The Visiting Scholars Programme, provides the opportunity for local researchers to collaborate in joint research projects with researchers at other Institutions. LISER’s visiting scholars are available for discussion with staff members for advice on research projects, to participate actively in research seminars as well as to contribute with teaching in the context of GRaSP’s training programme or presenting at LISER’s seminar series.

Since the month of May, LISER has had the pleasure to welcome the following visiting researchers who are working on a number of interesting projects:

• Prof. Olga Canto, Department of Economics, University of Alcalá.
  Project: “Measuring female labour attachment in large periods of time”.
  LISER research host: Amparo Nagore, Labour Market Department.
• Prof. Ben Derudder, Department Of Geography, Gent University.
  Project: “Regional development and globalisation of financial centres”.
  LISER research host: Sabine Dorry, Urban Development and Mobility Department.
• Prof. François Des Rosiers, Département de finance, assurance et immobilier, Faculté des sciences de l'administration, Université Laval.
  Project: “AVSys - Automated Valuation Systems for Residential Real Estate Property”.
  LISER research host: Brano Glumac, Urban Development and Mobility Department.

• Prof. Vincent Hildebrand, Department of Economics, Glendon College, York University, Toronto.
  Project: “The persistence of social and ethnic disadvantages in primary and secondary schools”
  LISER research host: Aigul Alieva, Living Conditions Department.

• Assistant Prof. Marc Kaufmann, Department of Economics and Business, Central European University.
  Project: “Immigrants’ anticipations and actual length of stay”.
  LISER research host: Bertrand Verheyden, Labour Market Department.
• Prof. Sergio Peña, Urban and Environmental Studies Dep., El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.
  Project: “Cross-border Metropolitan Regions, Planning and Governance: The European Union and North American Experience”.
  LISER research host: Frederic Durand, Urban Development and Mobility Department.

In addition, this season we have quite a few PhD students on a research visit at LISER:

• Vanda Almeida, Paris School of Economics
  Project: “Income inequality and redistribution in the aftermath of the 2007-2008 crisis: a comparison between Portugal and the US”.
  LISER research host: Philippe Van Kerm, Denisa Sologon, Living Conditions Department.