SI 2025 Gender in the Economy
Organized by Marcella Alsan, Jessica Goldberg, Claudia Goldin, Claudia Olivetti, and Melanie Wasserman
Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
July 22-23, 2025
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, July 22
8:15 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning Joint Session with Labor Studies in Ballroom A
8:45 am

Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries

Marco Palladino, Banque de France
Antoine Bertheau, Norwegian School of Economics
Alexander Hijzen, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Astrid Kunze, Norwegian School of Economics
Cesar Barreto, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Doğan Gülümser, Uppsala University
Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Anne Sophie Lassen, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Salvatore Lattanzio, Banca d'Italia
Benjamin Lochner, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Stefano Lombardi, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Jordy Meekes, Leiden University
Balazs Murakozy, University of Liverpool
Oskar Skans, Uppsala University
9:30 am

The Gender Pay Gap: Micro Sources and Macro Consequences

Iacopo Morchio, University of Bristol
Christian Moser, Columbia University and NBER
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am

The Child Penalty and an Age-Old Problem

Neil Thakral, Brown University
Linh T. Tô, Boston University
11:15 am

Gender Differences in Non-Promotable Tasks: The Case of Clinical Note-Taking

Bryan Chu, University of California, Berkeley
Benjamin R. Handel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Jonathan T. Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Ulrike Malmendier, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
Afternoon Session in Skyline CDE
1:00 pm

Outside Job Opportunities and the Gender Gap in Pay

Lena E. Hensvik, Uppsala University
Peter Fredriksson, Uppsala University
Doğan Gülümser, Uppsala University
3 Eggtimer Sessions:
1:45 pm

The Role of Pregnancy in Gender Discrimination: Evidence from the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

Andrea Di Giovan Paolo, Northwestern University
Giacomo Marcolin, Northwestern University
2:05 pm

Beyond the Clock: Labor Market Effects of Lifting Gender-Specific Hours Restrictions

Price V. Fishback, University of Arizona and NBER
Christopher Vickers, Auburn University
Yiyu Xing, University of California, Los Angeles
Nicolas L. Ziebarth, University of Missouri - Columbia and NBER
2:25 pm

The Menopause "Penalty"

Gabriella Conti, University College London
Rita Ginja, University of Bergen
Petra Persson, Stanford University and NBER
Barton Willage, University of Delaware and NBER
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Parental Leave: Economic Incentives and Cultural Change

Per-Anders Edin, Uppsala University
Raquel Fernández, New York University and NBER
James Albrecht, Georgetown University
Jiwon Lee, New York University
Peter Thoursie, Stockholm University
Susan Vroman, Georgetown University
3:45 pm

Gender Dynamics in Entry into Competitive Careers: Evidence from Indian Civil Services

Kanal Mangal, Independent Researcher
Niharika Singh, University of Notre Dame
Fellows Session, 5 (12-minute) Eggtimers:
4:30 pm

When Protection Fails: Effects of Military Bases on Sexual Violence in Colombia

Sakina Shibuya, UTEcon
Felipe Parra, University of Wisconsin - Madison

What Works for Working Couples? Work Arrangements, Maternal Labor Supply, and the Division of Home Production

Ludovica Ciasullo, New York University
Martina Uccioli, University of Nottingham

Can Women "Have It All"? The Trade-Off Between Social Tasks and Workplace Flexibility

Savannah G. Noray, Harvard University

Cheaper by the Dozen: Parental Time Use and Returns to Scale in Raising Children

Todd R. Jones, Mississippi State University
Ezra Karger, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Valerie Michelman, University of Delaware

The Quiet Revolution and the Decline of Routine Jobs

Lindsey M. Uniat, Yale University
5:45 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Reception and Dinner - Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront Room
Wednesday, July 23
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Discrimination and Access to Capital: A Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Ketki Sheth, University of California at Merced
Shanthi Manian, Washington State University
Shibiru Ayalew, Arsi University
9:45 am

Escaping Death: Individual Mobility and Female Mortality

Janis Skrastins, Washington University in St Louis
Bernadus Doornik, Banco Central do Brasil
David Schoenherr, Seoul National University
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am

Managers and the Cultural Transmission of Gender Norms

Virginia Minni, University of Chicago
Kieu-Trang Nguyen, Northwestern University
Heather Sarsons, University of British Columbia and NBER
Carla Srebot Roeder, University of British Columbia
3 Eggtimer Sessions:
11:30 am

Improving Access to Justice for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Specialized Domestic Violence Courts in Puerto Rico

Carolina Arteaga, University of Toronto and NBER
Gustavo J. Bobonis, University of Toronto
Paola Salardi, University of Toronto
Dario Toman, University of Toronto

Women’s Mobility and Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan

Erica M. Field, Duke University and NBER
Rob Garlick, Duke University
Kate H. Vyborny, Duke University

The Power of Persuasion: Causal Effects of Household Communication on Women’s Employment

Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Madeline McKelway, Dartmouth College
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Gender Divergence in Sectors of Work

Titan Alon, University of California, San Diego
Sena Coskun, University of Nuremberg
Jane Olmstead-Rumsey, London School of Economics
2:15 pm

Mothers’ Labor Force Participation and the Availability of “Non-Greedy” Jobs

Andreas J. Beerli, ETH Zurich
Andrea Hofer, OECD
Ursina Schaede, Tufts University
3:00 pm
Adjourn