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Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · 8d

Just back from Padova —presenting “The #Menopause #Penalty”, again.

Menopause isn’t “just” health: it has economic consequences. Awareness + access to treatment matter.👉🏻 ifs.org.uk/sites/defaul...

#WomenMatter from preconception to post reproduction 👩‍👧‍👦➡️👩‍🦳

Thanks for the visit!

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · 11d

A week — and many degrees — ago ☀️
I attended #AMES2026 at NYU Abu Dhabi, where I presented work on the #menopause #penalty (w/ @rginja.bsky.social Petra Persson & Barton Willage) in a Health Shocks session.
Great discussion, excellent keynotes, and lovely to see colleagues from near and far! 🌴

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · 13d

Back at the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority 🇦🇪—energised by the ambition & pace of action.

Great discussion on evidence-based early intervention: earlier action, sharper targeting, better long-term outcomes—and the crucial role of delivery + measurement. 🚀
#EarlyChildhood #EvidenceBasedPolicy

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · 23d

“The #Menopause ‘#Penalty’” now out as #CSEF Working Paper No. 770 (Jan 2026)!

📄 www.csef.it/WP/wp770.pdf

First circulated in March 2024 - the topic quickly sparked discussion beyond academia. ✨

With @rginja.bsky.social, Petra Persson & @bartonwillage.com

www.csef.it

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Jan 5

Ready for a new year with the G-Lab.
2026. Onwards! 💪🏼 🚀

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Jan 5

Nice! Made the same point for satisfaction measures collected online versus self-completion in one of my first papers 👉🏻 direct.mit.edu/rest/article...

Survey Design and the Analysis of Satisfaction

Abstract. We analyze the effect of survey design on reported job satisfaction by exploiting two quasi-experiments in the British Household Panel Survey: a change in question design and parallel use of...

direct.mit.edu

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Dec 20

Really enjoyed attending it! Tx to Alex + Tim Morris 4 organising @sriucl.bsky.social

I presented on GxE in the IG transmission of human capital, using NCDS & MCS 🧬

Nancy Daza Baez presented our work (w/ Rong Hai & Fan Wang) on GxE genes in the production of BMI across childhood, on MCS data 🍎 🤸

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Dec 10

The #G-Lab is back! ✨
I’ve been travelling non-stop this term, but the team has been hard at work.

Our #MenopausePenalty paper is getting lots of attention, so we’re doubling down on #menopause, #work & #health.

Meet the 2025–26 team! 👇
gabriellaconti.org/g-lab

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Dec 9

Our #menopause #penalty paper is now available as @rfberlin.bsky.social DP!👇🏻

@rginja.bsky.social @bartonwillage.com

ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Dec 8

🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Gabriella Conti, Rita Ginja, Petra Persson & Barton Willage quantify the "menopause penalty" and its effects on earnings, job stability, and labor-market participation.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...

ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Dec 8

🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
Gabriella Conti, Rita Ginja, Petra Persson & Barton Willage quantify the "menopause penalty" and its effects on earnings, job stability, and labor-market participation.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Dec 8

Thank you very much

UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Dec 8

The ONS Research Excellence 'Impact of Analysis' Award 2025 goes to The Sure Start Evaluation Team ‪@theifs.bsky.social. Congratulations @gabriconti.bsky.social & co-authors!

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Dec 7

Enjoyed v much all the learning & the interactions w/ such an amazing team: S Cattan @ckfarquharson.bsky.social P Carneiro @nickridpath.bsky.social C Crawford + @rginja.bsky.social 4 the health strand & E Drayton 4 social care 🌟

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Dec 7

You can read our award-winning work @theifs.bsky.social here: ifs.org.uk/publications...

https://ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 26

Italy becomes the 1️⃣ country in Europe to recognise femicide as a specific crime — Parliament voted unanimously.

Proud of my country for calling gender-based violence what it is, & for taking a decisive step toward real accountability and protection. 🇮🇹✨

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime

The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.

www.bbc.co.uk

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 23

📍 Core takeaway: early-years commitment must sit across all of government — health, DfE, Treasury, local authorities, communities — not just in isolated programmes.

The APPG is quickly becoming a vital space for evidence-driven, cross-party progress. Energising to be part of this effort. ✨

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 23

3️⃣ #Reach: families least connected to services often face the highest long-term costs.
4️⃣ #SEND: needs must be recognised from birth, not just at school entry.

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 23

I highlighted four priorities for a modern, equitable early-years system ⬇️
1️⃣ #Workforce: recruitment, retention, and clarity on who delivers what from pregnancy–age 2.
2️⃣ #Integration: reduce the maze; rebuild universal, joined-up support.

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 23

The discussion moved far beyond childcare → into pregnancy, parental leave, early relational health, family hubs, developmental milestones… and yes, Sure Start, still one of the clearest examples of what universal, integrated support can achieve when government works as one. 🔗

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 23

Privileged to join the #APPG for #Babies - chaired w/ real drive by Maya Ellis MP, w/ Freddie van Mierlo MP, Kieran Mullan MP & Lord Simon Russell of Liverpool.

The energy in the room was exceptional: cross-party, evidence-hungry, and focused on practical solutions for the first 1,001 days.💡

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 22

I am very happy to join #CSEF at University of #Naples as a #Research #Affiliate — a special homecoming to my #alma #mater: csef.it/people/gabri... 🙂

Grateful for the chance to reconnect, collaborate and contribute! ✨🇮🇹

Gabriella Conti | CSEF : Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance

csef.it

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 15

📢 Delighted to share that I will be giving a keynote at the #Economics of #Children in a Changing World #workshop at the @cesifo.org Summer Institute in Venice (24-25 June 2026), co-organised by Janet Currie and Joachim Winter! 🇮🇹

📅 Submission deadline: 26 January 2026
🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

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Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 14

And that’s a wrap on my 2025 work travels — final stop: Rotterdam. 🇳🇱

Double duties! Spoke at the Early Intervention Consortium + presented “Workforce Quality & Early Childhood Development at Scale” — last time before the WP drops.

Tx to Hans van Kippersluis for the invite!🙏🏼

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 14

And you can read our award-winning work here! @theifs.bsky.social
👉🏻 ifs.org.uk/publications...

The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes | Institute for Fiscal Studies

An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis.

ifs.org.uk

Gabriella Conti @gabriconti.bsky.social · Nov 14

🌟Proud that our #SureStart work has won the @smartthinking.bsky.social Best Publication Award 2025!
smartthinking.org.uk/awards-list-...

1️⃣0️⃣y ago we began this journey w/ our 1st @nuffieldfoundation.org grant—which brought ckfarquharson.bsky.social on board. Proud of how far we’ve come together.🚀