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Workshop

Pay insecurity before and after the COVID-19 crisis

Date and time
25 November 2020, 2:00pm–3:00pm
Location
Online
Presented by
Dr Silvia Avram Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex Dr Rod Hick University of Cardiff Hannah Slaughter Resolution Foundation
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Workshop

MiSoC Workshop on Subjective Expectations

Date and time
20–21 March 2020, 9:30am–5:00pm
Location
Arizona State University
Presented by
Andrew Caplin (New York University) Charles Manski (Northwestern University).
Workshop

MiSoC Research Workshop

Date and time
5 March 2020, 9:30am
Location
ISER large seminar room
Presented by
Arrival 9:30-10:00 (refreshments) 10:00 – Welcome (Emilia Del Bono) 10:00 – 10:30 Birgitta Rabe (ISER, Essex): Going universal - The impact of free school lunches on child body weight outcomes 10:30 – 11:00 Susan Harkness (Social Policy, Bristol): Lone motherhood and the accumulation of economic disadvantage in the US and UK 11:00 – 11:30 Paul Clarke (ISER, Essex): Machine learning for MiSoC 11:30 – 12:00 Emilia Del Bono (ISER, Essex): Skill formation and the trouble with child non-cognitive skills measures 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 13:30 Sonia Bhalotra (Economics, Essex): A lens on gender differences in the economic gains flowing from early childhood health investments: Evidence from Sweden 13:30 – 14:00 Amy Clair (ISER, Essex): Housing and Child Well-being 14:00 – 14:30 Renee Luthra (Sociology, Essex): Are immigrants becoming more selected? 14:30 – 15:00 Emily Grundy (ISER, Essex): Pregnancy and parturition experience, maternal depression and subsequent fertility
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Conference

ISER 30th anniversary interdisciplinary conference & drinks reception

Date and time
9 December 2019, 4:00pm–8:00pm
Location
British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
Presented by
Guest speaker, James Banks, Co-Director of the Centre for Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), plus presentations of ISER's innovative recent work and a panel discussion on future research
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Workshop

Stakeholders Event: Supporting Vulnerable Migrants

Date and time
14 November 2019, 10:00am–3:00pm
Location
University of Essex, Colchester
Presented by
Carlos Gigoux (CMS), David Truman (Migrant Help), Lucy Davies (Essex Law Clinic)
Conference Cancelled

CANCELLED: The impact of Universal Infant Free School Meals – fringe event at Conservative Party Conference

Date and time
30 September 2019, 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location
Oak Suite, Principal Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester M60 7HA
Presented by
Emma Knights OBE, Chief Exec of the National Governance Association; Dr Angus Holford, Research Fellow – ISER; Michael Hales, Immediate Past Chair – LACA; additional Conservative Party speakers to be confirmed
Conference

The impact of Universal Infant Free School Meals – fringe event at Labour Party Conference

Date and time
24 September 2019, 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location
Preston Room, Hilton Metropole Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FU
Presented by
Sharon Hodgson MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health; Steve Reed MP, Shadow Minister for Children and Families; Alison Garnham, Chief Executive – Child Poverty Action Group; Dr Angus Holford, Research Fellow – ISER; Michael Hales, Immediate Past Chair – LACA
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Workshop

Workshop on Applied Microeconomics

Date and time
12–14 June 2019, 3:00pm–1:00pm
Location
Institute for Social and Economic Research University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ
Presented by
Keynote speaker: Paola Giuliano (UCLA) Other speakers: Basit Zafar (Arizona), Anandi Mani (Oxford), Arnaud Maurel (Duke), Gabriella Conti (UCL), Aby Adams (Oxford), Alison Andrews (IFS), Siri Isaaksson (Harvard/Stockholm), Rachel Cassidy (IFS), Adeline Delavande (ISER, University of Essex), Manuel Fernandez Sierra (ISER, University of Essex), Sonia Bhalotra (ISER, University of Essex)
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Workshop

Addressing Methodological Challenges in the Neighbourhood Effects Research

Date and time
22 March 2019, 10:00am–12:30pm
Location
The Nuffield Foundation 28 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JS
Presented by
Dr Gundi Knies, ISER Research Fellow, Patricia Melo (University of Lisbon), Dr Emily Murray (University College of London), Heleen Janssen (TU Delft) and Professor Florence Goffette-Nagot (University of Lyon/ St Etienne)
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Workshop on Applied Microeconomics

Date and time
20 March 2019, 9:30am–4:30pm
Location
Institute for Social & Economic Research University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ
Presented by
Sam Asher (World Bank Research Department, intergenerational mobility), Mircea Trandafir (Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark), Enrico Rubolino (ISER, University of Essex), Manuel Fernandez (ISER, University of Essex), Selma Walther (University of Sussex), Andreas Kotsadam (University of Bergen, TBC) Amrit Amirapu (University of Kent, TBC)
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