3rd EDITION OF THE GENDER ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
2025-11-03 - 2025-11-04 | Henley Business School
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Department of Economics at the University of Reading is hosting the 3rd editions of the Workshop on Gender Issues and Development on November 3-4, 2025.
This workshop will feature contributions in the fields of family economics, gender economics, and development economics. It aims to create a forum to discuss ongoing, cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research connecting these areas.
We welcome submissions in the following themes: gender and trade; gender and labor markets; marriage and divorce; household time allocation; economics of gender-based and domestic violence; gender gaps and income inequalities; household decisions; gender, migration, and remittances; women’s empowerment, women’s entrepreneurship, and economic development; political role; demographic economics; social norms, laws, policies, and institutions; economic development and agricultural production. Keynote speakers:
BISHNUPRIYA GUPTA (University of Warwick), CLIMENT QUINTANA-DOMEQUE (University of Exeter) and CHRISTINE VALENTE (University of Bristol) will deliver keynote lectures.
A special session led by Prachi Agarwal from ODI Global will explore key issues in gender and development, including gender and trade, with a particular focus on bridging the gap between research and policy to enhance development impacts.
Format – The workshop will be organized in thematic plenary sessions. The workshop will take place at the Whiteknights Campus of the University of Reading.
Submission of papers and participation – Researchers interested in presenting their work at the workshop can submit a full paper in pdf format through the following platform HERE.
The deadline for paper submissions is July 2, 2025.
There are no registration fees. However, as the number of places available for non-presenting participants is limited, interested researchers and professionals should contact the organizing committee for further information.
Scientific committee – Prachi Agarwal (ODI), Pierre André (CY Cergy Paris University), Steven Bosworth (University of Reading), Elisabetta De Cao (University of Bologna), Bénédicte Coestier (Paris Nanterre University), Florent Dubois (University of Turin), Eleonora Matteazzi (University of Verona), Laurine Martinoty (University Paris 1) Benjamin Monnery (Paris Nanterre University), Laura Muñoz-Blanco (University of Exeter), Giulia Savio (University of Turin), Saïd Souam (Paris Nanterre University), Nouhoum Touré (University of Paris 1)
Organizing committee – Prachi Agarwal (ODI), Eliane Badaoui (Paris Nanterre University), Florent Dubois (University of Turin), Neha Hui (University of Reading), Uma Kambhampati (University of Reading), Stefania Lovo (University of Reading), Stefania Marcassa (CY Cergy Paris University), Laurine Martinoty (University of Paris 1), Sam Rawlings (University of Reading), Jade Siu (University of Reading)

"Data Science meets Finance: Forecasting, Econometric Modelling, and Risk Management" Conference
2026-03-03 09:15 - 16:50 (Europe/London) | Room 150 (Large Lecture Theatre), ICMA Centre (Building L22), Henley Business School, University of Reading, RG6 6BA, UK
We are excited to announce that the conference on “Data Science meets Finance: Forecasting, Econometric Modelling, and Risk Management” is going to take place at University of Reading on 3rd March 2026, in an in-person format. The conference will bring together esteemed researchers in the fields of forecasting, econometrics and risk management, featuring a keynote talk by Prof James W. Taylor from the University of Oxford, along with seven research presentations. This conference is jointly organised by Econometrics with Data Science (EwDS) research cluster and The ICMA Centre, Henley Business School.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker:

Prof James W. Taylor (University of Oxford)

Speakers:

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Blanka N. Horvath (Oxford)

Wen Su (Oxford)

Marcin T. Kacperczyk (Imperial)

Ilias Chronopoulos (Essex)

Xiaochun Meng ( Bath)

Michael P. Clements (Reading)

Emese Lazar (Reading)

Haitong Jiang (Reading)

Shixuan Wang (Reading)

Program

Preliminary Program*:

09.15 – 09.50
Reception/Coffee

09.50 – 10.00
Welcome Speech

10.00 – 10.40
Blanka N. Horvath & Wen Su (Oxford-Man Institute, University of Oxford)
“Introducing SPEC: A Semi-Parametric Equity-Credit Model for CDS Spread Estimation” (full paper)

10.40 – 11.20

Marcin T. Kacperczyk (Imperial Business School, Imperial College London)
“Adaptive Market Ecology and Conditional Strategy Performance: Evidence from Machine-Learning Market-Timing Strategies” (full paper)

11.20 – 12.00
Ilias Chronopoulos (Essex Business School, University of Essex)
“High Dimensional Generalised Penalised Least Squares” (full paper)

12.00 – 13.00
Lunch (ICMA Foyer/Lobby)

13.00 – 14.00

Keynote: James W. Taylor (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
“Forecast Combination for Probability Distributions, Intervals, and Risk Measures”

14.00 – 14.40
Xiaochun Meng (School of Management, University of Bath)
“Generalised Linear Combining for M-quantiles”

14.40 – 15.10
Coffee Break

15.10 – 15.40
Michael P. Clements (ICMA Centre, University of Reading)
“Could Professional U.S. Inflation Forecasters Have Done Better?”

