In a time of large shocks and rising inequality, the political divide is growing. Polarization forces changes to private and public governance, reshaping financial markets, corporate strategies and public policy.
How does corporate governance adjust in a more conflictual world? How do a divided society and politicized corporations respond to major societal challenges such as climate change or economic decline? How do inequality and politicization shape governance choices and the trade-offs faced by voters, businesses and governments? How can organisations foster trust and cohesion in an era of polarization?
The conference invites theoretical and empirical papers on these and related themes.
The conference keynote will be delivered by Nobel Laureate:
Jean Tirole
Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR
This conference results from the merger of the conferences on Political Economy of Finance previously organised by PolEconFin and the Stigler Center, respectively. This revamped conference series is held annually and alternates between Europe and the United States.
The event, jointly hosted by the Stigler Center and The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), aims to bring together researchers active at the intersections between Economics, Finance, Political Science, Philosophy, and Law.
This conference is by invitation-only.
This edition is co-funded by Imperial College London and Erasmus Initiative ‘Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity’ at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
How to Apply:
Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:
- Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4675
- Click on "Step 1: Apply" OR If you have been pre-registered as you are connected to a relevant programme area click on "Change registration details"
- Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
- Tick the boxes that apply to you
- Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
- Click "Submit form" to make the submission.
Authors who do not already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:
- Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
- Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4675
- Click on "Step 1: Apply"
- Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
- Tick the boxes that apply to you
- Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
- Click "Submit form" to make the submission.
The submission deadline is Sunday 22 June 2025 (6PM BST).
If you have any difficulties registering for this event, please contact Jemila Benchikh at [email protected] for assistance (with subject header “Stigler Center-CEPR Political Economy of Finance Conference”). There is no submission fee. The authors will be notified about the acceptance of papers at the end of August 2025.
The conference will be held in-person at Imperial College London. The conference is scheduled on Friday 24 October 2025 and followed by a dinner with all participants.
Organising committee:
- Thomas Lambert, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Enrico Perotti, University of Amsterdam and CEPR
- Magdalena Rola-Janicka, Imperial College London and CEPR
- Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago and CEPR
Programme committee:
- Pat Akey, INSEAD
- Matilde Bombardini, University of California Berkeley and CEPR
- Daniel Ferreira, London School of Economics and CEPR
- Nandini Gupta, Indiana University
- Deniz Igan, International Monetary Fund and CEPR
- Elisabeth Kempf, Harvard University and CEPR
- Hélène Landemore, Yale University
- Nadya Malenko, Boston College and CEPR
- Clara Martinez-Toledano, Imperial College London and CEPR
- Paola Sapienza, Stanford University and CEPR
- Roberto Tallarita, Harvard University
- Josef Zechner, WU Vienna University and CEPR
CONTACT
Conference Website: poleconfin.org
Emails: [email protected]l or [email protected]
