Benelux PECO

Benelux PECO is an annual political economy conference jointly organized across the Benelux region, held in Luxembourg (2023, 2026), Brussels (2024), and Rotterdam (2025).

2026 Conference Program

Dates: June 11-12, 2026

Location: University of Luxembourg, Campus - Weicker Building, 4 Rue Alphonse Weicker, 2721 Kirchberg-Plateau, Luxembourg

https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/weicker-building/

Thursday, June 11

12:30 – 13:55: Lunch and registration

14:00 – 15:10:  Matias Iaryczower (Princeton University)

Multidimensional Learning in Committee Deliberations (with Nathan Canen and Perry Carter)
Discussant: Dimitrios Xefteris (University of Cyprus)

15:10 – 16:20: Gabriele Gratton (UNSW Business School)

Adding Fuel to the (Gun)Fire: How Politicians Polarize the Public Debate (joint with Lehan Zhang, Pauline Grosjean and Hasin Yousaf)
Discussant: Eleonora Alabrese (University of Bath)

16:20 – 16:50: Coffee break

16:50 – 18:00: Caroline Le Pennec (HEC Montréal)

Promises, Policies, and Accountability (with Claudio Ferraz)
Discussant: Clément Minaudier (City St George's, University of London)

19:00: Conference dinner 

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Friday, June 12

09:55 – 11:05: Arjada Bardhi (New York University)

Why Anecdotes? (joint with Nina Bobkova)
Discussant: Paula Onuchic (London School of Economics)

11:05 – 11:35: Coffee break

11:35 – 12:45: Laura Karpuska (University of Rochester)

Political Accountability and Misinformation (with Braz Camargo and Caio Larecchio)

Discussant: Agustín Casas (CUNEF Universidad)

12:45 – 14:00: Lunch

14:00 – 15:10: David Strömberg (Stockholm University)

Moral Regulation and Cultural Production: Evidence from Hollywood (with Ruixue Jia)

Discussant: Julia Cagé (Sciences Po)