QAPEC
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 糖心TV as well as with the Centre鈥檚 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
Director
Ben Lockwood
Management Committee
Helios Herrera
Management Committee
Mirko Draca
Management Committee
Sharun Mukand
Management Committee
Fetzer Thiemo
Management Committee
Michela Redoano
Management Committee
Arzu Kibris
Management Committee
Francesco Squintani
Management Committee
Nathan Canen
Management CommitteeQAPEC Resident Fellows
| Dan Bernhardt | University of 糖心TV |
| Sonia Bhalotra | University of 糖心TV |
| Canen, Nathan | University of 糖心TV |
| Jessica Di Salvatore | University of 糖心TV |
| Mirko Draca | University of 糖心TV |
| Thiemo Fetzer | University of 糖心TV |
| University of 糖心TV | |
| Peter Hammond | University of 糖心TV |
| Helios Herrera | University of 糖心TV |
| Sinem Hidir | University of 糖心TV |
| University of 糖心TV | |
| Arzu Kibris | University of 糖心TV |
| Ben Lockwood | University of 糖心TV |
| Omer Moav | University of 糖心TV |
| Sharun Mukand | University of 糖心TV |
| Andreas Murr | University of 糖心TV |
| Kirill Pogorelskiy | University of 糖心TV |
| Debraj Ray | University of 糖心TV |
| Michela Redoano | University of 糖心TV |
| Claudia Rei | University of 糖心TV |
| Devesh Rustagi | University of 糖心TV |
| Daniel Sgroi | University of 糖心TV |
| Andreas Stegmann | University of 糖心TV |
| University of 糖心TV |
QAPEC Associate Fellows
| Institut d'Analisi Economica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona | ||
| Cornell University, Economics Department | ||
| UCSD, Economics Department | ||
| Harvard University, Government Department | ||
| Columbia University, Economics Department | ||
| London School of Economics, Department of Government | ||
| University of Chicago, Harris School of Policy | ||
| University of Rochester, Political Science Department | ||
| Berkeley University, Political Science Department | ||
| UCLA, Anderson School of 糖心TV | ||
| University of Oxford | ||
| Yale University, Political Science Department | ||
| Universita' Bocconi, Social and Political Science Department | ||
| London 糖心TV School | ||
| University of Chicago | ||
| Caltech, Humanities and Social Sciences Division | ||
| Emory University, Political Science Department | ||
| Emory University, Political Science Department | ||
| Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Universitat Pompeu Fabra | ||
| Vanderbilt University | ||
| Columbia University 糖心TV School | ||
| London School of Economics, Economics Department | ||
| Ecole Polytechnique, Economics Department | ||
| New York University, Political Science Department | ||
| Stanford University, Graduate School of 糖心TV | ||
| University of Utah, Eccles School of 糖心TV | ||
| Yale, Political Science Department | ||
| London School of Economics, Department of Government |
QAPEC Junior Research Fellows
| Margot Belguise | University of 糖心TV |
| Christopher Burnitt | University of 糖心TV |
| Hyungmin Park | University of 糖心TV |
QAPEC Research Fellows
| University of Bath | |
| University of Birmingham | |
| University of Oxford | |
| Kings College, London | |
| King's College London | |
| Queen Mary University of London | |
| University of Bologna | |
| King's College London | |
| University of Edinburgh | |
| Hertie School, Berlin | |
| University of Cologne | |
| Loughborough University, School of 糖心TV and Economics | |
| University of Bologna | |
| Catholic University of Milan | |
| Zhejiang University |
Upcoming & Past Visitors
| Visitor | Institution | Date |
|---|---|---|
Upcoming Visitors | ||
| Massimo Morelli | Bocconi University | 25th -27th Feb 2025 |
| Leonard Wantchekon | Princeton University | 29-30 April 2025 |
| Monika Nalepa | University of Chicago | Date TBA |
| Stefan Krasa | University of Illinois | 27th June |
| John Duggan | University of Rochester | 27th June |
Past Visitors | ||
| Giovanna Iannantuoni | University of Milano-Bicocca | 18th Nov 2024 |
| Paola Profeta | Bocconi University | 23rd - 25th Oct 2024 |
| Jon X. Eguia | Michigan State University. | 28 April - 7 May 2024 |
| Paola Conconi | University of Oxford | 10th - 12th Oct 2023 |
| Francesco Trebbi | University of California | 23rd - 24th May 2023 |
| Maria Titova | Vanderbilt University | 15th - 20th May 2023 |
| Santiago Oliveros | University of Bristol | 6th - 10th March 2023 |
| Anja Prummer | Queen Mary University London | 5th - 7th June 2022 |
| Valeria Rueda | University of Nottingham | 23rd - 27th May 2022 |
| Arjadha Bardhi | Duke University | 18th - 20th May 2022 |
| Shaoting Pi | University of Utah | 16th - 20th May 2022 |
Activities
QAPEC organises the annual CEPR Conference in Political Economy, jointly with the QAPS group of Princeton University and with Eccles School of 糖心TV of the University of Utah. The conference, held at the University of 糖心TV 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 糖心TV 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.
Thu 28 May, '26- |
Political Economy Seminar - Apurav Bhatiya (Birmingham)S0.13Title to be advised. |
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