Leuven-Louvain Trade Workshop - Thao Trang Nguyen

Thao Trang Nguyen

(Maastricht University)

will give a presentation on 

Special economic zones and firm performance: Evidence from Vietnam

with Karsten Mau and Tania Treibich (Maastricht University)

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Ashley Wong

Ashley Wong

(Tilburg University)

will give a presentation on 

Motherhood and the Gender Gap in Self-Employment 

Abstract

Women continue to be underrepresented in self-employment, and female-owned businesses tend to underperform relative to male-owned ones. We leverage the richness of Dutch administrative data and an event-study approach to shed light on the role of motherhood in the gender gap in self-employment and its implications on the type of customer they serve. We find a significant motherhood effect on self-employment: six years after childbirth, the average effect for mothers is a 16% decline in self-employment and a 26% decline in profits compared to fathers. We also show that, after childbirth, women focus their entrepreneurial activities more on female-oriented sectors relative to men.  

(joint with Mery Ferrando, Teodora Tsankova, and Francesca Truffa)

IRES Lunch Seminar - Filippo Manfredini

Filippo Manfredini

(IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)

will give a presentation on 

TBA

Abstract

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Stelios Michalopoulos

Stelios Michalopoulos

(Brown University)

will give a presentation on 

TBA

Abstract

IRES Lunch Seminar - Michel De Vroey

Michel De Vroey

(IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)

will give a presentation on 

TBA

Abstract

Leuven-Louvain Trade Workshop - Quinten De Wettinck

Quinten de  Wettinck

(KU Leuven)

will give a presentation on

Identifying sustainable diversification strategies using economic complexity theory

The Leuven-Louvain Trade Workshop are held online. 

UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Martin Ellison

Martin Ellinson

(Oxford University)

will give a presentation on 

TBA

Abstract