Seminar Series

DONDENA SEMINAR SERIES - SPRING 2026
All seminars will take place in hybrid mode from 12:45 to 2:00PM (CET) at Bocconi University Room 3.B3.SR01 via Röntgen 1, Milano

Please note that on January 26th, February 2nd, February 9th, and February 23th the seminar will be held in in Room 4-E4-SR03, Via Röntgen 1.

FOR INFORMATION
Carlo F. Dondena Center for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy
tel. +39 025836.6620 dondenaresearch@unibocconi.it www.dondena.unibocconi.it

26 JANUARY -  Room 4-E4-SR03
CAN GENERATIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY BE A THING?
Alberto Aletá Casas Universidad Zaragoza

2 FEBRUARY - Room 4-E4-SR03
STATE DEPENDENCY, EDUCATION, AND PROTEST: EVIDENCE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
Neil Ketchley Oxford University

9 FEBRUARY -  Room 4-E4-SR03
AN AGENCY PERSPECTIVE ON IMMIGRATION FEDERALISM
Asya Magazinnik Hertie School

16 FEBRUARY
FOLLOWING CELLS AFTER GENE THERAPY: FROM GENES TO POPULATIONS.
Danilo Pellin Harvard Medical School

23 FEBRUARY -  Room 4-E4-SR03
FROM TRENDS TO MECHANISMS: A THEORY-INFORMED FRAMEWORK FOR MORTALITY FORECASTING
UgoFilippo Basellini MPIDR

2 MARCH
UNEQUAL LUCK: CHANCE AS A MECHANISM OF EDUCATIONAL 
Fabrizio Bernardi UNED

9 MARCH
CASUL META-ANALYSIS BY INTEGRATING MULTIPLE OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES WITH MULTIVARIATE OUTCOMES.
Subha Guha Dartmouth College

16 MARCH
EVALUATING THE POLITICAL SUSTAINABILITY OF HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRATION: DO AFFORDABILITY SHOCKS PROMPT ELECTORAL BACKLASH?
Jeremy Ferwerda Dartmouth Collage

23 MARCH
THE GREATER OF ALL PLAGUES: HOW ECONOMIC INEQUALITY SHAPED POLITICAL THOUGHT FROM PLATO TO MARX
David Lay Williams DePaul University

30 MARCH
STATUS, INCOME, AND REDISTRIBUTIVE PREFERENCES: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA
Pavi Suryanarayan LSE 

13 APRIL
THE LONG-RUN PERSISTENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
Julián Costas-Fernández University of Surrey

20 APRIL
RE-USING ADMINISTRATIVE AND STATISTICAL DATA FOR THE CREATION OF LONGITUDINAL POPULATION INFRASTRUCTURES IN SOUTHERN EUROPE
Diego Ramiro Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CSIC)

27 APRIL
POLICY SIGNALS, CULTURAL NORMS, AND THE MISALLOCATION OF TALENT
Alessandra L. González DUKE University

4 MAY
"COUNCILS AND INDIRECT RULE IN BRITISH AFRICA"
Jutta Bolt University of Groningen 

11 MAY
HAVING A CHILD THROUGH MEDICALLY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: A SOCIAL STRATIFICATION PERSPECTIVE 
Alice Goisis University College London (UCL) 

18 MAY
SUGAR, HARDSHIP, AND AFTERMATH OF SLAVERY
Marie Beigelman King’s College

25 MAY 
HOW TO STUDY YOUTH GENDER POLARIZATION 
Kevin Munger European University Institute (EUI)

22 JUNE 
TBD 
Theo Araujo  University of Amsterdam 


                 

ROENTGEN ROOM 3.B3.SR01
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DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 17/10/2022

This fourth appointment of the DONDENA Seminar Series FALL will feature a presentation from Julia Schulte-Cloos; Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, on her paper "Familiarity with the political role of ethnic minorities reduces voter bias against candidates of immigrant origin"

 

You may follow the event online via ZOOM Meetings at this link: https://unibocconi-it.zoom.us/j/93152820668

ROENTGEN ROOM 3.B3.SR01
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DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 10/10/2022

This third appointment of the DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 2022 will feature a presentation from Professor Sebastian Till Braun, Professor of Economics at the University of Bayreuth where he holds the chair of Quantitative Economic History, on his paper "Reversing Fortunes of German Regions, 1926-2019: Boon and Bane of Early Industrialization?".

You may follow the seminar online via ZOOM Meetings at the following link: https://unibocconi-it.zoom.us/j/92287102577

ROENTGEN ROOM 3.B3.SR01
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DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 22/09/2022

This second appointment of the DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 2022 will feature a presentation from Roman Hoffmann, group leader in the IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program, on his paper titled "Climate Change, Aridity and Internal Migration: Evidence from Census Microdata for 72 Countries"

Roentgen Room 3.B3.SR01
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DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 19/09/2022

This first appointment of the DONDENA Seminar Series FALL 2022 will feature a presentation from Professor Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, Provost-Chair Professor in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), on her paper titled "Paternity Leave, Family Dynamics, and Children’s Behavior in Singapore".

Roentgen Room 3.B3.SR01
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Do.Re.Mee Seminar

The seminar will feature Academic presentations from DONDENA researchers Chiara Serra and Giulia Savio.

 

 


 

 

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UGOFILIPPI BASELLINI

“New perspectives in mortality forecasting”

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SARA B HOBOLT

"The polarizing effect of partisan echo chambers"

 

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ANA RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ

"The impact of the female advantage in education on the marriage market"

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TOMAS CVRCEK

"Demographic Transition In and Out of Wedlock, 1880 – 1910" 

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Rahsaan Maxwell

The Pro-Immigration Europeans