Events and Seminars

Development Economics Seminar

Fall 2021

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For any questions regarding the Development Economics Seminar, please contact:
Mary Pietrusko: mpietrus@mit.edu
August 31st, 2021
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

A Signal to End Child Marriage: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
Erica Field (Duke)
September 1st, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

International Friends and Enemies
Ernest Liu
September 8th, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises
Cesi Cruz (UBC/UCLA)
September 15th, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Worth your weight? Experimental evidence on the benefits of obesity in low-income countries.
Elisa Macchi (MIT)
September 22nd, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

NO SEMINAR
September 29th, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Trade, Labor Market Concentration, and Wages
Mayara Felix, Job Market Talk
October 6th, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-376 and Zoom

NO SEMINAR
October 13th, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Mental Illness Discrimination
Matthew Ridley, Job Market Talk
October 18th, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-376

Managing Emotions: The Effects of Online Mindfulness Meditation on Mental Health and Economic Behavior
Pierre-Luc Vautrey, Job Market Talk
October 20th, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-376

Aggregate Implications Of Barriers To Female Entrepreneurship
Pinelopi Goldberg (Yale)
October 27th, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Political Economy of State Employment and Social Unrest in China
Jaya Wen (Harvard)
November 10th, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Job Search and Hiring with Limited Information about Workseekers' Skills
Kate Orkin (Oxford)
November 17th, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Market Power and Spatial Competition in Rural India
Shoumitro Chatterjee (Penn State)
December 1st, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm