F. Capozza will defend his PhD dissertation on Friday 2 June 2023, entitled: ’Essays on the Behavioral Economics of Social Inequalities‘.
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- Date
- Friday 2 Jun 2023, 10:30 - 12:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Senate Hall
- Building
- Erasmus Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
Summary:
Inequalities shape our society, they persist over time and they even reinforce over time. This thesis investigates the behavioral economics of societal inequalities by means of several experiments spanning from several subfields of applied microeconomics. For example, low mental health status hinders human capital accumulation among young people as well as it distorts people’s beliefs on their own skills, which lead to a misallocation of talent in the labor market. Women’s beliefs about the gender gap in salary negotiation might lead them to under-invest in their negotiation skills because they are worried of perceived backlash from potential employers. Thus, this under-investment might contribute to the gender wage gap even further.
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The public defence will begin exactly at 10.30 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers may be able to watch on the screen outside. There is no possibility of entrance during the first part of the ceremony. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, we recommend that you do not take children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.
A live stream link has been provided to the candidate.
