WINIR 2023 - Programme
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Updated on 18 September 2023
Tuesday 19 September – WINIR Young Scholars Pre-Conference Workshop
09:15-10:00 Registration & Welcome
10:00-12:00 WYS session 1
12:00-13:00 Light lunch
13:00-15:00 WYS session 2
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:30 WYS session 3
18:30-20:00 Aperitivo
20:00-22:00 Dinner
Wednesday 20 September
10:00-12:00 Registration
12:00-12:40 Light lunch
12:40-13:00 Welcome
13:00-14:15 Keynote: David Sloan Wilson
14:15-14:45 Break
14:45-16:15 Parallel sessions 1
16:15-16:45 Break
16:45-18:15 Parallel sessions 2
18:30-20:00 Cocktail
Thursday 21 September
09:00-11:00 Parallel sessions 3
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-13:00 Parallel sessions 4
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 Keynote: Eric Beinhocker
15:15-15:45 Break
15:45-17:45 Parallel sessions 5
18:00-19:30 Tour of Monastero dei Benedettini
Friday 22 September
09:00-11:00 Parallel sessions 6
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-13:00 Parallel sessions 7
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 Keynote: Geoffrey Hodgson
15:15-15:45 Break
15:45-17:45 Membership meeting
19:45-22:45 Dinner at Palazzo Manganelli (incl prize announcements)
Saturday 23 September
09:00-16:30 Optional tour to Mount Etna
Wednesday 20 September
13:00–14:15 Keynote lecture 1
David Sloan Wilson (Binghamton University, USA), “Multilevel Cultural Evolution: From New Theory to Practical Applications”
Chair: Maurizio Caserta (University of Catania, Italy)
Room: Auditorium Giancarlo De Carlo
14:45–16:15 Parallel sessions 1
S1.1 – Institutional Foundations of Economic Development I
Chair: Francesca Gagliardi (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
Room 1
Nuno Palma* (University of Manchester, UK), Tim Besley (London School of Economics, UK), Dan Bogart (University of CaliforniaIrvine, USA) & Jonathan Chapman (University of Bologna, Italy), “Justices of the Peace: Legal Foundations of the Industrial Revolution”
Tobias Axelsson* (Lund University, Sweden) & Martin Andersson* (Lund University Sweden), “The Malaysian Growth Miracle in the Shadow of Violence”
Rutger Schilpzand* (Radboud University & Utrecht University, Netherlands), Eelke de Jong (Radboud University, Netherlands) & Robbert Maseland* (Radboud University, Netherlands), “Deep Determinants, Now What? The Effect of Policy on Economic Growth“
S1.2 – Institutionalism & the Philosophy of Law I
Convenor: Paolo Silvestri (University of Catania, Italy)
Chair: Martina Manara (University of Sheffield, UK)
Room 2
Giovanni Bombelli* (Catholic University of Milan, Italy), “On the idea of ‘Institution’”
Christian Turner* (University of Georgia, USA), “Law’s Khandhas”
Paolo Heritier* (University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy), “Legal Aesthetics of Social Institutions”
S1.3 – Artificial Intelligence & Institutional Change
Chair: Vanessa Villanueva Collao (European University Institute & University of Rome Tre, Italy)
Room 3
Pier Paolo Picarelli* (University of Molise, Italy), “Artificial Intelligence for Business Administration: A Smart Manager, An Enlightened Advisor, or the Boss?”
