Toshiaki Komatsu (University College London) will give a presentation on Firm Responses and Wage Effects of Foreign Demand Shocks with Fixed Labor Costs and Monopsony   For further information on how to attend, you can contact: serena.chellini@kuleuven.be or c.depierpont@uclouvain.be

Pablo Álvarez Aragon (UNamur) will give a presentation on 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.

Rustamdjan Hakimov (University of Lausanne) will give a presentation on  Behavioral measures improve AI hiring: A field experiment Abstract: The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for hiring processes is often impeded by a scarcity of comprehensive employee data.

Antonio Vicencio Betanzo (Maastricht University) will give a presentation on Inferring Input-Output Linkages with Firm-level Trade Data    

Sophocles Mavroeidis (Oxford University) will give a presentation on  Endogenous Regime Switching Abstract:  We examine the theory and practical implementation of Endogenous Regime Switching models, where the economic regime is driven by endogenous factors, rather than external shocks as in Markov-switching frameworks.

  Sébastien Fontenay (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) will give a presentation on  Can Public Policies Break the Gender Mold? Evidence from Paternity Leave Reforms in Six Countries Abstract: We investigate the impact of paternity leave policies on gender role attitudes in the next generation.

Andreas Hefti (Zurich University) will give a presentation on  From Information Overload to Market Polarization: The Role of Competitive Attention in Shaping Market Superstars  Abstract: This paper introduces a stylized model of competitive attention that addresses how firms vie for consumer attention in markets where individuals have limited information-processing capacities.

Michael McMahon (University of Oxford) Will give a presentation on Tough Talk: The Fed and the Risk Premium Abstract: We study how monetary policy affects financial risk premia.

Andualem Assefa Welde (University of Macerata) will give a presentation on 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.

Mazhar Wasseem (University of Manchester) will give a presentation on Welfare Consequences of Anti-Avoidance Measures: Evidence from Uganda Abstract: Profit shifting by MNCs is a major drain on resources of developing countries.