LIDAM Internal Economics Seminar

Programme -  academic year 2024 - 2025

24 Andualem Assefa Welde (University of Macerata)
Social Division and Preferences for Redistribution

Abstract

Why is income redistribution almost nonexistent in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite it being one of the most unequal regions? Rising inequality does not automatically lead to redistributive taxation. The main aim of this study is to identify the key factors that shape individual preference for redistribution policies, with an emphasis on issues related to social stratification, such as ethnic favoritism and discrimination. The study relies on data from the 8th round Afrobarometer survey (2019-2022) , which introduced a range of questions on redistribution.

October 2024

01 IRES Afternoon

08 Sébastien Fontenay (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Can Public Policies Break the Gender Mold? Evidence from Paternity Leave Reforms in Six Countries

Abstract

Abstract: We investigate the impact of paternity leave policies on gender role attitudes in the next generation. We measure gender-stereotypical attitudes using an Implicit Association Test with 3,000 online respondents in six countries. Using an RD design, we observe a significant reduction (-0.21 SD) in gender-stereotypical attitudes among men born post-paternity leave implementation. This shift influences career choices, as men whose fathers were affected by the reform are more inclined to pursue counter-stereotypical jobs, particularly in high-skilled occupations like healthcare and education. Our findings highlight how paternity leave fosters egalitarian gender norms and affects the occupational choices of the next generation.

29 Pablo Álvarez Aragon (UNamur)
Ancestral Beliefs and Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This paper contributes to the explanation of the puzzle of persistently high fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. I focus on the impact of a belief system that emphasizes the role of ancestors, who influence people's lives and have a strong interest in the continuation of their lineage into which they may be reincarnated. I combine first-hand data with original ethnographic information and both historical and contemporary surveys to show: 1) a strong, positive relationship between ancestral beliefs and fertility in different contexts and time periods that holds across ethnic groups, across individuals within countries, and across migrants who grew up in similar environments but whose beliefs in ancestral influence differ; and 2) that this relationship is specifically driven by the motive to continue one's lineage. To address this second point, I test the specific predictions of a simple model of fertility in which children are a public good for a family with ancestral beliefs because they continue the family line. However, whether one's children continue one's lineage depends on the kinship system: while this is the case in a patrilineal system, in a matrilineal system children continue the mother's lineage, but not the father's lineage. The model predicts that 1) ancestral beliefs have a stronger positive influence on fertility in patrilineal societies; and 2) in groups with ancestral beliefs, very specific free-riding behaviors emerge: in patrilineal societies, male fertility decreases with the number of brothers, while in matrilineal societies, female fertility decreases with the number of sisters (but not brothers). The predictions are supported by the data.

05 Andrea Caria (University of Cagliari)
The Remote Control of fertility: Causal evidence from the transition to digital terrestrial television in Italy

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the transition from analog to digital terrestrial television (DTT) on fertility rates in Italy. Utilizing the staggered implementation of DTT between 2008 and 2012, I identify a negative effect on fertility in treated municipalities. Employing a difference-in-differences approach, the analysis reveals that more densely populated, educated, and politically left-leaning municipalities experience more pronounced effects. The findings suggest that exposure to diverse television content influences family planning decisions, leading to higher female labor force participation and reduced time spent on housework. This research underscores the significant role of media in shaping demographic trends and highlights the need for policymakers to consider the broader societal impacts of media consumption.

12 Ella Sargsyan (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Potato to the Rescue: Home Production and Child Nutrition during Deep Economic Crises

Abstract

Sufficient nutrition intake in early life is crucial for the development of human capital. In light of rising concerns about food insecurity caused by a variety of crises, it is essential to identify effective coping strategies households can employ to mitigate the lasting impacts of income shocks and associated nutrition deficits. We uncover a previously unexplored coping mechanism - home production - and establish the extent of its effectiveness in mitigating negative effects of crises on child health. To do so, we focus on the transition period after the collapse of the Soviet Union and investigate the role of household production of potatoes. Specifically, utilizing individual-level data from Russia, Kazakhstan, and other post-Soviet countries and exploiting the variation in the soil suitability index, we establish that households that grew potatoes on land more suitable for their cultivation were able to reduce the negative effects of transition shock on the health of their children as measured by adult height and height-for-age z-score. Our findings suggest that targeted nutritional interventions are needed to mitigate long-term damage for children in times of catastrophic economic shocks, particularly in areas where households face limitations in home production.

