Events and Seminars

Development Economics Seminar

Spring 2021

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Scaling Agricultural Policy Interventions: Theory and Evidence from Uganda
Lauren Falcao Bergquist (Michigan)
February 17th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Multinationals, Monopsony & Local Development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company
Diana van Patten (Princeton)
February 24th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Does Identity Affect Labor Supply
Suanna Oh (Paris)
March 3rd, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Universal Basic Income: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Tavneet Suri (MIT)
March 10th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

The Psychosocial Value of Employment
Reshmaan Hussam (Harvard)
March 17th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Private Input Suppliers as Information Agents for Technology Adoption in Agriculture
Kyle Emerick (Tufts)
March 24th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

The Role of Finance in the Process of Development: Improving Access versus Reducing Frictions
Maitreesh Ghatak (LSE)
April 7th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Stretching Vaccines: Optimal Vaccine Use in a Pandemic
Michael Kremer (Chicago) and Chris Snyder (Dartmouth)
April 14th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

When Women March: The 1929 Aba Women's Tax Revolt and Gender Gaps in Political Participation in Nigeria
Belinda Archibong (Columbia)
April 21st, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

The Relationship Dilemma: Why Do Banks Differ in the Pace at Which They Adopt New Technology?
Raghuram Rajan (Chicago)
April 28th, 2021
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

A Revealed-Preference Approach to Measuring Frictions in Migration Decisions
Eduardo Morales (Princeton)
May 3rd, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Imperfect Competition and Rents in Labor and Product Markets: The Case of the Construction Industry
Bradley Setzler (Chicago)
May 10th, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

How to Get Away with Merger: Stealth Consolidation and Its Real Effects on US Healthcare
Thomas Wollmann (Chicago)
May 17th, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm