2022/2023 PhD Seminars

Thursday, 20 October 2022
Speaker: Vito Peragine, University of Bari
Topic: "Inequality of opportunity in South Asia"
Overview: Critical review of economic literature on equality and inequality of opportunity, proposing a 'canonical model' and exploring compensation and reward principles.

Thursday, 3 November 2022
Speaker: Kristian Karlson, Copenhagen University
Topic: "Do Brother Correlations in Occupational Status and Income Overlap? Evidence on the Common Family Origins of Attainment in the United States and Denmark"
Overview: Examining brother similarities in occupational status and income, exploring the impact of family characteristics on attainment in the United States and Denmark.

Thursday, 19 January 2023
Speaker: Stefan Voigt, University of Hamburg
Topic: "Social Norms - Determinants, Incompatibilities, Effects"
Overview: Discussing the importance of social norms in institutional economics, exploring the compatibility between formal and informal institutions and the challenges of changing informal institutions.

Thursday, 20 April 2023
Speaker: Ewa Jarosz - University of Warsaw
Topic: "Maternal free time - a missing element in fertility studies"
Overview: Examining the association between maternal free time, tiredness, and satisfaction with leisure with second birth transitions, emphasizing a nuanced perspective on mothers' personal lives.

Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Speaker: Herman G. Van De Werfhorst, European University Institute
Topic: "The societal tasks of schooling: qualification, allocation, and socialization in comparative perspective"
Overview: Exploring the societal functions of education in terms of qualification, allocation, and socialization, highlighting trade-offs in educational policy-making.

Thursday, 18 May 2023
Speaker: Frank Kalter - University of Mannheim
Topic: "How much integration is wanted? A vignette study on outgroup mobility threat (OMT) in Germany."
Overview: Investigating outgroup mobility threat in Germany, exploring the impact on acceptance and recognition of descendants of immigrants in education and labor markets.