This workshop brings together researchers from NHH, the Institute of Fiscal Studies, and the Paris School of Economics. The conference is funded by NORFACE through the projects "Human capital and inequality during adolescence and working life" and “Growing up Unequal? The Origins, Dynamics and Lifecycle Consequences of Childhood Inequalities”.
Program, March 22 |
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| 09.00-09.05 | Welcome address by Kjell G. Salvanes |
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| 09.05-10.30 |
GUODLCCI Strand #1 and #2: Early Shocks and Public Investments |
Elaine Kelly and Sarah Cattan (IFS)Overview and British perspective on the impacts of early shocks and early public investments on life cycle inequalities (ca. 20 minutes) |
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Katrine Løken (NHH)Overview over Norwegian policies affecting early life human capital development (ca. 15 minutes) |
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| 10.30-11.00 |
Break |
| 11.00-12.30 |
HuCIAW Theme A: Education pathways |
Eric Maurin (PSE)Gender Gap in the Choice of Field of Study (ca. 15 minutes) |
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Ingvild Almås (IIES and NHH)Socioeconomic gaps in pupils’ willingness to compete (ca. 15 minutes) |
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| 12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
| 13.30-15.00 |
HuCIAW Theme C: Risk and insurance |
Richard Blundell (UCL)Insurance from Taxes, Transfers and the Family (ca. 20 minutes) |
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Kjell Salvanes (NHH)Insurance value of education (ca. 10 minutes) |
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| 15.00-15.30 |
Break |
| 15.30-17.00 |
Open Discussion (in groups) |
| 19.00 |
Dinner |
Program, March 23 |
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| 09.00-10.30 |
GUODLCCI Strand #3 and #4: Family and Peers |
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Gabriella Conti (UCL)Overview over the role of the family in shaping inequalities (ca. 15 minutes) |
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Marc Gurgand (PSE)Experience with determining peers in survey data (ca. 15 minutes) |
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| 10.30-11.00 |
Break |
| 11.00-12.30 |
HuCIAW Theme B: Human Capital, Labour Supply and Earnings |
Monica Costa-Dias (IFS)Gender wage gap (ca. 15 minutes) |
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Sissel Jensen (NHH)Gender gap in high-income occupations (ca. 15 minutes) |
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| 12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
| 13.30-14.30 |
GUODLCCI 2018-2021 and HuCIAW 2018-2021 |
Aline Bütikofer (NHH) and Luke Sibieta (IFS)Way forward, program and public outreach |
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| 14.30-15.00 |
Summary by Kjell and Richard |