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 GroupsChair: 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 AddressChair: 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 PracticeChair: 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 MarketChair: May Rostom, Bank of England 
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   Bank Competition and Entrepreneurial Gaps: Evidence from Bank DeregulationXiang 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 RemarksPablo 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