Events
Week of Events
Seminars in Politics and Society Rhonda Breitkreuz (University of Alberta)
"Closing the gap? Making sense of mothers’ employment in Canada" Abstract In international comparison, Canadian mothers have exceptional educational attainment and above average employment rates. However, Canadian mothers have lower employment rates and lower earnings than their male counterparts. In this lecture, I first provide an overview of the conceptualizations of mothers’ employment. I then…
[Academic Events] Workshop Hackathon delle idee
Monday Lunch Seminars Philip J. Cook (Duke University)
Monday Lunch Seminars Philip J. Cook (Duke University)
"The School-Entry-Age Rule Affects Redshirting Patterns and Resulting Disparities in Achievement" abstract Since, other things equal, older children do better in school, the extent and pattern of delayed entry affects observed patterns in academic performance. This paper provides three new sets of relevant findings, utilizing comprehensive data on birth cohorts of children who enrolled in…
Seminars in Economics Mariano Massimiliano Croce (UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School)
Seminars in Economics Mariano Massimiliano Croce (UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School)
"The Leading Premium"
Seminars in Economics Gur Huberman (Columbia University) and Monica Paiella (Università Parthenope)
Seminars in Economics Gur Huberman (Columbia University) and Monica Paiella (Università Parthenope)
10.30-11.30 Gur Huberman (Columbia University): "Monopoly Without a Monopolist: An Economic Analysis of the Bitcoin Payment System" 12.00-13.00 Monica Paiella (Università Parthenope): "P2P Lending: Information Externalities, Social Networks and Loans' Substitution"