Amma Panin (CORE/LIDAM, UCLouvain) will give a presentation on Do Exclusionary Policies Reduce Cognitive Bandwidth and Harm Economic Outcomes of Marginalized Groups? Abstract: Ethno-nationalist governments frequently adopt policies that challenge the status of target ethnic minorities as equal members of the nation.

Giorgos Morakis (IMT Lucca) will give a presentation on “Indirect Exporters in the Global Value Chain"

Fabio Blasutto (ULB) will give a presentation on Pension Caregiver Credits and the Gender Gap in Old-Age Income Abstract: We study a 2001 pension insurance reform in Germany that introduced additional caregiver credits for working mothers with children between the ages of 3 and 10.

Serena Chellini (KU Leuven) will give a presentation on Trade Liberalization and Green Transformations within Firms Abstract:   If you would like to attend the seminar, please send an e-mail to Charles de Pierpont de Burnot or to Serena Chellini to get the details of the online meeting.

Mathilde Pourtois (IRIS-L) will give a presentation on Tightening Eligibility Requirements for Unemployment Benefits: Impact on Housing Autonomy Abstract: Leaving the parental home is a pivotal event in the life of every individual, marking the first step towards an independent adult life.

Victoire Girard (Nova Lisbon) will give a presentation on Artisanal mining in Africa: Green for gold? Abstract: The livelihoods of 130 to 270 million people depend on artisanal mining, a labor-intensive and often informal extractive activity. Leveraging research in geology and exogenous changes in gold prices, we build the first continent-wide proxy of artisanal gold mining.

Kam Pui Tsang (KU Leuven) will give a presentation on Sanctioning forced labour in China: Evidence from the US cotton ban Abstract: Over the last two decades, the use of targeted sanctions has been on the rise. A more recent phenomenon has been the rise of humanitarian sanctions aiming at curbing human rights abuses and corruption.

  Programme of the IRES Afternoon   14:30 - 14:45 Silvia Peracchi Understanding cross-border workers’ decisions 14:45 - 15:00 Sandy Tubeuf Public preferences for environmentally-responsible healthcare 15:05 - 15:20 Jean-François Maystadt Skilled-Worker Visas for Refugees: A research proposal 15:20 - 15:35 Gonzague Vannoorenb

Matthias Doepke (LSE) will give a presentation on The Political Economy of Laws to `Protect' Women Abstract: During the first half of the 20th century, the US introduced state laws that imposed restrictions on women's labor market opportunities.

Charles de Pierpont de Burnot (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain) will give a presentation on The Legacy of the Roman Empire Network Integration in the Western European Trade Abstract: This research examines the path-dependence relationship between economic integration in Western Europe under Roman rule from 75BC to 200AC and economic integration between the current European regions, intending to determ