19 Diego Malo rico (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Economics or Culture? Social Identification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This paper examines how an individual’s ethnic group’s economic status and its cultural distance from the nation affect their social identification in Sub-Saharan Africa. I use the agricultural value of each ethnic group as a proxy for economic status and measure cultural distance based on the linguistic distance of each ethnic group within its country. Focusing on ethnic versus national identification, I find that as the economic status of ethnically distant groups improves, individuals in these groups tend to identify more strongly with their ethnic group. Conversely, individuals from less ethnically distant groups increasingly identify with the nation as their group’s economic status rises. Additionally, the findings reveal that more superficial linguistic cleavages have a stronger impact on social identification than deeper linguistic differences, suggesting that people respond more strongly to easily recognized traits. These patterns highlight the potential for economic shifts to polarize identities, emphasizing the interconnected roles of economic conditions and cultural factors in shaping group affiliations.

26 Jing-Rong Zeng (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Beggar Thy Neighbor? Illicit Gold Trade and Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region

Abstract

We investigate the impact of establishing a gold refinery in Uganda on conflict dynamics at artisanal gold mining sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Using a difference-in-differences approach and high-resolution data on mining activities and conflict events, we find that the refinery’s opening significantly increased violence at neighboring artisanal mining sites in the DRC. To understand the underlying dynamics, we constructed a novel dataset that maps the distribution of violent groups and integrates smuggling route data from the DRC to Uganda. Our analysis reveals that certain armed groups strategically targeted mining sites around the smuggling route following the refinery's establishment, while the pre-existing control of some artisanal mining sites by armed actors partially mitigated the intensified conflicts. These findings highlight the complex effects of mineral-related regulations and smuggling in fragile regions, where weak state capacity and cross-border political-economic dynamics can exacerbate conflict and instability. Additionally, our results underscore the nuanced relationship between armed groups and local mining communities; in some cases, armed groups act as "stationary bandits," providing security to facilitate their extraction of resource values.

03 Andrea Marcucci (Università della Svizzera Italiana)
Water Wars

Abstract

We study the relationship between access to water resources and local violence in Africa. Due to limited irrigation, rural communities rely on rainfall, rivers, and lakes for their economic needs. Rainfall scarcity can make access to water from rivers and lakes more valuable, thereby generating conflicts in rural settings. We explore this hypothesis by integrating granular data on the river network with high-resolution data on rainfall and violent conflict events in Africa from 1997 to 2021. We find that reduced rainfall in a location leads to more conflict in neighboring areas that are water-rich and located upstream along the river network. These are the sites that exert more control over the river flow. The effect is more pronounced in regions experiencing a long-term decline in water presence. Consistent with the proposed mechanism, conflicts concentrate in areas with higher returns to water access, as proxied by the presence of agricultural production. Additionally, the impact is more pronounced in regions with unequal water distribution among ethnic groups, highlighting how cooperation costs are an important friction preventing peaceful sharing of water resources. In terms of policy responses, we find that the effects tend to be mitigated in countries with stronger democratic institutions, better rule of law, higher state capacity and less corruption.

10 Morteza Ghomi (Bank of Spain)
Stimulating Avenues: EIB Loans and Returns to Public Infrastructure

Abstract

We analyze the economic impact of public infrastructure investment using European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to publicly owned firms and governments as an instrument for infrastructure shocks. To address endogeneity in loan approval, we apply the Inverse-Probability-Weighted Regression-Adjustment (IPWRA) estimator and a local projection IV approach. Our findings show that infrastructure investment boosts employment, output, and private investment in the medium term without causing inflation. The output multiplier peaks at 3.3 five years after the shock, with larger effects in countries with higher debt-to-GDP ratios and poor governance. Interestingly, in such countries, public investment strongly crowds in private investment, amplifying the overall impact.

17 David de la Croix (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Salvation, Flora, and the Cosmos: Pre-modern Academic Institutions and the Spread of Ideas 

Abstract

Having a few good ideas in a lifetime is not uncommon, but for those ideas to spread and evolve, a community is essential. About 200 universities operated in premodern Europe. Together with about 150 academies of sciences which blossomed in the 17th century, they employed thousands of scholars. We examine whether the network established by these institutions was sufficiently dense to foster the spread of scholars' ideas across time and space. By building a network of scholars exchanging ideas through institutional affiliations (intention to treat), we demonstrate how the European academic landscape exposed cities to new ideas, influencing their development. We highlight examples such as Botanic Gardens, the publication of calendars, and Protestantism. Through counterfactual simulations, we show that both universities and academies played a crucial role, with academies, even early one (Lincei, Mersenne), exerted a strong multiplier effect. Ideas gain significance when effectively channeled by powerful institutions.

