Ford Center for Global Citizenship

Political Economy Rookiefest

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Date 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
 

Location

Kellogg Global Hub

Room 2120
2211 Campus Drive 
Evanston, Illinois 
 

How to Register

Register Here

Hosted by Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship, Political Economy Rookiefest features a select group of successful job candidates working in political economy to present their job talks.

2026 Political Economy Rookiefest
Hosted by Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

May 13, 2026

AGENDA

8:30 am – 9:10 am

Breakfast and Registration

 

9:10 am – 9:15 am

WELCOME: Georgy Egorov
Kellogg School of Management

9:15 am – 10:00 am

The Global Incumbency Advantage
Vincent Rollet, MIT

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Dam Thy Neighbor: International Relations and the Externalities of Impounding Rivers
Claire Fan, University of Chicago

 

10:45 am – 11:15 am

Break

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Repression of Collective Responsibility
Giorgio Farace, University of Chicago

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Breaking the Bubble - The Determinants and Effects of Cross-Partisan Contact
Anna Dagorret, Stanford University
 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm News Consumption, Recommender Systems, and Polarization
Mingduo Zhao, University of California-Berkeley

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

 

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

 

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Break


Application of Scientific Research in Policymaking Is Shaped by Partisan Bias, Yet High-Impact Studies Remain Resilient
Dahyun Choi, Princeton University

Technology of Liberation or Control?: The Asymmetric Effects of the Internet on Political Conflict
Alexander Fertig, University of Michigan

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Dinner & Drinks
By Invitation Only

 

Questions? Feel free to reach out to fordcenter@kellogg.northwestern.edu