Archives for IRES
November 14, 2023
IRES Lunch Seminar - Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel,...
Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel
(Bordeaux School of Economics)
will give a presentation on
Fixing markets for unobservable quality, Lab-in-the-field evidence from rural wheat traders in Ethiopia
Abstract: Enhancing the access of smallholder farmers to profitable value chains can...
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November 09, 2023
UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Sandra Sequeira (LSE)
Sandra Sequeira
(LSE)
will give a presentation on
Forced Displacement and Human Capital
Abstract: We study the impact of conflict-driven displacement on human capital accumulation and occupational shifts. We focus on the Mozambican civil war (1977 − 1992), during which...
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November 07, 2023
IRES Lunch Seminar - Rossana Scebba, IRES
Rossana Scebba
(IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
will give a presentation on
Integrating library and prosopographical data in the publication network of the Old University of Louvain
Abstract : The present work strives to offer an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of academic...
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November 02, 2023
UCLouvain Economics Seminars - Lukas Rosenberger, LMU...
Lukas Rosenberger
(LMU, Munich)
will give a presentation on
Why Britain? The Right Place (in the Technology Space) at the Right Time
Abstract: How did Britain sustain faster rates of economic growth than comparable European countries, such as France, during the Industrial...
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October 31, 2023
IRES Lunch Seminar - Chiara Zanardello, IRES/LIDAM
Chiara Zanardello
(IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
will give a presentation on
Early Modern Academies, Universities, and Economic Growth
Abstract: Using a novel micro-level database of Early Modern scholars and educational institutions, I study the influence of innovative knowledge on...
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