And in the afternoon I gave my first talk in Italian.

@cubel.bsky.social presenting our work on mental health joint with Antonio Cabrales, @juditvall.bsky.social , Christiane Schwieren and Mengjia Chen at the Petralia Applied workshop.

Not every conference takes place in a 18th century convent.

My favourite event of the year is here! The Petralia Applied Economics Workshop. I will be contributing to a round table with academics and policymakers about participatory democracy.

Day 2 of the conference.

At beautiful Bath for the always lovely Contests: Theory and Evidence annual conference.

In Exeter for the lovely UK Behavioural and Experimental Economics conference.

Two years as PM can really wear you down. Look at Starmer before and after.

It's a wrap! The #SPEIN workshop goes to the pub.

The #SPEIN workshop ends with the concluding remarks by Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca reflecting on the political economy of Spain.

Last paper is by @alvarolaparra.bsky.social on revolving doors among Spanish elites. #SPEIN

Next is Federico Curci on how results of the NATO 1986 referendum in Spain with current salience of the war in Ukraine. #SPEIN

The last session of the #SPEIN workshop starts with @teresaestebanc.bsky.social talking about the electoral backlash against immigration in Spain.

Before lunch, Miguel Alquezar talks about the influence of religious leaders on sociopplitical attitudes in Spain. #SPEIN

Now @moragasai.bsky.social talks about identity salience in Spanish elections.

Next @javierpadilla.bsky.social talks about why Francoist legislators chose to vote themselves out.

The second day of the #SPEIN workshop kicks off with @pablofernandezv.bsky.social talking about selection into the Spanish civil service.

Dinner time! #SPEIN

Now #SPEIN watching Spain.

The day wraps up with @pauvallprat.bsky.social talking about the appointment of fascist mayors.

Last session of the first day starts with Felipe González talking about infrastructure building during Franco.

Gema Lax-Martinez now presents results on the fertility (non) effects of Francoist education.

Next, we have Cristian Navarro talking about the purges of teachers during Franco. #SPEIN

The session ends with Ana Tur-Prats on the long shadow of the Spanish Civil War. #SPEIN

We continue with Jesus S Ibrahim on the effect of the war on social capital. #SPEIN

The session on the Spanish Civil War starts with @sergisme.bsky.social talking about mobilization during the first stages of the war.

Now @tonirodon.bsky.social presents our work with @cubel.bsky.social and @pauvallprat.bsky.social on the Tragic Week in Barcelona in 1909. #SPEIN

The 1st workshop of the Spanish Political Economy Network (SPEIN) kicks off with @cescamat.bsky.social talking about the centralisation of the early Bourbon state. #SPEIN