General information: The purpose of this weekly lunch is to give students in development economics the opportunity to present work in progress and receive feedback in an informal setting.
For scheduling or inquiries, please contact:
or
Professor Ted Miguel.
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 5 | Eric Chaney | Assessing Stabilization Policy in Iraq: Evidence from the Iraqi Bond Market |
| Sept 12 | Emma Aisbett | Do BITs have bite? Bilateral investment treaties, expropriation risk and foreign investment. |
| Sept 19 | John Bellows | War and Institutions in Sierra Leone |
| Sept 26 | Sharad Tandon | The Political Effects of Trade Liberalization: Evidence from India |
| Oct 3 | John Tang | The Role of Financial Conglomerates on Industry Formation: Evidence from Early Modern Japan |
| Oct 10 | Avi Ebenstein | Sex Selection and Fertility Choices in East Asia: Analysis and Policy |
| Oct 17 | Sarah Baird | Consumption Under Uncertainty: The Implications of Price Variation in Vietnam |
| Oct 24 | Dean Scrimgeour | International Effects of American Monetary Policy Shocks |
| Oct 31 | Riham Shendy | Do Unions Matter in Trade Reforms? Evidence from South Africa's Manufacturing Labour Market |
| Nov 7 | Jessica Leino | Community Management of Water Infrastructure: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya |
| Nov 14 | Benn Eifert | The Investment Response to Regulatory Reform |
| Nov 21 | Suresh Naidu | Occupational Choices: The Political Economy of Land Invasions |
| Nov 28 | Joanne Yoong | Linking Hospital Autonomy To Health Outcomes In Madhya Pradesh |
| Dec 5 | Raj Arunachalam (cancelled) | The Price of Fertility: Marriage Markets and Family Planning in Bangladesh |
| Dec 12 | Clair Null | Methods of Consumption Smoothing: Coping with Pension Arrears in Post-Soviet Russia |
ECON 271:
Development seminar, Fall 2006
ARE 251
/ ECON 270A: Microeconomics of Development, Elizabeth Sadoulet and Ethan Ligon, Fall 2006