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Conference programme: Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time

Programme for Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time

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*CEC indicates that this session is part of the VII Colombian Economic Congress

Wednesday 5 October

The times in the programme are Bogotá local time, UTC-5

TIME	AUDITORIUM	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
08:00-09:00	Security registration \| GROUND FLOOR Morning coffee \| GROUND FLOOR
09:00-09-15	Welcome address Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Marcela Eslava \| UNIANDES
09:15-10:30	Keynote 1 \| Inequality of opportunity and mobility in Latin America by Francisco H. G. Ferreira \| The London School of Economics and Political Science \| Presentation Chair: Rachel Gisselquist \| Senior Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Forhad Shilpi \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
11:00-12:30	CEC 1.1 \| Labour market and inequality: Public policy, migration, and trade (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Michael Cardona \| EAFIT Speakers Adriana Camacho \| UNDP, UNIANDES Cristian Castillo Robayo \| Catholic University of Colombia Yezid Hernandez-Luna \| Jorge Tadeo Lozano University	Parallel 1.2 \| Markets and inequality \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chair and presenter: Ana María Ibáñez \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) \| Presentation Speakers Julián Messina \| University of Alicante \| Presentation Renata Narita \| University of São Paulo	Parallel 1.3 \| The links among violence, inequality and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean \| Organized jointly with the United Nations Development Programme-Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDP-LAC) Chair: Juan Fernando Vargas \| Del Rosario University Speakers Marcela Meléndez \| Chief economist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean \| Presentation Ana Arjona \| Northwestern University \| Presentation Diana Rodríguez Franco \| Bogotá City Secretary for Women \| Presentation Patricia Justino \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation	Parallel 1.4 \| Growth, poverty and inequality relationships in Africa \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Chair and presenter: Finn Tarp \| University of Copenhagen, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Speakers Yusi Ouyang \| University of Tulsa \| Presentation Germano Mwabu \| University of Nairobi \| Presentation	Special event 1 \| Universities, regions, and development: Experiences of Paz y Región (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Oskar Nupia \| UNIANDES Speakers Geisler Dayani Rojas Forero \| Director, Paz y Región Maria Ximena Figueroa Olaya \| Red de Mujeres Chaparralunas por la Paz César Vallejo Mejía \| Former dean, University of Ibagué, Former co-director of Banco de la República Gabriela Vargas \| Paz y Región Beatriz Valencia \| Former mayor of Murillo, Tolima
12:30-13:30	Lunch \| LEVEL 5
13:30-14:00	Poster session \| LEVEL 5
14:00-15:30	CEC 2.1 \| Experiments on dual labour markets (Session in English) Chair and presenter: César Mantilla \| Del Rosario University Speakers Ferley Rincón \| Del Rosario University Darwin Cortés \| Del Rosario University and Alianza EFI Laura Prada \| Del Rosario University	Parallel 2.2 \| Social mobility in the Global South \| Project Chair: Francisco H. G. Ferreira \| The London School of Economics and Political Science Speakers Kunal Sen \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Forhad Shilpi \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation Anustup Kundu \| UNU-WIDER Patrizio Piraino \| University of Notre Dame du Lac \| Presentation	Parallel 2.3 \| Inequalities in education Chair and presenter: Niaz Asadullah \| Monash University Malaysia \| Presentation Speakers Martina Querejeta \| National University of La Plata (UNLP) \| Presentation Neha Bailwal \| University of Göttingen (GAU) \| Presentation	Parallel 2.4 \| Inequality and poverty in South Eastern Africa Chair: Patricia Justino \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Enilde Sarmento \| National Director, Ministry of Economy and Finance \| Presentation David Garcés-Urzainqui \| Free University Amsterdam \| Presentation Susmita Baulia \| University of Turku \| Presentation	Special event 2 \| Racial justice, statistical visibility and social and economic inequalities in Afro-Colombian population with Semillero del Pacífico (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Juan Camilo Cárdenas \| University of Massachusetts, UNIANDES Speakers Ana Margarita Gonzalez \| ILEX Acción jurídica Leyner Mosquera \| Ministry of Financia and Semillero del Pacífico Kandya Obezo \| The London School of Economics and Political Science
15:30-16:00	Coffee break and WIDER Alumni fireside chat \| LEVEL 5
16:00-17:30	CEC 3.1 \| Public health policy, COVID-19, and inequality (Parts of the session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Lucas Marín Llanes \| UNIANDES Speakers Carlos Charris \| Catholic University of Brasilia Mauricio Salazar-Saenz \| Pontifical Javierian University	Parallel 3.2 \| Inequalities in the labour market \| Organized jointly with the International Economic Association (IEA) Chair: Murray Leibbrandt \| IEA Executive Committee Speakers Valentina Contreras \| The London School of Economics and Political Science \| Presentation Mohamed Ali Marouani \| Research Institute for Development (IRD) \| Presentation Luis Vargas-Montoya \| Economic Association of Costa Rica \| Presentation	Parallel 3.3 \| Education policies Chair and presenter: Ursula Mello \| Barcelona School of Economics \| Presentation Speakers Noemi Katzkowicz \| Hebrew University of Jerusalem \| Presentation Rodrigo Oliveira \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation	Parallel 3.4 \| Inequality in MENA countries \| Organized with the Economic Research Forum (ERF) Chair and presenter: Rana Hendy \| American University of Cairo \| Presentation Speakers Vladimir Hlasny \| UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut \| Presentation Paul Makdissi \| University of Ottawa \| Presentation	Special event 3 \| Gender equality: Challenges inside Academia and student perspective (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Laura Soto \| UNIANDES, MÍA UNIANDES Speakers: Sofía Charry \| Del Rosario University, Épicas Juan Felipe Gómez Bossa \| UNIANDES, MÍA UNIANDES María Paula Moreno Mojica \| National University, Economista
18:00-20:00	Reception \| RECEPTION HALL GROUND FLOOR