  (with Rossana Scebba, Chiara Zanardello)

04 Paul Atwell (Univerisad Carlos III)
Reducing Falsehoods at the Source: An experimental study incentivizing Brazilian political elites to avoid online misinformation

Abstract

Elites play an outsized role in the sharing and reach of misinformation on social media yet remain vastly understudied. How responsive are they to being informed about penalties and their likelihood of enforcement? We design and implement a parallel survey and field experiment with candidates for municipal office in Brazil, many of whom we show lack knowledge about campaign rules. Candidates were randomly assigned to receive an informational campaign advising them of penalties they may face if they share misinformation during the 2024 campaign. In the survey experiment (n = 875) we show that interest in misinformation is responsive to the informational treatment, but this comes at the cost of a chilling effect across all types of headlines. In the field experiment (n = 2,595) we analyze candidates’ posting behavior on Instagram and Facebook, and again find evidence of efficacy in reducing misinformation, but does so without causing a chilling effect, without changing electoral outcomes, and without additional prosecutions. Together, our findings suggest that robust juridical responses to misinformation can shift elite behavior and reduce the supply of misinformation.

11 François Fontaine (PSE)
The Impact of a Carbon Tax on Labor Reallocation. The Role of Firm Heterogeneity and Energy Efficiency 

Abstract

This study leverages French data to elucidate the considerable heterogeneity in energy efficiency across firms and its correlation with the substantial diversity in energy mixes both within and across sectors. We establish that there is a positive correlation at the firm level between the value-added per unit of labor and per unit of energy, which in turn fosters a direct positive relationship between firm's hiring rate and its energy value-added productivity. Building upon these empirical findings, we develop a structural search and matching model featuring large firms, each characterized by distinct labor and energy productivity levels, as well as varied energy mix. Utilizing this model, we analyze the impact of an increase in carbon taxation on the dynamic reallocation of labor.
 

(with Carole Marullaz and Katheline Schubert). 
 

18 Jean-François Maystadt (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
The Political Impact of Refugees in Africa 

Abstract

The political impact of refugees is largely unknown in low-income countries, although these destinations host the majority of forcibly displaced people, and more specifically refugees. We exploit yearly variations in the number of refugees in refugee camps and election data at the sub-national level in 16 African countries between 2000 and 2016. The estimates show that the arrival of refugees increases local support to the national incumbent and reduces political competition, but only when hosting countries implement more inclusive policies towards refugees. We find similar results using complementary Afrobarometer data on individual-level satisfaction with and trust towards the government, as well as attitudes towards migrants. Additional findings show that, with inclusive policies, the inflow of refugees improves satisfaction with respect to the provision of local public goods, as well as boosts economic activity. Inclusive policies are not only beneficial for refugees but also for the hosting population and the country incumbent. 

(with Anna Maria Mayda and Cansu Oymak)

25 Morgane Rigaux (ULB)
Socioeconomic determinants of household structure: evidence from India

Abstract

Household structure, defined as the composition and relationships of individuals living under the same roof, influences key economic outcomes such as education, female labor force participation, and elderly well-being. Despite decades of significant socioeconomic transformations, multigenerational households remain prevalent in many regions of the world. This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational coresidence in India, focusing on the living arrangements decisions of sons following marriage. I rely on unique data from the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey, a nationally representative panel conducted three times a year since 2014, which provides a rich set of household demographics and socioeconomic indicators for all members. Using survival analysis, I investigate the drivers of sons’ postmarital coresidence duration and the conditions leading married sons to establish separate households.

