Archives for IRES
November 24, 2016
Seminar
UCLouvain Econmics Seminar - Giordani
November 24, 2016 (Doyens 22)
Paolo Giordani
(Luiss "Guido Carli" University)
Market Frictions in Entrepreneurial Innovation: Theory and Evidence
Abstract: We propose a model of entrepreneurial innovation that explains its pattern of boom and bust. In the model, a successful...
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November 22, 2016
Seminar
Macro Lunch Seminar - Battaglia
November 22, 2016 (D350)
Marianna Battaglia
(University of Alicante)
Segregation and Fertility: the Case of the Roma in Serbia
Abstract: We study the effect of residential segregation on fertility for the socially excluded and marginalized Roma ethnic minority. Using original survey...
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November 10, 2016
Seminar
UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Chakraborty
Shankha Chakraborty
(University of Oregon)
Age-Specific Effects of Mortality Shocks and Economic Development
Abstract: This paper examines the effect of age-specific mortality on the pattern of investment and economic development. In the presence of mortality risk, altruistic parents...
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November 09, 2016
Colloque
Evaluer les performances sociales : opportunité ou...
Colloque organisé dans le cadre de la Chaire Les Petits Riens "L'économie Sociale au service de la lutte contre la pauvreté", pour faire le point sur l'avancement de la recherche réalisée par Anaïs Périlleux (CIRTES, IRES, UCL).
Aujourd’hui, développer des outils permettant de mesurer et...
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November 08, 2016
Conférence
Decent wages, decent work: how can we improve job...
Pr. Bruno Van der Linden will take part in a debate jointly organised by the Royal Academy for sciences, humanities and arts of Belgium and the British Academy for the humanities and social sciences. The debate will take place on 8th November 2016 at 6 pm. More info and registration.
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