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SUMMARY:12th GEAR Quarterly Lecture by Professor Gulch Ozkan (King's College London)
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/12th-gear-quarterly-lecture-by-professor-gulch-ozkan-kings-college-london/
LOCATION:Chancellors G08
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SUMMARY:Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Webinar
DESCRIPTION: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. \nClick here to register for the webinar series \nGetting Dads talking \nPresenter: Mark Gatto\, Northumbria University \nAbstract:\nIn 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. \nThis 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.  \nBio:\nMark 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.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/accommodating-diversity-in-the-workplace-webinar/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah%20Jewell":MAILTO:s.l.jewell@reading.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:First Annual Reading Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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). \nFurther information as well as the workshop’s programme can be found on the following website: https://sites.google.com/view/readingppe
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/first-annual-reading-philosophy-politics-and-economics-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Conference on 'Advances in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy' - in honour of Prof. Stephen Martin
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \nOver 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. \nThe keynote speaker will be Prof Dan Kovenock\, Chapman University\, USA. \nHere are the details of the programme. \nRegistration: Please register in this link by Monday\, 02 June 2025. \n  \nTravel\, accommodation\, and things to do: \nThe 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. \nVery 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. \nUseful 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. \nThe 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.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/conference-on-advances-in-industrial-organization-and-competition-policy-in-honour-of-prof-stephen-martin/
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SUMMARY:3rd EDITION OF THE GENDER ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS \nThe 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.  \nThis 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. \nWe 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: \nBISHNUPRIYA GUPTA (University of Warwick)\, CLIMENT QUINTANA-DOMEQUE (University of Exeter) and CHRISTINE VALENTE (University of Bristol) will deliver keynote lectures. \nA 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. \nFormat – The workshop will be organized in thematic plenary sessions. The workshop will take place at the Whiteknights Campus of the University of Reading. \nSubmission 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. \nThe deadline for paper submissions is July 2\, 2025. \nThere 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. \nScientific 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) \nOrganizing 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)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/gender-issues-and-development-workshop/
LOCATION:Henley Business School
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SUMMARY:"Data Science meets Finance:  Forecasting\, Econometric Modelling\, and Risk Management" Conference
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nKeynote Speaker:\n\nProf James W. Taylor (University of Oxford)\n\nSpeakers: \n\n​ \n\n\n\n\nBlanka N. Horvath (Oxford)\n\nWen Su (Oxford)\n\n\nMarcin T. Kacperczyk (Imperial)\n\n\n\nIlias Chronopoulos (Essex)\n\nXiaochun Meng ( Bath)\n\nMichael P. Clements (Reading)\n\n\n\nEmese Lazar (Reading)\n\nHaitong Jiang (Reading)\n\nShixuan Wang (Reading)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Program\n\n\nPreliminary Program*: \n\n\n\n09.15 – 09.50\nReception/Coffee\n\n\n09.50 – 10.00\nWelcome Speech\n\n\n10.00 – 10.40\nBlanka N. Horvath & Wen Su (Oxford-Man Institute\, University of Oxford) \n“Introducing SPEC: A Semi-Parametric Equity-Credit Model for CDS Spread Estimation” (full paper)\n\n\n10.40 – 11.20 \n \nMarcin T. Kacperczyk (Imperial Business School\, Imperial College London) \n“Adaptive Market Ecology and Conditional Strategy Performance: Evidence from Machine-Learning Market-Timing Strategies” (full paper)\n\n\n11.20 – 12.00\nIlias Chronopoulos (Essex Business School\, University of Essex) \n“High Dimensional Generalised Penalised Least Squares” (full paper)\n\n\n12.00 – 13.00\nLunch (ICMA Foyer/Lobby)\n\n\n13.00 – 14.00 \n \nKeynote: James W. Taylor (Saïd Business School\, University of Oxford) \n“Forecast Combination for Probability Distributions\, Intervals\, and Risk Measures”\n\n\n14.00 – 14.40\nXiaochun Meng (School of Management\, University of Bath) \n“Generalised Linear Combining for M-quantiles”\n\n\n14.40 – 15.10\nCoffee Break\n\n\n15.10 – 15.40\nMichael P. Clements (ICMA Centre\, University of Reading) \n“Could Professional U.S. Inflation Forecasters Have Done Better?”