Papers may be theoretical and/or empirical but should be focused on the Microeconomics of Political Economy issues. The aim of the workshop is to offer a forum to discuss works in progress, not to present papers already accepted for publication in journals.

Institutions and social frictions (associated with inequalities, political conflicts, corruption, and cultural polarization) have emerged as central themes in development economics. This course takes stock of existing research and moves on to draw the outline of the current research frontier....

Topics: - Collective actions and public goods - Comparative studies of governance - Social capital, trust, and cultural norms - Human capital and economic development - Political elites and economic performance - History and persistence of economic growth The conference will follow the EACES-HSE...

The workshop is going to precede the 6th Annual ICSID Conference “Political Economy of Development: Exiting the Middle Income Trap” that will take place at Higher School of Economics in Moscow on June 13-14, 2017. Contributions from the fields of political economy and political science are...