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Conference programme: Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time
Programme for Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time
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Spanish version of the programme here.
*CEC indicates that this session is part of the VII Colombian Economic Congress
Wednesday 5 October
The times in the programme are Bogotá local time, UTC-5
| TIME | AUDITORIUM | ROOM 2 | ROOM 3 | ROOM 4 | ROOM 5 |
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| 08:00-09:00 |
Security registration | GROUND FLOOR Morning coffee | GROUND FLOOR |
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| 09:00-09-15 |
Welcome address Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER Carlos Gradín | UNU-WIDER Marcela Eslava | UNIANDES |
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| 09:15-10:30 |
Keynote 1 | Inequality of opportunity and mobility in Latin America by Francisco H. G. Ferreira | The London School of Economics and Political Science | Presentation Chair: Rachel Gisselquist | Senior Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Forhad Shilpi | World Bank (WB) | Presentation |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 11:00-12:30 |
CEC 1.1 | Labour market and inequality: Public policy, migration, and trade (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Michael Cardona | EAFIT Speakers Adriana Camacho | UNDP, UNIANDES Cristian Castillo Robayo | Catholic University of Colombia Yezid Hernandez-Luna | Jorge Tadeo Lozano University |
Parallel 1.2 | Markets and inequality | Organized and sponsored jointly with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chair and presenter: Ana María Ibáñez | Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) | Presentation Speakers Julián Messina | University of Alicante | Presentation Renata Narita | University of São Paulo |
Parallel 1.3 | The links among violence, inequality and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean | Organized jointly with the United Nations Development Programme-Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDP-LAC) Chair: Juan Fernando Vargas | Del Rosario University Speakers Marcela Meléndez | Chief economist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean | Presentation Ana Arjona | Northwestern University | Presentation Diana Rodríguez Franco | Bogotá City Secretary for Women | Presentation Patricia Justino | UNU-WIDER | Presentation |
Parallel 1.4 | Growth, poverty and inequality relationships in Africa | Organized and sponsored jointly with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Chair and presenter: Finn Tarp | University of Copenhagen, UNU-WIDER | Presentation Speakers Yusi Ouyang | University of Tulsa | Presentation Germano Mwabu | University of Nairobi | Presentation |
Special event 1 | Universities, regions, and development: Experiences of Paz y Región (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Oskar Nupia | UNIANDES Speakers Geisler Dayani Rojas Forero | Director, Paz y Región Maria Ximena Figueroa Olaya | Red de Mujeres Chaparralunas por la Paz César Vallejo Mejía | Former dean, University of Ibagué, Former co-director of Banco de la República Gabriela Vargas | Paz y Región Beatriz Valencia | Former mayor of Murillo, Tolima |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 13:30-14:00 | Poster session | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 14:00-15:30 |
CEC 2.1 | Experiments on dual labour markets (Session in English) Chair and presenter: César Mantilla | Del Rosario University Speakers Ferley Rincón | Del Rosario University Darwin Cortés | Del Rosario University and Alianza EFI Laura Prada | Del Rosario University |
Parallel 2.2 | Social mobility in the Global South | Project Chair: Francisco H. G. Ferreira | The London School of Economics and Political Science Speakers Kunal Sen | UNU-WIDER | Presentation Forhad Shilpi | World Bank (WB) | Presentation Anustup Kundu | UNU-WIDER Patrizio Piraino | University of Notre Dame du Lac | Presentation |
Parallel 2.3 | Inequalities in education Chair and presenter: Niaz Asadullah | Monash University Malaysia | Presentation Speakers Martina Querejeta | National University of La Plata (UNLP) | Presentation Neha Bailwal | University of Göttingen (GAU) | Presentation |
