QAPEC - dev
Quantitative and Analytical Political Economy Research Centre
QAPEC provides a framework to coordinate collaborative research in quantitative and analytical political economy within the University of Warwick as well as with the Centre’s UK and international networks and partners (PolEconUK, EPEC, PSPE-LSE, QAPS at Princeton), through the organisation of informal meetings, research seminars and international conferences.
QAPEC provides a context to pursue research excellence in quantitative and analytical political economy combined with impactful and interdisciplinary collaborations. QAPEC is a founding member of the UK consortium of researchers in quantitative and analytical political economy (PolEconUK), of the European Political Economy Consortium (EPEC), and a partner of the Quantitative and Analytical Political Science program at Princeton University (QAPS), and the Political Science and Political Economy group at the London School of Economics.
Specifically. QAPEC aims to:
- Further establish our international reputation for research excellence and impact in quantitative and analytical political economy.
- Engage with the research community in quantitative and analytical political economy within and beyond the university, with the objectives of enhancing exposure and dissemination of research.
- Supporting collaborations with UK and international research networks and partners (PolEconUK, EPEC, QAPS), to engage with research questions and challenges in quantitative and analytical political economy, and to increase chances of raising research income.
- Provide a positive and supportive work ethos, training, environment to promote personal development and opportunity for all members of the centre.
- Organise weekly seminars, regular workshops and conferences in the field of quantitative and analytical political economy – interdisciplinary events which bring together economists, political scientists and academics in related disciplines.
People
QAPEC Director / QAPEC Administration
Francesco Squintani
DirectorBen Lockwood
Management CommitteeHelios Herrera
Management CommitteeMirko Draca
Management CommitteeSharun Mukand
Management CommitteeFetzer Thiemo
Management CommitteeMichela Redoano
Management CommitteeVincenzo Bove
Management CommitteeFrancesco Squintani
Management CommitteeQAPEC Resident Fellows
| Sonia Bhalotra | University of Warwick |
| Ben Lockwood | University of Warwick |
| Helios Herrera | University of Warwick |
| Dan Bernhardt | University of Warwick |
| Mirko Draca | University of Warwick |
| Peter Hammond | University of Warwick |
| Omer Moav | University of Warwick |
| Sharun Mukand | University of Warwick |
| Daniel Sgroi | University of Warwick |
| Thiemo Fetzer | University of Warwick |
| Sinem Hidir | University of Warwick |
| Kirill Pogorelskiy | University of Warwick |
| Michela Redoano | University of Warwick |
| Christopher Roth | University of Warwick |
| Andreas Stegmann | University of Warwick |
| Claudia Rei | University of Warwick |
| Christian Soegaard | University of Warwick |
| Arianna Ornaghi | University of Warwick |
| Vicenzo Bove | University of Warwick |
| Arzu Kibris | University of Warwick |
| Andreas Murr | University of Warwick |
| Jessica Di Salvatore | University of Warwick |
| Andreas Isoni | University of Warwick |
| Andrea Gamba | University of Warwick |
| Abhinay Muthoo | University of Warwick |
QAPEC Associate Fellows
| Prof. Enriqueta Aragones | Institut d'Analisi Economica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona |
| Prof. Marco Battaglini | Cornell University, Economics Department |
| Prof. Renee Bowen, | UCSD, Economics Department |
| Prof. Alessandra Casella | Columbia University, Economics Department |
| Prof. Oeindrila Dube | University of Chicago, Harris School of Policy |
| Prof. John Duggan | University of Rochester, Political Science Department |
| Prof. Dana Foarta | Stanford University, Graduate School of Business |
| Prof. Sean Gailmard | Berkeley University, Political Science Department |
| Prof. Paola Giuliano | UCLA, Anderson School of Business |
| Prof. Adam Meirowitz | University of Utah, Eccles School of Business |
| Prof. Massimo Morelli | Universita' Bocconi, Social and Political Science Department |
| Prof. Thomas Palfrey | Caltech, Humanities and Social Sciences Division |
| Prof. Maggie Penn | Emory University, Political Science Department |
| Prof. Maria Petrova | Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Prof. Robert Powell | Berkeley University, Political Science Department |
| Prof. Ronny Razin | London School of Economics, Economics Department |
| Prof. Alessandro Riboni | Ecole Polytechnique, Economics Department |
| Prof. Erik Snowberg | University of British Columbia, Economics Department |
| Prof. Ken Shotts | Stanford University, Graduate School of Business |
| Prof. Milan Svolik | Yale, Political Science |
| Prof. Peter Buisseret | Harvard University, Government Department |
| Dimitri Migrow | University of Calgary |
| Prof. David Myatt | London Business School |
| Prof. Stephane Wolton | London School of Economics |
| Prof. John Patty | Emory University, Political Science |
| Prof. Shanker Satyanath | New York University, Political Science Department |
| Federica Liberini | University of Bath, Department of Economics |
| Antonio Russo | Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics |
| Federico Trombetta | Catholic University of Milan |
QAPEC Research Fellows
| Apurav Yash Bhatiya | University of Warwick |
| Song Yuan | University of Warwick |
Activities
QAPEC organises the annual CEPR Conference in Political Economy, jointly with the QAPS group of Princeton University and with Eccles School of Business of the University of Utah. The conference, held at the University of Warwick in Venice venue, brings together the top theoretical and empirical economists and political scientists across Europe and North America. The conference builds on the experience of the previous successful meetings organized annually since 2013.
