4th IZA Workshop on Gender and Family Economics [CANCELED]

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    Online

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    18th IZA & 5th IZA/CREST Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation

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    Online

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    Online

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  • November 2023

    1st IZA/OECD Workshop: Labor Market Monopsony and Its Regulation

    Online

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  • December 2023

    G²LM|LIC & BREAD Conference on Development Economics

    Nairobi, Kenya

    The IZA/FCDO Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Programme (G²LM|LIC) and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) are pleased to announce a joint Conference on Development Economics .The conference will consist of presentations of advanced stage research by senior or junior researchers, and presentations of early stage research by junior researchers.

4th IZA Workshop on Gender and Family Economics [CANCELED]
April 24, 2020 - April 25, 2020
About the Workshop

The focus of the 4th Annual Workshop on Gender and Family Economics in 2020 will be on gender economics. The workshop will create a stimulating environment that will enable participants to engage in discussion of and receive valuable feedback on pressing issues in gender-related research and policy.

Keynote lectures will be delivered by Professor Manisha Shah (University of California, Los Angeles, and IZA) and Professor Andrea Ichino (European University Institute and IZA).

We invite contributions from both senior and junior researchers. Although submissions in all areas of gender economics are welcome, there is a particular interest in papers that focus on:
  • Gender and economic outcomes
  • Gender and identity
  • Gender and decision making
  • Gender inequality in labor markets
  • Gender and health
  • Gender and technological progress
  • Women's economic, social, and political empowerment
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