Thursday 6 October

The times in the programme are Bogotá local time, UTC-5

TIME	AUDITORIUM	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
08:00-09:00	Morning coffee \| GROUND FLOOR
08:30-09:00	Security registration \| GROUND FLOOR
09:00-10:30	Keynote 2 \| Gender, culture, and the family by Raquel Fernández \| New York University \| Presentation Chair: Patricia Justino \| Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Belinda Archibong \| Barnard College, Columbia University \| Presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
11:00-12:30	CEC 4.1 \| Drug consumption, production, and armed conflict in Colombia (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Steven Riascos \| University of Antioquia Speakers Wendy D. Sánchez \| Sergio Arboleda University Juan Carlos Angulo \| University of Maryland	Parallel 4.2 \| Technology and labour market inequality \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the International Economic Association (IEA) Chair: Raquel Fernández \| IEA Executive Committee Speakers Belinda Archibong \| Barnard College, Columbia University Estefania Galvan \| IECON, University of the Republic \| Presentation Jacob Moscona \| Harvard, MIT \| Presentation Nikita Sangwan \| Indian Statistical Institute	Parallel 4.3 \| Health Chair and presenter: Javier Romero \| Lima School of Economics at University of Piura Speakers Urangoo Bulgamaa \| Corvinus University of Budapest Di Yang \| University of Pennsylvania	Parallel 4.4 \| Measuring and understanding African inequality \| Organized jointly with the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) Chair and presenter: Murray Leibbrandt \| ACEIR, SALDRU, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Co-Chair: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Monica Lambon-Quayefio \| University of Ghana, ACEIR \| Presentation Moses Muriithi \| University of Nairobi, ACEIR \| Presentation Takwanisa Machemedze \| DataFirst, ACEIR \| Presentation	Special event 4 \| How big is regional inequality? A multidimensional look at the Colombian case (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Jaime Bonet \| Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) Speakers Karina Acosta \| Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) Silvia Otero \| Del Rosario University Daniel Toro \| The Technological University of Bolivar (UTB) Adolfo Meisel and Angela Granger \| University of the North Luis Armando Galvis \| Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER)
12:30-13:30	Lunch \| LEVEL 5
13:30-15:00	CEC 5.1 \| Improving educational outcomes and reducing disparities (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Carlos Enrique Hoyos-Pontón \| University of the North Speakers Luis Esteban Álvarez \| National Planning Department Catherine Rodríguez \| UNDP, UNIANDES Fabio Sánchez \| UNIANDES	Parallel 5.2 \| Women's work \| Project Chair: Maria Edo \| University of San Andrés Speakers Maria Lo Bue \| University of Bari Sudipa Sarkar \| National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Sarah Khan \| University of Goettingen Manuel Fernández Sierra \| UNIANDES	Parallel 5.3 \| Causes and consequences of forced migration: Empirical and policy challenges \| Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and sponsored by UNU-WIDER Chair and presenter: Ana María Ibáñez \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) \| Presentation Speakers Marieke Kleemans \| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \| Presentation Andrea Velasquez \| University of Colorado Denver \| Presentation	Parallel 5.4 \| Understanding world inequalities: Research based on the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) Chair: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Jayash Paudel \| Boise State University Vito Peragine \| University of Bari (UNIBA) Flaviana Palmisano \| Sapienza University of Rome \| Presentation Verónica Amarante \| University of the Republic \| Presentation	Special event 5 \| Economic inequality beyond economics (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Mauricio García Villegas \| De Justicia Speakers Leopoldo Fergusson \| Director of Center of Studies for Economic Development, UNIANDES Maria José Álvarez \| UNIANDES
15:10-16:40	CEC 6.1 \| Structural underpinnings of inequality \| Studies in economic development (CEDE) special session \| Sponsored jointly between UNU-WIDER and CEC Chair and presenter: Hernando Zuleta \| UNIANDES Speakers Andrés Zambrano \| UNIANDES Marcela Eslava \| UNIANDES Manuel Fernandez Sierra \| UNIANDES	Parallel 6.2 \| Gender inequality in Latin America \| Organized jointly with the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Chair: Raquel Fernández \| New York University Speakers Verónica Amarante \| University of the Republic \| Presentation Maria Edo \| University of San Andrés \| Presentation Mariana Violaz \| CEDLAS, National University of La Plata \| Presentation Maira Colacce \| University of the Republic \| Presentation	Parallel 6.3 \| Equality of opportunities Chair and presenter: Vito Peragine \| University of Bari (UNIBA) \| Presentation Speakers Ercio Munoz Saavedra \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation Gabriela Zapata Román \| Diego Portales University (UDP) \| Presentation	Parallel 6.4 \| The impact of inequality: Findings from the @EQUAL Project \| Project Chair: Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Ines Ferreira \| University of Copenhagen \| Presentation Finn Tarp \| University of Copenhagen, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation David Castells-Quintana \| University of Barcelona \| Presentation	Parallel 6.5 \| Social and ecological sustainability \| Organized and sponsored jointly with European Union - French Development Agency (EU-AFD) Research Facility on Inequalities Chair: Anda David \| AFD Speakers Jairo Núnez \| Fedesarollo \| Presentation Muhammad Hanri \| LPEM University of Indonesia \| Presentation Rocío Espinosa \| Espinosa Yglesias Study Center (CEEY) \| Presentation Murray Leibbrandt \| ACEIR, SALDRU, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation
16:40-17:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
17:00-18:30	Policy dialogue on SDG 10 – How can we make the world more equal? Moderator: Sharanjit Leyl \| Journalist Speakers Santiago Levy \| Brookings Institution Enilde Sarmento \| National Director, National Directorate of Economic Policies and Development, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique Marcela Eslava \| Professor and dean of economics at UNIANDES José Antonio Ocampo \| Minister of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia

Friday 7 October

The times in the programme are Bogotá local time, UTC-5

TIME	AUDITORIUM	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
08:00-09:00	Morning coffee \| GROUND FLOOR
08:30-09:00	Security registration \| GROUND FLOOR
09:00-10:30	CEC 7.1 \| Property rights, victims, and security Chair and presenter: Lucas Marín Llanes \| UNIANDES Speakers Arlen Guarín \| CESED Marta Juanita Villaveces \| National University of Colombia Eduard Martínez \| UNIANDES	Parallel 7.2 \| Gender Chair and presenter: Hema Swaminathan \| Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore \| Presentation Speakers Kunal Sen \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Julia Seither \| University of Rosario \| Presentation Adriana Camacho Gonzalez \| UNIANDES \| Presentation	Parallel 7.3 \| Climate Chair and presenter: Yasmine Abdelfattah \| Universities of Canada \| Presentation Speaker Nikita Sangwan \| Indian Statistical Institute \| Presentation Angela Cindy Emefa Mensah \| Colorado State University \| Presentation	Parallel 7.4 \| Inequality analysis: Lessons from tax administrative data \| Project Chair and presenter: Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki Speakers Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo \| University of Essex Amina Ebrahim \| UNU-WIDER Markus Jäntti \| Stockholm University	Parallel 7.5 \| Global inequality Chair and presenter: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Speakers Miquel Pellicer \| University of Marburg \| Presentation Yajna Govind \| Copenhagen Business School \| Presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
11:00-12:30	CEC 8.1 \| Governance and inequality: motivation, trust, and crime \| Evidence in Governance & Politics (EGAP) special session \| Sponsored jointly between UNU-WIDER and CEC Chair: Santiago Tobón \| EAFIT, Medellín Speakers Rachid Laajaj \| UNIANDES Chelsea Estancona \| University of South Carolina Joana Monteiro \| Getulio Vargas Foundation	Parallel 8.2 \| Addressing group-based inequality \| Project Chair: Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Edmund Terence Gomez \| University of Malaya \| Presentation Ayabonga Cawe \| University of Witwatersrand \| Presentation Simone Schotte \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation	Parallel 8.3 \| COVID-19 Chair and presenter: Hai-Anh Dang \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation Speakers Mrinalini Jha \| O.P. Jindal Global University \| Presentation Giulia Lotti \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) \| Presentation Nada Rostom \| Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) \| Presentation	Parallel 8.4 \| Social, fiscal, or other policies to reduce inequality (SOUTHMOD) Chair: Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo \| University of Essex Speakers Rodrigo Oliveira \| UNU-WIDER David Rodriguez \| Externado University of Colombia Daria Popova \| University of Essex	Parallel 8.5 \| International tax reforms and investment for development \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Chair: Amelia U. Santos-Paulino \| Chief, Investment Issues & Analysis Section, UNCTAD \| Presentation Speakers Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Luis Ignacio Lozano-Espitia \| Director, Economic Policy Studies, Bank of the Republic, Colombia \| Presentation Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki \| Presentation
12:30-13:30	Lunch \| LEVEL 5
13:30-14:00	Poster session \| LEVEL 5
14:00-15:30	CEC 9.1 \| Gender approach to understanding time use and employment decisions (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Mauricio Salazar-Saenz \| Pontifical Javierian University Speakers Helena María Hernández Bonilla \| Pontifical Javierian University Paula Herrera-Idárraga \| Pontifical Javierian University	Parallel 9.2 \| The changing nature of work and inequality \| Project Chair: Mohamed Ali Marouani \| Research Institute for Development (IRD) Speakers Simone Schotte \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Sergio Firpo \| INSPER \| Presentation Ana Paula Monsalvo \| The National University of General Sarmiento \| Presentation	Parallel 9.3 \| Political equilibrium and income inequality \| Organized and sponsored jointly with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chair: Ana María Ibáñez \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Speakers Leopoldo Fergusson \| UNIANDES \| Presentation Pilar Manzi \| Northwestern University \| Presentation Mariano Tomassi \| San Andrés University \| Presentation Noam Lupu \| Vanderbilt University \| Presentation	Parallel 9.4 \| Redistribution Chair and presenter: Sandra Viviana Polanía Reyes \| University of Navarra Speaker Patrizio Piraino \| University of Notre Dame du Lac Alei Fernandes Santos \| Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-EPGE)	Parallel 9.5 \| Leaving no one behind Chair: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Marta Roig \| Division for Inclusive Social Development, UNDESA \| Presentation Heriberto Tapia \| Human Development Report Office - UNDP \| Presentation Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation
15:30-16:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
16:00-16:15	Closing remarks Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Leopoldo Fergusson \| UNIANDES
16:15-17:45	26th WIDER Annual Lecture: In the name of progress: Will technology solve inequality? by Daron Acemoğlu \| MIT \| Presentation Chair: Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Marcela Eslava \| UNIANDES

