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CNET Seminar Series and Special Events
The CNET at UCL SSEES (formerly UCL Centre for Comparative Studies of Emerging Economies) provides a forum for external and internal speakers to present their new work in Economics and Business.
The Centre covers contemporary topics in Economics, Business and Politics with particular focus in Emerging and Developing Markets.
Venue: In Person: SSEES Masaryk Room (4th floor)
Time: Mondays 16:00-17:15
Convenor: Dr Alberto Prati
Upcoming seminars
- Autumn 2023 Term
Date Speaker Affiliation Topic 02 October 2023 Alberto Prati UCL SSEES Improving life satisfaction measurement 16 October 2023 Clara Martinez Toledano Imperial 30 October 2023 Nauro Campos Ferreira UCL SSEES The Shocking Institutions Hypothesis and The European Unemployment Problem 13 November 2023 Sonja Radas Zagreb & MIT 27 November 2023 Alex Bryson UCL - Spring 2024 Term
Date Speaker Affilication Topic 15 January 2024 Tom Zawisza OECD 29 January 2024 Ute Stephan KCL 05 February 2024 Pei Kuang Birmingham 26 February 2024 Tomas Cvrcek UCL SSEES 11 March 2024 Marco Ranaldi UCL SSEES
Recent Events
- Spring 2023 Term
11 January 2023 Mega-events and human rights violations
16 January 2023 Book Launch - Innovation and Modernisation in Contemporary Russia
23 January 2023 The Connections World: The Future of Asian Capitalism
25 January 2023 Life Satisfaction and Tax Preferences in Transition Economies
- Autumn 2022 Term
- Summer 2022 Term
13 June 2022 China's Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up: A Schumpeterian Perspective
- Spring 2022 Term
24 January 2022 The State in Transition after 2021
4 February 2022 Political Cycles and Bank Lending in Russia
11 February 2022 Why Do People Use Informal Justice? Experimental Evidence from Kosovo
25 February 2022 How do you attract FDI? Firm and local determinants for the Italian case
11 March 2022 Exchange rate uncertainty and the timing of Chinese Outward Direct Investment
18 March 2022 Technical change and the post-war slowdown in Soviet economic growth
- Autumn 2021 Term
19 November 2021 The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Affirmative Action: Evidence from Imperial China - Dr Dr Melanie Meng Xue (LSE)
16 November 2021 Book launch: Political Cleavages & Social Inequalities
29 October 2021 The Effects of Central Bank Transparency on Output Volatility: A closer look at developing countries - Dr Justine Wood
08 October 2021 Independent Media and Religiosity - Dr Seyhun Sakalli
21-22 September 2021 Crisis and Persistence: Dynamics of Institutional Changes at the Interface of the Formal and Informal Institutions
Call for papers: deadline 18 June 2021
- Spring Term 2021
Friday 22nd January, 1pm Why and How Local Presence of Domestic and Foreign Firms Affects New Firm Formation?
Dr Secil Danakol (Aston University)
Friday 29th January, 1pm The State in Transition after 2020
A round table discussion expanding the scope and insight of the recently launched EBRD Transition report, with a panel of expert academics and EBRD representatives. The discussants are Andrei Yakovlev (HSE), Michael Landesmann (WIIW), Slavo Radosevic (SSEES), Will McDowall (UCL), Zsoka Koczan (EBRD), Julia Korosteleva (SSEES)
Friday 5th February, 1pm Double-edged sword: Persistent effects of Communism on life satisfaction
Dr Milena Nikolova (University of Groningen)
Friday 12th February, 10am Prof. Pauline Grosjean (University of New South Wales)
Friday 26th February, 1pm New bank resolution mechanisms: Is it the end of the bailout era?
Dr Natalia Kryg (EBRD / SSEES)
Friday 5th March, 1pm The solution of the immigrant paradox: aspirations and expectations of children of migrants
Dr Skerdilajda Zanaj (University of Luxembourg)
- Summer Term 2020
May 20: 15.00-16.00 Svetlana Makarova
"Lost in translation? Country-specific uncertainty, coronavirus and machine learning"May 27: 15.00-16.00 Chiara Amini, Elodie Douarin and Tim Hinks
"Individualism and Attitudes towards Corruption: Evidence from Post-Communist Economies"
June 4: 15.00-16.00 Elodie Douarin and Luca Uberti
June 10: 15.00-16.00 Yuemei Ji
In the Summer of 2020, the Centre also supported a series of Comparative Economics seminars with external speakers: https://comparative-economics-webinar.netlify.app/ - Spring Term 2020
10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 17 January 2020
Special event: Frontiers of Comparative Economics
Oleh Havrylyshyn (CASE) and Elodie Douarin (UCL-SSEES), currently editing the forthcoming Palgrave Handbook of Comparative Economics, discussed preliminary insights.
