Seminars

1. Research
2. Seminars

We organize seminars for researchers on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. The seminars are held either in the seminar room (Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, 4th floor), in hybrid format, or via Teams. You can see how the event is arranged from the seminar title. The research presentations at the seminar mainly consist of ongoing research projects, and the purpose of the seminar is to discuss and comment on questions related to the research. The presentations made in the seminars are not intended for publication.

FORTHCOMING

10.12. Anna Baiardi (Erasmus University Rotterdam): The Impact of Banning Women from STEM: Evidence from Iran (hybrid).

Abstract: Existing research on equal opportunity policies in education primarily focuses on the effects of affirmative action, such as providing preferential treatment for minorities or women. This paper instead studies restrictions on women’s access to higher education. We analyze the consequences of an unexpected policy in Iran that banned women from many university programs, particularly in engineering. We investigate the policy’s effects on gender disparities in university education, marriage patterns, and labor market outcomes. Our identification strategy exploits variations in policy exposure across birth cohorts, regions, and gender. We find that in cities with tighter restrictions, women from the most exposed cohort were less likely to attend university than men. The negative impact is strongest in urban and more conservative areas, and among lower socioeconomic groups. This in turn led to delayed marriage, marital matches with less educated men, and higher female employment, though in low-skilled jobs. As the policy affected a large share of a birth cohort, our paper highlights the broader and unintended general equilibrium effects of reversing affirmative action.

 

• 17.12. Lotta Lintunen (Helsingin yliopisto) Changing choices? Primary and secondary effects through times of educational contraction.

PAST SEMINAR

• 5.2. Thang Dang (Turku yo & INVEST-lippulaiva): Homeland Insecurity and Mental Health.
• 12.2. Allan Seuri: TBC – Opintotuen tason vaikutukset opintoihin ja toimeentuloon – oppimateriaalilisän käyttöönotto.
• 5.3. Merja Kauhanen, Jeremias Nieminen, Ohto Kanninen & Milla Nyyssölä (Labore): Oleskeluluvalla Suomeen tulevien toimeentuloedellytyksen kehittämisvaihtoehdot ja niiden vaikutukset.
• 12.3. Juho Alasalmi (PTT): How many of the currently employed immigrants came for work?
• 26.3. Ozan Yanar & Labore researchers: Guarantee pension.
• 25.4. Paolo Fornaro (Labore) & Mika Maliranta (Labore & Turun kauppakorkeakoulu): Yritysten tuottavuus ja työvoiman korkeakouluosaaminen.
• 14.5. Jani Kuhakoski (Labore): Stars aligned: The effect of birth month on cognitive and non-cognitive skills.
• 21.5. Jussipekka Salo (Helsingin yo): The Impact of Rising Interest Rates on Household Financial Beliefs and Behavior.
• 12.11. Nurfatima Jandarova (Tampere University): The impact of genetic factors for educational attainment on income, health and employee sorting.
• 19.12. Christian Philip Hoeck (University of Southern Denmark): Demand Shocks and Prices—Micro Evidence and Macro Implications.