CIRANO-CIREQ-CREEI Conference on New Research and Policy Perspectives on Inequality and Poverty

29 April 2024 (CIRANO)
Organizers: Raquel Fonseca (Economics, UQAM & CIREQ), Markus Poschke (Economics, McGill University & CIREQ)

OVERVIEW

This event will include a unique blend of cutting-edge policy and academic perspectives, aiming to shed light on one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

The core of the conference will consist of nine presentations of frontier research on inequality. Presentations will cover a wide range of topics related to inequality and poverty, and can include empirical, theoretical, and quantitative approaches.

The conference will conclude with an interactive round table, which will bring together experts and participants to engage in a comprehensive dialogue and explore potential solutions.

EVENT SITE

1130, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, suite 1400
Montréal (Québec) H3A 2M8
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CALL FOR PAPERS (pdf)

REGISTRATION

This event is free and is open to anyone interested in the topic. Due to limited seating, however, registration is required.

PROGRAM

8 h 15 – 8 h 30

Welcome and breakfast

8 h 30 – 8 h 35

Welcoming remarks

8 h 35 – 9 h 15

Fighting Inequality: What’s new?

Joana Silva

9 h 15 – 9 h 55

The Effects of Public Housing on Children: Evidence from a National Experiment in Colombia

Valentina Duque

9 h 55 – 10 h 35

The Effects of Layoffs on Opioid Use and Abuse

David Price

10 h 35 – 10 h 50

Break

10 h 50 – 11 h 30

Responses to Negative Information: Insights from Grade Repetition

Gabrielle Vasey

11 h 30 – 12 h 10

The Colocation Friction: Dual-Earner Job Search and Labor Market Outcomes

Hanno Foerster

12 h 10 – 13 h 10

Lunch and Doctoral and post-doctoral students’ Posters

Hajar El Khoudri, Abdel-Hamid Bello, Giacomo Rella, Frank Yang, Mahmut Ablay

13 h 10 – 13 h 50

Ageing and Employment Policies: Key Challenges, Lessons and Good Practices

Andrew Aitken

13 h 50 – 14 h 30

Parental Investments and Socio-Economic Gradients in Learning across European Countries

Hugo Reis

14 h 30 – 14 h 45

Break

14 h 45 – 15 h 25

Some Like It Hot: Monetary Policy Under Okun’s Hypothesis

Felipe Alves

15 h 25 – 16 h 05

The Life Cycle Dynamics of Wealth Mobility

Richard Audoly

16 h 05 – 16 h 20

Break

16 h 20 – 17 h 35

Round Table – Exploring the Various Facets of Inequality

Marie Connolly, Joana Silva, Andrew Aitken, Guy Lacroix

17 h 35 – 21 h 30

Conference dinner (invitation only)

SPEAKERS

Mahmut Ablay

Candidat au Doctorat, Université McGill

Andrew Aitken

Économiste, Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques

Felipe Alves

Economiste Senior, Banque du Canada

Richard Audol

Economiste chercheur, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abdel-Hamid Bello

Candidat au Doctorat, Université Laval

Marie Connolly

Chercheuse et Fellow CIRANO

Professeur titulaire, UQAM

Valentina Duque

Professeure adjointe, American University

Hajar El Khoudri

Étudiante (Ph.D.), Université Laval

Hanno Foerster
Professeur adjoint, Boston College

Raquel Fonseca

Chercheuse et Fellow CIRANO & CIREQ

Professeure titulaire, UQAM

Guy Lacroix

Chercheur et Fellow CIRANO & CIREQ

Professeur titulaire, Université Laval

Markus Poschke

Chercheur et Fellow CIRANO & CIREQ

Professeur agrégé, Université McGill

David Price

Professeur adjoint, Université de Toronto

Hugo Reis

Économiste chercheur, Banque du Portugal

Giacomo Rella

Chercheur postdoctoral, ESG-UQAM

Joana Silva

Économiste sénior, The World Bank

Gabrielle Vasey

Professeure adjointe, Concordia University

Frank Yang

Étudiand (PhD), Université McGill

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Raquel Fonseca (UQAM & CIREQ)
Nicholas Gendron-Carrier (Université McGill & CIREQ)
Andrei Munteanu (UQAM)
Markus Poschke (Université McGill & CIREQ)

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