why? To get feedback on your work (incl. early stages projects. Both theory and empirics) and chat with other political economists in the Milan area. For more details, here is the call. Looking forward to meeting you in Milano!

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are happy to share the call for the 25/26 Political Economy – Work in progress seminars. Tuesday, 5-6 pm, Universita’ Cattolica. Open to anyone doing political economy! Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #econsky #poliscisky

Political Economy WIP - 2025/26

docs.google.com

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Economic Inquiry @ei-sky.bsky.social · Jun 27

Does digital competition hurt truthful reporting?

Economists @ayushpan.bsky.social l & @icotrombetta.bsky.social construct a theoretical model to provide insights. For breaking news, speed can reduce accuracy, while for investigative work, reputation drives careful reporting.

tinyurl.com/mryp99zr

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · May 29

Yes, but it's evolving... We are planning to send you the next iteration for comments, at some point during the summer. But there is a public version available: giovannainvernizzi.com/wp-content/u...

giovannainvernizzi.com

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · May 29

Excited to announce the 2025 UniCatt Political Economy lecture!

Shanker Satyanath (NYU) will present "Social Clubs and the Creation of a National Elite".

📍Tuesday 3rd June, 5pm, Università Cattolica (room G.253).

Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · May 29

I've heard there is a great conference in NY on Friday & Saturday... Full program here: sites.google.com/nyu.edu/lse-...

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Clément de Chaisemartin @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social · Apr 18

Just posted updated version of our DID textbook! We now have drafts of all chapters, including the one on general designs! Now you can tell your friends still on X that they are DID-outdated :-) Happy easter for those of you that celebrate it. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments

This book introduces applied researchers to modern Differences-in-Differences (DID) methods, that they can use to obtain credible answers to hard causal inferen

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Apr 8

After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.

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Matteo Gamalerio @matteogamalerio.bsky.social · Feb 19

#Econsky #polscisky #EconConf We are excited to announce the call for papers for the IEB Workshop on Political Economy.

📌 Submission deadline: March 16, 2025

🗣️ Keynote speaker: Stelios Michalopoulos (Brown Unversity)
📅 June 2-3, 2025
📍 Barcelona

More information: ieb.ub.edu/event/worksh...

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Matteo Gamalerio @matteogamalerio.bsky.social · Feb 12

#Econsky We are excited to announce the call for papers for the IEB Workshop on Political Economy.

📌 Submission deadline: March 16, 2025

🗣️ Keynote speaker: Stelios Michalopoulos (Brown Unversity)
📅 June 2-3, 2025
📍 Barcelona

More information: ieb.ub.edu/event/worksh...

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Lukas Mergele @lukasmergele.bsky.social · Feb 4

Competition people, I need you!

Do you know of any frameworks that help to evaluate the impact of state-administered prices on competition?

Theoretical or empirical; qualitative or quantitative - all hints are welcome.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Jan 19

As usual, organized with Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi and Domenico Rossignoli. Stay tuned for the call for the next year seminar series + the call for our Political Economy Workshop!

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Jan 19

🚨 Time to release the calendar for the next term of our Political Economy Work-in-progress seminars! Tuesday, 5-6pm, Universita' Cattolica. Interested in Political Economy and living/working in the area? You're welcome to join us! #EconSky #PoliSciSky

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Dec 16

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at the @cepr.org Paris Symposium, with so many great colleagues! #CEPRParis2024

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · Nov 19

So he could be the VP of a "Medviedev" type of "presidential" candidate, that commits to resign one day after being sworn in? Interesting (although the credibility of such a commitment may be questionable...)

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