08 May | 12:45 | Doyen 22Céline Zipfel(Stockholm School of Economics)will give a presentation on Female Wage Labor and Fertility: Evidence from the Cut-Flower Industry in KenyaAbstractSub-Saharan Africa’s unique fertility transition is widely documented. However, its underlying causes are less well understood.

07 May | 15:30 | OnlinePablo Muylle(Ghent University)will give a presentation on Parent-affiliate networks and the impact of import competition in Europe - Evidence from the China shock Joint with Bruno Merlevede (Ghent University) About the speakerPablo Muylle is postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University. Practical informationThe Leuven-Louvain Trade Workshop occurs online e

06 May | 12:45 | Dupriez D. 144Lucie Giorgi(AMSE)will give a presentation on Learning Together: The Introduction of Co-Education in French Elementary SchoolsAbstractThis 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.

23 April | 15:30 | OnlineStijn Salden(Ghent University)will give a presentation on Identifying trade diversion effects in structural gravity with Glenn Rayp and Ruben Dewitte (Ghent UniversityAbout the SpeakerStijn Salden is PhD Student at Ghent University Practical informationThe seminars are held online from 15:30h to 16:30h.

17 April | 12:45 | Doyen 22Prachi Jain(Loyola Marymount University)will give a presentation on The Importance of the Decision-Making Process in Hiring DecisionsAbstractAn abundance of statistics has shown the gender disparity in hiring decisions. This paper shows that a previously unexplored factor, the decision-making process utilized by a hiring committee, plays a crucial role.

Rana Comërtpay(LISER)will give a presentation on From Skills to Jobs: The Impact of Training on Informality and Employment in SenegalAbstractInformality 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.

Sareh Vosooghi(KU Leuven) will give a presentation on Political Coordination in Climate Coalitions Amid Internal DiscrepanciesAbstractThis paper explores the dynamics of climate negotiations among countries, focusing on how politicians' impatience and short-term outlook influence coalition formation.

Giulia Tarullo(IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain)will give a presentation on Effects of Taxing Short-Time Work Policies AbstractShort-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.

  April 7, 2025 | 14:30  More 55Programme14:30 - 14:45 Joseph Gomes - Economics and Culture14:45 - 15:00 Johannes Johnen - Consumer Protection in Economies with Limited Attention15:05 - 15:20 Francesca Monti - Inflation expectations of savers and borrowers15:20 - 15:35 Silvia Peracchi - Roads and food security in Africa15:40 - 16:10 Coffee break16:10 - 16:25 Ella Sargsyan - &nb

!! Cancelled !!Cristina Manea(Bank for International Settlements)will give a presentation on Targeted Taylor rules: some evidence and theoryAbstractConditional on long-run inflation expectations remaining anchored, monetary theory prescribes a forceful reaction to demand-driven inflation and an attenuated response, if any, to supply-driven inflation.