This Wednesday, 21st of November Dr. Caterina Gennaioli (CGR) and Dr. Sebastian Axbard (SEF) are organising a workshop on quantitative analysis of social and economic issues. Dr. Anna Raute (SEF), Dr. Georg von Graevenitz (SBM), Dr. Reinhard Weisser (SEF) and Prof. Pedro Martins (SBM) will be discussing their most recent research on maternal labour supply, R&D and IP strategies after the financial crisis, performance and human disaster, and rent sharing in Chine.

Venue
GC305, Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus, QMUL

Agenda

2:30 – 3:00 Welcome & introduction round

3:00 – 3:50 Dr. Anna Raute (SEF), “Like mother, like daughter? Societal determinants of maternal labour supply – Evidence from the German reunification“ joint with Barbara Boelmann (UCL) and Uta Schoönberg (UCL).

3:50 – 4:40 Dr. Georg von Graevenitz (SBM), “Never Let a Good Crisis go to Waste: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on R&D and IP Strategies” joint with Antanina Garanasvilib and Dietmar Harhoff.

4:40 – 5:00 Coffee Break

5:00 – 5:50 Dr. Reinhard Weisser (SEF), “How Do Profit Maximizing Firms Respond to Human Disaster? joint with Sebastian Axbard (QMUL) and Roar Os Ådland (NHH).

5:50 – 6:40 Prof. Pedro Martins (SBM), “Rent sharing in China’s manufacturing sector” joint with Wenjing Duan (Hunan University).

6:40 Drinks and dinner

To attend please contact:
Dr. Sebastian Axbard (SEF) s.axbard@qmul.ac.uk
Dr. Caterina Gennaioli (CGR): c.gennaioli@qmul.ac.uk