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SUMMARY:Watched\, Stopped\, and Handcuffed: The Effects of Direct and Indirect Police Contact on the Health of Black Women
DESCRIPTION:Presented by April Fernandes\, North Carolina State University. \nIn the era of “new policing\,” the health consequences of increased surveillance\, stops and arrests on Black individuals and communities has become an important consideration. Most of the existing research focuses on Black men due to their disproportionate level of contact with law enforcement\, finding negative health impacts from various points of contact. However\, Black women remain often invisible in such work\, despite recent high profiles incidents of police violence (for notable exceptions\, see Sewell et al. 2016; Ritchie 2017; Richie 2012; Jacobs 2017; Fedina 2018). This study focuses on the physical and mental effects of both direct and indirect contact with law enforcement on Black women using a data set from the Black Families Project\, which only samples those who identify as Black or African American. \nView the talk here: Watched\, Stopped\, & Handcuffed: Effects of Police Contact on the Health of Black Women
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/watched-stopped-and-handcuffed-the-effects-of-direct-and-indirect-police-contact-on-the-health-of-black-women/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250923T164800Z
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SUMMARY:The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe
DESCRIPTION:The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe by Desiree Desierto\, George Mason University and with Mark Koyama. \nView the talk here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/political-economy-pre-europe/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251113T200644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T200717Z
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SUMMARY:Governance in Digitalized Electricity Systems: The Economics of Transactive Energy
DESCRIPTION:Professor Kiesling (Carnegie Mellon University)\, with her colleague Dave Chassin\, presented on the potential for transactive energy to create more efficient electricity usage and distribution. Their research focuses on leveraging the technological dynamism of distributed energy resources (DERs) with the goal of enabling decentralized coordination that makes better use of resources through eliminating the need for hierarchical control in traditional electric power networks.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/governance-in-digitalized-electricity-systems-the-economics-of-transactive-energy-lynne-kiesling/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251113T201105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T201105Z
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SUMMARY:The Rule of Code: Challenges in Regulating Decentralized Blockchain-based Systems
DESCRIPTION:Professor Wright (Cardozo Law\, Yeshiva University) presented on the emerging regulatory challenges surrounding public blockchains. He discussed how smart contracts are helping to create scarcity in the digital world and beginning to create a new commercial stack. Smart contracts tend to have designs that are alegal and are built on decentralized technologies that appear to have no center\, creating a host of regulatory issues. He argues that these challenges will require governments to adapt with new forms of laws\, regulations\, and rules outside of the typical bureaucratic approach.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-rule-of-code-challenges-in-regulating-decentralized-blockchain-based-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250923T152428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T185254Z
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SUMMARY:Racial Diversity\, Electoral Preferences\, and the Supply of Policy: The Great Migration and Civil Rights
DESCRIPTION:By\, Vicky Fouka from Stanford University. \nUnderstanding lack of political empowerment as a cause of racial inequality in the US\, Professor Vicky Fouka (Stanford University) explored the rise of the American Civil Rights Movement. She found causal links between the second Great Migration and increased support pro-civil rights activism and legislation.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nRead the article here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/racial-diversity-electoral-preferences-and-the-supply-of-policy-the-great-migration-and-civil-rights/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250922T141527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T143641Z
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SUMMARY:The Law and Economics of Crime on Indian Reservations
DESCRIPTION:Virtual talk presented by Adam Crepelle at the Southern University Law Center
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-law-and-economics-of-crime-on-indian-reservations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T113000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251106T204518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T204541Z
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SUMMARY:Governance Reform in Kazakhstan: What to Expect Next?
