Dear colleagues, This year, the WU Lecture in Economics, organized by the Department of Economics at WU, will be held by Matthias Doepke<https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/mdo738/> on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 6:00pm as part of the WU matters. WU talks series. Love, Money & Parenting How economics explains the way we raise our kids Matthias Doepke, Full Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science "Helicopter parents" in the United States, authoritarian parents in China, and permissive parents in Sweden - do the various ways in which parents raise their children simply reflect national culture and tradition? Or is it rather economic incentives and constraints along with local economic conditions that shape parenting practices and what is considered good parenting in different nations? Does the growing inequality also result in an increasing "parenting gap" between richer and poorer families? In this lecture, Matthias Doepke introduces a novel approach to understanding parenting from the perspective of economic science. Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Time: 6:00pm Location: Ceremonial Hall 1, LC building Moderated by: Gerlinde Fellner-Röhling, Full professor and Deputy Head of Economics Department, WU Vienna Further information and sign-up page<https://www.wu.ac.at/en/the-university/news-and-events/events/detail/love-money-parenting/> We are looking forward to seeing you there. Jesus Crespo Cuaresma Professor of Economics Department Chair Department of Economics Vienna University of Economics and Business Welthandelsplatz 1 1020 Vienna (Austria) E: jcrespo@wu.ac.at<mailto:jcrespo@wu.ac.at> H: https://www.wu.ac.at/en/economics/people/crespo-j