Daniela Ionescu* (University of Birmingham, UK), “Artificial Intelligence and the Confusions Raised by Its Taxonomy: The Case of the European Union Machine Regulation (April 2023)”
Massimiliano Marletta* (University of Catania, Italy) & Roberta Nobile* (University of Catania, Italy), “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: A Look at the Italian and International Legal Scenario“
S1.4 – Slow-Moving Institutions
Chair: Delia Montero (Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico)
Room 4
Andrei Vernikov* (Russian Academy of Science, Russia) & Anna Kurysheva (Southern Federal University, Russia), “Financial Prudence as Reflected in Russian Folklore: Applying Veblen’s Dichotomy”
Pradeep Chellappan* (FLAME University, India), “Application of the Credibility Thesis Framework to Analyze Beneficial Policies in India”
Josef Bic* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic) & Kareem Issam Abdallah* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic), “The Potential Role of the Church in the Development of the Socio-Economic Model: The case of Czechia”
S1.5 – Advances in Political Economy I
Chair: Massimiliano Vatiero (University of Trento, Italy & Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland)
Room 5
Jan Falkowski* (University of Warsaw, Poland), Jacek Lewkowicz (University of Warsaw, Poland) & Łukasz Nawaro (University of Warsaw, Poland), “Political Debate about Economic Issues: Some Insights from the Polish Parliament, 1991-2019”
Thomas Apolte* (University of Münster, Germany), “Why Isn’t the Whole World Democratic?” [CANCELLED]
Fabio Monteforte* (University of Messina, Italy), Jonathan Temple (independent, UK) & Emanuele Millemaci* (University of Messina, Italy), “Have Autocrats Governed for the Long Term?“
S1.6 – Trade-Supporting Institutions
Chair: Massimo Arnone (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 6
Cristina Sousa* (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), Maria de Fátima Ferreiro* (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal) & Sofia Vale* (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), “Shall We Share? Informal Institutions, Creation of Markets and Technological Platforms in the Sharing Economy”
Klaus Nielsen* (Birkbeck University of London, UK) & Paul Baaske (Prime Focus World Animation, UK), “Building Social Capital in Global Virtual Teams: The Visual Effects Industry”
Giovanni Maria Ficarra* (University of Messina, Italy) & Emanuele Millemaci* (University of Messina, Italy), “CETA: An Ex-Post Analysis“
16:45–18:15 Parallel sessions 2
S2.1 – Organized Informality in the Global South
Convenor: Georgina Gomez (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Chair: Tobias Axelsson (Lund University, Sweden)
Room 1
Georgina Gomez* (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands), Victoria Manya (Leiden University, Netherlands) & Jan Fransen (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands), “Organised Informality in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Case of ICT in Yaba, Nigeria”
Andrea Floridi* (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands), “The Formal-Informal Borderland and Firms in West Java, Indonesia” [CANCELLED]
Anna Elias* (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands), “Exploring the Institutionalisation of Platform Work”
S2.2 – Institutionalism & the Philosophy of Law II
Convenor: Paolo Silvestri (University of Catania, Italy)
Chair: Esther-Mirjam Sent (Radboud University, Netherlands)
Room 2
Barry Macleod-Cullinane* (independent, UK), “Lon L. Fuller and the Institutional Order of the Free Society”
Paolo Silvestri* (University of Catania, Italy) & Benoit Walraevens (University of Caen, France), “Liberty, Political Economy and Good Government in Adam Smith”
Giampaolo Garzarelli (University of Rome Sapienza, Italy), Lyndal Keeton* (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) & Aldo Sitoe* (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), “Duality, Liberty, and Realism in Entangled Political Economy”
S2.3 – New Corporate Governance within a Traditional Theoretical Framework
Convenor: Christina Sautter (Southern Methodist University, USA)
Chair: David Gindis (University of Warwick, UK)
Room 3
Christina Sautter* (Southern Methodist University, USA), “Off the Record Communications at Shareholders Meetings”
Massimiliano Vatiero* (University of Trento, Italy & Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland), “Varieties of Capitalism, Competition and Prosocial Corporate Purposes”
David Cabrelli* (University of Edinburgh, UK), “Monopsony in Labour Markets and Institutions: The Corporate Law Contribution”
S2.4 – Coping with Uncertainty & Change
Chair: Klaus Nielsen (Birkbeck University of London, UK)
Room 4
Jaroslaw Plichta* (Krakow University of Economics, Poland), “Transaction Costs in B2C Relations Facing Exogenous Shocks”
Francesca Battistoni* (Social Seed, Italy), Giulio Quaggiotto (Prime Minister’s Office, United Arab Emirates) & Flaviano Zandonai (Gruppo Cooperativo CGM, Italy), “Redesigning Meso-Institutions in the Social Economy to Deal with Uncertainty: The Case of CGM” [CANCELLED]
