Matthew Morris (University of Nottingham), “Deindustrialisation and Election Outcomes – Evidence from Japan”

U.S. ET: December 7 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: December 8 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Author: Matthew Morris (University of Nottingham) Abstract: I investigate the impact of deindustrialisation on election outcomes in Japan over 1983-2012 to expand the economic voting literature eastwards. To causally identify the impact […]

Jiajia Zhou (University of Toronto), “Clarifying the Threat of Populism: Place and Party Organizational Strength”

U.S. ET: February 1 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: February 2 (Friday), 10 – 11 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Author: Jiajia Zhou (University of Toronto) Abstract: In this paper, I investigate the relationship between party organizational strength and populist electoral success. I attempt to bridge the gap between micro-level theories […]

Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe (Princeton University), “Japan and the African Development Bank”

U.S. ET: May 9 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: May 10 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe (Princeton University) and James Vreeland (Princeton University) Abstract: Africa has been a target of influence by major powers throughout history. In this paper, we investigate sway over Africa’s foremost international […]

Kai Zhou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), “Disclosing Invisible Attributes Is Subject to Discrimination: Conjoint Analysis”

U.S. ET: October 10 (Thursday), 8 – 9 PM JST: October 11 (Friday), 9 – 10 AM Zoom Registration: Link Paper is available here. Authors: Kai Zhou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Yusaku Horiuchi (Dartmouth College) Abstract: Despite the voluminous literature on discrimination, there is no empirical research estimating the causal effects of minorities disclosing […]