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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Avi Ebenstein UCB Economics |
The Causal Effect of Fertility on Female Labor Supply: Evidence from Taiwanese Son Preference |
| Jan 30 | Ben Olken Harvard Society of Fellows |
The Simple Economics of Extortion: Evidence from Trucking in Aceh |
| Feb 6 | Chris Blattman UCB Economics |
The Causes of Child Soldiering: Theory and Evidence from Northern Uganda [link to draft paper] |
| Feb 13 | Eva Arceo-Gomez and Paulina Oliva UCB Economics |
The Consequences of Driving Restrictions in Mexico City |
| Feb 20 | Shanthi Nataraj UCB ARE |
Trade Liberalization and Firm Productivity: Evidence from India's Unorganized Manufacturing Sector. |
| Feb 27 | Subhrendu Pattanayak NC State and RTI International |
Nature's Call: Can a Social Mobilization Campaign Lead Households to Use Toilets and Reduce Diarrhea? Results from A Randomized Trial in Orissa |
| Mar 6 | Ethan Yeh UCB Economics |
Sex Work as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya |
| Mar 13 | Joan Hamory UCB Economics |
Individual Ability and Selection into Migration in Kenya |
| Mar 20 | Emily Conover UCB Economics |
Manipulation? |
| Mar 27: Spring Break | ||
| Apr 3 | Rachel Polimeni UCB Economics |
Selection into a Cambodian Micro-Health Insurance
Program: Design of a Randomized Study |
| Apr 10 | Suresh Naidu UCB Economics |
Coups, Corporations, and Common Knowledge |
| Apr 17 | Jessica Leino UCB Economics |
Diversity and productivity: Evidence from agricultural workers in Kenya |
| Apr 24 | Daniel Egel UCB Economics |
Why Are People Religious? Distinguishing Between Different Theories of Religion Using US and Iranian data |
| May 1 | Pamela Jakiela UCB Economics |
Sharing Norms and Effort Incentives: An Experimental Study in Two Cultures |
| May 8 | Brian Scholl UCB Economics |
Some Consequences of Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia |
| May 15 | Jim Church UCB Libraries and Chris Blattman, Raj Arunachalam, and Sarah Baird UCB Economics and ARE |
Resources for Economics Research: Economics resources at UC Libraries and Experiences from the Job Market. |
ECON 271:
Development seminar, Spring 2007
ECON 270C: Development Economics,
Edward Miguel, Spring 2007
ARE Seminars, Spring 2007
Past Development Lunch schedules: [Fall 2006]
[Spring 2006 and Fall 2005]
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