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7th EBRD and CEPR Research Symposium “The Economics of Demographic Change"

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Date

02 - 03 Jun 2025

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EBRD HQ, London. In person.

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) are pleased to announce the 7th annual research symposium on the Economics of Demographic Change. This event will bring together researchers and policymakers to discuss the economic implications of demographic trends and explore how shifts in population dynamics shape innovation, labour markets, fiscal policies, and social attitudes. The symposium provides an opportunity to present new research, share insights, and foster collaborations to address the challenges and opportunities arising from demographic change.

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Monday, 2 June

12.00 - 12.50

Lunch and registration

12.50 - 13.00

Welcome by Alexander Plekhanov (EBRD)

13.00 - 14.20

Session 1 | Chair: Alexander Plekhanov (EBRD)

Paper 1 - Housing and Fertility by Janis Skrastins (Washington University in St. Louis). Co-authors: Bernardus van Doornik (Banco Central do Brasil), Dimas Fazio (National University of Singapore), Tarun Ramadorai (Imperial College London)

13.00 - 14.20

Paper 2 - The Negligible Effect of Free Contraception on Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso by Pauline Rossi (CREST - Ecole Polytechnique). Co-authors: Pascaline Dupas (Princeton), Seema Jayachandran (Princeton), and Adriana Lleras-Muney (UCLA)

14.20 - 14.50

Coffee break

14.50 - 16.10

Session 2 | Chair: Cevat Giray Aksoy (EBRD, King’s College London, and CEPR)

Paper 3 - Skilled Immigration and Firm-level Upgrading as Exports Boosters in a Developing Country by Carlo Lombardo (Cornell). Co-author: Leonardo Peñaloza-Pacheco (Cornell)

14.50 - 16.10

Paper 4 - Female Wage Labor and Fertility: Evidence from the Cut-Flower Industry in Kenya by Menna Bishop (University of Warwick). Co-authors: Niclas Moneke (Oxford) and Celine Zipfel (Stockholm School of Economics)

16.10 - 16.50

Coffee break

16.40 - 17.40

Keynote 1: The Demographic Future of Humanity

Introduction by Alexander Plekhanov (EBRD)

18.30 - 21.30

Drinks and dinner

By invitation only

Tuesday, 3 June

09.00 - 09.30

Coffee

09.30 - 10.50

Session 3 | Chair: Zsoka Koczan (EBRD)

Paper 5 - Delayed Childbearing and Urban Revival: A Structural Approach by Clara Santamaria (SciencesPo). Co-author: Ana Moreno-Maldonado (University of Mannheim)

09.30 - 10.50

Paper 6 - Gender Differences in Savings over the Life Cycle: The Role of Financial Literacy by Marta Morazzoni (University College London). Co-authors: Marta Cota (Nova SBE) and Maria Frech (Toulouse School of Economics)

10.50 - 11.20

Coffee Break

11.20 - 12.20

Keynote 2: Negotiating Parenthood: An Account of the Changing Relationship between Women's Work and Fertility

Introduction by Beata Javorcik (EBRD, Oxford University, and CEPR)

12.20 - 13.20

Lunch break

13.20 - 14.40

Session 4 | Session Chair: Beata Javorcik (EBRD, Oxford University, and CEPR)

Paper 7 - Tuning in to Change: Fertility Transition and Female Empowerment by Alex Armand (Nova SBE). Co-authors: Marion Richard (Nova SBE) and Yannik Schenk (Nova SBE)

13.20 - 14.40

Paper 8 - Economic Uncertainty and Fertility Cycles: Baby Boom and Busts in Twentieth Century America by Bastien Chabe-Ferret (Middlesex). Co-author: Paula E. Gobbi (Universite libre de Bruxelles)

14.40 - 14.50

Closing remarks by Beata Javorcik (EBRD, Oxford University, and CEPR)