June 7 – Room: Amphi Descartes (D2)

16h30-17h00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

17h00-17h45  “How Does Exposure to Discordant Media Sources Affect Political Attitudes
                        and Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Turkey”
                        Horacio Larreguy (ITAM Mexico)
17h45-18h30  “Facebook and the Political Prospects of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa”                                  
                        Jordan Loper (ENS de Lyon)

20h00              DINNER WITH THE SPEAKERS

June 8 – Room: Amphi Descartes (D2)

09h00-09h45  “TBA”
                        Maria Petrova (Barcelona GSE)
09h45-10h30  “Facebook Causes Protests”
                        Leopoldo Fergusson (Universidad de los Andes)

10h30-11h00  COFFEE BREAK

11h00-11h45  “The Effect of Social Media on Elections: Evidence from the United States”
                        Carlo Schwarz (Bocconi University)
11h45-12h30  “Internet Access, Social Media, and the Behavior of Politicians: Evidence
                        from Brazil”
                        Claudio Ferraz (University of British Columbia)