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Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE)
@isweconomics.bsky.social
Voluntary organisation seeking to inspire, empower & increase the visibility of women in economics. Working towards more diversity in economics & a profession more representative of Irish society. Standing committee of the Irish Economic Association (IEA).
Na Li inferring heterogeneous preferences for home climate investment
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sofia Casabianca exploring self-employment mentoring on IPV in Uganda.
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Laura Boyd examining the effects of personal experiences on house price expectations. Work joint with ISWE committee member Tara Mcindoe-Calder
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
More great papers following on!

Aedin Doris presenting on the quality of degrees from Irish Higher education institutions
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Congratulations to the winners of our ISWE prizes at the IEA, Bhavya Shrivastava and Lilia Wasserka-Zhurakhovska, as well as Novartis Prize winner Doireann O'Brien and Young Economist Prize Winner Olivia Finan. Pictured with Keynote Speaker John List and Orla Doyle. All female winners! Well done!
May 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Followed by Anu Jose and her experimental work on the impact of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ offers on consumer behaviour @anujose.bsky.social of @centralbankireland.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Day 2 Conference Sessions at #IEA2025 are getting starting! This morning we have Bhavya Shrivastava presenting experimental evidence on the impact of flexible and sustainable loans on female entrepreneurs in India @bshr7.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Day 2 of the Irish Economic Association Conference 2025 starts with the ISWE 5k ! Great turnout for this event in sunny Belfast city
May 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Irene Mosca examines the impact of physical disability on employment among older women
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Karina Doorley of @esri.ie on the potential impacts of AI on the Irish wage distribution
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Simona Sandorova examines the real cost of not increasing the income limits for medical cards in line with price/wage inflation
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Margaret Leighton on whether how we provide feedback to UG students matters!
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez talks about using instagram to engage UG students in econ modules
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Míde Griffin on women's community organisation in Ireland @midemg.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Doireann O'Brien speaking on the impact of sex-selective abortion in India on child marriage
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Orla Doyle presenting evidence of effects at age 14 from an early childhood intervention in Dublin, now approved for roll-out in the USA!
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sofia Casabianca on how to scale up a programme teaching business skills to women in Uganda
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Beatriz Gietner presenting on the effects of cognitive and non-cognitive skills on academic achievement
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
IEA 2025 continues with more excellent sessions by female economists! Martina Zanella of @tcdeconomics.bsky.social presenting on potentially strategic behaviour by female conference paper reviewers.
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Prof. Renée Adams of @ox.ac.uk delivers the first keynotes at the IEA on Women's and Men's Preferences arguing that as economists, we need to think more carefully about tastes and the assumptions we make about them.
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Emma Howard on forecasting errors and vegetarian diets. Are vegetarians good are predicting how others react to their requests? @howardemma.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Martyna Marczak presents on the effects of unions and market tightness on tasks and wages of low and high skilled workers in presence of skilled-biased technological change.
May 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Next up, Theano Kakoulidou investigates the viability of introducing a Universal Basic Income in Ireland. This would be a costly but effective way of reducing poverty and inequality.
May 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Off to a great start at the IEA 2025 in Belfast hosted by QUB !

Kicking off the session on Labour Economics is Rabbia Tariq who explores the importance of accounting for networks when exploring the effects of gender quotas on firms' board composition.
May 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The call for papers for ISWE's Sept 4th conference on 'Diversity, Economics, and Society' is now open! We welcome submissions from authors (all genders) considering any dimension of diversity.

Email a paper/extended abstract: [email protected]

Register:
www.tickettailor.com/events/irish...
April 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM