Nobel Prize winner speaks at University of Exeter Business School economics workshop
Economists from across the globe gathered for conference, held at the University of Exeter Business School
A Nobel Prize laureate was one of the distinguished speakers at a University of Exeter Business School economics event.
Professor Joshua Angrist, a winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, was a keynote speaker at the 3rd Diversity and Human Capital Workshop, held from 17-18 June.
Professor Angrist, who is Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, described Exeter as a “lovely town” before launching into a talk that highlighted the relatively low proportion of Economics PhD graduates at elite US institutions that go on to have successful research careers.
Now in its third year, the Diversity and Human Capital Workshop explores themes of gender, sexual orientation, discrimination, health, labour, development and family economics with the aim of pushing the frontier of research through collaboration and feedback.
Professor Angrist was part of an impressive roster of international economists speaking at workshop, with other keynotes including Professor Patricia Cortes (Boston University), whose research explores the sources of gender disparities in the employment market, and Professor Imran Rasul (University College London), whose work examines the role of social norms, incentives and institutions in shaping economic behaviour.
In addition to the keynotes, the programme features talks from researchers from across the UK and beyond covering a wide range of topics with presentation titles such as “The social image cost of motherhood. Evidence from the movie industry” (Auguste Debroise, University of Namur), “Going back to the high schools: Challenging stereotypes about economics” (Sarah Smith, University of Bristol) and “Empowering Parents in the Digital Age: Mitigating Social Media’s Impact on Youth Development” (Margaux Suteau, LSE).
Professor Loukas Balafoutas, Head of the Economics Department at the University of Exeter Business School, thanked the organisers Javier García-Brazales, Vatsal Khandelwal, Sonia Oreffice, Sanchari Roy for what he said promised to be two days of ‘intellectual delights’.
“The Diversity and Human Capital Workshop has become an immense source of pride for our department and one of the highlights of the academic year. Not only because of the quality and breadth of the research shared but because this event reflects who we are, what we do and what we stand for: namely, equality, social justice and building societies that are healthier, fairer, safer while at the same time more productive.”
The 3rd Diversity and Human Capital Workshop was held from 17-18 June at the University of Exeter Business School.
