Events and Seminars

Development Economics Seminar

Spring 2022

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Blue Spoon; Sparking Communication about Appropriate Technology Use
Esther Duflo (MIT)
February 2nd, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Misallocation in Firm Production: A Nonparametric Test Using Procurement Lotteries
Dave Donaldson (MIT)
February 9th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Improving Workplace Climate in Large Corporations: A Clustered Randomized Intervention
Sule Alan (University of Essex, UK)
February 16th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Appropriate Technology Use and Autonomy: Evidence From Mexico
Aprajit Mahajan (UC Berkeley)
February 23rd, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Do workfare programs live up to their promise? Experimental evidence from Cote D’Ivoire
Marianne Bertrand (University of Chicago)
March 2nd, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

A Division of Laborers: Identity and Efficiency in India
Daniel Keniston (Louisiana State University)
March 9th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Transhumant Pastoralism, Climate Change and Conflict in Africa
Eoin F. McGuirk (Tufts University)
March 30th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Safety First: Perceived Risk of Street Harassment and Educational Choices of Women
Girija Borker (DIME, World Bank)
April 6th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

The Political-Economic Causes of Ukrainian Famine Mortality, 1932-33
Nancy Qian (Northwestern)
April 13th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Growing Like India - The Unequal Effects of Service-Led Growth
Michael Peters (Yale)
April 20th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Urban public works in spatial equilibrium: experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Clément Imbert (University of Warwick)
April 27th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Policy Deliberation and Voter Persuasion: Experimental Evidence from an Election in the Philippines
Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton)
May 4th, 2022
2:35 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395