IZA Conference: Women and the Labor Market in Europe

Friday, December 10:

09:00	-	10:00		Monika Merz (University of Vienna and IZA*))
				"Women's Hours of Market Work in Germany: The Role of Parental Leave"
				Discussant: Ana Rute Cardoso (IAE Barcelona (CSIC) and IZA)
10:00	-	11:00		Alicia Adsera (Princeton University and IZA*))
				"Balancing Childbearing and Work under Different Labor Market Arrangements: An Analysis of European Union Countries"
				Discussant: Patrick A. Puhani (Leibniz University of Hannover and IZA)
11:00	-	11:15		Coffee Break
11:15	-	12:15		Melvyn Coles (University of Essex*)), Alison L. Booth (Australian National University and IZA)
				"Part-Time Employment Traps"
				Discussant: Daniela Del Boca (University of Turin and IZA)
12:15	-	13:15		Lunch
13:15	-	14:15		Daniela Del Boca (University of Turin and IZA*)), Daniela Vuri (University of Florence and IZA)
				"Labor Supply and Child Care Costs"
				Discussant: Alexandru Voicu (CUNY - College of Staten Island and IZA)
14:15	-	15:15		Libertad González (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and IZA*))
				"The Effect of Benefits on Single Motherhood in Europe"
				Discussant: Uwe Sunde (University of Munich and IZA)
15:15	-	15:30		Coffee Break
15:30	-	16:30		Christina Gathmann (LISER and IZA*))
				"Understanding Changes in Gender Earnings Differentials during Economic Transition: The East German Case"
				Discussant: Marton Csillag (Budapest Institute)
19:00				Conference Dinner

Saturday, December 11:

09:00	-	10:00		Amelie F. Constant (Temple University*))
				"Immigrant Versus Native Businesswomen: Proclivity and Performance"
				Discussant: Alain Jousten (University of Liège and IZA)
10:00	-	11:00		Tarja Viitanen (University of Otago*))
				"Informal Care of the Elderly Across Europe: Estimates from ECHP"
				Discussant: Kenneth Troske (University of Kentucky and IZA)
11:00	-	11:15		Coffee Break
11:15	-	12:15		Patrick A. Puhani (Leibniz University of Hannover and IZA*)), Stephen Machin (University College London, London School of Economics and IZA)
				"Subject of Degree and Differences in Wages between Men and Women - A Comparison of Britain, France and Germany"
				Discussant: Dominique Meurs (University Paris Ouest-Nanterre)
12:15	-	13:15		Lunch
13:15	-	14:15		Sophie Ponthieux (INSEE*)), Dominique Meurs (ERMES - University Paris 2)
				"The Gender Wage Gap in Europe: Women, Men and the Public Sector"
				Discussant: Katharina Wrohlich (DIW Berlin and IZA)
14:15				Coffee