Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking

Published on the 31st of January 2025

Conférences
17 November 2025 - 09:00

The Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Spain, Banque de France, Banca d’Italia, and European Central Bank are organizing the 6th conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking on November 17, 2025. The conference is hosted by the Banque de France.

Program

 08:30 – 09:00  Registration
 09:00 – 09:20  Opening Remarks – François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France
 09:20 – 10:20  Keynote Session – Chair: Ana Lamo (ECB) Tribute to Ghazala Azmat Keynote Lecture by Maria Guadalupe (INSEAD)
 10:20 – 11:00  Session 1 – Chair: TBD Macroeconomic Effects of the Gender RevolutionFrancesco Furlanetto (Norges Bank) Discussion: Sena Coskun (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
 11:15 – 12:35 Session 2 – Chair: TBD Women-led Firms’ Access to Bank CreditNicoletta Berardi (Banque de France) Discussion: Ricardo Gimeno (Banco de España) Board Gender Quotas and Female Borrowing: Evidence from Loan-Level DataAngelo D’Andrea (Banca d’Italia) Discussion: Marco G. Palladino (Banque de France)
 12:35 – 14:00 Lunch / Posters The Motherhood Penalty in the Mutual Fund IndustryLarissa Katharina Ginzinger (University of Mannheim) Mom’s Out: Employment After Childbirth and Firm-level Responses Francesca Carta (Banca d’Italia) A Fresh Look at the Publication and Citation Gap Between Men and Women: Insights from Economics and Political Science - Gabriela Galasi (Bank of Canada) Women in Economics: The Role of Gendered References at Entry in the ProfessionLucia Rizzica (Banca d’Italia)
 14:00 – 15:20 Session 3 – Chair: TBD Gender Differences in Economics Seminars Alicia Sasser Modestino (Northwestern University) Discussion: Laura Hospido (Banco de España) Judging the Paper by Its Cover: Affiliation Bias in Conference AdmissionsÁgueda Solís Alonso (University of Turin) Discussion: Gabriela Galasi (Bank of Canada)
 15:20 – 15:35 Coffee Break
 15:35 – 16:55 Session 4 – Chair: TBD Gender Gap in Patent OppositionQixia Wu (University of Ottawa) Discussion: Mateo Sere (UCL) Work from Home, Work for Less? How Location Flexibility Affects Mothers’ CareersUrsula Berresheim (Mannheim University) Discussion: Clara Santamaría (Sciences Po)
 17:00 – 18:10  Policy Panel
                               Agnès Benassy-Quéré, Deputy Governor of the Banque de France
                               Nat Benjamin, Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk, Bank of England
                               Sharon Kozicki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
                              Soledad Núñez, Deputy Governor of the Banco de España
                               Chiara Scotti, Deputy Governor of Banca d’Italia
 18:10 – 18:15 Announcement for the 2027 DEI conference by Chiara Scotti (Banca d’Italia)
 19:30  Conference Dinner (by invitation only)

 

Each paper is allocated 40 min: 25 min for the presentation, 10 min for discussion, and 5 min for Q&A.
Venue of the conference: Banque de France, 39 Rue Croix des Petits Champs, 75001, Paris, France

Scientific & organizing committee:
Julia Giese (Bank of England)
Clara Isabel Gonzalez Martinez (Banco de España)
Sermin Gungor (Bank of Canada)
Klodiana Istrefi (Banque de France, ECB)
Ana Lamo (European Central Bank)
Giulia Sestieri (Banque de France)
Eliana Viviano (Banca d’Italia)