Madhuri Saripalle* (Krea University, India) & Vijaya C. Subramanian (Krea University, India), “Regulated Markets, Traders and Production Choices of Small Farmers during Covid-19: Empirical Evidence from South India“
S2.5 – Institutional Change & Innovation in Finance
Chair: Salvatore Spagano (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 5
Elias Bengtsson* (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark), “European Systems of Finance”
Chen Li* (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Chunzi Miao* (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) & Tim Summers (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), “Financial Innovation in China’s Greater Bay Area: Regional Connectivity, Institutional Bridging, and China’s Strategic Integration with Global Finance”
Vanessa Villanueva Collao* (European University Institute & University of Rome Tre, Italy), “Cryptogatekeepers in Decentralized Finance”
S2.6 – Social Institutions
Chair: Francesca Forno (University of Trento, Italy)
Room 6
Nick Cowen* (University of Lincoln, UK), Luke Turnock (University of Lincoln, UK) & Nick Gibbs (Northumbria University, UK), “Gains”
Danara Beleukhanova* (University of Technology of Compiègne, France), “The Digital Disruption of Healthcare: A Review of Big Tech’s Impact on Healthcare and Pharma”
Kunio Urakawa* (Kyushu University, Japan), “Effects of Time Poverty on Leisure Activities and Subjective Well-being: An Analysis Using Japan’s Individual Data“
Thursday 21 September
09:00–11:00 Parallel sessions 3
S3.1 – Understanding the Institutional Diversity of Knowledge Governance
Convenor: Wanlin Lin (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Chair: Lyndal Keeton (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Room 1
Wanlin Lin* (University of Pittsburgh, USA), Peng Wang (University of Hong Kong, China) & Minjun Yuan* (University of Hong Kong, China), “Governing Knowledge Commons: Hybrid Relational-Contractual Governance in China’s Mining Industry”
Minjun Yuan* (University of Hong Kong, China) & Jiangnan Zhu (University of Hong Kong, China), “University Technology Transfers as Institutional Entrepreneurs in China’s Greater Bay Area”
Tanweer Ali* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic), “Common-Sense Commons and Corporate Governance”
Pavel Kuchar* (King’s College London, UK) & Erwin Dekker (George Mason University, USA), “Markets and Knowledge Commons: Is There a Difference Between Private and Community Governance of Markets?”
S3.2 – Institutionalism & the Philosophy of Law III
Convenor: Paolo Silvestri (University of Catania, Italy)
Chair: Christina Sautter (Southern Methodist University, USA)
Room 2
Francescantonio Eramo* (Catholic University of Milan, Italy), “Human Being as Homo Institutionalis in Gehlen, Cesarini Sforza and Mengoni: Economical-Legal Perspectives”
Fabrizio Esposito* (NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal) & Eric Scorsone* (Michigan State University, USA), “Rethinking the Efficient Breach in Light of the Consumer Welfare Hypothesis: A Legal-Economic Fitness Analysis”
Marc Goetzmann* (University of Tours, France), “Beyond Contract Law: The Meaning(s) of Goodwill, Trust and the Extended Nature of the Firm”
Stefano Solari* (University of Padua, Italy), “The Economic Good and the Actor’s Legal Position”
S3.3 – Innovation & Institutional Change in Sustainabliity Transition Processes
Convenor: Maria Olivella Rizza (University of Catania, Italy) & Davide Arcidiacono (University of Catania, Italy)
Chair: Davide Arcidiacono (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 3
Francesca Forno* (University of Trento, Italy), Alice dal Gobbo (University of Trento, Italy) & Maddalena Simeon (University of Trento, Italy), “Social Innovation, Sustainability and Digital Platforms: A Critical Reflection on Emerging E-Commerce”
Luca Ruggiero* (University of Catania, Italy) & Mara Benadusi* (University of Catania, Italy), “The Afterlife of Oil Refinery: Transition Frictional Zones in Southern Italy”
Maria Olivella Rizza* (University of Catania, Italy), “An Integral Ecology Perspective on Institutional Change: Reading Economic Innovation in San Berillo As If Art and Spiritual Values Matter”
Mara Benadusi* (University of Catania, Italy), Christian Mulder (University of Catania, Italy) & Venerando Gambuzza (University of Catania, Italy), “Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Armed Conflicts from the Climate Crisis Perspective”
S3.4 – Property Rights in Land
Chair: Benito Arrunada (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain)
Room 4
Juan Carlos Villamizar* (National University of Colombia, Colombia), “From Land Restitution to Agrarian Reform: Property Rights in Colombia after the Peace Agreement”
Maria Tereza Mello* (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) & Lionello F. Punzo (University of Siena, Italy), “Property Rights and Appropriability in Legal Systems (How the Law Entitles Rights on Commons – The Case of Brazil)”
Martina Manara* (University of Sheffield, UK), “Institutional transition: How Social Relations of Tenure Mediate Demand for Land Titles in Urban Tanzania”
Christine Leger-Bosch* (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France), “The Evolution of Agricultural Land Institutions With Respect to Public Goods: The Case of France“
S3.5 – Evolution of Institutions & Organizations
Chair: Geoff Hodgson (Loughborough University London, UK)
Room 5
Elmo Gomes* (independent, Portugal), “Economic Attributes to Manage Local and Immediate Scarcity: Multilevel Foundations for Economics”
Andrés Fernando Durán Cortés* (University of the Andes, Colombia), “Deciphering the Organizational Genome: Discovering the Biological Footprint of Organizational Capabilities”
Greg Fisher* (University of Southampton, UK), “On the Emergence of Unplanned Institutions”
Alexandre Tawil* (University of Reims Champagne-Ardennes, France), “Generalized Darwinism and Generalized Evolutionism: Applying Evolutionism to Institutional Change within Capitalism“
S3.6 – Decentralized Institutional Arrangements
Chair: Aad Correlje (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
Room 6
Jouni Paavola* (University of Leeds, UK), “Institutional Complementarity and Dynamics in Complex Polycentric Order”
Nathan Cook* (Indiana University, USA), Jessica Steinberg (Indiana University, USA) & Gustavo Torrens (Indiana University, USA), “Cooperation in Conflict: Community Forestry and Violence in Nepal”
Meta Zimmeck* (Practical Wisdom R2Z, UK), “Negotiating Organisational Abundance: Voluntary Action, Hybridity, PPE and the Covid-19 Pandemic in England”
Shann Turnbull* (International Institute for Self-Governance, Australia), “Institutionalizing Ostrom Design Principles“
S3.7 – Topics in Sustainability Research I
Chair: Laura Marcon (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy)
Room 7
Barbara Antonioli Mantegazzini* (Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland) & Massimiliano Vatiero* (University of Trento, Italy), “Are Energy Communities Actual Ostrom’s Institutions?”
Virginia Cecchini Manara* (University of Milan, Italy), Eleonora Ciscato (University of Milan, Italy), Pietro Guarnieri (University of Pisa, Italy) & Lorenzo Spadoni (University of Cassino, Italy), “Ecological Restoration, Institutional Design and Governance”
Maria de Fátima Ferreiro* (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), Sofia Vale* (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal) & Cristina Sousa* (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), “Back to Basics? The Evolution of the Subject of Food Security in the Western World”
Delia Montero* (Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico), “Water Management in Mexico City versus Institutional Innovation”
11:30–13:00 Parallel sessions 4
S4.1 – Institutional Foundations of Economic Development II
Chair: Martin Andersson (Lund University, Sweden)
Room 1
Colin Harris* (St Olaf College, USA) & Bergen Senf (St Olaf College, USA), “Unbundling Legal Origins”
Robbert Maseland* (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands) & Valentin Seidler* (Central European University, Austria), “Legal Origins Matter – But Not All Origins Are European”
Daniel Seligson* (independent, USA) & Anne McCants (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), “Institutions and the Persistence of Inequality”
S4.2 – History of Economic Ideas Roundtable: Richard Posner’s Economic Analysis of Law after 50 Years
Convenors: Massimiliano Vatiero (University of Trento, Italy & Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland) & Nicola Giocoli (University of Pisa, Italy)
Chair: Nicola Giocoli (University of Pisa, Italy)
Room 2
With Nicola Giocoli* (University of Pisa, Italy), David Gindis* (University of Hertfordshire, UK), Peter Lewisch* (University of Vienna, Austria), Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK), Avishalom Tor* (University of Notre Dame, USA) & Massimiliano Vatiero* (University of Trento, Italy),
Background readings: Hans-Bernd Schäfer (Bucerius Law School & University of Hamburg, Germany) & Massimiliano Vatiero* (University of Trento, Italy & Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland), “Fifty Years of Richard Posner’s Economic Analysis of Law: An Introduction“; Peter Lewisch* (University of Vienna, Austria), “50 years of R. Posner’s Economic Analysis of Law: Incentives Matter (But How?)“; Doron Teichman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Avishalom Tor (University of Notre Dame, USA) & Eyal Zamir (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), “If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: Richard Posner and Behavioral Law and Economics“
S4.3 – Entrepreneurship
Chair: Saripalle Madhuri (Krea University, India)
Room 3
Mark McAdam* (University of Siegen, Germany) & Friederike Welter (University of Siegen, Germany), “Whither Agency? Towards an Entrepreneurial Theory of Institutional Change”
Marek Hudik* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic) & Pavel Kuchar* (King’s College London, UK), “Division of Labor, Entrepreneurship and Institutional Change: The Case of the Austro-Hungarian Empire”
