NOTE: THE FALL 2006 DEVELOPMENT LUNCH SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND HERE
For past schedules, please scroll down...
Development Lunch
Department of Economics
Tuesdays 12:30-1:30,
Room 608-7 Evans
General information: The purpose of this weekly lunch is to give students of development economics the opportunity to present work in progress and receive feedback in an informal setting.
For scheduling or
inquiries, please contact Jessica Leino, Rachel Polimeni, or Professor Ted Miguel.
Schedule: (Please scroll down for previous semesters.)
Spring 2006
*Note: Paul Gertler’s presentation on 1/31/06 is a re-scheduling of the development seminar, usually held on Mondays.
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Date |
Presenter |
Title |
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
Raj Arunachalam |
"Do Women
Pay to Lower Their Fertility?
Evidence from a Family-Planning Experiment in |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
Paul Gertler * |
"Housing,
Health and Happiness" |
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006 |
David Albouy |
"The
Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An
Investigation of the Settler Mortality Data" |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006 |
Chris Blattman |
“What's
Special About Being a Child Soldier? Estimating
the Impact of Involuntary Military Service on Youth in a Civil War in |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006 |
Sarah
Baird |
"Macro-economic
Shocks and Infant Survival: A Global Perspective" |
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 |
Anders Fredriksson |
"Is there
an informal economy trap?" |
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006 |
Jenny
Aker |
“Of
Markets and Famines:
Understanding Market Performance during the 2005 Food Crisis in |
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
Emily
Conover |
“ |
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 |
Vikram Pathania |
“Long
run effects of rainfall shocks at birth in rural |
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 |
Spring
Break |
N/A |
|
Tuesday, April 04, 2006 |
James
Manley |
“Industrial
and human development in |
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 |
Jessica Leino |
“Community
Management of Water Infrastructure: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in |
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 |
Suresh
Naidu |
“The
Determinants of Agrarian Conflict:Theory and
Evidence from |
|
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
CANCELLED |
CANCELLED |
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
Madiha Afzal |
"Are
Pakistani Politicians Rewarded for Luck?" |
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006 |
Dan Hicks |
“Consumption
Volatility in Emerging Market Economies” by Dan Hicks |
|
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 |
Pam Jakiela |
“Why
Do Property Rights Matter? Ownership and Other Regarding Preferences in the
Lab & in the Field" |
Fall 2005
|
Date |
Presenter |
Title |
|
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 |
Manisha Shah |
"Does
Regulatory Enforcement of the Sex Market Reduce Sexually Transmitted
Infections?" |
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
Pam Jakiela |
"Microfinance
Games" |
|
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |
Vikram Pathania |
"Long
Run Effects of Droughts in |
|
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 |
James
Manley |
"Clinic
quality and the utilization of pre-natal care in |
|
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 |
Madiha Afzal |
“Restricted
Candidacy and Political Competition: Evidence from a Policy Change in the
Minimum Education Requirement for Legislators in |
|
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 |
Suresh
Naidu |
"Political
Party Effects and Collective Action in |
|
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 |
Tina
Green |
“Do
Social Transfer Programs Affect Voter Behavior? Evidence from PROGRESA in |
|
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 |
John Tang |
"The
Effect of Zaibatsu Affiliation on Industrial Expansion in Meiji |
|
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 |
Xiangyi Meng |
"Vulnerability
and Mobility in Urban |
|
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 |
Chetna Sinha |
"Running
a Microfinance Bank in Rural |
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
Larrry Wilson |
"Decentralizing
Development: Allocating Public Goods via Competition" |
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005 |
Anne LeBrun |
“Impacts
of Remittances in |
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005 |
Ethan Yeh |
"Sex
Workers and Risk in |
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 |
Melissa
Knox |
"Farmacias Similares and the
Spread of Generic Drugs: Exploring the Effect on |
|
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 |
N/A -
finals |
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