TIME	AUDITORIUM	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
08:00-09:00	Security registration \| GROUND FLOOR Morning coffee \| GROUND FLOOR
09:00-09-15	Welcome address Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Marcela Eslava \| UNIANDES
09:15-10:30	Keynote 1 \| Inequality of opportunity and mobility in Latin America by Francisco H. G. Ferreira \| The London School of Economics and Political Science \| Presentation Chair: Rachel Gisselquist \| Senior Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Forhad Shilpi \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
11:00-12:30	CEC 1.1 \| Labour market and inequality: Public policy, migration, and trade (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Michael Cardona \| EAFIT Speakers Adriana Camacho \| UNDP, UNIANDES Cristian Castillo Robayo \| Catholic University of Colombia Yezid Hernandez-Luna \| Jorge Tadeo Lozano University	Parallel 1.2 \| Markets and inequality \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chair and presenter: Ana María Ibáñez \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) \| Presentation Speakers Julián Messina \| University of Alicante \| Presentation Renata Narita \| University of São Paulo	Parallel 1.3 \| The links among violence, inequality and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean \| Organized jointly with the United Nations Development Programme-Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDP-LAC) Chair: Juan Fernando Vargas \| Del Rosario University Speakers Marcela Meléndez \| Chief economist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean \| Presentation Ana Arjona \| Northwestern University \| Presentation Diana Rodríguez Franco \| Bogotá City Secretary for Women \| Presentation Patricia Justino \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation	Parallel 1.4 \| Growth, poverty and inequality relationships in Africa \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Chair and presenter: Finn Tarp \| University of Copenhagen, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Speakers Yusi Ouyang \| University of Tulsa \| Presentation Germano Mwabu \| University of Nairobi \| Presentation	Special event 1 \| Universities, regions, and development: Experiences of Paz y Región (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Oskar Nupia \| UNIANDES Speakers Geisler Dayani Rojas Forero \| Director, Paz y Región Maria Ximena Figueroa Olaya \| Red de Mujeres Chaparralunas por la Paz César Vallejo Mejía \| Former dean, University of Ibagué, Former co-director of Banco de la República Gabriela Vargas \| Paz y Región Beatriz Valencia \| Former mayor of Murillo, Tolima
12:30-13:30	Lunch \| LEVEL 5
13:30-14:00	Poster session \| LEVEL 5
14:00-15:30	CEC 2.1 \| Experiments on dual labour markets (Session in English) Chair and presenter: César Mantilla \| Del Rosario University Speakers Ferley Rincón \| Del Rosario University Darwin Cortés \| Del Rosario University and Alianza EFI Laura Prada \| Del Rosario University	Parallel 2.2 \| Social mobility in the Global South \| Project Chair: Francisco H. G. Ferreira \| The London School of Economics and Political Science Speakers Kunal Sen \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Forhad Shilpi \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation Anustup Kundu \| UNU-WIDER Patrizio Piraino \| University of Notre Dame du Lac \| Presentation	Parallel 2.3 \| Inequalities in education Chair and presenter: Niaz Asadullah \| Monash University Malaysia \| Presentation Speakers Martina Querejeta \| National University of La Plata (UNLP) \| Presentation Neha Bailwal \| University of Göttingen (GAU) \| Presentation	Parallel 2.4 \| Inequality and poverty in South Eastern Africa Chair: Patricia Justino \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Enilde Sarmento \| National Director, Ministry of Economy and Finance \| Presentation David Garcés-Urzainqui \| Free University Amsterdam \| Presentation Susmita Baulia \| University of Turku \| Presentation	Special event 2 \| Racial justice, statistical visibility and social and economic inequalities in Afro-Colombian population with Semillero del Pacífico (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Juan Camilo Cárdenas \| University of Massachusetts, UNIANDES Speakers Ana Margarita Gonzalez \| ILEX Acción jurídica Leyner Mosquera \| Ministry of Financia and Semillero del Pacífico Kandya Obezo \| The London School of Economics and Political Science
15:30-16:00	Coffee break and WIDER Alumni fireside chat \| LEVEL 5
16:00-17:30	CEC 3.1 \| Public health policy, COVID-19, and inequality (Parts of the session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Lucas Marín Llanes \| UNIANDES Speakers Carlos Charris \| Catholic University of Brasilia Mauricio Salazar-Saenz \| Pontifical Javierian University	Parallel 3.2 \| Inequalities in the labour market \| Organized jointly with the International Economic Association (IEA) Chair: Murray Leibbrandt \| IEA Executive Committee Speakers Valentina Contreras \| The London School of Economics and Political Science \| Presentation Mohamed Ali Marouani \| Research Institute for Development (IRD) \| Presentation Luis Vargas-Montoya \| Economic Association of Costa Rica \| Presentation	Parallel 3.3 \| Education policies Chair and presenter: Ursula Mello \| Barcelona School of Economics \| Presentation Speakers Noemi Katzkowicz \| Hebrew University of Jerusalem \| Presentation Rodrigo Oliveira \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation	Parallel 3.4 \| Inequality in MENA countries \| Organized with the Economic Research Forum (ERF) Chair and presenter: Rana Hendy \| American University of Cairo \| Presentation Speakers Vladimir Hlasny \| UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut \| Presentation Paul Makdissi \| University of Ottawa \| Presentation	Special event 3 \| Gender equality: Challenges inside Academia and student perspective (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Laura Soto \| UNIANDES, MÍA UNIANDES Speakers: Sofía Charry \| Del Rosario University, Épicas Juan Felipe Gómez Bossa \| UNIANDES, MÍA UNIANDES María Paula Moreno Mojica \| National University, Economista
18:00-20:00	Reception \| RECEPTION HALL GROUND FLOOR

