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Using a large-scale correspondence study in French- and German-speaking Switzerland, this seminar examines how ethnic and linguistic boundaries shape access to early childcare. Results reveal early-stage gatekeeping driven more by regional institutional contexts than by group familiarity, with broader implications for cumulative disadvantage over the life course.

The Italian Econometric Association (SIdE-IEA) and FBK-IRVAPP are organizing a course on Panel Data for Causal Research Designs in Bertinoro, Italy. Designed for PhD students, researchers, and professionals, it covers panel data models, including Random and Fixed Effects, Two-way Fixed Effects as a bridge to Difference-in-Differences, Staggered and Block Designs, Synthetic Control Methods, and their combination with Difference-in-Differences. The course includes theoretical lectures, hands-on sessions using Stata, and applied econometrics exercises.