Friday Seminar *in-person* - Nov 19th

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Stefan Pauly

*This seminar will take place in person*

Stefan PAULY is a PhD Candidate in Economics at Sciences Po working on a thesis entitled The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity, under the supervision of Thomas CHANEY.

His research interests are in trade, spatial economics, and innovation.

Stefan PAULY will present a paper at the next Friday Seminar on the theme:

Trading under Uncertainty: Evidence from Myanmar's Ethnic Conflicts (abstract to follow)

More about Stefan PAULY and his research

Date: FRIDAY, November 19th - 12:30 PM
Location: Department of Economics - 4th floor - Room H 405

The next Friday Seminar will host Moritz HENGEL and Victor AUGIAS (PhD Candidates, Sciences Po) on November 26th.

Sciences Po and CEPR Partnership

Strengthening Dialogue Between Economists, Policy-Makers, and Citizens
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On October 1st, Sciences Po signed a partnership agreement with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), under the aegis of France’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. Read the interview with Beatrice Weder di Mauro, the Centre’s President, and Philippe Martin, Professor at the Department and the Centre’s Vice-President.

What is the Centre for Economic Policy Research?

Beatrice Weder di Mauro: Today, the CEPR consists of a network of over 1,600 economists based all around the world but focusing on Europe. It has continually developed the objectives it set itself when it was founded nearly thirty years ago. The first of these is to organise discussions between economists, for the most part working in academia, in order to provide an opportunity for them to meet, share ideas, discuss the findings of their research and critique one another as well. That is how science advances. All branches of economic research are represented within the centre: industrial organization, macroeconomics, economic history, international commerce, etc.

We also want to further develop our interactions beyond the academic sphere and to play a still more active role in European economic debates, particularly in addressing those making public policy decisions. The aim is to exploit core research and formulate proposals. We also seek to reach out to as many people as possible through publications that are accessible to the general public. This is what we do via the media platform VoxEu, which shares articles, videos and podcasts.

What was the basis for the partnership with Sciences Po?

Beatrice Weder di Mauro: One of them is circumstantial. Until now, the CEPR was based in London. However, it is an organisation with a strong European identity and, with Brexit, we felt the need to set ourselves up on the continent. Given the phenomenal part the European Union plays in our economies, a network such as our own cannot afford to be distanced from it. Another advantage is the ability this partnership will give us to strengthen our relations with a huge number of academic institutions, as well as central banks, ministries and actors in the private sector.

Why Sciences Po?

Philippe Martin: The aims of the CEPR and the Department of Economics at Sciences Po are closely aligned: academic excellence and a strong interest in public policy issues. Furthermore, Sciences Po’s reputation has been an asset in negotiating with those partners who made the development plans and the relocation to Paris possible. Put more simply, it is also because we know each other well! Two thirds of professors in the Department of Economics are affiliated to the CEPR. From a research perspective, the centre’s move to Paris is especially beneficial for the more junior researchers and PhD candidates; not only those at Sciences Po, moreover. The development of the CEPR’s activities will have a positive impact on all research in Europe.

Beatrice Weder di Mauro: I completely agree with everything Philippe has said. Philippe has acted as vice-president of the CEPR for over a year now and has proved particularly proactive in that capacity. I would just like to underline that each of us retains total independence, both academically and financially.

Original article published by the Sciences Po Editorial Team

Learn more about CEPR

PEPES Seminar *in-person* - Nov 18th

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Jeanet Bentzen

*This seminar will take place in-person*

Jeanet SINDIG BENTZEN is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Copenhagen. She is also a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR), an External Research Associate at CAGE (Warwick University) and the Executive Director of the Association of Economics, Religion, and Culture (ASREC). Among her editorial activities, she is an Associate Editor of The Economic Journal.

Her research focuses on economic approaches to decision-making and culture, and includes topics related to religion, institutions, economic growth, economic history, and geographic confounders. Most of her recent work is within the Economics of Religion field. Methodologically, she uses econometric techniques to test theories from psychology, sociology, theology, and anthropology empirically. Her methodology involves broad datasets spanning the globe, allowing testing of the generalizability of the various theories.

Jeanet SINDIG BENTZEN will present a paper, joint with Lars HARHOFF ANDERSEN, at the next PEPES Seminar on the theme:

In the Name of God! Religiosity and the Transition to Modern Growth (read abstract, PDF 25.09 KB)

More about Jeanet SINDIG BENTZEN and her research

Date: THURSDAY, November 18th - 12:30 PM
Location: PSE, Jourdan Campus - Room R2-01

Our next PEPES Seminar will be dedicated to our Junior Researchers Etienne MADINIER (PhD Candidate, PSE) and Edgard DEWITTE (PhD Candidate, Sciences Po) on December 16th.

Banque de France Research Seminar *via Zoom* - Nov 17th

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For the next Banque de France/Sciences Po Research Seminar "Banks and the Financial System: what regulation?", we are pleased to host Darrell DUFFIE (Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, and at the Department of Economics, Stanford University) on the theme:

Do Credit Sensitive Loan-Rate Benchmarks Enhance Credit Provision?

Elie LEWI (Head of Markets at the Financial Stability and Operations Division at the Banque de France) will give his point of view on the subject.

Banque de France / Sciences Po Research Seminars discuss issues on banking, financial systems and financial regulation. The objective is to confront the approaches and ideas of academics and practitioners.

If you would like to attend, please contact Sandrine LE GOFF by email.

Seminars are organised by Vivien Levy-Garboua (Affiliated & Associate Faculty member), Denis Beau (Sous-Gouverneur, Banque de France), Stéphane GUIBAUD (Professor at Sciences Po).

Date: Wednesday, 2021/11/17 - 17:00
Location: Zoom (link to follow)

The next Banque de France Research Seminar will host Bill COEN (former Secretary General of the Basel Committee, former analyst of the Federal Reserve Board) on December 1st.

Paris Trade Seminar *in-person* - Nov 16th

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Banu Demir Pakel

*This seminar will take place in-person*

Banu Demir PAKEL is Assistant Professor of Economics at Bilkent University. She is also a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and an Affiliate of the CESifo Research Network. She holds editorial responsibilities at the Journal of International Trade and Economic Development. Priori to joining Bilkent, she was a Research Analyst at the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit of the World Bank in and before that, a Research Associate of the Economic Policy Research Institute, in Ankara.

Her research interests lie in International Trade, Trade Finance, Multinational Firms. In 2020 she was awarded the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award.

Banu Demir PAKEL will present a paper, joint with Cecilia FIELER, Daniel XU, and Kelly YANG, at the next Paris Trade Seminar on the theme:

O-Ring Production Networks (read latest version of paper, under revision)

More about Banu Demir PAKEL and her research

Date: TUESDAY, November 16th - 2:45 PM
Location: Department of Economics, 4th floor - Room H 405

The next Paris Trade Seminar will host Andrea ARIU (University of Milan) on November 30th.

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