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

Published on the 31st of January 2025

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.

Programme

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 Revolution – Francesco 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 Credit – Nicoletta Berardi (Banque de France) Discussion: Ricardo Gimeno (Banco de España) Board Gender Quotas and Female Borrowing: Evidence from Loan-Level Data – Angelo 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 Industry – Larissa 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 Galassi (Bank of Canada) Women in Economics: The Role of Gendered References at Entry in the Profession – Lucia 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 Admissions – Águeda Solís Alonso (University of Turin) Discussion: Gabriela Galassi (Bank of Canada)
15:20 – 15:35	Coffee Break
15:35 – 16:55	Session 4 Chair: TBD Gender Gap in Patent Opposition – Qixia Wu (University of Ottawa) Discussion: Mateo Sere (UCL) Work from Home, Work for Less? How Location Flexibility Affects Mothers’ Careers – Ursula 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)

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