DESCRIPTION:CGM and the Eurasian Center for Economic and Legal Research\, Narxoz University host a virtual conversation on the prospects of recently announced governance reforms in Kazakhstan. \nFeaturing: \n\nSholpan Aitenova\, Director\, Zertteu Research Institute Aida\nAlzhanova\, President of Public Foundation ADAM DAMU\, Civic activist\, former Fulbright Scholar to the United States\nZauresh Battalova\, President of the Parliamentary Development Fund of Kazakhstan\nLeila Zhanuzakova\, Deputy Director of Law Institute\, Turan University and Senior Researcher\, Institute of Legislation and Legal Information of Kazakhstan\n\nModerated by: \n\nJennifer Brick Murtazashvili\, Director\, Center for Governance and Markets.\n\nThis event is supported by the Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) funded by the US Embassy in Kazakhstan and administered by American Councils for International Education
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/governance-reform-in-kazakhstan-what-to-expect-next/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T133000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251106T204759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T204759Z
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SUMMARY:Francis Fukuyama and Tymofiy Mylovanov: Reform in Ukraine: Is There a Way Forward?
DESCRIPTION:CGM\, with the Kyiv School of Economics\, hosted a virtual conversation between Francis Fukuyama and Tymofiy Mylovanov. Professor Fukuyama interviewed former Minister Mylovanov on his experiences serving as Minister of Economic Development\, Trade\, and Agriculture of Ukraine. They also discussed future prospects for economic and political reform. \n\nFrancis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)\, Mosbacher Director of FSI’s Center on Democracy\, Development\, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)\, and Director of Stanford’s Master’s in International Policy Program. He is also professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. \n\nTymofiy Mylovanov is the President of the Kyiv School of Economics\, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh\, and former minister of Economic Development\, Trade\, and Agriculture of Ukraine.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/francis-fukuyama-and-tymofiy-mylovanov-reform-in-ukraine-is-there-a-way-forward/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250922T141213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T144613Z
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SUMMARY:Going the Extra Mile: the Cost of Complaint Filing\, Accountability\, and Law Enforcement Outcomes in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:By Bocar Ba\, from University of California\, Irvine. \nWhile much of the economic literature has centered on the impact of policing on crime\, there is little empirical evidence evaluating the effect of oversight on police misconduct and use of force. I use novel data from the Chicago Police Department and a policy change that generates exogenous variation in the cost of filing a complaint. I find that civilians facing higher travel costs are less likely to complete the complaint filing process and more likely to experience police use of force. These effects are larger for residents of non-white areas. I estimate civilians’ complaint valuation and construct counterfactual scenarios. I find that the individuals who benefit most from oversight are those with the lowest valuation of their complaints. Simulated counterfactual scenarios show that reducing the cost of filing a complaint increases the number of completed complaints\, and thus the number of investigations. Under a policy that reduces the cost of complaining\, the number of sustained complaints about failure to provide service increases by 8.1%; the rate of sustained allegations of police brutality\, however\, falls by 9.8%. Complainants who would benefit the most from this policy are the ones seeking help from the police\, and who live in the most violent neighborhood of the city. This research sheds light on the complex relationship between public safety and the cost of reporting police misconduct. \nRead full article: here
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/going-the-extra-mile/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250919T192049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T192925Z
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SUMMARY:Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York
DESCRIPTION:Carl Suddler from Emory University presents his Book\, Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York. A stark disparity exists between black and white youth experiences in the justice system today. Black youths are perceived to be older and less innocent than their white peers. When it comes to incarceration\, race trumps class\, and even as black youths articulate their own experiences with carceral authorities\, many Americans remain surprised by the inequalities they continue to endure. In this revealing book\, Carl Suddler brings to light a much longer history of the policies and strategies that tethered the lives of black youths to the justice system indefinitely.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/presumed-criminal-black-youth-and-the-justice-system-in-postwar-new-york/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T163000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250923T151527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T151527Z
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SUMMARY:Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling
DESCRIPTION:Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling by Samuel Bazzi from Boston University (with Masyhur Hilmy and Benjamin Marx)
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/islam-and-the-state/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251113T201503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T201522Z
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SUMMARY:The Siren Song: Algorithmic Governance By Blockchain
