A próxima apresentação no âmbito do ciclo de seminários “Topics in Development Studies 2023” decorre dia 15 de maio, das 18h00 às 20h00, na Sala 1.2. do IGOT (Rua Branca Edmée Marques, Edifício IGOT, Cidade Universitária, 1600-276 Lisboa; Estação do metro: Cidade Universitária).
O investigador Jonathan Davies (DeMontfort University) abordará o tema “Between Realism and Revolt: Governing cities in the crisis of Neoliberal Globalism”.
O evento é híbrido e pode ser assistido pelo Zoom (LINK).
Este ciclo de seminários promove discussões avançadas no campo dos Estudos de Desenvolvimento e é uma iniciativa no âmbito do Programa de Doutoramento em Development Studies do ISEG. A programação completa pode ser consultada no site do CEsA.
No dia 17 de maio, Julia Bredtmann (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research) apresenta o estudo “Discrimination in grading? Evidence on teachers’ evaluation bias towards minority students”.
Entrada livre.
Abstract:
We analyze whether teachers discriminate against minority students in terms of grading. Based on comprehensive data on students in German primary and secondary schools, we compare students’ scores in standardized, anonymized achievement tests with non-anonymous teacher assessments within a difference-in-differences framework. We find that minority students receive lower grades in both German and Math than majority students. However, these differences are not due to discrimination in grading against minority students. Instead, we find that performance gaps between minority and majority students are significantly reduced when being graded by the teacher compared to being assessed through the anonymized test. This result holds for different groups of minority students. Our findings thus reveal that, if anything, teachers have a positive evaluation bias towards minority students.
A UECE – Unidade de Estudos sobre Complexidade e Economia , REM – Research in Economics and Mathematics e o ISEG organizam a “11th UECE Conference on Economic and Financial Adjustments”, no dia 21 de julho.
Datas importantes:
| Deadline para submissão de papers | 5 de junho 2023 |
| Decisões de aceitação | 15 de junho 2023 |
| Registo | 30 de junho 2023 |
Os papers devem ser submetidos por email para o endereço: rem@iseg.ulisboa.pt
Comité do Programa:
Further information and registration HERE.
No dia 2 de Maio, pelas 9h00, a sétima IT & Management Talk será dedicada ao tema “AI-generated Text, Synthetic Genres, and Misinformation“, numa sessão que terá como oradora convidada Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher, da University of Waterloo (Canadá).
Sala a designar em breve.
Entrada livre.
As IT & Management Talks são um conjunto de conferências, dedicadas à área científica de Sistemas de Informação e Gestão de Operações e integradas no programa de Doutoramento em Gestão do ISEG.
No próximo dia 3 de Maio, o GHES – Gabinete de História Económica e Social do ISEG organiza o seminário “How to reduce child poverty: Lessons from the UK”, com Kitty Stewart, Associate Professor of Social Policy e Associate Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion – CASE, da LSE – London School of Economics and Political Science.
A sessão terá lugar pelas 14h00, na Sala Staples (Edifício Quelhas).
Entrada livre.
No dia 3 de maio, realiza-se o seminário “Sustainability Impact and New Business Models”, com a oradora Carolina Almeida Cruz (C More, Beyond the obvious).
O seminário será apresentado em inglês e tem início às 18h30, no Auditório 2 (Edifício Quelhas).
Esta iniciativa integra o ciclo i2030 ISEG Seminars, organizado anualmente no âmbito do Master in Management and Industrial Strategy do ISEG, em que um convidado externo (perito) apresenta um tópico atual seguido de discussão e debate, no sentido de associar e complementar os tópicos a questões como a inovação e a sustentabilidade nas operações e na indústria.
Entrada livre.
Calendário:
No dia 10 de maio, Matthijs Oosterveen (ISEG) apresenta o estudo “The quality of school track assignment decisions by teachers”.
Entrada livre.
Abstract:
We study the quality of secondary school track assignment decisions in the Netherlands, using a regression discontinuity design. In 6th grade, primary school teachers assign each student to a secondary school track. If a student scores above a track-specific cutoff on the standardized end-of-primary test, the teacher can upwardly revise this assignment. By comparing students just left and right of these cutoffs, we find that between 50-90% of the students are trapped in track: these students are on the high track after four years, only if the teacher assigned them to the high track. The remaining (minority of) students are always low: they are always on the low track after four years, independently of the teacher’s assignment. These proportions hold for students near the cutoffs that shift from the low to the high track in first year by scoring above the cutoff. Hence, for a majority of these students the initial (unrevised) track assignment decision is too low. The results replicate across most of the test score cutoffs and secondary school tracks, from the vocational to the academic tracks, and stand out against an education system with a lot of upward and downward track mobility.
No dia 3 de maio, Denni Tomasi, da Universidade de Bolonha, apresenta no ISEG o estudo “Street Food Safety in Urban Markets”.
Entrada livre.
Abstract:
Street food is a popular and affordable source of food for many people in low- and middle-income countries, as well as a reliable source of income for vendors. However, it is also a leading cause of foodborne illnesses. Governments worldwide are trying to transform the industry by introducing regulations, licensing, formalization, and better health and hygiene standards, but progress has been sluggish. Our research focuses on understanding the factors that influence the production and consumption of safer street food. We conducted two experiments in Kolkata, India, to address this issue. On the demand side, we conducted a discrete choice experiment among consumers and discovered that they are willing to pay more for safer street food. On the supply side, we conducted a randomized controlled trial among vendors to test the hypothesis that vendors may not be supplying safer food due to credit constraints or lack of know-how. We provided vendors in both treatment arms with infrastructure to improve food safety during preparation, and vendors in one treatment arm also received weekly food safety training. While vendors in both groups utilized the infrastructure provided, we did not find any spillover effects on other food safety practices or kiosk activities. At the end of the study, we explored potential reasons for the results. Vendors mentioned that the main reason they do not invest in their kiosks is because the infrastructure is frequently stolen on the street. Additionally, there is a high degree of coordination on prices and goods, and deviation from common practices is not favorable. We also found evidence of inertial business practices.
No dia 26 de abril, Marisa Gaspar (ISEG) apresenta o estudo “The economy of culture in Macao, China: Global tourism and identity imaginaries”.
Entrada livre.
Abstract:
The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, designated as the Macao SAR once it was reintegrated into China in 1999 under the ‘One country, Two systems’ policy, has an important role to play in China’s contemporary worldwide economic power history. The Macao SAR has been one of the cities in the world with the highest income generated by the tourism sector, in particular, by the gambling industry. Tourism promotion of a mixed culture and an East-West identity has been developed simultaneously. This strategy of governmental institutions not only seeks to diversify tourism economy, as well as, to reinforce Macao’s role as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. In this seminar, I’ll approach Macao tourism policies for culture and heritage in articulation with the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative of economic expansion and global alliances establishment.
A próxima apresentação no âmbito do ciclo de seminários “Topics in Development Studies 2023” decorre dia 8 de maio, das 18h00 às 20h00, na Sala 1.2. do IGOT, com Sonia Arbaci, investigadora da University College London.
O seminário surge integrado no programa de Doutoramento em Development Studies do ISEG e abordará o tema “Housing: A machine for accumulation of capital or redistribution of resources?”.
Mais informações sobre a sessão no site do CEsA.