Updated 16 February, 2021

Each presentation should take 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of general discussion. Paper titles are preliminary and can change until the final program is announced.

 

Wednesday 15 June 

 

19:00 Opening dinner

At the restaurant of Waxholms Hotell (the conference venue)

 

Thursday 16 June

 

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant

8:45–8:55 Registration

8:55–9:00 Welcome

 

SESSION 1

Chair: Therese Nilsson

09:00–09:20 Presentation by André van Hoorn: "The Economic Consequences of Intra-Individual Cultural Identity Change: A Longitudinal Analysis"

09:20–09:30 Discussion

9:30–09:50 Presentation by Lina Aldén: "Culture and the Gender Gap in STEM: An Analysis Using Sibling Comparisons"

09:50–10:00 Discussion

10:00–10:30 Coffee

 

SESSION 2

Chair: Niclas Berggren

10:30–10:50 Presentation by Paola Profeta: "Culture and Intergenerational Welfare Programs"

10:50–11:00 Discussion

11:00–11:20 Presentation by Jan Mewes: "Income Inequality and the Decline of US Social Trust Revisited: Combining Evidence from the General Social Survey 1972-2018 and GSS Three-Wave Panel Studies"

11:20–11:30 Discussion

11:30–11:50 Presentation by Martin Ljunge: "The Effects of a Populist Information Shock on Attitudes toward Globalization, Immigration, and the Government"

11:50–12:00 Discussion

 

12:00–13:15 Lunch in the hotel restaurant

 

SESSION 3

Chair: Ann-Sofie Isaksson

13:15–13:35 Presentation by Pierre-Guillaume Méon: "A Positive Effect of Political Dynasties: the Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act"

13:35–13:45 Discussion

13:45–14:05 Presentation by Mariko Klasing: "The Role of Economic Opportunities in the Intergenerational Transmission of Preferences and Attitudes: Empirical Evidence from the German Re-Unification"

14:05–14:15 Discussion

14:15–14:35 Presentation by Andreas Bergh: "Can Trust Surveys Be Trusted?"

14:35–14:45 Discussion

14:45–15:15 Coffee 

 

SESSION 4

Chair: Christian Bjørnskov

15:15–15:35 Presentation by Eelke de Jong: "Market Economies: Uncertainty-Accepting Societies"

15:35–15:45 Discussion

15:45–16:05 Presentation by Gunes Gokman: "The Imperial Roots of Global Trade"

16:05–16:15 Discussion

16:15-16:35 Presentation by Andreas Ek: "Cultural Values and Productivity"

16:35–16:45 Discussion

                                      

18:45–22:00 Dinner during a boat trip in the archipelago

 

Friday 17 June

 

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant

 

SESSION 5

Chair: Martin Ljunge

09:00–09:20 Presentation by Jerg Gutmann: "Opposing One’s Government: Are There Cultures of Civil Disobedience?"

09:20–09:30 Discussion

09:30–09:50 Presentation by Heather Congdon Fors: "Historical Roots of Attitudes towards Homosexuality in SSA"

09:50–10:00 Discussion

10:00-10:20 Presentation by Joan Costa-Font: "Did Communist Education Make a Difference?"

10:20–10:30 Discussion

10:30–11:00 Coffee

                                     

SESSION 6

Chair: Andreas Bergh

11:00–11:20 Presentation by Christian Bjørnskov: "Freedom of Expression and Social Conflict"

11:20–11:30 Discussion

11:30–11:50 Presentation by XX: "XX"

11:50–12:00 Discussion

 

12:00–13:15 Lunch in the hotel restaurant

 

SESSION 7

Chair: Jerg Gutmann

13:15–13:35 Presentation by Erwin Dekker: "The Importance of Cultural Meaning in Signaling Theory: The Role of Low-Cost Signals"

13:35–13:45 Discussion

13:45–14:05 Presentation by Ann-Sofie Isaksson: "Why Do Harmful Norms Persist? The Case of Female Genital Cutting in Sub-Saharan Africa"

14:05–14:15 Discussion

14:15–14:35 Presentation by Niclas Berggren and Therese Nilsson: "Economic Freedom and Antisemitism"

14:35–14:45 Discussion

14:45 End of conference

 

14:55 Taxi to Stockholm-Arlanda airport (for those who fly back on Friday 17 June; ask the reception to book in advance; coordination is encouraged)

or

14:55 Boat trip to Stockholm for those who will stay in or travel onwards from Stockholm

 

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