Economics Research

External Seminar by Jean-Paul Carvalho (University of Oxford)
2024-02-21 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Edith Morley 74

ROSES Seminar by Joel Kariel (Competition and Markets Authority)
2024-02-23 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Title: “The Sterling Effect: Investigating Racial Discrimination in the English Football Labour Market”

External Seminar by Paula Onuchic (University of Oxford)
2024-02-28 14:30 - 16:00 | Edith Morley 74

ROSES Seminar by Rob Simmons (Lancaster University)
2024-03-01 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Title: “Do sports analytics affect player pay: Evidence from new contracts”

External Seminar by Christoph Görtz (University of Augsburg)
2024-03-06 14:30 - 16:00 | Edith Morley 74

9th GEAR Quarterly Lecture by Professor Michael Clements (University of Reading)
2024-03-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Chancellors G08
Our 9th GEAR Quarterly Lecture will be held on 12 March 2024 2:00-3:30 pm in Chancellors G08 and our speaker is Professor Michael Clements, University of Reading (details to be circulated). As usual, the lecture will be synchronously recorded and available for viewing ex-post from the University of Reading’s Research YouTube channel.
It is possible to join via MS Teams – but do try to come in person. Right after the lecture everyone is invited to a drinks reception from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in Chancellors G08.

External Seminar by Jingnan Chen (University of Exeter)
2024-03-13 14:30 - 16:00 | Edith Morley 74

ROSES Seminar by Lingqing Jiang (University of Essex)
2024-03-15 02:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Title: “Fair Play or Winning Ugly? Risk Taking Behaviour in Elite Competition under Different Rules”

External Seminar by Cristina Lafuente (University of Bath)
2024-03-20 14:30 - 16:00 | Edith Morley 74

ROSES Seminar by Dave Berri (Southern Utah University)
2024-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Title: “No One Gets Paid What They are Worth! Exploring Player Value in the Early History of Professional Basketball”

ROSES Seminar by Galila Nasser (University of Bielefeld)
2024-04-12 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Title:“ Effect of Geographical Proximity on Youth Talent Development: Application on the German Football”

ROSES Seminar by Alex Farnell (Maynooth University)
2024-04-19 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Title: “Race and Coaching Hierarchy: The promotion of assistant coaches in the NFL”

ROSES Seminar by Pete Groothuis (Appalachian State University)
2024-04-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Title: “A Rising Tide Raises all Boats: The changing distribution of salaries in the NBA over time”

3rd Reading Football Economics Conference AND 7th Sport Economics Sport Management Conference
2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08 | University of Reading
On May 7-8 2024 the Department of Economics at the University of Reading will host the 3rd Reading Football Economics Conference (RFEC) and the 7th Sport Economics Sport Management (SESM) International Conference in conjunction with the International Association of Sports Economists (https://www.iase-sport.org) concurrently. This event is generously sponsored by the Sports Economics Review, published by Elsevier, and the keynote speakers for the event will be Prof Colin Camerer, of the California Institute of Technology, and Prof Paul Downward of Loughborough University.
These two concurrent events taking place at the University of Reading will allow scholars in a range of fields to present their in-progress research to a wide audience of participants. The RFEC conference, in its third year, brings together researchers who have used the setting of football (however defined) for their work in the broadly defined area of economics. The SESM conference attracts researchers considering all sports, across the fields of economics and management, to present their work.
The schedule is now finalised for the conference in Reading. Please find it here.
Please register for the conference here by April 30. There is a small fee of £25.95 for the conference dinner at Bill’s Restaurant in central Reading.
Hotels in Reading are generally reasonably priced and within easy reach of campus either by walking (about two miles, 30 minutes), or via the 21 bus (which runs regularly from close to the railway station). Particular hotels:

Premier Inn Central (currently showing as £65 per night).
Travelodge Reading Central (currently showing as £47 per night).
Ibis Reading Centre (currently showing as £64 per night).
Penta Hotel (currently showing as £99 per night).

In addition to the 3RFEC/7SESM there will be:
May 10-11: 18th Gijon Conference on Sport Economics, Gijon, Spain.