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 22 January 2020
The Roots and Consequences of Euroscepticism: Theory and Some New Evidence
Pei Kuang (University of Birmingham)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, 5 February 2020
Are M&As the new R&D? Evidence from world top R&D investors
Sara Amoroso (European Commission)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm, 28 February 2020
Special event: Is Socialism Feasible? Lecture by Geoffrey Hodgson
Geoffrey Hodgson (Loughborough University) will present key insights from his book “Is Socialism Feasible?”.
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, 4 March 2020
- CANCELLED DUE TO UCU STRIKE -
Anna Rebmann (King’s College):
State, Society and Market: Understanding Social Entrepreneurship through a Solidarity Lens
Different location: Hong Kong Alumni Room (221), UCL’s Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 17 March 2020
- CANCELLED DUE TO UCU STRIKE -
Special event: Constructing the KOF Index of Globalisation
Jan-Egbert Sturm (EHT Zurich) who participates in the construction of the KOF index yearly, will share his experience.
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 20 March 2020
- CANCELLED DUE TO UCU STRIKE -
Angello Martelli (LSE):
Technology and employment in the context of European integration
10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 30 March 2020
- CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 -
Special Event: ESRC LSE/UCL workshop on structural reforms and European integration
Led by Paul DeGrauwe (LSE), Nauro Campos & Yuemei Ji (SSEES)
4:00 am to 6:00 pm, 11 June 2020
Special Event: One-day-workshop: Corruption, rent seeking and informal practices in institutional contexts
Luca Andriani (Birkbeck), Randolph Bruno, Elodie Douarin (SSEES) and Gerhard Schnyder (Loughborough University) co-organise the third edition of this yearly event on institutional economics, this year focusing on informality, with keynotes from Alena Ledeneva (SSEES) and Mushtaq Khan (SOAS).
Different location: Loughborough University, London Campus
- Autumn Term 2020
Friday 30th October, 2pm Understanding Social Entrepreneurship through a Solidarity Lens
Dr Anna Rebmann (King’s College London)
Friday 6th November 2pm-4pm
Part of 'Four Fridays For Corruption: Corruption, Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Informal Practices in Institutional Contexts'
The Political Economy of Corruption
D.Sallai & J.Martin - Institutions as agents of systemic corruption and rent seeking
M.Justesen & L.Manzetti - Poverty, Partisanship, and Vote Buying
G.Rodriguez-Garcia - Party System Nationalization Promoting Accountability to Curb CorruptionFriday 13th November 9am-11am
Part of 'Four Fridays For Corruption: Corruption, Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Informal Practices in Institutional Contexts'
Informal Practices, Corruption, and Institutional Change
J.Heathershaw, D.Lewis & T.Mayne - What Happens in London stays in London? The relationship between overseas AML enforcement and the domestic position of kleptocratic ruling elites
K.Jun Choi & J.N.Porteux - Leviathan for Sale: Maritime Police Privatization, Bureaucratic Corruption and the Sewol Disaster
E.Gülsunar - Making Economic Growth Sustained: British Parliament, Legislation and Abolishing Rent-Seeking in Cotton Textile Industry during Industrial Revolution, 1748 – 1832Friday 19th November 4pm-5.30pm COVID19, Lockdowns and Income Inequality: An IMF Perspective
Davide Furceri, Nour Tawk and Tahsin Saadi Sedik (IMF)
Friday 20th November 1pm-3pm
Part of 'Four Fridays For Corruption: Corruption, Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Informal Practices in Institutional Contexts'
A.Tulli - Sweeping the Dirt Under the Rug: Measuring Spillovers from an Anti-Corruption Measure
L.J.Uberti - Corruption and Growth: New Historical Evidence
R.D'Emidio - Policing Corruption or Corrupted Policing? Social norms and integrity in the Ghana Police ServiceFriday 27th November 1pm – 3pm
Part of 'Four Fridays For Corruption: Corruption, Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Informal Practices in Institutional Contexts'
Bribery, Anti-social Behaviour and Local Governance
K.S.Weißmüller et al. - Tolerating Bribery in Public, Private, and Hybrid Organizations
J.Celse & G.Mateu - Rent-seeking Tournament with Sabotage: Fighting antisocial behaviours with envy?
Z.Koczan & M.Ganslmeier - Governance in Regions and CitiesFriday 4th December Crowdsourced Investors' Recommendations and Stock Returns Synchronicity
Dr Junhong Yang (SOAS)
Friday 11th December, 1pm The political consequences of labour market polarisation.
