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Seminars in Politics and Society Camilla Borgna (Collegio Carlo Alberto)

"Old habits die hard? Educational inequalities in Germany after the rise of comprehensive schools" abstract Comparative research has shown that in Germany the level of intergenerational mobility in educational attainment is one of the lowest of the industrialized world. This negative record has often been attributed to the country’s rigidly tracked secondary school system. At the…

Seminars in Economics Laurent Bouton (Georgetown University)

"Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions" abstract This paper revisits the economic effects of constitutions. We propose a model ofgovernmental resource allocation under political competition and contrast majori-tarian and proportional representation systems. We derive predictions regardingthe relationship between local –sub-district– level characteristics and inequality ingovernment intervention. Looking at a local level and introducing heterogeneityallows…

Collegio Aperto Stephen Zeldes (Columbia University)

"Enhancing Retirement Security" Introduction by Giovanna Nicodano (Collegio Carlo Alberto, Universtà di Torino) A simultaneous translation service will be available. Please confirm your participation at https://collegioaperto22maggio.eventbrite.it An initiative of the Master in Finance Insurance and Risk Management More information at 011-6705000 collegioaperto@carloalberto.org Video

[Hosted Events] Hosted events “Rigorous Impact Evaluation in Europe”

A Research Conference in Honor of Alberto Martini Rigorous Impact Evaluation in Europe? Motives for Optimism and Reasons for Pessimism Alberto Martini, Università del Piemonte Orientale and Associazione per lo Sviluppo della Valutazione e l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (ASVAPP) Rigorous Impact Evaluation: The Impact Assessment Office of the Italian Senate Sen. Laura Bottici, Questore del…

Seminars in Politics and Society Andreas Schedler (Center for Economic Research and Teaching, Mexico)

"A Threat to Democracy? Donald Trump in Comparative Perspective" at Campus Luigi Einaudi (Sala Lauree Rossa piccola) abstract Since his irruption into the 2016 presidential contest, Donald Trump has engendered intense public debate about him representing a “threat to democracy” and herewith forming part of a wider international trend of democratic subversion by illiberal leaders. In…

Monday Lunch Seminars Willa Friedman (University of Houston)

"What Happens to Babies Born During Health-Worker Strikes?" abstract Health worker strikes are a growing but still under-studied phenomenon in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past few years alone, health worker strikes limited service provision in more than 18 countries. We use panel data from Kenya linked with a newly compiled record of the timing and…

Seminars in Politics and Society Glyn Morgan (Maxwell Syracuse University)

"Is the European Union Imperialist?" abstract A common charge of Eurosceptics is that the project of European Integration constitutes a form of imperialism. In recent years, this charge appeared during the Eurozone Crisis, it was reiterated by “Leavers” both during and after the Brexit campaign, and it can be heard today in Hungary and Poland…