Petralia 2019 Program-
18 July-
10:45-11:15- Breakfast
11:15-12:00- Carla Guerriero. “Childrens’ Willingness to Pay for Environmental Protection.”
12:15-13:00- Valentino Dardanoni – “Non-Parametric Analysis of Childrens’ Attitudes to the Environment.”
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-14:45- Cyrus Sami – “Can Communities Take Charge? A Randomized Controlled Trial on Sustaining Schools in Afghanistan”
14:45-15:30- Alessandro Vecchiato – “Panem et Circenses: The Persuasive Effect of Soft News in Berlusconi’s Italy”
19 July-
10:45-11:15- Breakfast
11:15-12:00- Michele Valsecchi – “To Russia with Love: the Effect of Sanctions on Elections”
12:15-13:00- Benoit Crutzen – “Left Behind Voters? On Parties’ Incentives to Learn and Cater to Voter Preferences”
13:00-14:00- Lunch
14:00-14:45- Livio Di Lonardo – “The Political Economy of Criminal Infiltration”
14:45-15:30- Nicolo Mastrorocco – “Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behaviour in the United States”
(Perhaps a trip to Geraci Siculo on 19th night)
20 July-
10:00-10:30- Breakfast
10:30-11:15- Matteo Gamalerio – “Immigration Policies, Fiscal Policies and Electoral Law”
11:15-12:00- Pablo Querubin – “Traditional Elite Networks and the Collapse of Democracy”
12:15-13:00- Giovanni Mastrobuoni – “Irregular Migration and the Unintended Consequences of Search and Rescue Operations in the Central Mediterranean”
13:00-14:00- Lunch
14:00-14:45- Camilo Garcia-Jimeno – “The Political Economy of Immigration”
(Perhaps a trip to Gangi on 20th night)
July 21-
10:45-11:15- Breakfast
11:15-12:00- Decio Coviello – “Hospital Purchasing with Reference Pricing: Evidence from an Anti-Corruption Program in Italy”
12:15-13:00- Francesco Drago – “Les Liasons Dangereuses: Politics and Wealth in the Florentine Republic”
13:00-14:00- Lunch
14:00- 14:45- Francesco Sobbrio – TBD
14:45-15:30- Scott Tyson – “The Liquidity of Allegiance”
(Depending on how many sign up we may organize an informal dinner at the Masseria on 21st night)
July 22-
10:45-11:15 – Breakfast
11:15-12:00- Alessandro Pavan – “Price Customization and Targeting in Matching Markets”
12:15-13:00- Simone Meraglia – TBD
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-14:45- Santiago Sanchez-Pages – “The Use of Conflict as a Bargaining Tool”
14:45-15:30 – Niccolo Lomys – “Learning while Trading: Experimentation and Coasean Dynamics”
15:30- 16:15 – Emanuele Tarantino TBD
20:00- Official conference dinner at “Il Castello”
July 23-
10:30-11:00- Breakfast
11:00-11:45 – Audinga Baltrunaite -“Director Talent and Firm Productivity”
11:45- 12:30 – Agustin Casas – “Retaliation and Cooperation in Legislative Bargaining”
12:30 – 13:15 – Sergio Galletta – “Partisan Media and Fiscal Policy Choices: Evidence from US Cable News Channels”
13:15 – 14:00 – Lunch
Boot camp participants’ presentations:
July 20 (4pm—5pm)
Edoardo Acabbi
Elisabetta Pasini
Michele Rosenberg
July 21 (9:20am—10:40am)
Alessandra Allocca
Filippo D’Arcangelo
Benedetta Lerva
Lorenzo Neri
July 22 (9:20am—10:40am)
Erminia Florio
Matteo Madotto
Bruno Pellegrino
Andrea Tulli