Event Review: Inefficient Inequality: The Economic Costs of Gender Inequality in Europe
03 November 2016, 09:00 am - 04:00 pm
CEPS
Conference Room
1, Place du Congrès
1000 Brussels
Belgium

Conference Programme (PDF)
Much attention is given to the existence and measurement of gender inequality, but relatively little attention is given to the macroeconomic costs that result from the presence of inequality. At this conference, researchers, policy-makers, and business representatives will discuss the costs and inefficiencies that result from gender inequality. What are potential solutions? What policies need to be implemented, and at which level?
Studies and conclusions will then be published in the January/February 2017 Intereconomics Forum.
Welcome and Introduction
Brigitte Preissl, Intereconomics Editor-in-Chief
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Session I
Chair: Derek Kruse, Intereconomics
Joana Pereira, International Monetary Fund
Unlocking Female Employment Potential in Europe: Drivers and Benefits, presentation (pdf)
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Anna Minasyan, University of Göttingen
Gender Inequality and Growth in Europe, presentation (pdf)
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Martina Bisello, Eurofound
The Gender Employment Gap: Challenges and Solutions, presentation (pdf)
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Session II
Chair: Cian Mulligan, Intereconomics
Diane Perrons, London School of Economics
Gender and Inequality: Austerity and Alternatives, presentation (pdf)
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Virginija Langbakk, European Institute for Gender Equality
Study on the Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union
Paola Profeta, University of Bocconi
Gender Equality in Decision-Making Positions: the Efficiency Gains, presentation (pdf)
Panel Session
Chair: Kerstin Born-Sirkel, CEPS
Virginija Langbakk, European Institute for Gender Equality
Diane Perrons, London School of Economics
Brigitte Preissl, Intereconomics
Joana Pereira, International Monetary Fund
Loretta Anania, European Commission