Submission deadline: April 1. Please send an abstract of about 200 words to: placido@uniovi.es and foedplacido@gmail.com
This year the topic of the Conference is Sports Governance Bodies. New Competitions (In Season NBA, for instance). New Sports. Fight-Fight for the calendar: FIFA, UEFA, Clubs, IOC. Role of new investors: Arabs in soccer and golf (Ronaldo and Rahm, for example). Injuries due to tight schedules, European Super League judgment and so on.

May 13-14: 8th Football and Finance Conference, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.

The conference is dedicated to topics related to the economics of football, with a full two-day schedule.
There is a pre-conference “come together” at 7pm on May 12 for those able to make it at Currybar at Citypalais close to hotels and train station.
Please register by sending an email to sekretariat.prinz@uni-due.de by the end of April. The conference fee is €50 and includes snacks and coffee breaks. Dinners and come-together are not included.
Conference schedule can be found here.
Hotel options:

Mercure, around 90€; 5min walk to train station. Walking distance to Conference venue is 25min. or take bus 933 from train station to venue (see above).
Intercity, around 90€; very close to train station and city. Walking distance to Conference venue is 23min. or take bus 933 from train station to venue (see above).

Travel between the events:

Direct flight from London Gatwick Airport (direct train link from Reading) to Asturias (coach link to Gijon), May 9 9:20am, between the Reading (7-8) and Gijon (10-11) conferences. Flight VY 6626, operated by Vueling.
Direct flight Asturias to Dusseldorf Weeze (convenient for Duisburg), May 12 8:55am. Flight FR469, operated by Ryanair.
Lufthansa flies from Asturias to Dusseldorf via Frankfurt, and Iberia via Madrid. The Vueling option via Barcelona is overnight.
Details correct as of January 10 2024.

10th GEAR Quarterly Lecture by Professor Jennifer Castle (University of Oxford)
2024-05-09 02:00 - 15:30 | Edith Morley 126J
Our 10th GEAR Quarterly Lecture will be held on 9 May 2024 2:00-3:30 pm in Edith Morley 126J and our speaker is Professor Jennifer Castle, University of Oxford (details to be circulated). As usual, the lecture will be synchronously recorded and available for viewing ex-post from the University of Reading’s Research YouTube channel.
It is possible to join via MS Teams – but do try to come in person. Right after the lecture everyone is invited to a drinks reception from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in EM 126J.

6th Reading Experimental and Behavioural Economics Workshop
2024-05-09 10:00 - 17:00 | University of Reading
The Department of Economics at the University of Reading is pleased to continue the 6th Reading Experimental and Behavioural Economics Workshop this year. The workshop will be held in JJ THOMSON Slingo Lecture Theatre at the University of Reading on 9 May 2024.

This year, the keynote speaker is Professor Colin Camerer (Caltech), and the regular session presenters are the following.

Diya Abraham (University of Reading)
Steven Bosworth (University of Reading)
Subhasish M Chowdhury (University of Sheffield)
Maria Cubel (City University London)
Joao Ferreira (University of Southampton)
Leonie Gerhards (King’s College)
Joo Young Jeon (University of Reading)
Aniol Llorente-Saguer (Queen Mary University)
Jiwei Zheng (Lancaster University)

Please find the details of the programme: REBEW2024.
If you have any queries, please contact to organisers, Joo Young Jeon (j.jeon@reading.ac.uk), Steven Bosworth (s.j.bosworth@reading.ac.uk) or Anwesha Mukherjee (anwesha.mukherjee@reading.ac.uk).

The 2nd Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Conference
2024-06-11 | University of Reading
We are delighted to be hosting the 2nd Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Conference at the University of Reading, UK on Tuesday 11th June 2024. This follows on from our successful 1st Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Conference.
This interdisciplinary conference is aimed at academics, practitioners and employers interested in issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and their implications for workplace practice.
For more information and to register to attend the event please click here.