15.40 – 16.10
Emese Lazar & Haitong Jiang (ICMA Centre, University of Reading)
“The Effect of Extreme Heatwaves on Stock Performance”

16.10 – 16.40
Shixuan Wang (Department of Economics, University of Reading)
“Multiscale Change Point Detection for Functional Time Series” (full paper)

16.40 – 16.50
Closing Remarks

*This version of program is preliminary and may be subject to change.

Date and Venue

Attendance: In-person (free to attend)
Date: Tuesday, 3rd March 2026
Venue: Room 150 (Large Lecture Theatre), ICMA Centre (Building 71), University of Reading, RG6 6DL, UK

The Whiteknights Campus (our main campus) is approximately a 15-20 min by Bus (No. 21 or No. 20) or Taxi from the Reading train station. For google directions please click here. To find the building, please check the map of Whiteknights Campus.

Registration

Please register your attendance by 27 Feb 2026: here
This conference is open to academics and practitioners from all around the world.
There is no registration fee for this conference.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided for all attendees throughout the conference.

Travel

The beautiful town of Reading (of Berkshire county) is located very close to London. It takes about 25 minutes by taxi to arrive from London Heathrow airport, and about 50 minutes by bus. There also are frequent direct trains connecting London Gatwick airport that takes about 90 minutes. Arriving from Central London is also easy, since there are direct trains every 15 minutes from London Paddington station to Reading that can take about 25 minutes. Reading station is also connected with fast trains with other big cities of England with airport such as Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester etc.
There are many accommodation options available in Reading. The usual hotel websites would help.
Many tourist attractions such as the Windsor Castle, Lego Land, Ascot Racecourse, the city of Oxford, Winchester, South Downs National Park, are also within half an hour commute from Reading.
Useful links: Taxi company in Reading, Another taxi company in Reading, Great Western Railways, Bus from Heathrow, things to do in Berkshire.

Organisers and Sponsor

The conference is organised by Shixuan Wang (shixuan.wang@reading.ac.uk) and Emese Lazar (e.lazar@icmacentre.ac.uk) at University of Reading. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact them.
The conference is sponsored by the Department of Economics and Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Reading.

Organisers and Sponsor

Workshop on "Labour Markets, Inequality, and Development: Lessons from India"
2026-03-05
The event will feature academic presentations of ongoing research alongside policy dialogue sessions with senior civil servants from the Government of Bihar and representatives from the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI). The idea is to foster engagement between researchers and policymakers and bridge empirical research and real-world policy design in the context of economic development.
Programme:
9:30 am Coffee and welcome of the participants
10:00 am Morning Session: Sustainability, Technology and Aspirations
Academic Session (10:00am-12:00am):

Stefania Lovo (University of Reading): Sustainable Development and Bureaucratic Turnover
Henny Osbahr (University of Reading): Community Based Natural Farming for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in India
Upasak Das (University of Manchester): AI Literacy and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Middle Schools in Rural India
Uma Kambhampati (University of Reading): Contracts, Contacts and the Capacity to Aspire

Round Table Discussion (12:00am-12:45pm): Youth, Aspirations and Technology in Bihar

Chair: Uma Kambhampati

Discussants:

Tripurari Sharan (State Information Commissioner, Government of Bihar)- online
Bandana Preyashi (Secretary, Social Welfare Department & Managing Director, Women and Child Development Corporation Government of Bihar)
Ashmita Gupta (Asian Development Research Institute)- online
Deepak Kumar (Asian Development Research Institute)- online

12:45 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Afternoon Session: Gender Norms and Women’s Agency
Academic Session (2:00pm-3:00pm):

Subhashis M Chowdhury (University of Sheffield): Eliciting Preference about the Idea of ‘Love Marriage’ in Rural India
Sam Rawlings (University of Reading): Sexual Violence, Reproductive Coercion, and Policy in India

Networking over Coffee (3:00-3:30pm):

1-1 Meetings with Bandana Preyashi (3:30pm-5:00pm)
