FROGEE 2024 Academic Conference: “How does gender matter in the economy”?
About the conference
The conference will serve as a pivotal moment to take stock of the achievements of the FROGEE initiative, which is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and dedicated to advancing research and policy outreach in gender economics across Eastern Europe. The event will highlight critical research areas within gender economics, and set the groundwork for the ongoing commitment to and expansion of this important work within the FREE network and its associated institutes in Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Latvia, and Armenia.
Keynote speakers
The conference will feature four keynote speakers, each addressing a specific thematic area.
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Gender-gaps in the labor market in historical perspective, and the role of policies to close them
Keynote speaker: Prof. Barbara Petrongolo, University of Oxford -
Do women and men behave differently in economic situations?
Keynote speaker: Prof. Muriel Niederle, Stanford University -
Beyond the labor-market: Gender gaps in politics
Keynote speaker: Prof. Manuel Bagues, University of Warwick -
Beyond the labor market: Violence against women
Keynote speaker: Prof. Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago
Registration & program
Please proceed with your registration via the Trippus platform by clicking on the following link (see here). Program TBA.
Join us for a day of insightful discussions and valuable networking opportunities with leading experts in the field. For paper submissions and further information, please visit the call-for-paper announcement page (click here) or contact us at site@hhs.se.
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