Infant Feeding and Return to Paid Work Conference
2024-06-19 10:00 - 16:00
We are delighted to be hosting an Infant Feeding and Return to Paid Work Conference as part our Maternal Well-Being Infant Feeding and Return to Paid Work study being funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The conference will be hosted on our beautiful Whiteknights campus at the University of Reading, UK on Wednesday 19 June 2024. The conference will be hybrid so it will also be possible to attend online. This conference is aimed at our stakeholders: families, employers, policy makers, practitioners, academics and anyone with an interest in infant feeding and return to paid work.
There is no conference registration fee. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for those attending in person. You can register for the event via our registration link, for in person attendance please register by June 5th 2024. Details on the schedule (expected timings are 10am-4pm) will follow in due course.
For more information about the event please click here.

The 10th annual conference “Contests: Theory and Evidence”
2024-06-27 - 2024-06-28
The Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History and the Department of Economics at the University of Reading, UK, and the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University, USA are pleased to host the 10th annual conference “Contests: Theory and Evidence” on Thursday 27 June and Friday 28 June 2024 in an in-person format. The conference is associated with a special issue on contest from the Journal of Public Economic Theory.
We cordially invite theoretical, experimental, and empirical work on any aspect of contests including but not limited to economics, management, politics, psychology, sports, biology, neuroscience, computer science, etc.
This year the keynote speaker is Prof. Aner Sela from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Please find the details of the programme.
Submission: Please submit your paper or extended abstract here by 15 April 2024.
Registration: Please register here by 15 May (Presenters) / 27 May (Attendees)

Key dates:
Submission deadline: 15 April, 2024
Acceptance decision: 30 April, 2024
Registration deadline: 15 May, 2024 (Presenters) / 27 May, 2024 (Attendees)
Conference: 27 – 28 June 2024

Travel, accommodation, and things to do:
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.
Very 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: Visit University of Reading, University of Reading Map, Taxi company in Reading, Another taxi company in Reading, Great Western Railways, Bus from Heathrow, things to do in Berkshire.

Further information:
In the case of any other questions or if you need to apply for a visa and would like to learn about the acceptance decision earlier, please contact Joo Young Jeon (j.jeon@reading.ac.uk) or Subhasish M. Chowdhury (subhasish.chowdhury@sheffield.ac.uk).
The conference organisers are Joo Young Jeon (University of Reading), Subhasish M. Chowdhury (University of Sheffield), Steven Bosworth (University of Reading), Anwesha Mukherjee (University of Reading).

1st Conference on "Econometrics with Data Science"
2024-09-16 09:15 - 17:30 | Room G03, Building L22, London Road Campus, University of Reading, Reading, RG1 5AQ
We are excited to announce that the 1st Conference “Econometrics with Data Science” is going to take place at London Road Campus, University of Reading on 16th September 2024, in an in-person format. The conference will bring together esteemed researchers in the fields of econometrics and data science, featuring a keynote talk by Prof Lorenzo Trapani from the University of Leicester and the Università di Pavia, along with presentations from eight speakers showcasing their latest work.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker:

Prof Lorenzo Trapani (University of Leicester and Università di Pavia)

Speakers:

Siddharth Arora (Saïd, Oxford)

Stephen Kastoryano (Reading)

Shifan Yu (OMI, Oxford)

Katerina Chrysikou (Leicester)

Xiaohan Xue (Bath)

Jack Fosten (Bayes)

Abhishek Pal Majumder (Reading)

Shixuan Wang (Reading)

Program

Preliminary Program*:

09.15 – 09.45
Reception/Coffee

09.45 – 10.00
Welcome Speech

10.00 – 11.00
Keynote: Lorenzo Trapani (University of Leicester and Università di Pavia)
“Inference in Matrix-valued Time Series with Common Stochastic Trends and Multi Factor Error Structure”

11.00 – 11.40

Siddharth Arora (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
“Combining an Ensemble of Probability Distribution Forecasts”

11.40 – 12.20
Stephen Kastoryano (Department of Economics, University of Reading)
“Causally Evaluating Selection: Biological, Behavioural and Institutional Effects on the Kidney Transplant Waitlist”

