26 MAY 2025
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Registration and Welcome
Francesco Billari Rector, Bocconi University
Andrea Sironi President, Bocconi University
Guido Tabellini’s students
SESSION 1 – POLITICAL ECONOMICS
Chair
Edoardo Teso Bocconi University
2:30 – 3:30 pm
The Political Economics of Party Entry
Torsten Persson IIES, and Tim Besley LSE
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Climate Politics in the United States
Matilde Bombardini University of California Berkeley
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Guido Tabellini: From Political Institutions to Cultural Polarization & Identity
Francesco Trebbi University of California Berkeley
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Coffee Break
SESSION 2 – CULTURE AND SOCIAL ECONOMICS
Chair
Rafael Jimenez Bocconi University
5:00 – 5:30 pm
Changing Harmful Norms
Eliana La Ferrara Harvard University
5:30 – 6:00 pm
The impact of slave ownership on allegiances in the US Civil War and its lasting legacy on social networks
Matthew O. Jackson Stanford University
8:00 pm
Dinner
Restaurant "Materia", Via Sarfatti 10
by invitation only
27 MAY 2025
SESSION 2 (cont) – CULTURE AND SOCIAL ECONOMICS
Chair
Michela Carlana Bocconi University
9:00 – 9:30 am
Why has Construction Productivity stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation
Edward Glaeser Harvard University
9:30 – 10:00 am
A Cognitive Theory of Reasoning and Choice
Nicola Gennaioli Bocconi University
10:00 – 10:30 am
Coffee Break
SESSION 3 – HISTORY OF NATIONS
Chair
Mara Squicciarini Bocconi University
11:00 – 11:30 am
The Future of Innovation: Are the Good Times over?
Joel Mokyr Northwestern University
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Africa in World History
James Robinson University of Chicago
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Empires. Nation States and Democracies
Gerard Roland University of California Berkeley
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Buffet Lunch
SESSION 4 – TRADE AND POLITICAL ECONOMICS
Chair
Jan Bakker Bocconi University
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Optimal Tariffs with Geopolitical Alignment
Elhanan Helpman Tel Aviv and Harvard University
2:30 – 3:00 pm
What Political Economy Got Right (and Wrong) on Trade
Dani Rodrik Harvard University
SESSION 5 – TECHNOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH
Chair
Marta Prato Bocconi University
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Why has Liberalism Failed and how to Remake It Better?
Daron Acemoglu MIT
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Firm Dynamics and Growth with Soft Budget Constraints
Philippe Aghion INSEAD
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Coffee Break
5:00 – 6:00 pm
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNTY
Giuliano Amato European University Institute
Catherine De Vries Bocconi University
Mario Monti IEP@BU Institute for European Policymaking @ Bocconi University
Massimo Morelli Bocconi University
