Bocconi University, Milan — June 23–24, 2025
Program
Monday, June 23
Chair: Luca Braghieri
- 09.30 – 10.00Registration
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10.00 – 10.50
“Competing Ideologies: Fit, Simplicity, and Fear”
DiscussantAndrea Mattozzi (University of Bologna)
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10.50 – 11.40
“The Political Economy of Alternative Realities”
DiscussantGiovanna Invernizzi (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
- 11.40 – 12.10Coffee break
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12.10 – 13.00
“The Anatomy of Censorship and Propaganda: Evidence from Russian Wikipedias”
DiscussantRuben Enikolopov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
- 13.00 – 14.30Lunch
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14.30 – 15.20
“Hate in the Time of Algorithms: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment on Online Behavior”
DiscussantMateusz Stalinski (University of Warwick)
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15.20 – 16.10
“Adding Fuel to the (Gun) Fire: How Politicians Polarize the Public Debate”
DiscussantMilena Djourelova (Cornell University)
- 16.10 – 16.40Coffee break
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16.40 – 17.30
“Do Elections Moderate or Polarize Political Rhetoric?”
DiscussantMaria Petrova (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
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17.30 – 18.10
“The War of Ideas: Institutions and Global Media Bias”
DiscussantGiulia Caprini (University of Oxford)
- 20.00 –Dinner (by invitation only)
Tuesday, June 24
Chair: Carlo Schwarz
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10.00 – 10.50
“The Political Effects of X’s Recommender Algorithm”
DiscussantRo’ee Levy (Tel Aviv University)
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10.50 – 11.40
“What Do News Readers Want?”
DiscussantCharles Angelucci (MIT)
- 11.40 – 12.10Coffee break
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12.10 – 13.00
“Politicians, News Media, and the Culture War”
DiscussantDavid Strömberg (Stockholm University)
- 13.00 – 14.30Lunch
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14.30 – 15.20
“News Avoidance in Times of War”
DiscussantMarkus Prior (Princeton University)
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15.20 – 16.10
“Language Customization and the Market for News”
DiscussantElliott Ash (ETH Zurich)
- 16.10 – 16.40Coffee break
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16.40 – 17.30
“3G Internet and Human Capital Development”
DiscussantNicolás Ajzenman (McGill University)
- 20.00 –Optional dinner (non-sponsored)
Speakers, Discussants, and Chairs
- Nicolás Ajzenman — McGill University
- Charles Angelucci — MIT
- Elliott Ash — ETH Zurich
- Luca Braghieri — Bocconi University
- Giulia Caprini — University of Oxford
- Milena Djourelova — Cornell University
- Ruben Durante — National University of Singapore and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Ruben Enikolopov — Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Germain Gauthier — Bocconi University
- Ingar Haaland — NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- Giovanna Invernizzi — Collegio Carlo Alberto
- Ronak Jain — University of Zurich
- Aarushi Kalra — Brown University
- Ro’ee Levy — Tel Aviv University
- Alexey Makarin — MIT
- Gregory Martin — Stanford University
- Andrea Mattozzi — University of Bologna
- Maria Petrova — Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Andrea Prat — Columbia University
- Markus Prior — Princeton University
- Aakaash Rao — Harvard University
- Carlo Schwarz — Bocconi University
- Mateusz Stalinski — University of Warwick
- David Strömberg — Stockholm University
- Ferenc Szűcs — Stockholm University
- Guido Tabellini — Bocconi University
- Guy Yanay — Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Lehan Zhang — UNSW Sydney
Program participants (speakers, discussants, and chairs); affiliations as of June 2025. The full attendee list will be added.
Photos
Photos courtesy of Rafael Jiménez-Durán.