From now on and until the end of the academic year, all research seminars/conferences organised or hosted by ECARES will take place virtually. Please check the links in the calendar of events.
Inaugural Lecture for the International Francqui Chair of Olivier Scaillet
THE VALUE ADDED FROM ACTIVE FUND MANAGEMENT
– Capitant Brussels and the finance research groups from UCL, UGent, ULB, ULiège, UNamur, and VUB are excited to invite you to the inaugural lecture by professor Olivier Scaillet, laureate of the International Francqui Chair 2020 in human sciences.
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Gravity vs IO: Trade Policy, Mergers and
Multinational Production.
Recent work in international trade builds on the structural gravity model to provide useful tools for counterfactual policy analysis. The trade approach is economical in terms of data requirements, and can handle large scale problems in terms of country coverage, together with sophisticated models, where firms can decide among many ways to serve the market (exports, greenfield FDI, export platforms, acquisitions of local production facilities…). However, some of the underlying assumptions are considered as deeply problematic by empirical IO scholars. This minicourse series will investigate the debate between the two fields, and show how and when the gravity-led approach is good enough, and in which cases it yields conclusions that are indeed misleading.
DATES :
November 27, 2019 : Poor Substitutes? Counterfactual Methods in IO and Trade Compared
14:00-16:00 : Room R42.2.110
February 5, 2020 : Global Giants and Local Stars: How Changes in Brand Ownership Affect Competition
14:00-17:00 : Room R42.2.110
February 6, 2020 : Brands in Motion: How Frictions Shape Multinational Production
10:00-12:00 : Room R42.2.113
14:00-16:00 : Room R42.2.113
(Post-)Doctoral Workshop
On Tuesday December 17 : presentations by our Babies, Teens and Young Adults
The Future of Work
The labor market is undergoing profound changes, raising multiple policy challenges. There is a need to stimulate labor mobility while protecting workers; increase productivity and employment levels while containing income inequality; accommodate globalization and technological change while ensuring equal opportunities for everyone.
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Philip Verwimp was interviewed on VRT (flemish public radio) on the Nobel Prize in Economics for Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. Interview is in Dutch.
Building a Centre for Impact Evaluation in Morocco
Philip VERWIMP has received a grant (2019-2024) from the Higher Academy for Research and Teaching (ARES) to set up a centre for the evaluation of public policies at Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco.
Continue reading “Building a Centre for Impact Evaluation in Morocco”Closure Event of the International Week of Happiness at Work
On Friday September 27th, we are closing off this themed week on happiness at work with a full-packed afternoon schedule for everyone who would like to get even more inspired about happiness at work.
Call for papers
The 9th Annual Christmas Meeting of Belgian Economists.
Date: Friday, December 20, 2019.
Location: Louvain-la-Neuve.
Keynote Speakers:
Klaus Desmet (Southern Methodist University)
Christian Gollier (Toulouse School of Economics).
As in the previous years, the idea is to have a relaxed day of presentations and exchanges. IRES will provide lunch, tea/coffee and a reception in the evening.
In addition to the two keynote presentations, we intend to have about 5 presentations of 30 minutes by Belgian economists abroad. If you would like to present, please send a title, abstract and paper to gonzague.vannoorenberghe@uclouvain.be. The organisers will make a selection out of the submitted papers, making sure that we have a balanced programme in terms of the represented research fields.
The deadline for submission of papers is October 31, 2019.
Advanced ERC Grant for Paola Conconi
Paola Conconi received an advanced ERC Grant for her work “Trade Agreements and Supply Chains”.
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