DESCRIPTION:Professor Werbach (University of Pennsylvania) argued that for blockchain-based networks and related services to succeed at scale\, they must directly engage with governance issues. Illustrating why interoperability and experimentation in various governance structures and protocols should be key considerations moving forward\, he explores toolkits for using blockchain as a governance mechanism.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-siren-song-algorithmic-governance-by-blockchain/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250919T191844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T134736Z
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SUMMARY:Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket
DESCRIPTION:Part of CGM’s Virtual Seminar on Policing and Police Reform in the US\, Professor Joe Soss (Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, University of Minnesota) presents his research on Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket.\n\n\nWatch here: Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket – Joe Soss
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/preying-on-the-poor-criminal-justice-as-revenue-racket/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T133000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250919T191409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T192846Z
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SUMMARY:Roundtable on Police Reform in Pittsburgh
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on police reform in Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and several key members of his staff. Responses were given by Professors David Harris\, School of Law\, University of Pittsburgh and Brandon Davis\, School of Public Affairs and Public Administration\, University of Kansas. \nWatch here: Police Reform in Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Mayor Peduto
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/roundtable-on-police-reform-in-pittsburgh/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251113T201813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T201813Z
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SUMMARY:Admins\, Mods\, & Benevolent Dictators for Life: The Implicit Feudalism
DESCRIPTION:Professor Schneider (University of Colorado) presented on how implicit feudalism came to dominate online communities and discussed potentially better models of governance\, including the current space for creative innovation. Schneider presented example visions that aim to incorporate good governance as a background logic to our digital interactions.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/admins-mods-benevolent-dictators-for-life-the-implicit-feudalism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250923T151149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T151149Z
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SUMMARY:Land Use Regulation and Individual Welfare (with Brian Beach)
DESCRIPTION:Part of CGM’s Virtual Seminar Series on the Economics of Race and Identity\, Tate Twinam (College of William & Mary) presents his paper Land Use Regulation and Individual Welfare and took questions from the audience.\n\n\nView the talk here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/land-use-regulation-and-individual-welfare-with-brian-beach/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251113T202038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T202038Z
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SUMMARY:Capitalism after Satoshi: On the Economic Organization of a Digital Economy
DESCRIPTION:Professor Potts (RMIT\, Australia) illustrated how a blockchain economy destroys a corporate economy in the same way that a market economy destroyed the feudal economy. New economic infrastructure underpinned by blockchain – a public good – weakens and will outcompete hierarchic governance through lowering the cost of trust. This potentially dismantles the main rationale for regulatory governance of corporate forms. \nThis live event experienced connectivity issues causing a delay in screen sharing. Due to this the slides can be viewed here: Potts on digital governance
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/capitalism-after-satoshi-on-the-economic-organization-of-a-digital-economy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250919T162045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T192802Z
UID:935-1601366400-1601398800@pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co
SUMMARY:Lessons from the Prison Education Project
DESCRIPTION:Part of CGM’s Virtual Seminar Series on Policing and Police Reform in the US\, Professor Chris Bonneau (University of Pittsburgh) presents his work co-founding and running the Prison Education Project at the University of Pittsburgh.\n\n\nWatch here: Lessons from the Pitt Prison Project w/ Chris Bonneau
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/lessons-from-the-prison-education-project/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200928T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200928T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20251110T152603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T152706Z
UID:1562-1601280000-1601312400@pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co
SUMMARY:The Issues the Candidates Aren't Discussing: Governance Reform
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-issues-the-candidates-arent-discussing-governance-reform/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200927T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200927T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250922T142005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T145317Z
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SUMMARY:A City Divided: Race\, Fear\, and the Law in Police Confrontations
