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ECINEQ PhD Workshop
Date: July 2, 2025
Format: Online
Zoom details:
Topic: ECINEQ PhD Workshop
Time: Jul 2, 2025 09:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 919 3760 3334
Passcode: 262386
Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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The workshop will feature thematic sessions pairing PhD student presentations, with feedback from a PhD discussant and senior scholars. Each session lasts 70 minutes and typically[1] includes two presentations (20mins each), discussions by peer (5mins each) and discussions by a senior economist (10mins each).
Workshop Program
Session 1: Income Mobility and Redistribution
9:35–10:45 AM
· Javier Terrero – Who Climbs the Income Ladder? New evidence on cross-country income mobility from tax record data
o Discussant – Mathías Fondo
o Senior Discussant – Stephen Jenkins
· Mathías Fondo – Labor Responses and Asymmetric Effects of Transitioning from Flat to Progressive Taxation
o Discussant – Javier Terrero
o Senior Discussant – Elena Bárcena-Martín
Session 2: Gender Inequality & Social Norms
10:50–12:00 PM
· Marek Šedivý – Intrahousehold Consumption Inequality over 24 Years: Evidence from Czechia
o Discussant – Alejandra Villegas
o Senior Discussant – Alessandra Casarico
· Alejandra Villegas – The Weight of Expectation: Behavioral Evidence on Gender Norm Enforcement
o Discussant – Marek Šedivý
o Senior Discussant – Andreas Peichl
Lunch Break
12:00–1:35 PM
Session 3: Spatial & Local Inequality Measures
1:35–2:45 PM
· Chandré Jacobs – Developing a measure of local inequality
o Discussant – N.A.
o Senior Discussant – Philippe Van Kerm
· Matthew Shaikh – Two Decades of Inequality of Opportunity in Colombia: Insights
o Discussant – N.A.
o Senior Discussant – Xavier Ramos
Session 4: Legal Access, Social Protection & Informality
2:50–4:00 PM
· Maria Paula Medina-Pulido – Maternity Leave and Informality: Evidence from an Eligibility Expansion in Peru
o Discussant – Juliet-Nil Uraz
o Senior Discussant – Raquel Fernández
· Juliet-Nil Uraz – The Impacts of Reduced Access to Legal Assistance: Evidence from England and Wales
o Discussant – Maria Paula Medina-Pulido
o Senior Discussant – Luis Felipe López-Calva
Session 5: Wealth Inequality & Historical Asset Returns
4:05–5:15 PM
· Nathaniel Badalov – The Unequal Impact of Capital Gains on U.S. Wealth Distribution
o Discussant – • David Vargas
o Senior Discussant – Cecilia García-Peñalosa
· David Vargas – Social Protection, Short-term Debt, and Access to Credit
o Discussant – N.A.
o Senior Discussant – James Foster
[1] Some papers do not have peer discussants
More information on the Senior Discussants coming soon
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