QAPEC runs a weekly seminar series at the University of Warwick main campus, jointly organized with the PSPE group at the London School of Economics. QAPEC participates in the organization of the bi-weekly PolEconUK webinar series. In these seminar series, international speakers present their work in quantitative and analytical political economy, and interact with the QAPEC group of academics.
Mon 27 Apr, '26- |
Economic History Seminar - Marc Goni (Bergen)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 28 Apr, '26- |
Applied & Development Economics Seminar - David Yanagizawa (Zurich)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 29 Apr, '26- |
CRETA Theory Seminar - AbreuS2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 30 Apr, '26- |
MIWP (Microeconomics Work in Progress) Seminar - Ilia Krasikov (Arizona State University)S2.79Title: Reduced Forms: Feasibility, Extremality, Optimality |
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Thu 30 Apr, '26- |
AMRG (Applied Microeconomics Reading Group)S2.86 |
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Tue 5 May, '26- |
Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Siwan Anderson (UBC)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 6 May, '26- |
Econometrics Seminar - Antonio Galvao (Michigan State)S0.18Title to be advised. |
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Wed 6 May, '26- |
CRETA Seminar - Xiaosheng Mu (Princeton)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 7 May, '26- |
Econometrics Seminar - Toru Kitagawa (Brown)S2.79Title to be advised |
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Thu 7 May, '26- |
PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Gustavo Bobonis (Toronto)S2.79Title to be advised |
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Thu 7 May, '26- |
Faculty Seminar - Fabio Arico (East Anglia)S0.19Title: The Impact of Technology-Enhanced Learning on Students with Learning Differences in Higher Education: challenging the norm Professor Fabio Aricò, Centre for Higher Education Research Practice Policy and Scholarship (CHERPPS), University of East Anglia This talk presents findings from qualitative research exploring how technology-enhanced learning (TEL) is experienced by undergraduate students with specific learning differences (SpLDs) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), alongside the perspectives of their lecturers. Drawing on interview data, the study challenges assumptions that TEL is inherently inclusive, showing that its benefits are uneven and shaped by pedagogy, institutional practices, and context. The session highlights implications for inclusive pedagogy, staff development, and TEL policy in higher education, while also reflecting on the pedagogical research design and methodological choices underpinning the study |
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Mon 11 May, '26- |
Econometrics Seminar - Wendun Wang (EUR)S2.79Title: Synthetic Control and Synthetic Difference-in-Differences: An Asymptotic Optimality Perspective |
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Tue 12 May, '26- |
Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Kelsey Jack (UC Berkeley)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 13 May, '26- |
CRETA Theory Seminar - Marilyn Pease (Indiana University)Title: Follow the Leader? Coordination Motives in Sequential Information Acquisition (joint with Mark Whitmeyer) |
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Thu 14 May, '26- |
Political Economy & Public Economics Seminar - Francesco Trebbi (UoCalifornia, Berkeley)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 14 May, '26- |
MIWP (Microeconomics Work in Progress) - Maryam Saeedi (Carnegie Mellon)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 14 May, '26- |
Macro/International Seminar - Olivia Bordeu (Berkeley)S2.79Title: Bank Branches and the Allocation of Capital across Cities (with Gustavo Gonzalez, Marcos Sora). |
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Thu 14 May, '26- |
EBER Seminar - Katie Coffman (Harvard Business School)Title to be advised. |
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Mon 18 May, '26- |
Econometrics Seminar - Yuhao Wang (Tsinghua)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 19 May, '26- |
Applied & Development Economics Seminar - David Lagakos (BU)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 20 May, '26- |
CRETA Seminar - Dilip Abreu (New York)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 21 May, '26- |
PEPE (Political Economy & Public Economics) Seminar - Leonardo Bursztyn (Chicago)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 21 May, '26- |
AMRG (Applied Microeconomics Reading Group)S1.50 |
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Thu 21 May, '26- |
Macro/International Seminar - Nicolas CrozetS2.79Title to be advised. |
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Thu 21 May, '26- |
EBER Seminar - Andis Sofianos (Durham)Title to be advised. |
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Tue 26 May, '26- |
Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Guy Pincus (LBS)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 27 May, '26- |
Econometrics Seminar - Federico Ciliberto (Virgina)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Wed 27 May, '26- |
CRETA Seminar - Rohit Lamba (Cornell)S2.79Title to be advsied |
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Thu 28 May, '26- |
Political Economy Seminar - Chris Roth (Cologne)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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Tue 2 Jun, '26- |
Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Oded Galor (Brown)S2.79Title to be advised. |
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