Archives for IRES
March 21, 2024
UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Victoire Girard, Nova Lisbon
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...
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March 19, 2024
IRES Lunch Seminar - Kam Pui Tsang, KU Leuven
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...
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March 18, 2024
IRES Afternoon - Spring Session
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...
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March 14, 2024
UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Matthias Doepke, LSE
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. This so-called `protective...
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March 13, 2024
Leuven - Louvain Trade Workshop - Charles de Pierpont, IRES
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...
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