Parallel 2.4 | Inequality and poverty in South Eastern Africa Chair: Patricia Justino | UNU-WIDER Speakers Enilde Sarmento | National Director, Ministry of Economy and Finance | Presentation David Garcés-Urzainqui | Free University Amsterdam | Presentation Susmita Baulia | University of Turku | Presentation |
Special event 2 | Racial justice, statistical visibility and social and economic inequalities in Afro-Colombian population with Semillero del Pacífico (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Juan Camilo Cárdenas | University of Massachusetts, UNIANDES Speakers Ana Margarita Gonzalez | ILEX Acción jurídica Leyner Mosquera | Ministry of Financia and Semillero del Pacífico Kandya Obezo | The London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break and WIDER Alumni fireside chat | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 16:00-17:30 |
CEC 3.1 | Public health policy, COVID-19, and inequality (Parts of the session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Lucas Marín Llanes | UNIANDES Speakers Carlos Charris | Catholic University of Brasilia Mauricio Salazar-Saenz | Pontifical Javierian University |
Parallel 3.2 | Inequalities in the labour market | Organized jointly with the International Economic Association (IEA) Chair: Murray Leibbrandt | IEA Executive Committee Speakers Valentina Contreras | The London School of Economics and Political Science | Presentation Mohamed Ali Marouani | Research Institute for Development (IRD) | Presentation Luis Vargas-Montoya | Economic Association of Costa Rica | Presentation |
Parallel 3.3 | Education policies Chair and presenter: Ursula Mello | Barcelona School of Economics | Presentation Speakers Noemi Katzkowicz | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Presentation Rodrigo Oliveira | UNU-WIDER | Presentation |
Parallel 3.4 | Inequality in MENA countries | Organized with the Economic Research Forum (ERF) Chair and presenter: Rana Hendy | American University of Cairo | Presentation Speakers Vladimir Hlasny | UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut | Presentation Paul Makdissi | University of Ottawa | Presentation |
Special event 3 | Gender equality: Challenges inside Academia and student perspective (Session in Spanish with English translation)
Chair: Laura Soto | UNIANDES, MÍA UNIANDES |
| 18:00-20:00 | Reception | RECEPTION HALL GROUND FLOOR | ||||
Thursday 6 October
The times in the programme are Bogotá local time, UTC-5
| TIME | AUDITORIUM | ROOM 2 | ROOM 3 | ROOM 4 | ROOM 5 |
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| 08:00-09:00 | Morning coffee | GROUND FLOOR | ||||
| 08:30-09:00 | Security registration | GROUND FLOOR | ||||
| 09:00-10:30 |
Keynote 2 | Gender, culture, and the family by Raquel Fernández | New York University | Presentation Chair: Patricia Justino | Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Belinda Archibong | Barnard College, Columbia University | Presentation |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 11:00-12:30 |
CEC 4.1 | Drug consumption, production, and armed conflict in Colombia (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Steven Riascos | University of Antioquia Speakers Wendy D. Sánchez | Sergio Arboleda University Juan Carlos Angulo | University of Maryland
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Parallel 4.2 | Technology and labour market inequality | Organized and sponsored jointly with the International Economic Association (IEA) Chair: Raquel Fernández | IEA Executive Committee Speakers Belinda Archibong | Barnard College, Columbia University Estefania Galvan | IECON, University of the Republic | Presentation Jacob Moscona | Harvard, MIT | Presentation Nikita Sangwan | Indian Statistical Institute |
Parallel 4.3 | Health Chair and presenter: Javier Romero | Lima School of Economics at University of Piura Speakers Urangoo Bulgamaa | Corvinus University of Budapest Di Yang | University of Pennsylvania
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Parallel 4.4 | Measuring and understanding African inequality | Organized jointly with the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) Chair and presenter: Murray Leibbrandt | ACEIR, SALDRU, UNU-WIDER | Presentation Co-Chair: Carlos Gradín | UNU-WIDER Speakers Monica Lambon-Quayefio | University of Ghana, ACEIR | Presentation Moses Muriithi | University of Nairobi, ACEIR | Presentation Takwanisa Machemedze | DataFirst, ACEIR | Presentation |