04 Filippo Manfredini (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Universities and Growth in pre-Industrial England

Abstract

Oxford and Cambridge were enduring institutions of pre-industrial England, shaping the nation’s economic and intellectual landscape. This paper uses newly assembled microdata on English university scholars to trace the evolution of the human capital market between 1300 and 1800. For the first time, the supply of a key production factor in the pre-industrial period is observable at the micro level. I develop a dynamic, microfounded theory of universities, where human capital transmission is influenced by peer effects. Expanding university enrollment reduces average peer quality, as marginal students have lower academic ability. This dampens growth unless offset by innovations (e.g. the printing press). The model is estimated to provide novel estimates of English total factor and academic productivity, alongside estimates of deep parameters driving human capital formation. These findings shed new light on the economic dynamics underpinning England’s growth path leading to the Industrial Revolution.

11 Michel De Vroey (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
What has changed in Economics over the last half-century?

Abstract

Our paper aims to capture the critical elements of the evolution of economics over the last half-century. To achieve such an ambitious task, we proceed in two ways. First, we engage in a history-of-economics analysis. We distinguish the following phases. At the turn of the 1970s, economics displayed several innovations and witnessed a methodological mix. During the 1970-1990, it underwent a microfoundational turn whereby several important fields of economics adopted the good practice standards prevailing in microeconomics. In the 1990s, it experienced an empirical turn associated with the rise of laboratory experiments, randomized control trials, and natural experiments with behavioral economics as the theoretical offspring of the first of these. The second route we take is to construct three interlinked taxonomies: the ‘mainstream/nonmainstream’ taxonomy, the ‘theory/measurement, and the ‘explanandum of economics’ taxonomy, each aiming to capture a particular facet of the evolution of economics. These two research paths nurtured each other during the long-lasting gestation of our paper. It eventually dawned on us that their combination does a surprisingly good job of grasping what occurred in our field over the last half-century. The final section of the paper consists in an empirical verification of our claims.

(with Luca Pensieroso). 

18 Alexander Yarkin ( LISER and UC Davis)
Does the "Melting Pot" Still Melt? Internet and Immigrants' Integration

Abstract
The global spread of the Internet and the rising salience of immigration are two of the biggest trends of the last decades. And yet, the effects of new digital technologies on immigrants - their social integration, spatial segregation, and economic outcomes - remain unknown. This paper addresses this gap: it shows how home-country Internet expansion affects immigrants’ socio-economic integration in the US. Using DID and event-study methods, I find that home-country Internet expansion lowers immigrants’ linguistic proficiency, naturalization rates, and economic integration. The effect is driven by younger and less educated immigrants. However, home-country Internet also decreases spatial and occupational segregation, and increases the subjective well-being of immigrants. The time use data suggests that the Internet changing immigrants’ networking is part of the story. I also show the role of return intentions and Facebook usage, among other factors. These findings align with a Roy model of migration, aug mented with a choice between host- vs. home-country ties. Overall, this paper shows how digital technologies transform the immigration, diversity, and social cohesion nexus.
 

25 Luca Pensieroso (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Luca Pensieroso presents “Fertility and Family Type in the United States: a Historical Analysis

Abstract

We provide a historical decomposition of fertility in the United States by family type. We document a new fact about the American fertility transition: intergenerational coresidence has been systematically associated with lower fertility relative to nuclear families, with the difference shrinking over time. This pattern is robust to controlling for several demographic and socioeconomic confounders. To rationalise these findings, we build a novel model with endogenous fertility and intergenerational coresidence. In the model, a positive differential fertility in favour of the nuclear family emerges when the amount of resources allocated to the young under coresidence is lower than the amount they would enjoy in a nuclear family. We show how this income effect hinges on the interplay between the relative income of the young and their preferences for intergenerational coresidence. Simulations from a calibrated dynamic general equilibrium version of the model show that the model has the right qualitative behaviour, and is quantitatively meaningful.

01 Natalia Bermúdez-Barrezueta (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Protecting Jobs and Firms: The Impact of Short-Time Work during COVID-19

Abstract

Short-Time Work (STW) programs aim to protect jobs and firms, but their pandemic effectiveness remains unclear. This paper evaluates STW during COVID-19, a period marked by economic lockdowns and high STW uptake. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design, I exploit a Belgian policy change that limited STW access to firms that had not used the program for at least 20% of contractual days at the peak of the crisis. Results show that STW effectively preserved jobs in firms with workers in protected sectors, those directly impacted by lockdown measures, but had no significant effect on firms with workers in non-protected sectors, indicating deadweight losses. These heterogeneous responses align with existing STW theoretical predictions, where the program is found to be more effective for firms with the largest (unexpected) productivity shocks.

