This two-day workshop brings together scholars working in the field of economics to provide policy insights to address violence against women.

Date: Friday 18 October - Saturday 19 October, 2024
Venue: Radcliffe Conference Centre
Address: University of Warwick, CV4 7SH
Organisers: Sonia Bhalotra

About the Workshop

The workshop is designed to promote knowledge exchange and networking, providing a platform for participants to share their findings on the impact of various policies and to collaboratively explore strategies for addressing violence against women. This workshop hosts a range of speakers across different institutions.

Regular presentations are 25-minutes long, followed by a 10-minute discussion by a formal discussant, and 5 minutes allocated for questions from the audience.

Programme

Day 1: Friday, 18 October 2024

9:30 – 10:00 AM: Welcoming (Radcliffe Reception)

Session 1 (Radcliffe Space 1)

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM: Presentation 1 (Speaker: Girija Borker, World Bank) (Discussant: Priyama Majumder)

• “Debiasing Law Enforcement Officers: Evidence from an Expressive Arts Intervention in India”

10:40 -11:20 AM: Presentation 2 (Speaker: Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago) (Discussant: Matteo Sandi)

• “Heuristic Reasoning Distorts Police Predictions of Domestic Abuse”

11:20 AM – 11.30 AM: Break (Radcliffe Lounge)

 11:30 AM - 12:10 AM: Presentation 3 (Speaker: Johanna Rickne, University of Stockholm) (Discussant: Lea Nassal)

• “Sexual Harassment & Leaky Pipeline in Academia”

12:10-12.50 PM: Presentation 4 (Speaker: Sonia Bhalotra, University of Warwick) (Discussant: Nina Buchmann)

• “Firm responses to legislation on workplace sexual harassment”

12.50 - 2:00 PM: Lunch (Radcliffe Restaurant)

Session 2 (Radcliffe Space 1)

 2:00 – 2:40 PM: Presentation 5 (Speaker: Dan Anderberg, Royal Holloway University of London) (Discussant: Vahid Moghani)

• “Keeping the Peace while getting your way: Information, Persuasion & Intimate Partner”

2:40 – 3:20 PM: Presentation 6 (Speaker: Nina Buchmann, Yale University)

• “Paternalistic Discrimination”

3:20 - 3:35 PM: Break (Radcliffe Lounge)

3:35 – 4:15 PM: Presentation 7(Speaker: Bilge Erten, Northeastern University) (Discussant: Elaheh F Pour)

• “From Addiction to Aggression: The Spillover effect of Opioid policies on Intimate Partner Violence”

4:15 PM – 4:55 PM: Presentation 8 (Speaker: Susan Niknami, Stockholm University)

• “Alcohol Availability and Violence Against Women”

4:55 - 5:00 PM: Break (Radcliffe Lounge)

5:00 – 5:40 PM: Presentation 9 (Speaker: Olivia Masi, University of Bocconi) (Discussant: Sevinc Bermek)

• “Overstretched: Financial Distress & Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S”

5:45 - 6:30 PM Drinks Reception (Radcliffe Lounge)

7:00 PM Dinner (Harrington on the Hill Restaurant)

Day 2: Saturday, 19 October 2024

9:20 – 9:30 AM: Morning Coffee (Radcliffe Lounge)

Session 4 (Radcliffe Space 1)

9:30 AM - 10:10 AM: Presentation 1 (Speaker: Karmini Sharma, Imperial College London)

• “Anti-Sexual Harassment Amenities at Work”

10:10 AM - 10:50 AM: Presentation 2 (Speaker: Mateusz Stalinski, University of Warwick) (Discussant: Johanna Rickne)

• “When Do People Condone Sexual Harassment? A Cross-Cultural Study of Trade-offs”

10:50 - 11 AM: Break (Radcliffe Lounge)

Session 5 (Radcliffe Space 1)

11:00 - 11:40 AM: Presentation 3 (Speaker: Matthew Ridley, University of Warwick) (Discussant: Jeff Grogger)

• “Sexual harassment: Policy gaps, citizen perceptions and support for policy change”

11:40 AM - 12:20 PM: Presentation 4 (Speaker:Sevinc Bermek, King's College London) (Discussant: Anisha Garg)

• “Victim-blaming Norms and Violence Against Women: Correcting Misperceptions or Morality Drive Policy and Behaviour Change?”

12:20 - 1:30 PM: Lunch (Radcliffe Restaurant)

Session 6

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM: Presentation 5 (Speaker: Damian Clarke, Universidad de Chile) (Discussant: Alex Zhou)

• “Schools as Safety Nets: Break-downs & Recovery in Reporting Violence Against Children”

2:10 - 2:50 PM: Presentation 6 (Speaker: Selim Gulesci, Trinity College Dublin) (Discussant: Rui Costa)

• “Gender-based Violence in Schools & Girls’ Education: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique”

2:50 – 3:00 PM: Break (Radcliffe Lounge)

Session 7

3:00 - 3:40 PM: Presentation 7 (Speaker: Sarthak Joshi, University of Warwick) (Discussant: Bilge Erten)

• “Female Empowerment & Male Backlash: Experimental Evidence from India”

3:40 - 4:20 PM: Presentation 8 (Speaker: Anisha Garg, University of Warwick) (Discussant: Selim Gulesci)

• “Safe Travels: Transport Advancement and Women's Safety in India”

4:20 PM- 5 PM: Presentation 9 (Speaker: Matteo Sandi, London School of Economics) (Discussant: Sebastien Montpetit)

• “Don’t Stick a Spoon in Marital Disputes? Sentencing Severity and Domestic Violence”

Closing remarks and people who wish to stay may (or may not) go out for a walk or coordinate an informal gathering for dinner.

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Please note that places are limited.

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We look forward to seeing you there!