Ruzica Simic Banovic* (University of Zagreb, Croatia), Martina Basarac Sertić (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatia) & Mirela Alpeza (University of Osijek, Croatia), “What Can (Entrepreneurial) Migrants Learn from the Digital Nomads When Facing Formal and Informal Barriers? The Case of Croatia”
S4.4 – Industrial Policy
Chair: Cristina Sousa (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)
Room 4
Paulo Zawislak* (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Carlai Neto (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul) & Ariane Mello Avila (UniRitter, Brazil), “Public Innovation Capabilities: Deepening the Role of the Innovative State”
Luis Bernardo* (University of Lisbon, Portugal), “Regional Development Banks and Private Sector Development Units”
Masato Miyazaki* (Saitama University, Japan), “The Political Economy of Regional Industrial Policy: Why was Tourism-Oriented Policy Chosen in Japan?“
S4.5 – Advances in Contract Theory
Chair: Avner Seror (University of Aix-Marseille, France)
Room 5
Birger Wernerfelt* (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Matt Cashman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) & Boris Maciejovsky (University of California Riverside, USA), “Small Talk as a Contracting Device: Trust, Cooperative Norms and Changing Equilibria”
Jerg Gutmann* (University of Hamburg, Germany), “Endogenous Social Contracts and State Capacity”
Rosaria Distefano* (University of Catania, Italy) & Francesco Reito (University of Catania, Italy), “The Mismatch between Potential and Actual Shirking in a Model of Bureaucracy“
S4.6 – Competition Policy Yesterday & Today
Chair: Maria Tereza Mello (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Room 6
Fabio Paolo Di Vita* (University of Catania, Italy) & Mario Perugini* (University of Catania, Italy), “Cartels as a Crisis Management Institution? The Italian Experience (1900-1945)”
Zuno George Verghese* (Tilburg University, Netherlands), “Perhaps Some Caution Might Be Advised’: Selection of Technologies in SDOs, Antitrust Risks, Legal Disputes, Responses and Adaptations”
Gianmaria Pessina* (Univeristy of Torino, Italy) & Fabrizio Esposito* (NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal), “Unveiling Consumer Welfare Institutional Strength: Complementing Indirect Reciprocity and Consumer Sovereignty in Solving a Social Dilemma through a Rule-in-Equilibrium“
14:00–15:15 Keynote lecture 2
Eric Beinhocker (University of Oxford, UK), “Market Humanism: Toward a New Economic Paradigm” [CANCELLED]
Chair: Francesca Gagliardi (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
Room: Auditorium Giancarlo De Carlo
15:45–17:45 Parallel sessions 5
S5.1 – Meso-Institutions: What They Are, Why We Need Them
Convenor: Claude Ménard (University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)
Chair: Nadia von Jacobi (University of Trento, Italy)
Room 1
Claude Ménard* (University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne) & Gaetano Martino* (University of Perugia, Italy), “Can We Assess Institutions? A Conceptual and Methodological Note”
Bianca Polenzani* (University of Perugia, Italy) & Gaetano Martino* (University of Perugia, Italy), “Coordination through Interbranch Organizations in Supply Chains: A Case Study of Meso-Institution”
Gustavo Magalhäes de Oliveira* (University of Bonn, Germany), Paula Sarita Bigio Schnaider (University of Sao Paolo, Brazil) & Maria Sylvia Saes (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), “Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Origins and Implications of Public and Private Meso-Institutions”
Olivia Jensen (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Claude Ménard* (University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, France), “The Key Role of Meso-institutions in the Water Sector: A Comparative Approach to Seven Asian Cities”
S5.2 – New Directions in Corporate Law & Governance Research I
Convenors: David Gindis (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler (London School of Economics, UK)
Chair: Akshaya Kamalnath (Australian National University, Australia)
Room 2
Andrew Johnston* (University of Warwick, UK), “The Bank of England and the Prehistory of Corporate Governance”
Blanche Segrestin* (Mines ParisTech, France), “New Legal Forms of Corporation: Purpose as Constitution of Managerial Power”
David Gibbs-Kneller* (University of East Anglia, UK) & Arad Reisberg (Brunel University London, UK), “Judicial Interpretation of the Corporate Constitution and the Rule of Law”
David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK), “Institutional Theory for Corporate Law: Law, Economics and Organization”
S5.3 – AISPE-STOREP Joint Session: Institutionalim & the History of Economic Thought
Convenor: Paolo Silvestri (University of Catania, Italy)
Chair: Maria Lissowska (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)
Room 3
Stefan Kesting* (University of Leeds, UK), “What are the Moral and Ontological Foundations of Heterodox Schools in Economics? Normative Tensions or Overlapping Value Systems?”
