EJPE-CEPR Political Economy Conference

Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: 15 June 2024

European Journal of Political Economy

Institute for European Policymaking, Bocconi University

Università Parthenope

KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, CEPR

Conference on

Political Economics

to be held in Villa Doria, Università Parthenope, Napoli,

Italy, 23-24 September 2024

In the last decades, domestic and international policymakers have faced major challenges, ranging from immigration flows, economic and financial crises, COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts, climate change, population aging. These phenomena have largely dominated the public and political debate and shaped voters’ preferences, beliefs, and electoral behaviour. Traditional political parties have struggled to respond to these challenges and populist parties are on the rise worldwide.

This EJPE-CEPR Political Economy Conference will bring together economic and political science researchers and policymakers to discuss state-of-the-art research on political economics.

The 2-day conference will take place in Napoli, Italy on September 23 and 24, 2024. The conference is jointly organized by the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University (IEP@BU) and CEPR with generous support from the European Journal of Political Economy (EJPE) and Elsevier, in collaboration with the hosting institution in Napoli, Università Parthenope, and with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich.

We invite submissions of papers in the different areas of political economy, including:

• Populism
• Political Economy of Conflicts
• Political Economy of Environmental Policy
• Political Communication
• Social Media
• Voting Behaviour
• Political polarization, particularly among young people

We strongly encourage female researchers and researchers at the early stage of their career to apply.

The Scientific Committee is composed by Vincenzo Galasso (Bocconi University, EJPE and CEPR), Helios Herrera (University of Warwick and CEPR), Johanna Rickne (Stockholm University, EJPE and CEPR), Thomas Stratmann (George Mason and EJPE) and Jan-Egbert Sturm (ETH Zurich and EJPE).

How to submit a paper:

Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

1. Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4386
3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 
6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information.
7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

1. Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4386
3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 
6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information.
7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

If you have any difficulties registering for this meeting, please contact Jemila Benchikh, Events Officer at [email protected].

The deadline for replies is 15 June 2024. We cannot accept submissions received after this date.