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The Bobst Center for Peace and Justice at Princeton University and the Social Science Experimental Laboratory (SSEL) at New York University Abu Dhabi are pleased to announce the Winter Experimental Social Sciences Institute (WESSI) Workshop at New York University Florence Italy, to be held on September 16-17, 2016. This workshop is organized by Rebecca Morton (NYU NYC and AD) and Amaney Jamal (Princeton University).
The WESSI Workshop aims to give 6-7 social science PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior Assistant Professors in experimental social science the opportunity to present their research designs and work in progress and receive personal feedback from noted scholars in the field. It will also enable students to attend presentations by these mentors, and learn from their research experience. Each mentor will present their own research and each student will receive feedback from two mentors. Junior scholars who are planning or in the process of doing research in the Middle East region, broadly defined, or who were participants at previous WESSI workshops were especially encouraged to apply.
Mentors
- Michal Bauer, Charles University Prague and Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Alexander Cappelen, Norwegian School of Economics
- Fotini Christia, MIT
- Catherine C. Eckel, Texas A&M University
- Amaney Jamal, Princeton
- Rebecca Morton, NYU NYC and AD
- Arthur Schram, University of Amsterdam
- Bertil Tungodden, Norwegian School of Economics
Presenters
- Han Il Chang, Postdoctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi
- Donghyun Danny Choi, PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Soenke Ehret, PhD Student in Politics, NYU NYC
- Romain Ferrali, PhD Candidate in Politics, Princeton University
- Trevor Johnston, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Adam Harris, Postdoctoral Fellow in political science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Ghida Karbala, Doctorate Researcher at Goettingen University, Germany
- Dominika Kruszewska, PhD Candidate in the Government Department at Harvard University
- Seetha Menon, Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence
- Selin Efsan Nas Ozen, PhD Student in Economics, University of Bologna, Bologna
- Leonid Peisakhin, Assistant Professor of Politics; NYU Abu Dhabi
- Max Schaub, PhD Researcher at the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy
Mentor Talk 1 | Arthur Schram, “Authority and Centrality: Leadership and Cooperation in Networked Teams” | 9:45-10:30 | |
Panel 1
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Paper A: Max Schaub, “Introducing and assessing a new behavioural measure: the threat game”
Paper B: Romain Ferrali, “Partners in crime? A theory of corruption as a criminal network: evidence from a lab experiment” |
Discussants: Michal Bauer, Rebecca Morton | 11:00-1:00 |
Panel 2 | Paper A: Selin Efsan Nas Ozen, “Inequality, Responsibility, and Extreme Actions”
Paper B: Soenke Ehret, “Who Wants a Privilege? Voting on Equal Opportunity in Contests” |
Discussants:
Catherine Eckel, Arthur Schram |
14:00-16:00 |
Mentor Talk 2 |
Catherine Eckel, “Shopping for Trust: Inferring Trustworthiness in an Experimental Trust Game” | 16:30-17:15 | |
Mentor Talk 3 |
Fotini Christia, “Networks of Sectarianism: Experimental Evidence on Access to Services in Baghdad” | 17:15-18:00 |
Panel 3 | Paper A: Dominika Roksana Kruszewska, “Liberty and Justice for All? American Public Opinion on Pro-democracy Movements Abroad”
Paper B: Donghyun Danny Choi and Adam S. Harris,“Inter-ethnic distance and coalition-buildling in Africa” |
Discussants:
Bertil Tungodden, Alexander Cappelen |
8:45-10:45 |
Mentor Talk 4 | Bertil Tungodden, “Cutthroat capitalism versus cuddly socialism: Are Americans more meritocratic and efficiency-seeking than Scandinavians?” | 11:15-12:00 | |
Mentor Talk 5 | Alexander Cappelen, “Second-best fairness: experimental evidence on the trade-off between false positives and false negatives in distributive choice” | 12:00-12:45 | |
Panel 4 | Paper A: Han Il Chang and Leonid Peisakhin, “Crossing the Religious Divide: An Experiment on Deliberation and Inter-Sectarian Cooperation in Lebanon”
Paper B: Trevor Johnston, “Entrepreneurship and Women’s Empowerment: Experimental Evidence from Iraq” Paper C: Ghida Karbala, “Household Bargaining over Pro-social Decisions, Evidence from Egypt” |
Discussants:Fotini Christia, Amaney Jamal | 13:45-16:45 |
Mentor Talk 6 | Michal Bauer, “Attention Discrimination: Theory and Field Experiments with Monitoring Information Acquisition” | 17:15-18:00 | |