12.20 – 13.30
Lunch

13.30 – 14.10

Shifan Yu (Oxford-Man Institute, University of Oxford)
“Realized Candlestick Wicks” (SSRN)

14.10 – 14.50
Katerina Chrysikou (School of Business, University of Leicester)
“High Dimensional Generalised Penalised Least Squares”

14.50 – 15.30
Xiaohan Xue (School of Management, University of Bath)
“The Likelihood Ratio Test for Changes in High-Dimensional Network”

15.30 – 16.00
Coffee Break

16.00 – 16.30
Jack Fosten (Bayes Business School, City, University of London)
“Autoregressive Difference-in-Differences”

16.30 – 17.00
Abhishek Pal Majumder (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading)
“Rare Event Simulations for Regime-Switching Processes”

17.00 – 17.30
Shixuan Wang (Department of Economics, University of Reading)
“Detecting Changes in GARCH(1,1) Processes without Assuming Stationarity’’ (SSRN)

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

Date and Venue

Attendance: In-person (free to attend)
Date: Monday, 16th September 2024
Venue: Room G03, Building L22, London Road Campus, University of Reading, Reading, RG1 5AQ.

The London Road Campus is approximately a 15-20 min walk or 5-10 min by taxi from Reading train station. Please kindly note that this is not the main campus. For google directions please click here. To find the building, please check the map of London Road Campus.

Registration

Please register your attendance by 13 Sept: here (closed)
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.
Very 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 Stephen Kastoryano (s.p.kastoryano@reading.ac.uk), within Econometrics with Data Science (EwDS) research cluster at University of Reading. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact them.
The conference is sponsored by the Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History.

Group Photo

Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Webinar Series 2024/25 - First in the Series!
2024-10-03 13:00 - 14:00
Professor Simonetta Longhi and Professor Sarah Jewell have organised a webinar series as part of their Accommodating Diversity in the workplace research initiative. These webinars will be held monthly on a Thursday at 13:00 GMT via teams.
The first in the series is on 3rd October. Speakers Professor Katrina Prichard and Dr Helen Williams from Swansea University will be speaking on Minority Genders: Unpacking policy and SME work experiences
To find out more and register please go to: Webinar Series 2024/2025 – Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace (reading.ac.uk)

Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Webinar Series - Lecture 2
2024-10-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Microsoft Teams
The second in the Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace webinar series is being held on the 31st October at 1pm on MS Teams.
Register now to listen to speakers Dr Krystal Wilkinson (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Dr Sarah-Jane Lennie (The Open university) discussing – Supporting perinatal (pregnancy and post-birth) mental health in the context of UK policing.
To find out more and register please go to: Webinar Series 2024/2025 – Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace (reading.ac.uk)

12th GEAR Quarterly Lecture by Professor Gulch Ozkan (King's College London)
2024-11-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Chancellors G08
Our 12th GEAR Quarterly Lecture will be held on 27 November 2024, 2:00-3:30 pm GMT. The speaker is Professor Gulcin Ozkan, King’s College London. Her talk is entitled “Footprints of Global Shocks in Emerging Economies: Sources of Exposure and International Spillovers”. It will draw on various papers, in particular a recent ECB working paper. The poster for the event is attached here (in pdf format). As usual, the lecture will be synchronously recorded and available for viewing ex post from the University of Reading’s Research YouTube channel. You can find links to all previous GEAR QL recordings via the GEAR QL webpage. By tradition, it is a hybrid event, and here is the MS Teams link to join – but do try to come in person!

Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Webinar
2025-03-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Microsoft Teams
The Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace research initiative aims to understand issues relating to diversity & inclusion in the workplace. We are a group of researchers based at the University of Reading working on a range of projects focusing on best ways to accommodate diversity in the workplace. We aim to create a two-way dialogue between academic researchers, and employers and other stakeholders to reach a shared understanding around issues related to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and their implications for good workplace practice and policy. We are delighted to announce the speakers of our 2024/2025 webinar series, which will be held monthly on a Thursday at 1pm via MS Teams. The webinar is aimed at anyone who has an interest in diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Click here to register for the webinar series
Getting Dads talking
Presenter: Mark Gatto, Northumbria University
Abstract:
In recent years, the space for parents at work has opened up, though this emergent ‘caring commons’ is still typically predominantly occupied by women. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns meant that some dads spent additional time doing caregiving and working flexibly, presenting an unexpected opportunity to experience extended time with their children . During this time, the boundaries between work and home became more blurred, enabling the potential normalisation of caring discourses. This timeframe saw the proliferation of parents and carers networks in workplaces, particularly in Universities, as sites where caring discourse could take root. However, in the context of historically patriarchal organisation norms, the cultural task remains pressing to shift the discourse from breadwinning to care for dads. Indeed, campaign groups such as The Fatherhood Institute and Pregnant then Screwed have shifted their focus to the policy area of 6 weeks of statutory leave for men as one approach to achieving meaningful cultural change.
This talk will focus on my ongoing cultural activism as a Parent and Carer Network Chair and the aspiration to create caring communities that can shift the dial for dads at work. During this talk I will discuss the growth of parents and carers networks across the University sector, their membership, and the emergence of a national network, UK-PACT. Drawing on Dr Jasmine Kelland’s research into fatherhood forfeits and father’s forums, I will then share my own local project to develop a group called, ‘dad chat’, and the lessons I have learned in collaboration with other dads in the pursuit of a community of dads at work.
Bio:
Mark is an Assistant Professor in Critical Organisation Studies at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. His main research interest is parents at work (paid and unpaid). Mark’s research explores patriarchy and masculinities in organisations. Mark’s 2023 book ‘Parents at work’ combined parent narratives, autoethnography and dystopian fiction into a ‘fictocriticism’. Mark also does research, teaching and activism on the themes of Justice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI). As an academic activist, he established and proudly leads the Northumbria University Parents and Carers Network in 2020, and Co-Chairs the national organisation for parents and carers in UK Higher Education, UK PACT.

First Annual Reading Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Workshop
2025-05-29 | Chemistry-LTG
On Thursday, 29 May 2025, the First Annual Reading Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Workshop (RPPE1) takes place and brings together researchers from our three departments for an interdisciplinary scientific event. The newly formed RPPE series is jointly co-hosted by Reading Economic Theory Research Cluster (RET) and Reading Ethics and Political Philosophy (REAPP). The objective is to foster intellectual dialogue across the disciplines of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics by providing a forum for presentation and discussion of different lines of research. The keynote lecture for RPPE1 is delivered by Professor Richard Bradley from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Further information as well as the workshop’s programme can be found on the following website: https://sites.google.com/view/readingppe

Conference on 'Advances in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy' - in honour of Prof. Stephen Martin
2025-07-07 09:00 - 2025-07-08 17:00 | London Road L22
The Department of Economics and the Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History at the University of Reading are pleased to organise a conference on the Advances in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy – honouring the contributions of Prof Stephen Martin (Purdue University, USA) on 07 and 08 July, 2025.

Over the past 50 years Prof Stephen Martin has been contributing to the area of Industrial Organization and Competition Policy as a researcher, editor, author of books, and mentor. This conference is organized honouring the various contributions of Prof Martin and brings together academics around the globe to present and discuss cutting edge issues in this field. The conference will be held at the (Room 103, L22) London Road Campus of the University of Reading.
The keynote speaker will be Prof Dan Kovenock, Chapman University, USA.
Here are the details of the programme.
Registration: Please register in this link by Monday, 02 June 2025.

Travel, accommodation, and things to do:
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.
Very 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: Visit University of Reading, University of Reading London Road Campus Map, Taxi company in Reading, Another taxi company in Reading, Great Western Railways, Bus from Heathrow, things to do in Berkshire.
The conference organisers are Joo Young Jeon (University of Reading) and Subhasish M. Chowdhury (University of Sheffield). In the case of any questions or if you need to apply for a visa, please contact any of them.

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 | 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)
