2023 Annual Conference
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The annual CAPE research conference is a forum for APE-oriented scholars to present work in progress and receive feedback from the broader APE community. The conference includes book panels, theme panels, and breakout sessions focused on specific papers in progress.
The 2023 conference is scheduled for July 31 – Aug 2 on zoom. More information below.
REGISTER NOWThe 2023 conference is scheduled for July 31 – Aug 2 on zoom. More information below.
Third ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
VIRTUAL: July 31 - August 2, 2023, Noon to 3:15 PM ET
Day 1: Monday, July 31
12:00-12:05
Welcome & Introductions
12:05-1:40
Courts and the Restructuring of the American Political Economy
“Off-Balance: The Structurally Conservative Nature of American Courts” (Brian Highsmith, Harvard; Maya Sen, Harvard; Kathleen Thelen, MIT);
“Courting Climate Catastrophe: The Supreme Court and the Clean Air Act” (Warren Snead, Northwestern);
“Privatizing Employment Law: The Expansion of Mandatory Arbitration in the Workplace” (Sarah Staszak, Princeton);
“Big Business, Labor, anda New Via Media” (Calvin TerBeek, Trinity College);
Commenter: Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins
“Off-Balance: The Structurally Conservative Nature of American Courts” (Brian Highsmith, Harvard; Maya Sen, Harvard; Kathleen Thelen, MIT);
“Courting Climate Catastrophe: The Supreme Court and the Clean Air Act” (Warren Snead, Northwestern);
“Privatizing Employment Law: The Expansion of Mandatory Arbitration in the Workplace” (Sarah Staszak, Princeton);
“Big Business, Labor, anda New Via Media” (Calvin TerBeek, Trinity College);
Commenter: Emily Zackin, Johns Hopkins
1:40-1:45
Break
1:45-3:15
Gendered Inequality in the American Political Economy
“Transformative Policy Feedback: Nonpartisan Belief Change through Parents’ Experiences with Public Pre-K” (Sophie Jacobson, Harvard);
"Understanding Policy Changes as Processes of Destruction and Construction: Gendered Labor Policies in the US and Sweden, 1960s-2020s" (Ann Shola Orloff, Northwestern);
“Crisis Politics and the Roles of Race and Gender in American Political Economy” (Dara Strolovitch, Yale);
Commenter: Dawn Teele, Johns Hopkins
“Transformative Policy Feedback: Nonpartisan Belief Change through Parents’ Experiences with Public Pre-K” (Sophie Jacobson, Harvard);
"Understanding Policy Changes as Processes of Destruction and Construction: Gendered Labor Policies in the US and Sweden, 1960s-2020s" (Ann Shola Orloff, Northwestern);
“Crisis Politics and the Roles of Race and Gender in American Political Economy” (Dara Strolovitch, Yale);
Commenter: Dawn Teele, Johns Hopkins
Day 2: Tuesday, August 1
12:00-1:30
Local Economic Governance
“Folk Economics and the Persistence of Political Opposition to New Housing” (Christopher Elmendorf, UC Davis; Clayton Nall, UC Santa Barbara; Stan Oklobdzija, Tulane);
“The Development of Participatory Institutions in Urban Politics” (David Foster, LSE; Joseph Warren, University of Alaska);
“The Effects of Macro-Segregation on Local Fiscal Capacity: Developing a Measure of Tax Base Fragmentation” (Brian Highsmith, Harvard; Robert Manduca, Michigan; Jacob Waggoner, Yale);
Commenter: Katherine Einstein, Boston University
“Folk Economics and the Persistence of Political Opposition to New Housing” (Christopher Elmendorf, UC Davis; Clayton Nall, UC Santa Barbara; Stan Oklobdzija, Tulane);
“The Development of Participatory Institutions in Urban Politics” (David Foster, LSE; Joseph Warren, University of Alaska);
“The Effects of Macro-Segregation on Local Fiscal Capacity: Developing a Measure of Tax Base Fragmentation” (Brian Highsmith, Harvard; Robert Manduca, Michigan; Jacob Waggoner, Yale);
Commenter: Katherine Einstein, Boston University
1:30-1:35
Break
1:35-3:00
Policy Leadership by APE Scholars
Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia & US Department of Labor;
Sabeel Rahman, Brooklyn Law & Office of Management and Budget;
Leah Stokes, UC Santa Barbara & Inflation Reduction Act;
Commenter: Jacob Hacker, Yale
Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia & US Department of Labor;
Sabeel Rahman, Brooklyn Law & Office of Management and Budget;
Leah Stokes, UC Santa Barbara & Inflation Reduction Act;
Commenter: Jacob Hacker, Yale
Day 3: Wednesday, August 2
12:00-1:30
Race, Inequality, and the American Political Economy
“The Privatization of Racial Responsibility” (Jared Clemons, Temple);
“Public Sector Jobs and the Long Struggle for Racial Justice” (Sidney Milkis, University of Virginia; Katherine Rader, Christopher Newport University; Haley Stiles, University of Virginia);
“Expanding the Study of Racial Privilege in Business and Finance” (Tess Wise, Wake Forest);
Commenter: Chloe Thurston, Northwestern
“The Privatization of Racial Responsibility” (Jared Clemons, Temple);
“Public Sector Jobs and the Long Struggle for Racial Justice” (Sidney Milkis, University of Virginia; Katherine Rader, Christopher Newport University; Haley Stiles, University of Virginia);
“Expanding the Study of Racial Privilege in Business and Finance” (Tess Wise, Wake Forest);
Commenter: Chloe Thurston, Northwestern
1:30-1:35
Break
1:35-3:05
Politics of the Clean Energy Transition
“Ownership Structure and Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Retirement” (Jacob Alder, Indiana University; Sam Trachtman, UC Berkeley);
“Re-associating Finance, Climate Change, and Central Banks” (Nicolas Jabko, Johns Hopkins; Nils Kupzok, Johns Hopkins);
“Corporate Ownership, Short-Termism, and Climate Policy Preferences” (Jared Finnegan, UCL; Jonas Meckling, UC Berkeley);
Commenter: Amanda Kennard, Stanford
“Ownership Structure and Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Retirement” (Jacob Alder, Indiana University; Sam Trachtman, UC Berkeley);
“Re-associating Finance, Climate Change, and Central Banks” (Nicolas Jabko, Johns Hopkins; Nils Kupzok, Johns Hopkins);
“Corporate Ownership, Short-Termism, and Climate Policy Preferences” (Jared Finnegan, UCL; Jonas Meckling, UC Berkeley);
Commenter: Amanda Kennard, Stanford
3:05-3:15
Conclusion & Best Wishes