DESCRIPTION:Part of CGM’s Virtual Seminar Series on Policing and Police Reform in the US\, Professor Harris (University of Pittsburgh Law School) presents his book and related research and takes questions from the audience.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/a-city-divided-race-fear-and-the-law-in-police-confrontations/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T173000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250923T185500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T185500Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Decentralization by Design: Escaping the Paradox of Power
DESCRIPTION:Digital Decentralization by Design: Escaping the Paradox of Power by Nick Cowen\, University of Lincoln (UK) \nProfessor Cowen (University of Lincoln\, UK) presented on political economic questions associated with networks involving blockchain. He discussed how platforms came to dominate protocols but why blockchain adds a much greater role for common protocols. Platforms\, which are under pressure on a variety of fronts\, can be disintermediated by protocols that\, using blockchain\, can harness the capacity for direct value transfer.\nPrevious research informing the talk here. \nView the talk here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/digital-decentralization-by-design-escaping-the-paradox-of-power/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T153000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250922T194821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T194952Z
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SUMMARY:The Incubated Revolution: Education\, Cohort Effects\, and the Linguistic Wage Gap in Quebec\, 1970 to 2000
DESCRIPTION:Professor Vincent Geloso (King’s University College) illustrates the potentially dramatic equalizing effects of a social policy law. He presents new research on how education laws contributed to the collapse of the linguistic wage gap in Quebec from 1970 to 2000.\n\n\nView the talk here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-incubated-revolution/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T160000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
CREATED:20250919T152047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T192941Z
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SUMMARY:Injustice for All: How Financial Incentives Corrupted and Can Fix the US Criminal Justice System
DESCRIPTION:Professors Jason Brennan (Georgetown University) and Chris Surprenant (New Orleans University) present their new book Injustice for All. They explore how poor incentives pervade America’s criminal justice system and offer concrete proposals to improve society-wide outcomes. Their research illuminates how overcriminalization\, not just overincarceration\, is one of many central failures contributing to negative feedback loops within the system.\n\nWatch here: Injustice for All: How Financial Incentives Corrupted and Can Fix the US Criminal Justice System
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/injustice-for-all-how-financial-incentives-corrupted-and-can-fix-the-us-criminal-justice-system/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200919T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200919T143000
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SUMMARY:Policy and Political Economy (PPE) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) at the University of Pittsburgh welcomes participation in our Policy & Political Economy (PPE) workshop. The PPE workshop provides a welcoming environment for scholars to present research at any stage of development. We are particuarly interested in research at its most nascent stage. \nTo ensure a lively discussion\, workshop participants should read the papers before the workshop. Presenters will make a brief 15 minute presentation that will be followed by an hour-long discussion of the work. \nWorkshops will normally meet Thursday 1:00 to 2:15 in Posvar Hall. Please let us know if you would be interested in meeting with any of our speakers individually or as a group. \nSpring 2020 PPE Speakers below: \n\n\n\nJan 9\nYang Zhou\nDepartment of Economics\nWest Virginia University\nThe Political Economy of Historic Districts:\nThe Private\, the Public\, and the Collective\n\n\nJan 16\nJustin Winikoff\nDepartment of Agricultural\nUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison\nLearning by Regulating: The Evolution of\nWind Energy Zoning Laws\n\n\nJan 23\nMarcela Gomez\nSchool of Computing and Information\nUniversity of Pittsburgh\n\nTechnology Adoption in Spectrum Sharing: Estimating the Impact on Incumbents in the 3.5GHz Band\n\n\n\nJan 30\n\nJordan Lofthouse\nDepartment of Economics\nGeorge Mason University\n\nThe Spirits of Enterprise and Rent Seeking on Rocky Boy and Fort Belknap Reservations\n\n\nFeb 6\n\nDustin Frye\nDepartment of Economics\nVassar College\n\nThe Effect of Land Allotment on Native American Households During the Assimilation Era\n\n\nFeb 13\n\nBrandon Davis\nSchool of Public Affairs & Administration\nUniversity of Kansas\n\nFeeling Politics: Well-Being\, Carceral Contact\, and Participation\n\n\nFeb 20\n\nDaniel Silverman\nInstitute for Politics and Strategy\nCarnegie Mellon University\n\nPutting Terror in its Place: An Experiment on Mitigating Fears of Terrorism among the American Public\n\n\nFeb 27\n\nSasha Klyachkina\nUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison\n\nTrajectories of Governance: A Framework for Analysis and Evidence from the North Caucasus\n\n\nMarch 5\n\nMaggie Jones\nDepartment of Economics\nUniversity of Victoria\n\n\nCompetition and Discrimination in Public Accommodations: Evidence from the Green Books \n\n\n\nMarch 12\nSpring Break\n\n\n\nMarch 19\n\nJamie Bologna Pavlik\nDepartment of Agricultural & Applied Economics\nTexas Tech University\n\n\n\n\nMarch 26\n\nLynne Kiesling\nEngineering and Public Policy\nCarnegie Mellon University\n\n\n\n\nApril 2\n\nTimofiy Brik\nDepartment of Sociology\nNew York University and\nKyiv School of Economics\n\n\n\n\nApril 10\n\nNick Cowen\nSchool of Social and Political Sciences\nUniversity of Lincoln\n\n\n\n\nApril 11*\n(special date)\n\nAris Trantidis\nSchool of Social and Political Sciences\nUniversity of Lincoln
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/policy-and-political-economy-ppe-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Is Bitcoin a Decentralized Payment Mechanism?