Special event 4 | How big is regional inequality? A multidimensional look at the Colombian case (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Jaime Bonet | Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) Speakers Karina Acosta | Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) Silvia Otero | Del Rosario University Daniel Toro | The Technological University of Bolivar (UTB) Adolfo Meisel and Angela Granger | University of the North Luis Armando Galvis | Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 13:30-15:00 |
CEC 5.1 | Improving educational outcomes and reducing disparities (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Carlos Enrique Hoyos-Pontón | University of the North Speakers Luis Esteban Álvarez | National Planning Department Catherine Rodríguez | UNDP, UNIANDES Fabio Sánchez | UNIANDES |
Parallel 5.2 | Women's work | Project Chair: Maria Edo | University of San Andrés Speakers Maria Lo Bue | University of Bari Sudipa Sarkar | National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Sarah Khan | University of Goettingen Manuel Fernández Sierra | UNIANDES |
Parallel 5.3 | Causes and consequences of forced migration: Empirical and policy challenges | Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and sponsored by UNU-WIDER Chair and presenter: Ana María Ibáñez | Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) | Presentation Speakers Marieke Kleemans | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Presentation Andrea Velasquez | University of Colorado Denver | Presentation |
Parallel 5.4 | Understanding world inequalities: Research based on the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) Chair: Carlos Gradín | UNU-WIDER Speakers Jayash Paudel | Boise State University Vito Peragine | University of Bari (UNIBA) Flaviana Palmisano | Sapienza University of Rome | Presentation Verónica Amarante | University of the Republic | Presentation |
Special event 5 | Economic inequality beyond economics (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Mauricio García Villegas | De Justicia Speakers Leopoldo Fergusson | Director of Center of Studies for Economic Development, UNIANDES Maria José Álvarez | UNIANDES |
| 15:10-16:40 |
CEC 6.1 | Structural underpinnings of inequality | Studies in economic development (CEDE) special session | Sponsored jointly between UNU-WIDER and CEC Chair and presenter: Hernando Zuleta | UNIANDES Speakers Andrés Zambrano | UNIANDES Marcela Eslava | UNIANDES Manuel Fernandez Sierra | UNIANDES |
Parallel 6.2 | Gender inequality in Latin America | Organized jointly with the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Chair: Raquel Fernández | New York University Speakers Verónica Amarante | University of the Republic | Presentation Maria Edo | University of San Andrés | Presentation Mariana Violaz | CEDLAS, National University of La Plata | Presentation Maira Colacce | University of the Republic | Presentation |
Parallel 6.3 | Equality of opportunities Chair and presenter: Vito Peragine | University of Bari (UNIBA) | Presentation Speakers Ercio Munoz Saavedra | World Bank (WB) | Presentation Gabriela Zapata Román | Diego Portales University (UDP) | Presentation |
Parallel 6.4 | The impact of inequality: Findings from the @EQUAL Project | Project Chair: Rachel Gisselquist | UNU-WIDER Speakers Ines Ferreira | University of Copenhagen | Presentation Finn Tarp | University of Copenhagen, UNU-WIDER | Presentation David Castells-Quintana | University of Barcelona | Presentation |
Parallel 6.5 | Social and ecological sustainability | Organized and sponsored jointly with European Union - French Development Agency (EU-AFD) Research Facility on Inequalities Chair: Anda David | AFD Speakers Jairo Núnez | Fedesarollo | Presentation Muhammad Hanri | LPEM University of Indonesia | Presentation Rocío Espinosa | Espinosa Yglesias Study Center (CEEY) | Presentation Murray Leibbrandt | ACEIR, SALDRU, UNU-WIDER | Presentation |
| 16:40-17:00 | Coffee break | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 17:00-18:30 |
Policy dialogue on SDG 10 – How can we make the world more equal?
