Econ 271, Seminar in Economic Development and Planning
Spring 2008
Seminar Room: 608-7 Evans
Schedule: Monday 4-6P
| Jan 28 | Tomasz Strzalecki, Northwestern
(joint with recruiting in 608-7 Evans) |
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| Feb 4 | Bruce Wydick, University of San Francisco
"Does Social Capital Matter? Evidence from a Five-Country Group Lending Experiment" |
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| Feb 11 | Giacomo de Giorgi, Stanford University
"Insurance in Family Networks" |
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| Feb 18 | Holiday |
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| Feb 25 | Aprajit Mahajan, Stanford University
"Bednets, Information and Microfinance" |
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| Mar 3 | Martina Bjorkman , Bocconi, Italy
"Power to the People: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of a Community-based Monitoring Project in Uganda" |
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| Mar 10 | Karen Macours , Johns Hopkins University
"Changing households' investments and aspirations through social interactions: Evidence from a randomized transfer program in a low-income country" |
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| Mar 17 | Stuti Khemani , World Bank
"When Do Legislators Pass on 'Pork'? The Role of Political Parties and Affirmative Action in Determining Legislator Effort" |
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| Mar 24 | Holiday |
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| Mar 31 | week of departmental seminar
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| Apr 7 | Edward Miguel, UCB
"The Price of Political Opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta" |
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| Apr 14 | week of departmental seminar |
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| Apr 21 | Chris Woodruff , UC San Diego
"Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence From a Field Experiment" |
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| Apr 28 | week of departmental seminar |
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| May 5 | Hoyt Bleakley , University of Chicago
"Malaria Eradication in the Americas: A Retrospective Analysis of Childhood Exposure" "Slides" |
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| May 12 | Cancelled |