Michael Jacobs* (University of Sheffield, UK), “On the Post-Neoliberal Paradigm Shift: Polycrisis, Institutionalism and the Unification of Heterodox Economics”
Salvatore Spagano* (University of Catania, Italy), “Institutionalist Clues in Celso Furtado”
Maurizio Caserta* (University of Catania, Italy), “The Right to Work and the Obligation to Contribute: Allocating the Responsibility”
S4.4 – Actors & Communities in Energy Transitions
Chair: Maria Olivella Rizza (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 4
Isaac Dyner* (Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Colombia), Monica Castaneda (Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Colombia), Paola Yaguas (TU Berlin, Germany) & Felipe Corral (TU Berlin, Germany), “Navigating the Narrow Corridor for the Timely Achievement of a 100% Renewable Electricity Supply: The Colombian Case”
Julioa Amstalden* (University of Campinas, Brazil), Maria Ester Dal Poz (University of Campinas, Brazil) & Hugo Enrique Hernandez Figueroa (University of Campinas, Brazil), “Energy Communities as Arenas in the Energetic Transition Context: A Theoretical and Conceptual Discussion”
Aad Correlje* (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands), Toyah Rodhouse (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands), Udo Pesch (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands) & Eefje Cuppen (Leiden University, Netherlands), “Changing Values, Institutions and Technologies in the Energy Transition: A Look through the Lens of Original Institutional Economics”
Pablo de Freitas Hernandez* (University of Campinas, Brazil), Luiz Carlos Pereira da Silva (University of Campinas, Brazil), Maria Ester Dal-Poz (University of Campinas, Brazil) & Danusia Arantes Ferreira (University of Campinas, Brazil), “Energy Sustainable Transition: The Role of Living Labs as Action Arenas“
S5.5 – Constitutional Political Economy
Chair: Richard Langlois (University of Connecticut, USA)
Room 5
Tanja Porcnik* (University of Hamburg, Germany), “Constitutionalism in Action: Institutions and Constitutional Politics”
Angela Rojas-Rivera* (University of Antioquia, Colombia), “The Comptroller’s Office Hybridization: The Blend of Two Institutional Traditions in Colombia’s Fiscal Control since the 1991 Constitution”
Maurizio Caserta* (University of Catania, Italy) & Massimiliano Marletta* (University of Catania, Italy), “Institutional Innovation in the European Judicial Systems: The Issue of Lengthy Trials”
Ana Lourenco* (Catolica Porto Business School, Portugal), Raquel Brízida Castro* (University of Lisbon, Portugal) & Susana Coroado* (University of Antwerp, Belgium), “A Tale of Two Periods: The Independence of Regulatory Authorities in Portugal Before and After the 2011 Bailout“
S5.6 – Business Sustainability
Chair: Elias Bengtsson (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
Room 6
Atle Midttun* (BI Norwegian Business School, Norway), “Corporate Sustainability in a Multipolar World”
Peter Lewisch* (University of Vienna, Austria), “Supply Chain Responsibility – A Smart Instrument to Heal the World? An Institutional Perspective”
Mathias Siems* (European University Institute, Italy) & Gerhard Schnyder (Loughborough University London, UK), “Can Ordoliberalism Save the World? CSR/ESG and the ‘Right’ Boundary between Public Good and Private Interest”
Marta Alonso* (University of Navarra, Spain), Diana Castro Herrera (University of Navarra, Spain) & Walid Ben Amar (University of Ottowa, Canada), “CEOs’ Political Ideologies and Narrative Climate Change Risk Disclosures“
Friday 22 September
09:00–11:00 Parallel sessions 6
S6.1 – Behavioural Change for Environmental Sustainability: Fairness, Institutions & Social Norms
Convenor: Laura Marcon (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy)
Chair: Mara Benadusi (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 1
Laura Marcon* (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy), Virginia Cecchini Manara* (University of Milan, Italy), Pietro Guarnieri (University of Pisa, Italy) & Martina Manara* (London School of Economics, UK), “Efficiency and Equity in the Management of Scarce Water Supply: Investigating Norm Perception and Behavioral Change in the Face of the Italian Water Crisis”
Pedro Francés-Gómez* (University of Granada, Spain), “Prospects of a Liberal-Egalitarian Principle for Institutional Design”
Klaudijo Klaser* (University of Trento, Italy), Vittorio Guida* (University of Trento, Italy) & Luigi Mittone (University of Trento, Italy), “Climate Change and Future Design: An Experiment on Individual Decisions of Production and Group Sustainable Outcomes”