- Autumn Term 2019
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 22 November 2019 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 06 December 2019 What stayers do? Capital endowments and on-farm transitions in rural China
Dr Jan Fidrmuc (Brunel University)
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 10 December 2019 Determinants of Institutional Trust: The Role of the Cultural Context
Luca Andriani (Birkbeck)
- Spring Term 2019
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 16 January
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Jan Fidrmuc (Brunel University)
“What stayers do? Capital endowments and on-farm transitions in rural China”
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 23 January
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Orkun Saka (LSE)
“Lending cycles and real outcomes: Costs of Political Misalignment”
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 6 February
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Mariya Gubareva (Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon)
"Capital gains sensitivity of U.S. BBB-rated debt: a Markov-switching application”
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 20 February
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Julia Theresa Eder (Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz)
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 6 March
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Jeremy Celse (Burgundy Business School)
TBA
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 13 March
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Carolina Castaldi (Eindhoven University of Technology)
“Emerging market multinational enterprises taking over United States trademarks: predating or leveraging?”
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 20 March
Room 431, UCL SSEES
Eugene Nivorozhkin (UCL)
"The Varying Effects of School Autonomy: New Evidence from Russian Regions"
- Autumn Term 2018
12:15 pm to 1:45 pm, 03 October 2018
Room 431, UCL SSEESLuca Andriani: Determinants of Institutional Trust: The Role of the Cultural Context
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 17 October 2018
Room 431, UCL SSEESMaria Balgova: Reducing Non-Performing Loans: Stylised Facts and Economic Impact
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 31 October 2018
Room 431, UCL SSEESKonstantinos Matakos: Winning Hearts and Minds: The Role of Cultural, Economic and Security Considerations on the Successful Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
10:00 am to 2:00 pm, 14 November 2018
Room 432, UCL SSEES12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 21 November 2018
Room 431, UCL SSEESMichael Fritsch: Historical Roots of Entrepreneurial Culture and Innovation Activity
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 05 December 2018
Room 431, UCL SSEESTom Ivlevs: International tourist arrivals and attitudes towards immigration: Evidence from Europe 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm, 12 December 2018
Room 431, UCL SSEESZoltan Adam: State and Faith: Right-wing Pop-ulism and Nationalized Religion in Hungary
- Spring Term 2018
10 January 2017 12.30-14.00
Room 431, UCL SSEESDr Jan Fidrmuc: Colonial Legacies in the Chinese Labour Market
24 January 2017 12.30-14.00
Room 431, UCL SSEESDr Neil Cummins (LSE)
The Big Sort: Selective Migration and the Decline of Northern England, 1800-20177 February 2018 12.30-14.00
Room 431, UCL SSEES21 February 2018 12.30-14.00
Room 432, UCL SSEESDr Anna Grosman and Prof Tomek Mickiewicz: The Impact of CEO Change under Constraints of Complexity
14 March 2018 12.30-14.00
Room 431, UCL SSEESPr. Amrita Dhillon: Electoral Competition and Corruption: Theory and Evidence from India
21 March 2018 12.30-14.00
Room 431, UCL SSEESDr. Francesca Gagliardi: Institutional Complementarities: Disciplines, Methods and Future Research
9 May 2018 12.30-14.00
Room 431, UCL SSEES- Autumn Term 2017
04 Oct 2017 12.30-14.00
Room 433, UCL SSEESDr. Dragos Radu (KCL)
“Emigration and Political Change in the Sending Country”25 Oct 2017 12.30-14.00
Room 433, UCL SSEESDr Sandra Sequeira (LSE):
“Migrants and the Making of America: the Short and Long-Run Effects of Immigration during the Age of Mass Migration”01 Nov 2017 12.30-14.00
Room 433, UCL SSEESDr Matteo Sandi (LSE)
"Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion"15 Nov 2017 12.30-14.00
Room 433, UCL SSEESDr Pierre-Louis Vezina (KCL):
“Corruption: the Long Shadow of the Gulag”29 Nov 2017 10.00-13.00 IAS Common Ground
EBRD Transition Report Launch
“Growth”
Alex Plekhanov and Peter Sanfey will present the key findings of this year’s report- 2016/17 Events
The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine - Book Launch (5 December 2017, 6-8pm)
Economics of Institutional Change - Book Launch (6 December 2017, 5-6.30pm)
Belarus Economy: The Challenges of Stalled Reforms (24 February 2017)
Micro-Macro Determinants of Growth in Emerging Economies (20-21 June 2016)
Past Events:
Working papers: CCSEE Working papers
