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SUMMARY:5th Workshop in Gender and Economics
DESCRIPTION:The fifth edition of the Gender and Economics Workshop will be held at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, on 21–22 May 2026. The workshop is organised by the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Luxembourg and LISER. The event aims to bring together scholars presenting cutting-edge research in economics, with a particular focus on gender, culture, family, fertility, and diversity.\n\nCONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS\nWe have the great honor to welcome the following keynote speakers:\nJohanna Rickne (Stockholm University) and Klaus Desmet (SMU)\n\nORGANIZING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE\nLuisito Bertinelli, Anastasia Litina, Hillel Rapoport, Eva Sierminska, Skerdi Zanaj\n\nThursday, 21 May 2026\n\n08.30 - 9.00\n\nWelcome and Registration\n\n9.00 - 11.00\n\nParallel sessions 1A and 1B\n\nSession 1A - Labor Markets and Gendered Work Choices\n\nChair: Luis Bertinelli\n\nWhat Do Women Want in a Job? Kenza Elass (Center for Economic Research on Governance, Inequality and Conflict)\n\nProduction Heterogeneity in Collective Labor Supply Models with Children Charles Gauthier (Universitat de Barcelona)\n\nUp to the Top or Stuck in the Middle: Does Gender Influence How Far Machiavellian Personalities Climb the Corporate Ladder? Mehrzad Baktash (University of Trier)\n\nThe Earnings Premium for Long Hours: A Directed Search Approach Tom Potoms (University of Susse\n\nSession 1B - Female Labor Supply and Mobility Constraints\n\nChair: Eva Sierminska\n\nEnvironmental Shocks and Female Labor Supply: Evidence from the Dust Bowl Max Steinhardt (Freie Universität Berlin)\n\nPublic Transport: A Route to Reduce Employment Gap? Viktor Veterinarov (Sciences Po)\n\nFamily-friendly Jobs and Occupational Sorting across Gender Kathrine Aaby Lorentzen (EQUALNovaERA / University of Copenhagen)\n\nThe Other Side: Immigrant Women and Native Women’s Work in the United States, 1910–1930 Aurélie Gillen (University of Luxembourg)\n\n11.00 - 11.10\n\nCoffee Break\n\n11.10 - 13.10\n\nParallel sessions 2A and 2B\n\nSession 2A - Gender Norms and Politics\n\nChair: Emma Thill\n\nHow Fathers Take Leave: Gender Norms or Economic Incentives? Irene Brusini (Norwegian School of Economics)\n\nCan Social Media Campaigns Help Female Politicians in Gender-Unequal Countries of the EU? Evidence from Czech Republic Sofia Karina Trommlerová (Institute of Public Policy, Comenius University Bratislava)\n\nFemale Political Leaders and Public Funding Attraction: Evidence from Italian Municipalities Raffaella Santolini (Marche Polytechnic University)\n\nSocio-Political Upheavals and Marriage Payments: Evidence from Egypt’s Arab Spring Karine Moukaddem (Université Catholique de Louvain)\n\nSession 2B – Identity and Gendered Household Decisions\n\nChair: Ariane Gordan\n\nFaith, Interrupted: Identity and Behavior After Forced Atheism Sofiana Sinani (CERGE-EI)\n\nEthnic Composition, Identity, and Assimilation Vincenzo Lombardo (University of Naples Parthenope)\n\nDroughts and Women’s Intra-household Bargaining Power in Rural Ethiopia: Who Decides When the Rains Fail? John Owusu (Queen's University)\n\nUrbanization and Interethnic Marriages in Sub-Saharan Africa Ariane Gordan (University of Luxembourg)\n\n13.10 - 14.15\n\nLunch Break\n\n14.15 - 15.30\n\nKeynote Lecture by Johanna Rickne Stockholm University\n\nSexual harassment and women's academic careers\n\n15.30 - 15.45\n\nCoffee break\n\n15.45 - 17.45\n\nPoster Session I\n\nAfia Akbar (University of Massachusetts Boston) Childcare Policy and the Motherhood Penalty: Evidence from a High-Cost U.S. City—Boston\n\nElard Amaya (Collegio Carlo Alberto) When Extreme Weather Hits Home: Huaicos and Gender-Based Violence in Peru\n\nSimon Andersen (University of Copenhagen) The Hidden Child Penalty\n\nInés Guillemyn (University of Antwerp and KU Leuven) Beyond Wages: The Child Penalty in Retirement Savings\n\nMaría Camila Jiménez Amaya (Gran Sasso Science Institute) Austerity and Gender-Based Violence: Insights from England and Wales\nGender, Birth Order, and Child Growth: Evidence from Central Asia\n\nPawandeep Kaur (University of Goettingen) Who Benefits from Affirmative Action? Sub-Caste Inequality in India\n\nZhijie Wang (KU Leuven) Fertility Timing and Intrahousehold Allocation: The Role of Anticipated Specialization\n\nFriday, 22 May 2026\n\n22 May 2026\n\n08.30-09.00\n\nWelcome and Registration\n\n09.00-11.00\n\nParallel sessions 3A and 3B\n\nSession 3A - Culture, Education, and Gender Equality\n\nChair: Skerdi Zanaj\n\nThe Gendered Effects of Negative Shocks in Science: Evidence from Retractions Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University)\n\nInternational Tourism and Local Religiosity Anastasia Litina (University of Macedonia)\n\nFemale Representation in School Boards Aleksa Uljarević (LISER)\n\nSecularism in Public Education: Evidence from a Ban on Religious Symbols in Belgium Skerdi Zanaj (University of Luxembourg)\n\nSession 3B - Policy Evaluation and Gendered Outcomes\n\nChair: Maria Krelifa\n\nFemale Genital Mutilation Bans: Natural Experiments from 19 Countries Sandrine Mesplé-Somps (DIAL, UMR LEDa, Paris-Dauphine-PSL / IRD / CNRS)\n\nThe Right to Parental Part-Time Work in Austria Johanna Reuter (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)\n\nHarsher Punishment and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from India Harpreet Singh Chawla (University College London)\n\nRetargeting an Anti-Poverty Cash Transfer Program Increases Intimate Partner Violence Clotilde Mahé (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)\n\nThe Impact of Overtime Limits on Firms and Workers: Evidence from Japan’s Work Style Reform\nGabriel Burdin (Università degli Studi di Siena)\n\n11.00-12.30\n\nPoster Session II & Coffee Break\n\nCharlotte Middelhoff (University of Goettingen) Female Empowerment and Male Backlash: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Role of Gender Equality Trajectories\n\nAgnese Sechi (University of Genoa)\nThe Gender Side of Trade Shocks: Evidence from the Italian Labor Market\n\nManzura Jumaniyazova (Technical University of Munich, School of Social Sciences and Technology\n\nGuanyi Wang (KU Leuven) Inequality at Home: Parental Gender Gaps and Intrahousehold Allocation\n\nAlicja Wejdner-Cichy (SGH Warsaw School of Economics) Equal Pay in Unequal Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Policy Approaches in the EU\n\nYushao Ye (Norwegian School of Economics) Spillover Effects of Public Childcare on Firms\n\nBarbara Ama Zelu (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Impact of Educational Attainment on Gender Norms Formation\n\n12.30-13.30\n\nCoffee break\n\n13.30-14.45\n\nKeynote Lecture by Klaus Desmet Southern Methodist University\nUsing Social Media Data to Examine the Gender Equality Paradox in Preferences\n\n14.45-16.45\n\nParallel Sessions 4A and 4B\n\nSession 4A - Women’s Agency and Labor Supply\n\nChair: Gauthier Fontanive Room\n\nFemale Leaders and Women’s Labor Supply: Evidence from India Angel Pandit (LIDAM, UCLouvain, Belgium)\n\nMedals and Mindsets: How Women’s Olympic Competitiveness Advances Gender Equality Henry Chen (Business School, The University of Hong Kong)\n\nTwice the Heat: Gender, Labor Supply, and Time Use in Urban Colombia Natalia Labrador Bernate (AMSE)\n\nThe Effects of Nurse Home Visits on Grandparental Childcare, Employment, and Maternal Well-Being Ilse van der Voort (Erasmus University Rotterdam)\n\nSession 4B - Family, Marriage, and Child Penalties\n\nChair: Anastasia Litina\n\nChild Penalty in the Extended Family Alex Jenni (University of Zurich)\n\nWork From Home and Child Penalties Lennart Ziegler (Central European University)\n\nWhen Father Likes Son and Mother Likes Daughter: Rules of Descent and the (In)Efficient Household Stefan Klonner (Heidelberg University)\n\nCo-Parenting and Careers after Divorce Katarina Kuske (Bocconi University)\n\nLocation: https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/weicker-building/\nRead more: https://www.uni.lu/fdef-en/events/5th-workshop-in-gender-and-economics/
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LOCATION:Weicker Building 4 Rue Alphonse Weicker 2721 Luxembourg Luxembourg
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