Tuesday, 1pm (GMT), EBRD HQ, London
The Office of the Chief Economist at the EBRD organizes the OCE Research Seminars in Economics & Finance. We invite top researchers from around the world to present their work in a 1-hour academic format. The seminar is open to all EBRD staff as well as external researchers. The seminars will also be streamed online.
Contacts: if you want to present at or attend our weekly seminar series, please email us at loiaconf@ebrd.com (Francesco), coellif@ebrd.com (Federica) or benvenie@ebrd.com (Elia)
Upcoming seminar
30/06/2026
Pauline Grosjean (UNSW Sydney)
"HeforShe: Bargaining Power, Parental Beliefs, and Parental Speech Investments"
Abstract: We estimate a model of intra-household allocation of time-intensive parental investments. To address the identification challenge of separating preferences, expectations, and bargaining power, we leverage a unique data combination. First, we derive the quantity and quality of maternal and paternal speech from day-long audio recording using a state-of-the-art neural network classifier. Second, we elicit expectations from each parent about the returns to speech. Third, we exploit hyper-local variation in female bargaining power arising from inheritance practices. Our model and estimation reveal how female bargaining power influences paternal investments: fathers provide more and higher-quality speech investments when women have greater bargaining power, but only when mothers expect investments to improve child language development. These results align with a collective model in which powerful women elicit paternal investment when they believe it is productive. Our results highlight the role of economic power rather than broader social status indriving these investments.
Schedule 2025/2026
11/09/25, Michal Rubaszek (Warsaw School of Economics): "Are Exchange Rates Predictable?"
16/09/25, Mikhail Mamonov (Toulouse Business School): "Striving for Sustainability in Banking? Evidence from Socio-Environmental Guidelines in Brazil"
23/09/25, Lakshmi Naaraayanan (London Business School): "Green Mortgages"
14/10/25, Mateo Seré (University College London): "Don’t Stop Me Now: Gender Attitudes in Academic Seminars Through Machine Learning"
04/11/25, Sjoerd Van Alten (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): "A Chip Off the Old Block? Genetics and the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status"
18/11/25, Tom Schwantje (Bocconi University): "Banking on Conflict: Managers and Organizational Design"
27/11/25, Bob Rijkers (World Bank): "Protectionism, Evasion, and Household Welfare: Evidence from Nigeria’s Import Bans"
03/02/26, Claude Raisaro (Geneva Graduate Institute): "Hidden Discrimination in Frictional Labor Markets"
03/03/26, Feodora Teti (Ifo and European Central Bank): "Missing Tariffs"
14/04/26, Francesco D’Acunto (Georgetown University): "Subjective Expectations and Financial Intermediation"
05/05/26, Edoardo Teso (Bocconi University): "State Capacity as an Organizational Problem"
19/05/26, Andrey Tkachenko (Nazarbayev University): "Language Affinity, Russian Media and Sanctions Evasion"
30/06/2026, Pauline Grosjean (UNSW Sydney): "HeforShe: Bargaining Power, Parental Beliefs, and Parental Speech Investments"
Organizers: Francesco Loiacono, Federica Coelli, Elia Benveniste