NOTE: THE FALL 2006 DEVELOPMENT LUNCH SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND HERE

 

For past schedules, please scroll down...

 

Development Lunch

Department of Economics

University of California, Berkeley

 

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.

 

Date

Presenter

Title

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Raj Arunachalam

"Do Women Pay to Lower Their Fertility?  Evidence from a Family-Planning Experiment in Bangladesh" (joint work with Trevon D. Logan and Suresh Naidu)

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Paul Gertler *

"Housing, Health and Happiness"

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

David Albouy

"The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development:

An Investigation of the Settler Mortality Data"

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 Northern Uganda

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Sarah Baird

"Macro-economic Shocks and Infant Survival: A Global Perspective"

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Anders Fredriksson

"Is there an informal economy trap?"

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Jenny Aker

“Of Markets and Famines:  Understanding Market Performance during the 2005 Food Crisis in Niger

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Emily Conover

Colombia's Expansion of Health Insurance Coverage to the Poor”

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Vikram Pathania

“Long run effects of rainfall shocks at birth in rural India.”

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Spring Break

N/A

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

James Manley

“Industrial and human development in Indonesia.”

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Jessica Leino

“Community Management of Water Infrastructure: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Suresh Naidu

“The Determinants of Agrarian Conflict:Theory and Evidence from Brazilian Land Occupations”

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

CANCELLED

CANCELLED

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Madiha Afzal

"Are Pakistani Politicians Rewarded for Luck?"

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?"

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Pam Jakiela

"Microfinance Games"

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Vikram Pathania

"Long Run Effects of Droughts in India"

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

James Manley

"Clinic quality and the utilization of pre-natal care in Indonesia."

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Madiha Afzal

“Restricted Candidacy and Political Competition: Evidence from a Policy Change in the Minimum Education Requirement for Legislators in Pakistan

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Suresh Naidu

"Political Party Effects and Collective Action in Brazil"

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Tina Green

“Do Social Transfer Programs Affect Voter Behavior?  Evidence from PROGRESA  in Mexico, 1997 - 2000"

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

John Tang

"The Effect of Zaibatsu Affiliation on Industrial Expansion in Meiji Japan, 1867-1912"

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Xiangyi Meng

"Vulnerability and Mobility in Urban China"

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Chetna Sinha

"Running a Microfinance Bank in Rural India"

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Larrry Wilson

"Decentralizing Development: Allocating Public Goods via Competition"

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Anne LeBrun

“Impacts of Remittances in Mexico

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Ethan Yeh

"Sex Workers and Risk in Kenya"

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Melissa Knox

"Farmacias Similares and the Spread of Generic Drugs: Exploring the Effect on Mexico's Health"

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

N/A - finals