DESCRIPTION:Is Bitcoin a Decentralized Payment Mechanism? by William Luther\, Florida Atlantic University \nAbstract: We make a distinction between centralized\, decentralized\, and distributed payment mechanisms. A centralized payment mechanism processes a transaction using a trusted third party. A decentralized payment mechanism processes a transaction between the parties to the transaction. A distributed payment mechanism relies on the network of users to process a transaction on a shared ledger. We maintain that bitcoin is neither a centralized nor a decentralized payment mechanism. It is\, instead\, a distributed payment mechanism. We then consider decentralized and centralized aspects of the broader bitcoin payment space. \nView the talk here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/bitcoin-payment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T153000
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SUMMARY:Property Rights without Transfer Rights: A Study of Indian Land Allotment
DESCRIPTION:Professor Christian Dippel (UCLA) discusses the paternalistic motives and effects of restrictions on land rights. He showed how transfer limits produced marked negative effects for agriculture and development of Indian land allotments\, advocating for increased decentralized choice among tribes.\n\n\nView the talk here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/property-rights-indian-land/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260618T074042
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SUMMARY:Overcoming Governance Challenges and Partisan Divides
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted a discussion with former Congressmen David Jolly and Patrick Murphy. The event was co-organized by BridgePitt (link) and co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science at Pitt (link). Over the course of an hour the Congressmen shared their unique perspective working in a deeply divided political environment\, on opposite sides of the aisle and took questions from the audience.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/overcoming-governance-challenges-and-partisan-divides/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T153000
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SUMMARY:Misdemeanor Prosecution
DESCRIPTION:Misdemeanor Prosecution by Jennifer Doleac\, Texas A&M University
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/misdemeanor-prosecution-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200902T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200902T123000
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SUMMARY:The Plight of the Uyghur Muslims in China
DESCRIPTION:Our speakers were: \n\nSean Roberts\nNury Turkel\nMihrigul Tursun.\n\nSean Roberts\, Director\, International Development Program\, Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. \nRoberts is the author of the book The War on the Uyghurs\, which has just been released by Princeton University Press. Nury Turkel\, who was just appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a Commissioner to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. He is also the co-founder of the Uyghur Human Rights Council. \nMihrigul Tursun\, a Uyghur who survived the camps in Xinjiang. She now resides in Washington\, DC. Special thanks to our event co-sponsors: Congregation Beth Shalom\, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh\, and the Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-plight-of-the-uyghur-muslims-in-china/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200824T100000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Conversastion: Belarus at the Brink? Domestic and Global Dimensions
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted a panel discussion featuring four eminent young voices from Belarus that analyzing the protests unfolding in that country. Situated between the EU and Russia\, Belarus is a former Soviet republic led for the past 26 years by President Alexander Lukashenka. Lukashenka declared himself winner of the recent presidential election on August 9\, despite widespread claims of vote rigging. Belarusians then took to the streets\, starting the largest protest movement in the country’s young history that has no sign of stopping. What is unfolding in Belarus? What are the economic and geopolitical impacts of this protest movement? What role is civil society and digital media playing in these events? Speakers  \n\nAndrei Kazakevich\, Director of the Institute of Political Studies\, Political Sphere\, Belarus \nKateryna Bornukova\, Academic Director of BEROC Economic Research Center\, Belarus \nRyhor Niznikau\, Senior Research Fellow\, EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia\, Finnish Institute of International Affairs\nTatsiana Chulitskaya\, Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy\, Researcher\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n\nThe conversation was moderated by CGM Director Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/virtual-conversastion-belarus-at-the-brink-domestic-and-global-dimensions/
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