We are pleased to announce that the 11th Annual HEDG Mini Workshop for Young Scholars will take place on Thursday, 27 August 2026. The organizers are Sophie Li and Anthony Wray.
The workshop gives young talented researchers (PhD students, Postdocs, and newly appointed Assistant Professors) the opportunity to present their work at the Department of Economics, and it complements our regular department seminar series.
Programme:
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Session 1 |
Department Seminar Room (V4-203a-2) |
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10:00-10:30 |
Bread, coffee, and welcome from the workshop organizers |
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10:30-11:30 |
Philipp Ager (University of Mannheim), Keynote Address: “Ministers and Minds: The Legacy of Colonial America’s Knowledge Class” |
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11:30-12:30 |
Lunch at Department Seminar Room (V4-203a-2) |
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Session 2 |
Department Seminar Room (V4-203a-2) |
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12:30-13:00 |
Ruveyda Nur Gozen (Cardiff Business School), “Business Dynamism and Innovation: Evidence from Novel 19th-Century Microdata” |
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13:00-13:30 |
Alex Nagar (University of Oxford), “Why was India able to beat Britain at jute but not cotton textile manufacturing?” |
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13:30-13:45 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 3 |
Department Seminar Room (V4-203a-2) |
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13:45-14:15 |
Sara Benetti (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), "The Social Consequences of Technological Change: Evidence from U.S. Electrification and Immigrant Labor" |
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14:15-14:45 |
Felix Schönenberger (University of Stuttgart), “Gender Norms, Social Pressure, and the Gender Gap in Turnout: Evidence from Swiss Elections” |
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14:45-15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 4 |
Department Seminar Room (V4-203a-2) |
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15:00-15:30 |
Marie Ciampi (Sapienza University of Rome, Visiting SDU), "Top down or bottom up? What the Cassa del Mezzogiorno Reveals About Industrial Policy Design” |
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15:30-16:00 |
Sophie Li (University of Southern Denmark), “Spillover Effects of Sibling Disability” |
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Post Session |
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16:00- |
Drinks and Dinner |
Programs of previous workshops: