Laurence J. Kranich SUNY at Albany will give a presentation on Subject to Influence: Endogenous Effects on (Social) Preferences     Abstract:

Matthew Curtis ULB will give a presentation on Cultural Inheritance and the European Marriage Pattern Abstract: Eric Turkheimer famously stated as a Law "All human behavioral traits are heritable.'' But this poses a puzzle for pre-industrial demographic systems, such as the European Marriage Pattern, where individuals made behavioral choices that limited fertility.

Pilar Garcia-Gomez Erasmus University of  Rotterdam will give a presentation on Gender and performance of collaborative research: evidence from student teams Abstract: Research is increasingly a collaborative team exercise involving multiple researchers, yet little is known about how the composition of such teams affects their research output.

Michel Beine (University of Luxembourg) will give a presentation on New York, Abu Dhabi, London or Stay at Home? Using a Cross-Nested Logit Model to Identify Complex Substitution Patterns in Migration Abstract: We propose a cross-nested logit (CNL) approach to address the question of how people revise their migration decisions when facing changes in the global environment.

Kevin Pineda Hernandez (ULB) will give a presentation on Moving Up the Social Ladder? Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Among Female and Male Immigrants in Belgium Abstract: As second-generation immigrants from developing countries represent a sizeable share of the working-age population in developed countries, their labour market integration requires careful attention.

Seetha Menon (University of Southern Denmark) will give a presentation on The effect of domestic violence on cardiovascular risk Abstract: The prevalence of metabolic risk factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as hypertension and high plasma glucose levels have seen a substantial increase globally.

  !! CANCELLED !! Mine Senses (Johns Hopkins University) will give a presentation on TBA Abstract:  

Goedele Van den Broeck ELI/UClouvain will give a presentation on Structural transformation and the gender pay gap in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: The focus of this study is the implications of structural transformation for gender equality, specifically equal pay, in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Patricio Dalton (Tilburg University) will give a presentation on Developing Goals for Development: Experimental Evidence from Cassava Processors in Ghana Abstract: We train a random sample of small informal Ghanaian cassava processors on two simple practices: production measurement and goal setting. The former is essential for any firm to survive, let alone grow.

Yannik Schenk IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain will give a presentation on Beyond the Veil of Ignorance: Does Disclosure of Nationalities in Police Press Releases foster Migration Skepticism? Abstract: The alleged link between immigration and crime has been amongst the key narratives behind the recent upsurge of right-wing populism all around the globe.