Mechanisms of Political Polarization

Guido Tabellini (Bocconi University) delivered the 49th Barcelona School of Economics Lecture, “Mechanisms of Political Polarization,” on May 6, 2026 at the Col·legi d’Economistes de Catalunya in Barcelona.

About Our Speaker

Guido Tabellini (PhD, UCLA) is the Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics at Università Bocconi. He is a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a foreign honorary fellow of the American Economic Association, and a recipient of the Yrjo Jahnsson award from the European Economic Association. His research focuses on in political economics and public choice, macroeconomics, and international economics.

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