08 Giulia Tarullo (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Effects of Taxing Short-Time Work Policies 

Abstract

Short-time work (STW) policies subsidize hour reductions for workers in firms facing temporary shocks, serving as the primary policy instrument for employment support during downturns. However, like other social insurance programs, their effectiveness hinges critically on design. By subsidizing reduced working hours, STW inherently creates incentives for excessive use in the absence of financial disincentives—challenging the notion that firms primarily use STW to maintain employment relationships that are temporarily disrupted but profitable in the long run. We study two Belgian reforms that imposed STW taxes on firms exceeding a 110-day threshold of STW use per worker. Using rich administrative data and a donut regression discontinuity design in the firm tax schedule, we estimate the impact of these employer-borne STW taxes on firm behavior. We find that tax increases significantly reduce employment, particularly among liquidity-constrained firms, while modestly increasing firm-level profitability. Additionally, we show that firms pass these tax increases onto workers by dampening the variable component of pay.

15 Rana Cömertpay (LISER)
From Skills to Jobs: The Impact of Training on Informality and Employment in Senegal

Abstract

Informality and underemployment remain defining features of Senegal’s labor market, particularly for women. One of the main drivers of these patterns is arguably the lack of relevant skills. This study evaluates the impact of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) on employment outcomes using labor survey data from the Enquête nationale sur l’emploi au Sénégal (ENES), combined with a unique dataset mapping the full geography of all public and private TVET centers in the country. To address potential endogeneity in participation, we use the distance between a household’s community and the nearest center as an instrumental variable. Our results show that TVET participation reduces informal employment for both men and women, and increases overall employment for women. These effects are even stronger when the training leads to a diploma. The findings highlight the importance of spatial access and certification in improving labor market outcomes and suggest that well-targeted TVET programs can promote more inclusive and formal employment.

06 Lucie Giorgi (AMSE)
Learning Together: The Introduction of Co-Education in French Elementary Schools

Abstract

This study examines how early-life exposure to the opposite gender shapes long-term socioeconomic outcomes by exploiting the gradual implementation of co-education in French elementary schools between 1958 and 1975. While education with both genders together (co-education) was historically limited to rural villages with single-classroom schools, a nationwide reform in 1958 allowed all schools to become co-educational. This led to a staggered adoption across departments before becoming mandatory in 1975. Using newly digitized data on the number of co-educational classrooms at the department level combined with longitudinal individual administrative data, I exploit variation in reform timing to estimate the effect of co-education exposure on educational attainment, occupational choices, and household formation.

13 Keiti Kondi (Bureau fédéral du Plan)
The importance of migration hypothesis in population projections

Abstract

Migration is a crucial yet inherently uncertain component of population projections, particularly in the context of long-term demographic forecasting and economic planning. This presentation examines the "migration hypothesis"—the set of assumptions and modeling techniques used to account for migration flows—and its profound implications for population structure. Given its high sensitivity to policy changes, economic conditions, and geopolitical events, migration introduces significant volatility into demographic forecasts. Using comparative analyses of projection scenarios with varying migration assumptions, we illustrate how shifts in migration can markedly affect total population size, age distribution, and dependency ratios. By highlighting the importance of methodology and scenario-based modeling, the presentation underscores the need to better integrate migration uncertainty into population projections to inform policy decision-making.

Programme -  academic year 2023 - 2024

19 Michela Giorcelli (UCLA)
The Effects of Business School Education on Manager Career Outcomes

26 Nathan Lachapelle (IRES)
Introducing the degressivity of unemployment benefits: does it bring unemployed back to work

03 Leo Czajka (IRES) Job Market Paper
Fraud Detection under Limited State Capacity: Experimental Evidence from Senegal

17 Charles de Pierpont de Burnot (IRES)
Does immigrants birthplace diversity impact wages? Evidence from new migration flows composition in the US

31 Chiara Zanardello (IRES)
Early Modern Academies, Universities, and Economic Growth

07 Rossana Scebba (IRES)  LECL 60
Integrating library and prosopographical data in the publication network of the Old University of Louvain

14 Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel (Bordeaux School of Economics)
Fixing markets for unobservable quality, Lab-in-the-field evidence from rural wheat traders in Ethiopia

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28 Gaia Spolverini (IRES) CANCELLED
Cooperation and prosocial behavior: evidence from the American frontier

