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WERISE

Women in Economics: Research, Ideas, Solutions, Executions

May 31- Jun 1, 2019 – Boston University, Questrom School of Business

(Room 426-428)

Our Goal

Bring together leading scholars for a comprehensive overview of research on the status of women in economics to reach a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by women in the profession and to spur ideas for concrete solutions.

Program

The conference took place from Friday 31 May to Saturday June 1, featuring research paper sessions followed by a broad panel discussion focused on policy ideas and their execution. The full schedule can be downloaded here. A detailed version of the program can be downloaded here.

Videos

Click here to watch videos of research presentations and of the discussion panel that took place during the conference.

Discussion Sessions

Click here to see which topics were discussed by our work groups, the problems they identified and the recommendations that were formulated.

Speakers and Panelists

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Susan M. Collins

The Ford School, University of Michigan

Lisa M. Lynch

Brandeis University

Justin Wolfers

University of Michigan

David W. Wilcox

Federal Reserve Board

Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan

University of Maryland, College Park

Adriana Kugler

Georgetown University

Heather Sarsons

University of Toronto

Erin Hengel

University of Liverpool

Beatrice Cherrier

University of Cergy, France

Kelly Bedard

University of California, Santa Barbara

Daniele Paserman

Boston University

Sponsors

bostonfed

Organizing Committee

Patricia Cortes – Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law Boston University, School of Management

Vittoria Dicandia – PhD Candidate in Economics at Boston University, WeOrg Co-Chair

Stefania Garetto – Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Boston University

Shulamit Kahn– Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law Boston University, School of Management

Barton Lipman – Chair, Department of Economics Boston University

Chiara Margaria – Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Boston University

Silvia Vannutelli – PhD Candidate in Economics at Boston University, WeOrg Co-Chair