S6.2 – New Directions in Corporate Law & Governance Research II
Convenors: David Gindis (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler (London School of Economics, UK)
Chair: Eva Micheler (London School of Economics, UK)
Room 2
David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Pavel Kuchar* (King’s College London, UK), “From the Co-Production to the Joint Production of the Corporate Form”
Stephan Leixnering* (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), “The Purpose of Corporate Purpose: Three Open Questions”
Christian Witting* (National University of Singapore, Singapore), “How to Confuse a Martian: The Place of Managers in the Corporate Governance Architecture”
Akshaya Kamalnath* (Australian National University, Australia), “Corp-Tech: Engagement with Employees and Other Stakeholders“
S6.3 – Topics in Sustainability Research II
Chair: Isaac Dyner (Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Colombia)
Room 3
Rodrigo Silva* (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), “Improving Access to Solar Energy in Low-Income Communities in Rio de Janeiro and Addressing Energy Poverty”
Kang Liu* (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), “The Circular Transition of Cities and Its Social Implications: Views from Experts of European Circular City Declaration Signatories”
Paolo Mustica (University of Messina, Italy), Michele Limosani (University of Messina, Italy) & Emanuele Millemaci* (University of Messina, Italy), “An Efficient Bayes Classifier for Word Classification: An Application on the EU Recovery and Resilience Plans”
Luciane Lucas dos Santos* (Centre for Social Studies, Portugal), Fernanda Petrus (Center for Social Studies, Portugal) & Rita Campos (Center for Social Studies, Portugal), “Intersectional Multispecies Environmental Justice: How Distant Are Decision-Makers and Even Communities from this Goal?”
S6.4 – Information, Social Knowledge & Institutions
Chair: Stefan Kesting (University of Leeds, UK)
Room 4
Nick Cowen* (University of Lincoln, UK) & Aris Trantidis* (University of Lincoln, UK), “Include the ‘Ignorant’: Democracy, Accountability and Social Feedback”
Karoly Mike* (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary), “Culture War as a Conflict over Institutionalised Morality”
Nitya Singh* (Salisbury University, USA) & Priya Prateesh Nair (Jain University, India), “Fake News and Social Media: Impact of Misinformation on Trust in Social Media Information”
Maria Lissowska* (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland), “How Does Internet Change the Evolution of Institutions? The Role of Mediators/Influencers“
S6.5 – Advances in Political Economy II
Chair: Rosaria Distefano (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 5
Michael Neugart* (TU Darmstadt, Germany) & Carsten Hefeker (University of Siegen, Germany), “Political Polarization and Policy Rules”
Jacek Lewkowicz* (University of Warsaw, Poland), Jan Fałkowski* (University of Warsaw, Poland) & Przemysław Kurek (University of Warsaw, Poland), “How to Win Support Again? Performance of MPs and their Re-election to the Polish parliament”
Maurizio Lisciandra* (LUMSA University, Italy), Antonio Miralles Asensio (Universithy of Messina, Italy) & Fabio Monteforte* (University of Messina, Italy), “A Theory of Cyclic Corruption”
Livio Ferrante* (University of Catania, Italy) & Stefania Fontana (Roma Tre University, Italy), “Criminal Organizations and Public Procurement Efficiency in Italian Municipalities“
S6.6 – Perspectives on China
Chair: Wanlin Lin (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Room 6
Tariq Malik* (Liaoning University, China), “Civil-Military Technology Distance-Disclosure (DD) Fit for the Firm’s Performance in China versus the USA”
George Meszaros* (University of Warwick, UK), “Deconstructing the Corruption vs Growth Nexus: Beyond China as a Paradox”
Chunzi Miao* (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) & Chen Li* (Chinese University of Hong Kong), “From Industrial Ministry to National Champion: Organisational Adaptation and Co-Evolutionary Dynamics in China’s High-Speed Rail Industry”
Luca Andriani* (Birkbeck University of London, UK), Fu Zixuan (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China) & Gaygysyz Ashyrov (Estonian Business School, Estonia), “Social Trust and Firms Innovation in Chinese Provinces“
11:30–13:00 Parallel sessions 7
