CfP Deadline:
October 17, 2023
Conference Event:
March 7, 2024
Event Location:
Madrid, Spain
Organizer(s):
Bank of Canada
Bank of England
Bank of Spain
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
European Central Bank
Keynote Speaker(s):
Ghazala Azmat (Sciences Po)
Description:
We invite pieces of research focused on cutting edge methods, measurement, and analyses related
to diversity, equity and inclusion. Submissions from groups which are traditionally under-represented
in economics and finance are especially encouraged. We expect most papers to take the form of
academic-style research. We are also open to studies from practitioners or involving other professions
that draw on or shed light on the experience in the economics, finance, and central banking
professions, or that highlight the effects of practical steps to increase diversity and inclusion in all their
forms.
Areas of particular interest on the fields of economics and finance include, but are not limited to:
diversity and inclusivity at central banks and how they relate to research and decision making, the
existence of gender, racial, or other demographic biases that may affect households’ and firms’
financial decisions and influence the efficacy of monetary policy, the implications of monetary policy
for income, wealth and consumption inequality, as well as the heterogeneous impacts of the recent
inflation surge and other macroeconomic shocks for different demographic groups.
Submission:
Completed manuscripts or extended abstracts should be submitted by email to
DEIconference@bde.es (subject line: “Submission for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference
2024”). The deadline for submission is October 17, 2023.
A strong preference will be given to completed manuscripts. Extended abstracts should demonstrate
depth of work on methodology, data sources and expected research findings.
Contributions will be selected by the program committee that consists of researchers from each of
the five central banks. Authors chosen to present will be notified by December 2, 2023. Authors of
accepted abstracts should submit the completed manuscript no later than January 31, 2024.
There is no conference fee. Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be covered for
presenters of accepted papers.