\n\n\n15.40 – 16.10\nEmese Lazar & Haitong Jiang (ICMA Centre\, University of Reading) \n“The Effect of Extreme Heatwaves on Stock Performance”\n\n\n16.10 – 16.40\nShixuan Wang (Department of Economics\, University of Reading) \n“Multiscale Change Point Detection for Functional Time Series” (full paper)\n\n\n16.40 – 16.50\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n\n*This version of program is preliminary and may be subject to change. \n\nDate and Venue\n\n\n\nAttendance:  In-person (free to attend)\nDate:             Tuesday\, 3rd March 2026\nVenue:           Room 150 (Large Lecture Theatre)\, ICMA Centre (Building 71)\, University of Reading\, RG6 6DL\, UK\n\nThe 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. \n\n Registration\n\n\nPlease register your attendance by 27 Feb 2026: here \nThis conference is open to academics and practitioners from all around the world. \nThere is no registration fee for this conference. \nRefreshments and lunch will be provided for all attendees throughout the conference. \n\nTravel\n\n\nThe 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. \nThere are many accommodation options available in Reading. The usual hotel websites would help. \nMany 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. \nUseful links: Taxi company in Reading\, Another taxi company in Reading\, Great Western Railways\, Bus from Heathrow\, things to do in Berkshire. \n\n Organisers and Sponsor\n\n\nThe 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. \nThe conference is sponsored by the Department of Economics and Department of Finance and Accounting\, University of Reading. \n\n Organisers and Sponsor
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/data-science-meets-finance/
LOCATION:Room 150 (Large Lecture Theatre)\, ICMA Centre (Building L22)\, Henley Business School\, University of Reading\, RG6 6BA\, UK
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SUMMARY:Workshop on "Labour Markets\, Inequality\, and Development: Lessons from India"
DESCRIPTION: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. \nProgramme:  \n9:30 am    Coffee and welcome of the participants \n10:00 am    Morning Session: Sustainability\, Technology and Aspirations    \nAcademic Session (10:00am-12:00am): \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStefania Lovo (University of Reading): Sustainable Development and Bureaucratic Turnover\nHenny Osbahr (University of Reading): Community Based Natural Farming for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in India\nUpasak Das (University of Manchester): AI Literacy and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Middle Schools in Rural India\nUma Kambhampati (University of Reading): Contracts\, Contacts and the Capacity to Aspire\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Round Table Discussion (12:00am-12:45pm):  Youth\, Aspirations and Technology in Bihar \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChair: Uma Kambhampati\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscussants: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTripurari Sharan (State Information Commissioner\, Government of Bihar)- online\nBandana Preyashi (Secretary\, Social Welfare Department & Managing Director\, Women and Child Development Corporation Government of Bihar)\nAshmita Gupta (Asian Development Research Institute)- online\nDeepak Kumar (Asian Development Research Institute)- online\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:45 pm    Lunch \n2:00 pm      Afternoon Session: Gender Norms and Women’s Agency \nAcademic Session (2:00pm-3:00pm): \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubhashis M Chowdhury (University of Sheffield): Eliciting Preference about the Idea of ‘Love Marriage’ in Rural India\nSam Rawlings (University of Reading): Sexual Violence\, Reproductive Coercion\, and Policy in India\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNetworking over Coffee (3:00-3:30pm): \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1-1 Meetings with Bandana Preyashi (3:30pm-5:00pm)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/workshop-on-labour-markets-inequality-and-development-lessons-from-india/
ORGANIZER;CN="Neha%20Hui":MAILTO:n.hui@reading.ac.uk
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