5 Luigi Boggian (IRSS/IRES)
Prescribing Equality: Minding the Gap in Anxiolytics and Antidepressants Prescriptions between Immigrants and Natives in Spain

12 Marion Richard (IRES) Job Market Paper
Soldiers versus Laborers: Legacies of Colonial Military Forced Labor in Mali

19  Anna Gasten (University of Göttingen)
Are FDI restrictions inducing international migration? Evidence from Indonesia

06 Emmanuel de Veirman (De Nederlandsche Bank)
How Does the Phillips Curve Slope Relate to Repricing Rates?

13 Antoine Germain (CORE)
Working time regulations and redistribution

20 Karine Moukaddem (AMSE)
Arab Spring Protests and Women’s Marriage Outcomes: Evidence from Egypt

27 Jing-Rong Zeng (IRES)
In Search of Lost Peace: The Local Effects of Peacekeepers on Conflict Dynamics in Africa

05 Gonzague Vannoorenberghe (IRES)
Globalization and the urban-rural divide in France
 

12 Diego Malo Rico (IRES)
Ethnic Remoteness Reduces the Peace Dividend from Trade Access

19 Kam Pui Tsang (KU Leuven)
Sanctioning forced labour in China: Evidence from the US cotton ban

26 Mathilde Pourtois (IRIS)
Tightening Eligibility Requirements for Unemployment Benefits: Impact on Housing Autonomy

16 Amma Panin (CORE/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Do Exclusionary Policies Reduce Cognitive Bandwidth and Harm Economic Outcomes of Marginalized Groups?

23 Esther Arenas Arroyo (Vienna University)

30 Tiziano Toniolo (IRES)
In-work benefits and labour supply: Analysis of the introduction and expansion of the social work bonus for Belgium

07 Jaime Marques Pereira (Lancaster University Management School)
Trumping the News: A High-Frequency Analysis

14 Edwin Fourrier-Nicolaï (University of Trento)
Digital Technologies and Firm's Employment and Training

21 Riccardo Turati ( Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
Digging Up Trenches: Populism, Selective Mobility & the Political Polarization of Italian Municipalities

Programme - 2020 -2021

22 David de la Croix  More 56
     The Academic Market and the Rise of Universities in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (1000-1800)

29 Fabio Blasutto (IRES) CORE B-135
    The Rise of Cohabitation and Unilateral Divorce

13 Charles de Beauffort (IRES) Doyens 22

Minding One's Own Business: Optimal Time-Consistent Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Liquidity Trap when Coordination is Lacking"

27  Samia Ferhat  
The impact of university openings on human capital formation

03 Nippe Lagerlöf (York University) CANCELLED

10 Sébastien Fontenay (ULB)
The Unintended Consequences of Maternity Leave Allowance on Fertility and Career Decisions

17 Jean-François Maystadt (IRES)
The Gravity of Distance : Evidence from a Trade Embargo (with Afnan Al-Malk and Maurizio Zanardi)

24 Joseph Gomes (IRES) CANCELLED
Maternal Mortality and Women's Political Participation (with Sonia Bhalotra, Damian Clarke, Atheendar Venkataramani)

01 Elisabeth Leduc (ULB)
Subsidizing Domestic Services as a Tool to Fight Unemployment: Effectiveness and Hidden Costs (with Ilan Tojerow)

08 Bart Cockx (Ghent University)
Priority to unemployed immigrants? A causal machine learning evaluation of training in Belgium (with Michael Lechner and Joost Bollens)

15 Gregory Ponthière (Hoover Chair)
Childlessness, childfreeness and compensation (with Marie-Louise Leroux (UQAM) et Pierre Pestieau (ULiège))

02 Joseph Gomes (IRES/LIDAM)
Ethnonationalism

09 Pierre Cahuc
The Lock-in Effects of Part-time Unemployment Benefits (co-authored with Hélène Benghalem and Pierre Villedieu)

