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University of California, Berkeley

Department of Economics
549 Evans Hall # 3880
Berkeley, CA 94720-3880

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Last modified:4/14/03

ECONOMICS 271: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING SEMINAR
Spring Semester 2003
Coordinator: Pranab Bardhan
Seminar: Tuesday 2-4, 639 Evans

January 21 Melissa Gonzalez-Brenes, UCB
"Empowerment and Public Goods"
January 28 Same as department seminar that week
February 4 Eric Verhoogen, UCB
"The Peso Crises, the Shift into Exporting, and Employment Practices in the Mexican Manufacturing Sector"
February 11 Thomas Andersen, University of Copenhagen and UCB
Strategic Interaction between Formal and Informal Lenders in Underdeveloped Credit Markets
Figures
February 18
608-7 Evans
Abhijit Banerjee, MIT
History, Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India
February 20 NOTE: Special day and time: Thursday 4-6 p.m.
Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Economic Impacts of Trust and Altruism: An Experimental Approach to Social Capital
February 25 Same as department seminar that week
March 4 Oriana Bandeira, London School of Economics
Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique
March 11 Same as the department seminar that week
March 18 Michael Kevane, University of Santa Clara
Ratification of Convention for Elimination of Discrimination against Women
March 25 Spring Recess
April 1 Justin Lin, China Center for Economic Research, Beijing
Viability, Transition, and Reflections on Neoclassical Economics
April 8 Same as the department seminar that week
April 15 Maurice Kugler, University of Southampton
Organized Crime, Corruption and Punishment
April 22 Same as department seminar for that week
April 29 Petra Todd, University of Pennsylvania
Using Experimental Data to Validate a Dynamic Behavioral Model of Child Schooling and Fertility: Assessing the Impact of a School Subsidy Program in Mexico
May 6 Gustavo Bobonis and Ted Miguel
"Child Anemia and Education: A Randomized Evaluation from India"
May 13 No meeting