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Event Series Women in Economics

Women in Economics: Advancing Research in Economics

In June 2020 CEPR launched a virtual seminar series WE_ARE Women in Economics: Advancing Research in Economics. The seminar series aims to bring together junior and senior women in economics and to contribute to building an active and cooperative CEPR women in the economics community.

WE_ARE Seminar Series is structured around thematic weeks each month, designed to facilitate deeper, more impactful conversations:

Week 1: Finance
Week 2: Macroeconomics & International Economics
Week 3: Microeconomics & Applied Microeconomics
Week 4: Mentoring Sessions (once a term)

Timetable

14 OCTOBER
PRESENTER: Melissa Porras Prado, Nova School of Business and Economics and CEPR

PAPER: Socially Responsible Investing and Multinationals’ Pollution: Evidence from Global Remote Sensing Data
HOST: Anna Rogantini Picco, European Central Bank and CEPR 
CO-HOST: Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe, London School of Economics and CEPR


4 NOVEMBER
PRESENTER: Talina Sondershaus, Lund University

PAPER: Taking advantage of media attention to climate change: CLOs' trading of brown loans
HOST: Laura Bottazzi, Bologna University, Bocconi University, IGIER and CEPR

25 NOVEMBER
PRESENTER: Magdalena Rola-Janicka, Imperial College London and CEPR

PAPER: Social Responsibility: Citizens vs. Shareholders
HOST: Michela Verardo, London School of Economics and CEPR

21 OCTOBER
PRESENTER: Chang He, University of Virginia

PAPER: Inelastic Financial Markets and Foreign Exchange Interventions
HOST: Helene Rey, London Business School and CEPR

11 NOVEMBER
PRESENTER: Morgane Richard, SIEPR

PAPER: The Spatial and Distributive Implications of Working-from-home: a General Equilibrium Model 
HOST: Jessie Handbury, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

2 DECEMBER
PRESENTER: Miren Azkarate-Askasua, University of Mannheim

PAPER: Union and Firm Labor Market Power
HOST: Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania

28 OCTOBER
PRESENTER: Lei Li, University of Mannheim

PAPER: When Growth Stumbles, Pollute? Trade War, Environmental Enforcement, and Pollution
HOST: Ludovica Gazze, University of Warwick and CEPR

18 NOVEMBER
PRESENTER: Hannah Illing, University of Bonn & IAB

PAPER: Hiring and the Dynamics of the Gender Gap
HOST: Barbara Petrongolo, University of Oxford and CEPR

9 DECEMBER
PRESENTER: Karmini Sharma, Imperial College London

PAPER: Perceived Safety and Labour Market Preferences of Women
HOST: Kristiina Huttunen, Aalto University

16 DECEMBER:

WE_ARE Breakfast Meetup:

As we continue to enjoy discussions through our virtual series, we are excited to add an in-person element to our endeavours. The WE_ARE Breakfast Meetup is an opportunity to network, share insights, and foster collaborations among peers dedicated to advancing research in economics.

The next meetup is scheduled to take place in Paris on 16 December 2024, before the day’s program of CEPR Paris Symposium begins.

To ensure we can accommodate everyone comfortably, we kindly ask you to express your interest in attending. We look forward to the opportunity to connect in Paris!

Please note that this is a self-funded event, meaning travel and accommodation expenses are not covered, apart from any arrangements you may have already made through the CEPR Paris Symposium.