Find seminars on political economy that are open to Stanford GSB faculty and PhD students, or request permission to attend.
Political economy seminars are held on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m., unless otherwise indicated. Stanford GSB faculty may also schedule a session to meet the speaker individually.
Political Economy Theory Lunch
A forum for those interested in political economy theory to discuss ideas and to present new work. We have presentations most Fridays. The lunch is open to faculty and PhD students from the GSB, the departments of economics and political science, and across the university.
- Fridays 12:00pm-1:00pm
- E259 (Faculty Building East, Stanford Graduate School of Business)
On Fridays without a talk, we will gather for an informal lunch in E259. All are welcome.
Fall 2026
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
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| Sep 25 12:00-1:00 pm E259 |
PETL Seminar Andre Van Parys Hoover Institution |
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| Sep 30 12:00-1:15 pm M109 |
Harshal Zalke Vanderbilt University |
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| Oct 2 12:00-1:00 pm E259 |
PETL Seminar Giorgio Farace Stanford Graduate School of Business |
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| Oct 14 12:00-1:15 pm M109 |
Andrew Gelman Columbia University |
Getting better causal inferences by using more information
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| Oct 16 12:00-1:00 pm E259 |
PETL Seminar Anqi Li University of Waterloo |
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| Oct 21 12:00-1:15 pm M109 |
Arjada Bardhi New York University |
Joint paper with Nina Bobkova |
| Oct 28 12:00-1:15 pm M109 |
Matias Iaryczower Princeton University |
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| Oct 30 12:00-1:00 pm E259 |
PETL Seminar Matias Iaryczower Princeton University |
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| Nov 4 12:00-1:15 pm M109 |
Christian Cox University of Arizona |
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| Nov 18 12:00-1:15 pm M109 |
Mattias Polborn Vanderbilt University |
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| Nov 20 12:00-1:00 pm E259 |
PETL Seminar Mattias Polborn Vanderbilt University |
Winter 2027
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Stelios Michalopoulos Brown University |
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| Feb 24 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Daniel Hopkins University of Pennsylvania |
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| Mar 3 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Elisabeth Kempf Harvard University |
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| Mar 10 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Jeffrey Weaver University of Southern California |
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| Mar 17 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Carlo Prato Columbia University |
Spring 2027
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Alan Gerber Yale University |
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| Apr 21 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Caren Baysan University of Toronto |
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| Apr 28 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Gregory Huber Yale University |
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| May 5 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Pia Raffler Harvard University |
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| May 12 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Julia Cage SciencesPo |
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| May 19 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Germán Gieczewski Princeton University |
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| May 26 12:00-1:15 pm TBD |
Laurent Bouton Georgetown University |
Seminar Organizers
Woojin Kim
Assistant Professor of Political Economy
Neil Malhotra
The Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy
Giorgio Farace
Assistant Professor of Political Economy