Preliminary topics:

1. Where does cooperation come from?

Robert Axelrod, William D. Hamilton, The Evolution of Cooperation.Science211,1390-1396(1981). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7466396

2. The influence of epidemics on voting behavior.

Barry Eichengreen, Orkun Saka, Cevat Giray Aksoy, The Political Scar of Epidemics, The Economic Journal, Volume 134, Issue 660, May 2024, Pages 1683–1700, https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead103

3. How economic shocks shape populism.

Fausto Panunzi, Nicola Pavoni, Guido Tabellini, Economic Shocks and Populism, The Economic Journal, Volume 134, Issue 663, October 2024, Pages 3047–3061, https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueae042

4. Is there an efficient way to distribute refugees?

Martin Hagen, Refugee Relocation: A Mechanism Design Approach, The Economic Journal, Volume 134, Issue 663, October 2024, Pages 3027–3046, https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueae028

5. Behavioral effects of competition.

Simon Dato, Eberhard Feess, Petra Nieken, Lying in competitive environments: Identifying behavioral impacts, European Economic Review, Volume 170, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104844

6. How can rules arise without a state?

Skarbek, D. The political economy of criminal governance. Public Choice 200, 1–24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-024-01147-3

7. How and why constitutions should be protected

Gutmann, J., Voigt, S. Militant constitutionalism: a promising concept to make constitutional backsliding less likely? Public Choice 195, 377–404 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-021-00874-1

8. Microeconomic perspective on dictatorships

Apolte, T. Why is there no revolution in North Korea? Public Choice 150, 561–578 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-010-9716-4

9. Microeconomic perspective on everyday phenomena

Iren Inci, A review of the economics of parking, Economics of Transportation, Volume 4, 1–2, 50-63 (2015), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecotra.2014.11.001.

10. Competition policy for digital marketplaces

Hagiu, A., Teh, H., & Wright, J. (2022). Should platforms be allowed to sell on their own marketplaces? The RAND Journal of Economics, 53(2), 297-327. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12408