16 Rigas Oikonomou (IRES/LIDAM)

23 Adèle Lemoine

Inherited Gender Norms and the Cognitive Gender Gap: Evidence from SHARE data

 02 François Courtoy
Optimal Taxes and Transfers with Household Heterogeneity (co-authored with Boris Chafwehé)

09  Elsa Leromain
Voting under threat: Evidence from 2020 French local elections

23 Dorothée Hillrichs
Recovering Within-Country Inequality from Trade Data

20 Marcus Biermann
Remote Talks: Changes to Economics Seminars during COVID-19

27 Clémentine Garrouste (Paris Dauphine)
Impact of later retirement on mortality: Evidence from France

04 Fabien Petit (AMSE)
Inter-generational Mobility and Job Polarization
 

11 Muriel Dejemeppe CANCELLED

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25 Luigi Boggian
Forgone care and horizontal inequity in healthcare use in fifteen European countries: differences between immigrants and natives
 

08 Daniele Verdini (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
China shock, Markups, and the Evolution of Aggregate Productivity

15 Charles de Beauffort
Debt management in a world of fiscal dominance

Programme - academic year 2021 - 2022

14 Joseph Gomes (IRES/LIDAM)
Whither Identity? The Political Economy of Ethnic Exclusion: Consequences, Mitigators, and Facilitators

28 Leo Czajka
Using third party data to improve tax compliance in a context of low enforcement: three possible designs for one RCT in Senegal

12 Marcus Biermann
Remote Talks: How ICT Changed Economics Seminars during COVID-19 (JMP Presentation)

19 Vincent Vandenberghe (IRES/LIDAM)
Partial De-Annuitization of Public Pensions v.s. Retirement Age Differentiation. Which is Best to Account for Longevity Differences?

28 THURDSDAY Jean - François Maystadt (IRES/LIDAM) LECL 72
Refugees, child health and malaria transmission in Africa.

2 Elsa Leromain (IRES/LIDAM)
Import Liberalization as Export Destruction? Evidence from the US (JMP Presentation)

16 Erika Pini (CORE/LIDAM) CORE B-135
Polarization in a multidimensional political space (JMP Presentation)

23 Guillermo Santos Antreassian (IRES/LIDAM)
Optimal fiscal stimulus under active and passive monetary policy

30 Elisa Navarra (ULB) ONLINE
Spillover effects of subsidies on downstream trade

7 Daniele Verdini CORE B-135 !! CANCELLED !!
Globalization and the Urban-Rural Divide in France

08 Joanne Haddad (ULB)
Settlers and Norms

15 Andréa Renk (UNamur)
Sterilizations and immunization in India: the Emergency experience (1975-77)

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01 Chiara Zanardello
Market forces in Italian Academia today (and yesterday)

08 Yannik Schenk Room LECL 70
"Beyond the Veil of Ignorance: Does Disclosure of Nationalities in Police Press Releases foster Migration Skepticism?"

15 Goedele Van den Broeck (UCLouvain) AGOR 03
Structural transformation and the gender pay gap

29 Kevin Pineda Hernandez (ULB) AGOR 03
Moving Up the Social Ladder? Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Among Female and Male Immigrants in Belgium.

26 Matthew Curtis (ULB) AGOR 03
Cultural Inheritance and the European Marriage Pattern (with Gregory Clark and Neil Cummins)

03 Elie Vidal-Naquet (AMSE) AGOR 03
Commuting costs and spatial job search

10 Marion Richard (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain) AGOR 03 CANCELLED
Conflict as a migration cost" ou "Long-term Legacies of Military Forced Labor in Former French Soudan (Mali)"

17 Mathilde Pourtois (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Hiring subsidies for low-skilled youths in Wallonia: Short-term impact on employment

31 Keiti Kondi (IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)
Internal Migration as a Response to Soil Degradation: Evidence from Malawi

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14 Martina Magli (LMU Munich)

Programme -  academic year 2022 - 2023

20 Amma Panin
Using religious participation to insure mental health in Ghana

04 Arnaud Deseau (Job Market Paper)
The Most Important Event? The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of French Monasteries

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18 Alessio Mitra
Are complex technologies nurturing knowledge dependencies?

25 Dorothee Hillrichs (Job Market Paper)
Recovering within-country inequality from trade data

08 Daniele Verdini (Job Market Paper)
The Anticompetitive Effect of Trade Liberalizations

15 Fabrizio Ciotti
Competition for Prominence

22 Gonzague Vannoorenberghe
Globalization and the urban-rural divide in France

29 Leo Czajka !!Cancelled!!

6 Ritwik Bannerjee (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore )
Using social recognition to address the gender difference in volunteering for low-promotability tasks

13 Andrej Sokol (Bloomberg)
Striking a bargain: narrative identification of wage bargaining shocks