Each presentation should take 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of general discussion.
Thursday 23 May 2024
15:00 Check-in starts at 987 Design Prague Hotel
18:00 Meeting in the bar of 987 Design Prague Hotel
18:30 Departure for dinner from the hotel lobby
19:00 Opening dinner at SIA.
Friday 24 May 2024
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant (from 7:00)
All sessions take place in room RB 438 of the Prague University of Economics and Business
9:00 Meeting in the lobby of the 987 Design Prague Hotel for a joint walk to the University
9:20 Words of welcome by Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
SESSION 1
Chair: Niclas Berggren
09:30–09:50 Presentation by Betül Simsek: "Does aid for gender equality reduce female migration?"
09:50–10:00 Discussion
10:00–10:20 Presentation by Andrea Sáenz de Viteri Vázquez: "Currency overvaluation and populism in Latin America" (co-author: Julieta Sammartino)
10:20–10:30 Discussion
COFFEE BREAK
10:30–11:00 Coffee break, "Banquet corner", 2nd floor of the RB building
SESSION 2
Chair: Jerg Gutmann
11:00–11:20 Presentation by Mariko Klasing: "Preparing kids for capitalism: The effect of German reunification on the intergenerational transmission of preferences" (co-author: Matthias Doepke)
11:20–11:30 Discussion
11:30–11:50 Presentation by Ola Olsson: "Technological foundations of individualism and collectivism" (co-author: Ingela Alger)
11:50–12:00 Discussion
LUNCH
12:00–13:30 Lunch at Restaurant AK VŠE
SESSION 3
Chair: Andrea Sáenz de Viteri Vázquez
13:30–13:50 Presentation by Pierre-Guillaume Méon: "The causal impact of electoral rules on corruption" (co-authors: Abel François and Nicolas Lagios)
13:50–14:00 Discussion
14:00–14:20 Presentation by Jacek Lewkowicz: "Trust in political class and voting for populists" (co-author: Jan Fałkowski)
14:20–14:30 Discussion
COFFEE BREAK
14:30–15:00 Coffee break, "Banquet corner", 2nd floor of the RB building
SESSION 4
Chair: Marek Hudík
15:00–15:20 Presentation by Otto Lehto: "What can Popper, Hayek, and Gaus teach us about trust?"
15:20–15:30 Discussion
15:30–16:00 Discussion about the research field relating to the John Templeton project and the research of the participants
FREE TIME
16:00–18:30 Free time
DINNER
18:30 Departure for dinner from the hotel lobby
19:00 Dinner at Bruxx
Saturday 25 May 2024
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant (from 7:00)
All sessions take place in room RB 438 of the Prague University of Economics and Business
SESSION 5
Chair: Christian Bjørnskov
9:30–09:50 Presentation by Marek Hudík: "Towards a unified framework of institutions, entrepreneurship and economic growth"
09:50–10:00 Discussion
10:00–10:20 Presentation by Jerg Gutmann: "Economic freedom and varieties of peace" (co-author: Tim Krieger)
10:20–10:30 Discussion
COFFEE BREAK
10:30–11:00 Coffee break, "Banquet corner", 2nd floor of the RB building
SESSION 6
Chair: Otto Lehto
11:00–11:20 Presentation by Michael Dorsch: "From enlightenment to cameralism: Tax morale and fiscal capacity as imperial legacy" (co-author: Anand Murugesan)
11:20–11:30 Discussion
11:30–11:50 Presentation by Andrea Celico: "Facing the populists: The effect of populist challengers on mainstream parties' welfare state positions"
11:50–12:00 Discussion
LUNCH
12:00–13:30 Lunch at Taverna Olympos
SESSION 7
Chair: Betül Simsek
13:30–13:50 Presentation by Christian Bjørnskov: "Government intervention and long-run growth: An ideologically moderated association?"
13:50–14:00 Discussion
14:00–14:20 Presentation by Martin Rode: "Civil strife, interstate war, and the evolution of social trust: Ukrainian state formation in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict" (co-authors: Christian Bjørnskov and Miguel Ángel Borrella)
14:20–14:30 Discussion
COFFEE BREAK
14:30–15:00 Coffee break, "Banquet corner", 2nd floor of the RB building
SESSION 8
Chair: Martin Rode
15:00–15:20 Presentation by Niclas Berggren: "Does capitalism disfavor women? Evidence from life satisfaction" (co-author: Christian Bjørnskov)
15:20–15:30 Discussion
15:30–16:00 Discussion about the research field relating to the John Templeton project and the research of the participants
FREE TIME
16:00–18:30 Free time
DINNER
18:30 Departure for dinner from the hotel lobby
19:00 Dinner at Café Imperial
Sunday 26 May 2024
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant (from 7:00)
12:00 Check-out deadline
Departure