Moderator: Sharanjit Leyl | Journalist |
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Friday 7 October
The times in the programme are Bogotá local time, UTC-5
| TIME | AUDITORIUM | ROOM 2 | ROOM 3 | ROOM 4 | ROOM 5 |
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| 08:00-09:00 | Morning coffee | GROUND FLOOR | ||||
| 08:30-09:00 | Security registration | GROUND FLOOR | ||||
| 09:00-10:30 |
CEC 7.1 | Property rights, victims, and security Chair and presenter: Lucas Marín Llanes | UNIANDES Speakers Arlen Guarín | CESED Marta Juanita Villaveces | National University of Colombia Eduard Martínez | UNIANDES |
Parallel 7.2 | Gender Chair and presenter: Hema Swaminathan | Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore | Presentation Speakers Kunal Sen | UNU-WIDER | Presentation Julia Seither | University of Rosario | Presentation Adriana Camacho Gonzalez | UNIANDES | Presentation |
Parallel 7.3 | Climate Chair and presenter: Yasmine Abdelfattah | Universities of Canada | Presentation Speaker Nikita Sangwan | Indian Statistical Institute | Presentation Angela Cindy Emefa Mensah | Colorado State University | Presentation |
Parallel 7.4 | Inequality analysis: Lessons from tax administrative data | Project Chair and presenter: Jukka Pirttilä | UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki Speakers Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo | University of Essex Amina Ebrahim | UNU-WIDER Markus Jäntti | Stockholm University |
Parallel 7.5 | Global inequality Chair and presenter: Carlos Gradín | UNU-WIDER | Presentation Speakers Miquel Pellicer | University of Marburg | Presentation Yajna Govind | Copenhagen Business School | Presentation |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 11:00-12:30 |
CEC 8.1 | Governance and inequality: motivation, trust, and crime | Evidence in Governance & Politics (EGAP) special session | Sponsored jointly between UNU-WIDER and CEC Chair: Santiago Tobón | EAFIT, Medellín Speakers Rachid Laajaj | UNIANDES Chelsea Estancona | University of South Carolina Joana Monteiro | Getulio Vargas Foundation |
Parallel 8.2 | Addressing group-based inequality | Project Chair: Rachel Gisselquist | UNU-WIDER Speakers Edmund Terence Gomez | University of Malaya | Presentation Ayabonga Cawe | University of Witwatersrand | Presentation Simone Schotte | UNU-WIDER | Presentation |
Parallel 8.3 | COVID-19 Chair and presenter: Hai-Anh Dang | World Bank (WB) | Presentation Speakers Mrinalini Jha | O.P. Jindal Global University | Presentation Giulia Lotti | Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) | Presentation Nada Rostom | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) | Presentation |
Parallel 8.4 | Social, fiscal, or other policies to reduce inequality (SOUTHMOD) Chair: Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo | University of Essex Speakers Rodrigo Oliveira | UNU-WIDER David Rodriguez | Externado University of Colombia Daria Popova | University of Essex |
Parallel 8.5 | International tax reforms and investment for development | Organized and sponsored jointly with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Chair: Amelia U. Santos-Paulino | Chief, Investment Issues & Analysis Section, UNCTAD | Presentation Speakers Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER Luis Ignacio Lozano-Espitia | Director, Economic Policy Studies, Bank of the Republic, Colombia | Presentation Jukka Pirttilä | UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki | Presentation |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 13:30-14:00 | Poster session | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 14:00-15:30 |
CEC 9.1 | Gender approach to understanding time use and employment decisions (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Mauricio Salazar-Saenz | Pontifical Javierian University Speakers Helena María Hernández Bonilla | Pontifical Javierian University Paula Herrera-Idárraga | Pontifical Javierian University |
Parallel 9.2 | The changing nature of work and inequality | Project Chair: Mohamed Ali Marouani | Research Institute for Development (IRD) Speakers Simone Schotte | UNU-WIDER | Presentation Sergio Firpo | INSPER | Presentation Ana Paula Monsalvo | The National University of General Sarmiento | Presentation |
Parallel 9.3 | Political equilibrium and income inequality | Organized and sponsored jointly with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chair: Ana María Ibáñez | Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Speakers Leopoldo Fergusson | UNIANDES | Presentation Pilar Manzi | Northwestern University | Presentation Mariano Tomassi | San Andrés University | Presentation Noam Lupu | Vanderbilt University | Presentation |
Parallel 9.4 | Redistribution Chair and presenter: Sandra Viviana Polanía Reyes | University of Navarra Speaker Patrizio Piraino | University of Notre Dame du Lac Alei Fernandes Santos | Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-EPGE) |
Parallel 9.5 | Leaving no one behind Chair: Carlos Gradín | UNU-WIDER Speakers Marta Roig | Division for Inclusive Social Development, UNDESA | Presentation Heriberto Tapia | Human Development Report Office - UNDP | Presentation Rachel Gisselquist | UNU-WIDER | Presentation |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | LEVEL 5 | ||||
| 16:00-16:15 |
Closing remarks Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER Carlos Gradín | UNU-WIDER Leopoldo Ferguson | UNIANDES |
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| 16:15-17:45 |
26th WIDER Annual Lecture: In the name of progress: Will technology solve inequality? by Daron Acemoğlu | MIT | Presentation Chair: Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Marcela Eslava | UNIANDES |
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