S7.1 – Frontiers in Measuring Informal Institutions
Convenor: Nadia von Jacobi (University of Trento, Italy)
Chair: Jan Falkowski (University of Warsaw, Poland)
Room 1
Stefan Voigt* (University of Hamburg, Germany) & Nadia von Jacobi* (University of Trento, Italy), “Mapping Informal Institutions – A Global Dataset”
Avner Seror* (University of Aix-Marseille, France), “The Priced Survey Methodology: Theory and Applications”
Mahdi Khesali (University of Hamburg, Germany), Stefan Voigt* (University of Hamburg, Germany) & Nadia von Jacobi* (University of Trento, Italy), “Historic Moral Foundations Cast a Long Shadow: Insights From a Novel Folktale Dataset”
S7.2 – Knowledge & Capabilities in Firms & Markets
Chair: Georgina Gomez (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Room 2
Richard Langlois* (University of Connecticut, USA), “Frank Knight and the Problem of the Twentieth Century”
Benito Arrunada* (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain), “On the Uses of Economic Knowledge: The Coasian Failure Hypothesis”
Lorenzo Sacconi* (University of Milan, Italy), Massimiliano Vatiero* (University of Trento, Italy) & Magalì Fia (University of Bologna, Italy), “Sen’s Capabilities and Stakeholders’ Entitlements in the Firm: A New Foundation of Corporate Governance“
S7.3 – Firm Behaviour
Chair: Andrei Vernikov (Russian Academy of Science, Russia)
Room 3
Filipe Sousa* (University of Madeira, Portugal), “Strategy as Fit and Shape: A Relational Perspective”
Gaetano Martino* (University of Perugia, Italy), “A Class of Productive Processes in the Theory of the Growth of Edith T. Penrose”
Igor Kippe Rubinsztajn* (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) & Marília Basseti Marcato (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) , “The Role of the Large Firm in Industrial Dynamics: Notes on a Steindlian-Evolutionary Synthesis“
S7.4 – Contractual Relationships
Chair: Jaroslaw Plichta (Krakow University of Economics, Poland)
Room 4
Massimiliano Marletta* (University of Catania, Italy) & Francesco Mastroianni* (University of Catania, Italy), “The Contract between Individualism and Social Efficiency”
Nikhilesh Sinha* (Hult International Business School, UK), “The Rental Transaction Applied: Operationalisation of the Rental Transaction in Hyderabad and Dar es Salaam”
Sylwia Morawska* (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland), Przemysław Banasik (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland), Dariusz Wędzki (Cracow University of Economics, Poland) & Michał Łukowski (Poznan University of Economics, Poland), “Models of Overdue Receivables Management in an Enterprise“
S7.5 – Public Policy in the Digital Economy
Chair: Maurizio Caserta (University of Catania, Italy)
Room 5
Ringa Raudla* (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia), Egert Juuse (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia), Aleksandrs Cepilovs (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia) & Vytautas Kuokstis (Vilnius University, Lithuania), “To Sandbox or Not to Sandbox? Diverging Strategies of Regulatory Responses to FinTech in the Baltic States”
Jan Zonneveld* (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), “Breaking Through the Power of Bank’s Inaction: Developing Innovative Means for Public-Private Institutionalisation of Changing Norms”
Dmitry Volkov* (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations, France), “State-Business Relations in the IT Sector in Russia: A Theoretical Perspective“
S7.6 – Institutional Change & Policy Evaluation
Chair: Sylwia Morawska (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)
Room 6
Massimo Arnone* (University of Catania, Italy), Marco de Giorgi (Prime Minister’s Office & LUISS University, Italy) & Aurelio Lupo (Sicilian Regional Assembly & LUMSA University, Italy), “The Impact of Innovation in Public Administration: An Analysis of the Results of the Social Innovation Fund”
Kanybek Nur-tegin* (Florida Atlantic University, USA), “The Impact of Rent Control Measures on Housing Prices: An Empirical Analysis using Palm Beach County MLS Data”
Konstantin Sulimov* (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia), “Divergence vs Convergence: The Italian Regional System from the Institutional Isomorphism Perspective”
14:00–15:15 Keynote lecture 3
Geoffrey M. Hodgson (Loughborough University London, UK), “Economic History and Darwinian Politico-Economic Evolution”
Chair: Paolo Silvestri (University of Catania, Italy)
Room: Auditorium Giancarlo De Carlo