We are pleased to invite you to the first meeting of the second season of the CEAPS seminar series at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw (WNE UW). This series hosts distinguished international scholars working at the intersection of economics, law, and political science.
Episode 1: Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM, Room A409
Speaker: Raphaël Franck (University of Stuttgart, CEPR, CESifo & GLO)
Topic: “Safety Last? Political Supervision of Bureaucratic Performance and Worker Safety in French Mines during the Industrial Revolution”
About the speaker: Raphaël Franck is a professor at the Institute of Economics and Law at the University of Stuttgart, a member of CEPR, and President of the European Public Choice Society (EPCS). His research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, The Economic Journal, American Political Science Review, Journal of Monetary Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics. His work focuses primarily on political economy and macroeconomics.
The CEAPS seminar series is held primarily in person, but those interested in attending online via Zoom are kindly asked to register by October 20, 2025, by emailing kmetelska@wne.uw.edu.pl.