TIME	AUDITORIUM	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
08:00-09:00	Morning coffee \| GROUND FLOOR
08:30-09:00	Security registration \| GROUND FLOOR
09:00-10:30	Keynote 2 \| Gender, culture, and the family by Raquel Fernández \| New York University \| Presentation Chair: Patricia Justino \| Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Belinda Archibong \| Barnard College, Columbia University \| Presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
11:00-12:30	CEC 4.1 \| Drug consumption, production, and armed conflict in Colombia (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Steven Riascos \| University of Antioquia Speakers Wendy D. Sánchez \| Sergio Arboleda University Juan Carlos Angulo \| University of Maryland	Parallel 4.2 \| Technology and labour market inequality \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the International Economic Association (IEA) Chair: Raquel Fernández \| IEA Executive Committee Speakers Belinda Archibong \| Barnard College, Columbia University Estefania Galvan \| IECON, University of the Republic \| Presentation Jacob Moscona \| Harvard, MIT \| Presentation Nikita Sangwan \| Indian Statistical Institute	Parallel 4.3 \| Health Chair and presenter: Javier Romero \| Lima School of Economics at University of Piura Speakers Urangoo Bulgamaa \| Corvinus University of Budapest Di Yang \| University of Pennsylvania	Parallel 4.4 \| Measuring and understanding African inequality \| Organized jointly with the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) Chair and presenter: Murray Leibbrandt \| ACEIR, SALDRU, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Co-Chair: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Monica Lambon-Quayefio \| University of Ghana, ACEIR \| Presentation Moses Muriithi \| University of Nairobi, ACEIR \| Presentation Takwanisa Machemedze \| DataFirst, ACEIR \| Presentation	Special event 4 \| How big is regional inequality? A multidimensional look at the Colombian case (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Jaime Bonet \| Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) Speakers Karina Acosta \| Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER) Silvia Otero \| Del Rosario University Daniel Toro \| The Technological University of Bolivar (UTB) Adolfo Meisel and Angela Granger \| University of the North Luis Armando Galvis \| Center for Regional Economic Studies (CEER)
12:30-13:30	Lunch \| LEVEL 5
13:30-15:00	CEC 5.1 \| Improving educational outcomes and reducing disparities (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Carlos Enrique Hoyos-Pontón \| University of the North Speakers Luis Esteban Álvarez \| National Planning Department Catherine Rodríguez \| UNDP, UNIANDES Fabio Sánchez \| UNIANDES	Parallel 5.2 \| Women's work \| Project Chair: Maria Edo \| University of San Andrés Speakers Maria Lo Bue \| University of Bari Sudipa Sarkar \| National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Sarah Khan \| University of Goettingen Manuel Fernández Sierra \| UNIANDES	Parallel 5.3 \| Causes and consequences of forced migration: Empirical and policy challenges \| Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and sponsored by UNU-WIDER Chair and presenter: Ana María Ibáñez \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) \| Presentation Speakers Marieke Kleemans \| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \| Presentation Andrea Velasquez \| University of Colorado Denver \| Presentation	Parallel 5.4 \| Understanding world inequalities: Research based on the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) Chair: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Jayash Paudel \| Boise State University Vito Peragine \| University of Bari (UNIBA) Flaviana Palmisano \| Sapienza University of Rome \| Presentation Verónica Amarante \| University of the Republic \| Presentation	Special event 5 \| Economic inequality beyond economics (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair: Mauricio García Villegas \| De Justicia Speakers Leopoldo Fergusson \| Director of Center of Studies for Economic Development, UNIANDES Maria José Álvarez \| UNIANDES
15:10-16:40	CEC 6.1 \| Structural underpinnings of inequality \| Studies in economic development (CEDE) special session \| Sponsored jointly between UNU-WIDER and CEC Chair and presenter: Hernando Zuleta \| UNIANDES Speakers Andrés Zambrano \| UNIANDES Marcela Eslava \| UNIANDES Manuel Fernandez Sierra \| UNIANDES	Parallel 6.2 \| Gender inequality in Latin America \| Organized jointly with the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Chair: Raquel Fernández \| New York University Speakers Verónica Amarante \| University of the Republic \| Presentation Maria Edo \| University of San Andrés \| Presentation Mariana Violaz \| CEDLAS, National University of La Plata \| Presentation Maira Colacce \| University of the Republic \| Presentation	Parallel 6.3 \| Equality of opportunities Chair and presenter: Vito Peragine \| University of Bari (UNIBA) \| Presentation Speakers Ercio Munoz Saavedra \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation Gabriela Zapata Román \| Diego Portales University (UDP) \| Presentation	Parallel 6.4 \| The impact of inequality: Findings from the @EQUAL Project \| Project Chair: Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Ines Ferreira \| University of Copenhagen \| Presentation Finn Tarp \| University of Copenhagen, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation David Castells-Quintana \| University of Barcelona \| Presentation	Parallel 6.5 \| Social and ecological sustainability \| Organized and sponsored jointly with European Union - French Development Agency (EU-AFD) Research Facility on Inequalities Chair: Anda David \| AFD Speakers Jairo Núnez \| Fedesarollo \| Presentation Muhammad Hanri \| LPEM University of Indonesia \| Presentation Rocío Espinosa \| Espinosa Yglesias Study Center (CEEY) \| Presentation Murray Leibbrandt \| ACEIR, SALDRU, UNU-WIDER \| Presentation
16:40-17:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
17:00-18:30	Policy dialogue on SDG 10 – How can we make the world more equal? Moderator: Sharanjit Leyl \| Journalist Speakers Santiago Levy \| Brookings Institution Enilde Sarmento \| National Director, National Directorate of Economic Policies and Development, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique Marcela Eslava \| Professor and dean of economics at UNIANDES José Antonio Ocampo \| Minister of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia

TIME	AUDITORIUM	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
08:00-09:00	Morning coffee \| GROUND FLOOR
08:30-09:00	Security registration \| GROUND FLOOR
09:00-10:30	CEC 7.1 \| Property rights, victims, and security Chair and presenter: Lucas Marín Llanes \| UNIANDES Speakers Arlen Guarín \| CESED Marta Juanita Villaveces \| National University of Colombia Eduard Martínez \| UNIANDES	Parallel 7.2 \| Gender Chair and presenter: Hema Swaminathan \| Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore \| Presentation Speakers Kunal Sen \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Julia Seither \| University of Rosario \| Presentation Adriana Camacho Gonzalez \| UNIANDES \| Presentation	Parallel 7.3 \| Climate Chair and presenter: Yasmine Abdelfattah \| Universities of Canada \| Presentation Speaker Nikita Sangwan \| Indian Statistical Institute \| Presentation Angela Cindy Emefa Mensah \| Colorado State University \| Presentation	Parallel 7.4 \| Inequality analysis: Lessons from tax administrative data \| Project Chair and presenter: Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki Speakers Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo \| University of Essex Amina Ebrahim \| UNU-WIDER Markus Jäntti \| Stockholm University	Parallel 7.5 \| Global inequality Chair and presenter: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Speakers Miquel Pellicer \| University of Marburg \| Presentation Yajna Govind \| Copenhagen Business School \| Presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
11:00-12:30	CEC 8.1 \| Governance and inequality: motivation, trust, and crime \| Evidence in Governance & Politics (EGAP) special session \| Sponsored jointly between UNU-WIDER and CEC Chair: Santiago Tobón \| EAFIT, Medellín Speakers Rachid Laajaj \| UNIANDES Chelsea Estancona \| University of South Carolina Joana Monteiro \| Getulio Vargas Foundation	Parallel 8.2 \| Addressing group-based inequality \| Project Chair: Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Edmund Terence Gomez \| University of Malaya \| Presentation Ayabonga Cawe \| University of Witwatersrand \| Presentation Simone Schotte \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation	Parallel 8.3 \| COVID-19 Chair and presenter: Hai-Anh Dang \| World Bank (WB) \| Presentation Speakers Mrinalini Jha \| O.P. Jindal Global University \| Presentation Giulia Lotti \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) \| Presentation Nada Rostom \| Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) \| Presentation	Parallel 8.4 \| Social, fiscal, or other policies to reduce inequality (SOUTHMOD) Chair: Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo \| University of Essex Speakers Rodrigo Oliveira \| UNU-WIDER David Rodriguez \| Externado University of Colombia Daria Popova \| University of Essex	Parallel 8.5 \| International tax reforms and investment for development \| Organized and sponsored jointly with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Chair: Amelia U. Santos-Paulino \| Chief, Investment Issues & Analysis Section, UNCTAD \| Presentation Speakers Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Luis Ignacio Lozano-Espitia \| Director, Economic Policy Studies, Bank of the Republic, Colombia \| Presentation Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki \| Presentation
12:30-13:30	Lunch \| LEVEL 5
13:30-14:00	Poster session \| LEVEL 5
14:00-15:30	CEC 9.1 \| Gender approach to understanding time use and employment decisions (Session in Spanish with English translation) Chair and presenter: Mauricio Salazar-Saenz \| Pontifical Javierian University Speakers Helena María Hernández Bonilla \| Pontifical Javierian University Paula Herrera-Idárraga \| Pontifical Javierian University	Parallel 9.2 \| The changing nature of work and inequality \| Project Chair: Mohamed Ali Marouani \| Research Institute for Development (IRD) Speakers Simone Schotte \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Sergio Firpo \| INSPER \| Presentation Ana Paula Monsalvo \| The National University of General Sarmiento \| Presentation	Parallel 9.3 \| Political equilibrium and income inequality \| Organized and sponsored jointly with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chair: Ana María Ibáñez \| Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Speakers Leopoldo Fergusson \| UNIANDES \| Presentation Pilar Manzi \| Northwestern University \| Presentation Mariano Tomassi \| San Andrés University \| Presentation Noam Lupu \| Vanderbilt University \| Presentation	Parallel 9.4 \| Redistribution Chair and presenter: Sandra Viviana Polanía Reyes \| University of Navarra Speaker Patrizio Piraino \| University of Notre Dame du Lac Alei Fernandes Santos \| Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-EPGE)	Parallel 9.5 \| Leaving no one behind Chair: Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Speakers Marta Roig \| Division for Inclusive Social Development, UNDESA \| Presentation Heriberto Tapia \| Human Development Report Office - UNDP \| Presentation Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation
15:30-16:00	Coffee break \| LEVEL 5
16:00-16:15	Closing remarks Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Carlos Gradín \| UNU-WIDER Leopoldo Fergusson \| UNIANDES
16:15-17:45	26th WIDER Annual Lecture: In the name of progress: Will technology solve inequality? by Daron Acemoğlu \| MIT \| Presentation Chair: Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Discussant: Marcela Eslava \| UNIANDES

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