Elisa Navarra (ULB) will give a presentation on The Effects of Corporate Subsidies Along Supply Chains

Esther Arenas Arroyo (Vienna University) will give a presentation on Low-Wage Jobs, Foreign-Born Workers, and Firm Performance   Abstract: We examine how migrant workers impact firm performance using administrative data from the United States.

Natalie Chen (University of Warwick) will give a presentation on Trade diversion and labor market outcomes Abstract: In 2018 the US administration has increased tariffs on imports from China. Do these tariffs merely reduce imports from China into the US, or do they at the same time lead to more imports from other countries such as Mexico?

Amma Panin (CORE/LIDAM, UCLouvain) will give a presentation on Do Exclusionary Policies Reduce Cognitive Bandwidth and Harm Economic Outcomes of Marginalized Groups? Abstract: Ethno-nationalist governments frequently adopt policies that challenge the status of target ethnic minorities as equal members of the nation.

Giorgos Morakis (IMT Lucca) will give a presentation on “Indirect Exporters in the Global Value Chain"

Fabio Blasutto (ULB) will give a presentation on Pension Caregiver Credits and the Gender Gap in Old-Age Income Abstract: We study a 2001 pension insurance reform in Germany that introduced additional caregiver credits for working mothers with children between the ages of 3 and 10.

Serena Chellini (KU Leuven) will give a presentation on Trade Liberalization and Green Transformations within Firms Abstract:   If you would like to attend the seminar, please send an e-mail to Charles de Pierpont de Burnot or to Serena Chellini to get the details of the online meeting.

Mathilde Pourtois (IRIS-L) will give a presentation on Tightening Eligibility Requirements for Unemployment Benefits: Impact on Housing Autonomy Abstract: Leaving the parental home is a pivotal event in the life of every individual, marking the first step towards an independent adult life.

Victoire Girard (Nova Lisbon) will give a presentation on Artisanal mining in Africa: Green for gold? Abstract: The livelihoods of 130 to 270 million people depend on artisanal mining, a labor-intensive and often informal extractive activity. Leveraging research in geology and exogenous changes in gold prices, we build the first continent-wide proxy of artisanal gold mining.

Kam Pui Tsang (KU Leuven) will give a presentation on Sanctioning forced labour in China: Evidence from the US cotton ban Abstract: Over the last two decades, the use of targeted sanctions has been on the rise. A more recent phenomenon has been the rise of humanitarian sanctions aiming at curbing human rights abuses and corruption.