Schedule

Overview October 16-19, 2010

Saturday, October 16
By invitation only
Joint Sessions of Persian Gender Network (PGN) & Conference on Iran's Economy
Persian Gender Network (PGN) Roundtable

Sunday, October 17
By invitation only
Advisory Committee Meeting
University of Chicago Program, watch the video: part 1 » | part 2 »
Reception
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Monday, October 18
Advisory Committee Meeting (closed session)
Workshop for GERPA Researchers (closed session)
Workshop for PGN/ANGED Researchers (closed session)
Steering Committee Meeting (closed session)
Gender Economic Research and Policy Analysis (GERPA) Conference (open session) RSVP
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Tuesday, October 19
GERPA Conference (open session) RSVP
Arab Network for Gender & Development (ANGED) Roundtable (closed session) 
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Schedule: Sunday, October 17

Middle East Gender and Economic Symposium
Closed sessions, by invitation only
12:30 pm
Opening Remarks
Colm O'Muircheartaigh
Dean, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

12:40 pm
Speakers

Dr. Farrukh Iqbar
Director of the Strategic Cooperation Group, Middle East and North Africa region, World Bank

Roger Myerson
Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago (bio)

Kevin Murphy
George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago (bio)

Marianne Bertrand
Chris P. Dialynas Professor of Economics, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago (bio)
Gary Becker
University Professor of Economics and of Sociology, University of Chicago (bio)

2:30 pm
Break

3:30 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A

5:00 pm
Program Concludes

6:00 pm
Reception

Remarks by Matthew Stolper, Professor of Assyriology, John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies, University of Chicago
Sponsored by
The World Bank
The Harris School of Public Policy Studies
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Schedule: Monday, October 18

Open Sessions
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1:30 pm
Opening Session

2:00 pm
Session I: Trade

Moderator
Mustapha K. Nabli, International Consultant (Tunisia)
Discussant
Mouna Cherkaoui, Professor, Mohamed V University (Morocco)
Speakers
Chokri Thabet
“Impact of Trade Liberalization on Gender Equality in MENA Region: Investigations for Tunisia and Syria”
Co-authored with Mohamed Chemingui

Shireen al Azzawy
“Importing equality? Trade liberalization and gender discrimination in Egypt”

Rana Hendy
“Rethinking the Redistribution Effects of Trade Liberalization in Egypt: A Microsimulation Analysis”
Co-authored with Shahir Zaki

3:45 pm
Session II: Migration and Market Opportunities

Moderator
HE Fatima al-Balooshi, Minister of Social Department (Bahrain)
Discussant
Tarik Yousef, Founding Dean of the Dubai School of Government
Speakers
Mehmet Tossun
“Migration, Gender, and Attitudes: A Comparative Study of Turkish and MENA Migrants in Germany”
Co-authored with Sami Zouari

Asma Elbadawy
“Impact of Migration on Women and Children in Egypt”
Co-authored with Rania Roshdy

Parvin Alizadeh
"Muslim Consumers and Houshold Behavior"

4:45 pm
Session III: Health and Gender Resources

Moderator
Ragui Assad, Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, Humphery Institute
Discussant
Hadi Salehi-Esfahani,
Speakers
Kathryn Yount
“Gender Resources Across the Life Course, and Cognitive Functioning in Egypt”

Abla Sibai
“Socioeconomic resources and living arrangements of older adults in Lebanon: who chooses to live alone?”
Co-authored with Rania Tohme, Kathryn Yount, Sara Yassine and Olla Shideed

Rania Roushdy
"Domestic Violence, women's health and women's economic and non-economic activities in MINYA, Egypt”
Co-authored with Ray Langsten, Kathryn Yount and Rania Salem

Schedule: Tuesday, October 19

Open Sessions
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9:00 am
Session IV: Poverty and Socioeconomic Analysis of Female Headed Households

Moderator
Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, The Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars
Discussant
Mohammed Bakir, International Consultant (Iraq)
Speakers
Hussein Abu Farash
“Socio-demographic and economic characteristics, of female-headed households in Jordan”

Salah al Kafri
“The role of government expenditure and aid programs to empower women-headed households in the Palestinian territory and refugee camps in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon”

Negar Ghobadi
"Do Iranian Parents Prefer Sons? A look at gender preference at birth and its interaction with family planning in Iran"

10:00 am
Session V: Education and Family Planning

Moderator
Rahma Bourqia, President of Hassan II Mohamedia University (Morocco)
Discussant
Golnar Mehran, Associate Professor of Education at Al-Zahra University (Iran)
Speakers
Aysit Tansel
“Gender Effects of Education on Economic Development in Turkey”

Djavad Salehi Isfahani
“Family Planning and Schooling of Rural Women in Post Revolution Iran”

11:15 am
Session VI: Entrepreneurship and Employment

Moderator
Guity Nashat, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Discussant
Mona Khalaf, International Consultant on Gender Issues (Lebanon)
Speakers
Fatemeh Moghadam
“Women and Entrepreneurship in Dubai City: Barriers, Potentials and Policy Implications”
Co-authored with Rabia Naguib

Roksana Bahramitash
“Women’s Entrepreneurship in Iran”
Co-authored with Jennifer Olmstead

Nader Kabbani
“The Participation Decision of Married Women in the Private Sector: The Case of Egypt, Morocco and Syria”
Co-authored with Ragui Assad

12:15 pm
Session VII: Future Prospects for GERPA