Kevin Pineda Hernandez (ULB) will give a presentation on Moving Up the Social Ladder? Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Among Female and Male Immigrants in Belgium Abstract: As second-generation immigrants from developing countries represent a sizeable share of the working-age population in developed countries, their labour market integration requires careful attention.

Seetha Menon (University of Southern Denmark) will give a presentation on The effect of domestic violence on cardiovascular risk Abstract: The prevalence of metabolic risk factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as hypertension and high plasma glucose levels have seen a substantial increase globally.

  !! CANCELLED !! Mine Senses (Johns Hopkins University) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:  

Goedele Van den Broeck ELI/UClouvain will give a presentation on Structural transformation and the gender pay gap in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: The focus of this study is the implications of structural transformation for gender equality, specifically equal pay, in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Patricio Dalton (Tilburg University) will give a presentation on Developing Goals for Development: Experimental Evidence from Cassava Processors in Ghana Abstract: We train a random sample of small informal Ghanaian cassava processors on two simple practices: production measurement and goal setting. The former is essential for any firm to survive, let alone grow.

Yannik Schenk IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain will give a presentation on Beyond the Veil of Ignorance: Does Disclosure of Nationalities in Police Press Releases foster Migration Skepticism? Abstract: The alleged link between immigration and crime has been amongst the key narratives behind the recent upsurge of right-wing populism all around the globe.

Miriam Kohl (Johannes Gutenberg-University) Will give a presentation on Unilateral Tax Policy in the Open Economy Abstract: This paper examines the effects of a unilateral reform of the redistribution policy in an economy open to international trade. We set up a general equilibrium trade model with heterogeneous agents allowing for country asymmetries.

Chiara Zanardello IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain will give a presentation on Market forces in Italian Academia today (and yesterday) Abstract: This paper investigates the operation of the academic market in Italy, mapping current scholars’ location choices. I build a new dataset of current professors, associating each scholar with a composite indicator of their quality.

Sonia Bhalotra (Warwick University) will give a presentation on Antidepressant use and academic achievement: Evidence from Danish administrative data Abstract : We investigate impacts of antidepressant use in childhood on academic achievement at age 16 using linked register data on individuals in Denmark.

CANCELLED Johannes Haushofer (Stockholm University) will give a presentation on TBA COVID-19 Measures Considering the new rules on teleworking, we will get back to a hybrid format for our IRES seminar.