The thirteenth Brown Bag Seminar will be held on May 23, 2019 (Thursday) at the Faculty of Economics & Business in Zagreb in Hall 51 starting at 2 pm. The Brown Bag Seminar Cycle continues with the presentation of Prof. Robert Sonora, PhD of the University of Montana (USA), who will present the work "The Rule of Law, Income Inequality, and Poverty: East vs. West Europe".
Short summary of the presentation:
This paper investigates the relationship between the rule of law and income inequality and poverty across East and West Europe in an unbalanced panel over the period 1995 - 2014. Using feasible GLS panel methods, we find that in many cases, improvements to legal systems reduce inequality and poverty in Eastern Europe while having a relatively negligent impact on Western Europe. Results are robust to different definitions of inequality and rule of law. Protection of property rights is the most significant rule of law indicator for Eastern economies.
Description of the Brown Bag Seminar concept :
The Brown Bag Seminar (BBS) is an informal one-hour workshop with aim of presenting research in different stages of design (ideas, rounded theoretical framework, conducted empirical research, etc.), promoting discussion and creating a stimulating environment focused on constructive discussion between exhibitors and the rest of participants of the seminar. The basic idea of the BBS is to create a platform where at least once a month, the FEB ZG employees will have the opportunity to present the ideas and articles they work on within their scientific-research work.We invite you to respond and help with your constructive comments to exhibitors, and expose by yourself the topics you are currently working on, unpublished works or present the research ideas you are thinking about.
Description of the Brown Bag Seminar concept :
The Brown Bag Seminar (BBS) is an informal one-hour workshop with aim of presenting research in different stages of design (ideas, rounded theoretical framework, conducted empirical research, etc.), promoting discussion and creating a stimulating environment focused on constructive discussion between exhibitors and the rest of participants of the seminar. The basic idea of the BBS is to create a platform where at least once a month, the FEB ZG employees will have the opportunity to present the ideas and articles they work on within their scientific-research work.We invite you to respond and help with your constructive comments to exhibitors, and expose by yourself the topics you are currently working on, unpublished works or present the research ideas you are thinking about.
The idea is that presentations (in English or in Croatian - depending on the presenter's preference) last for 30-40 minutes, followed by a discussion. Since the BBS is informal and is usually taking place at lunch time, snacks and refreshing beverages will be served on the BBS.
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