Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance and Central Banking
Joint conference of the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Board
Monday, 14 and Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Hybrid event: Conference centre of the Bank of Canada (Ottawa) and online
This conference is the fourth in a series of annual conferences that primarily focuses on issues encountered by under-represented groups in economics, finance, and central banking.
All meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule unless otherwise noted.
Programme
Times are Eastern Standard Time (CET-5)
* indicates the presenter
- 8:15
Registration
- 8:50
Welcome & Housekeeping
- 9:00
Opening Remarks
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada
- 9:15
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Session 1: Monetary Policy, Gender and Under-represented Groups
Chair: Brian Doyle, Federal Reserve Board
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Inclusive Monetary Policy: How Tight Labor Markets Facilitate Broad-Based Employment Growth
- Nittai Bergman, Tel Aviv University
- David Matsa, Northwestern University
- Michael Weber*, University of Chicago
Discussant: Felipe Alves, Bank of Canada
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Does Monetary Policy Narrow or Widen the Racial Gap in U.S.? Evidence From the Housing Market
- Qi Li, Penn State University
- Xu Zhang*, Bank of Canada
Discussant: Munseob Lee, UC San Diego
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Yellin’ at Yellen: Gender Bias in the Federal Reserve Congressional Hearings
- James Bisbee, New York University
- Nicolò Fraccaroli*, Brown University
- Andreas Kern, Georgetown University
Discussant: Michelle Alexopoulos, University of Toronto
- 11:15
Break & Poster session on Indigenous Economics
- Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion
Suzette Argo, Bank of Canada - First Nations Access to Cash and Financial Services
Heng Chen, Bank of Canada - Indigenous Business Survey
James Fudurich, Bank of Canada - Presentation 4
Casey Lozard, Federal Bank of Minneapolis - Exploring Māori access to capital in New Zealand
Adam Richardson, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion
- 11:45
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Keynote Address
Chair: tbc
Oriana Bandiera, London School of Economics
- 12:45
Lunch
- 14:00
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Session 2: Diversity and Inclusion in Economics and Good Practice
Chair: Ana Lamo, European Central Bank
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Retaining Talent in Organizations: Diversity, Inclusion and Norms
- Maria Guadalupe, INSEAD
- Daisy Pollenne*, University of Oxford
- Kaisa Snellman, INSEAD
Discussant: Natalia Emanuel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The Unintended Consequences of #MeToo –Evidence from Research Collaborations
Marina Gertsberg, University Melbourne
Discussant: Kevin Devereux, Peking University
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Gender and the Time Cost of Peer Review
- Diane Alexander, Wharton School
- Olga Gorelkina, University of Liverpool
- Erin Hengel*, University College London
Discussant: Marlene Koffi, University of Toronto
- 17:00
End of day 1
- 8:55
Welcome back & Housekeeping
- 9:00
Policy Panel: Post-Covid Challenges for Women and Underrepresented Groups
Moderator: Sharon Kozicki (Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
Presenters:
- Claudia Buch, Vice President, Deutsche Bundesbank
- Lisa Cook, Governor, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Soledad Nuñez, Member of the Executive Commission and General Board of the Banco de España
- 10:30
Break
- 10:45
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Session 3: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Financial Market
Chair: May Rostom, Bank of England
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Bank Competition and Entrepreneurial Gaps: Evidence from Bank Deregulation
Xiang Li, Boston College
Discussant: Evren Damar, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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The Impact of Minority Representation at Mortgage Lenders
- Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Ruidi Huang*, Southern Methodist University
- Erik Mayer, Southern Methodist University
- Adi Sunderam, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Robert Clark, Queen’s University
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Applications or Approvals: What Drives Racial Disparities in the Paycheck Protection Program?
- Sergey Chernenko, Purdue University
- Nathan Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Asani Sarkar*, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- David Scharfstein, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Rachel Marie Brooks Atkin, St. John’s University
- 12:45
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Closing Remarks
Pablo Hernández de Cos, Governor of the Banco de España
- 13:00
- End of conference
Time allocation
Presenter: 20 minutes; Discussant: 10 minutes; General Discussion: 10 minutes
Audiovisual notice: Images and video recordings may be published online
Please note that this programme may be subject to change without notice.
General information
Venue
Bank of Canada
Conference center
30 Bank Street
Ottawa
Conference language
English
Organising committee
- Brian Doyle, The Federal Reserve
- Chiara Scotti, The Federal Reserve
- Ana Lamo, European Central Bank
- Julia Giese, Bank of England
- Sermin Gungor, Bank of Canada
- Césaire Meh, Bank of Canada
- Eva Murciano, European Central Bank