Welcome to the Political Economy Colloquium
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Modern
political economy may be defined as the study of incentives in
group life. Central to the field are such questions as the
nature of cooperation and competition among individuals and
organizations, the role of institutions in structuring
individual behavior, and the aggregation of individual
preferences into group choice. Using tools and concepts that
largely originate in economic theory, political economy has
grown to encompass theoretical and applied work in economics,
political science, sociology, and related disciplines.
The Political Economy Colloquium features presentations by visiting and University of Wisconsin-Madison speakers on a wide range of topics within this field.
The colloquium meets on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Ogg Room, 422 North Hall. In addition, speakers meet with graduate students, individually or in small groups, before or after the colloquium to discuss research. Graduate students and faculty who are interested in meeting with speakers are encouraged to contact Leah Larson-Rabin, the colloquium's Graduate Student Coordinator, at lrabin@wisc.edu.
Upcoming Speakers (see our Spring 2008 Schedule for more information)
Ben Ansell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota (February 14)
Sarah M. Brooks, Assistant Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University (February 28)
Ahmer Tarar, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University (March 27)
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (April 10)