March 22, 2015
08:30 to 14:00	Registration, Porter's Lodge
10:30 to 11:00	COFFEE, Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
11:00 to 13:00	Parallel Sessions 1, various
13:00 to 14:00	LUNCH, Dining Hall
14:00 to 16:00	Parallel Sessions 2, various
16:00 to 16:30	TEA, Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
16:30 to 18:00	Plenary 1, Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
19:00 to 21:00	DINNER, Dining Hall
March 23, 2015
08:30 to 09:30	Registration, Porter's Lodge
09:30 to 10:30	Plenary 2: Keynote, Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
10:30 to 11:00	COFFEE, Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
11:00 to 13:00	Parallel Sessions 3, various
13:00 to 14:00	LUNCH, Dining Hall
14:00 to 16:00	Parallel Sessions 4, various
16:00 to 16:30	TEA, Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
16:30 to 18:30	Parallel Sessions 5, various
19:00 to 21:00	Dinner, Dining Hall
March 24, 2015
08:30 to 10:30	Parallel Sessions 6, various
10:30 to 11:00	COFFEE, Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
11:00 to 13:00	Parallel Sessions 7, various
13:00 to 14:00	LUNCH, Dining Hall
14:00 to 16:00	Parallel Sessions 8, various
16:00 to 16:30	TEA, Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
16:30 to 18:00	Plenary 3, Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre

Summary of All Sessions
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Date/Time	Location	Title	Papers
March 22, 2015 8:30-14:00	Porter's Lodge	Registration	0
March 22, 2015 10:30-11:00	Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer	Coffee	0
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Education 1	3
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 1	4
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley D	Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 1	4
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Arumugam First Floor	Capital Flight	3
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Arumugam Second Floor	Fiscal Policy 1	3
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 1	3
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Firms 1	3
March 22, 2015 11:00-13:00	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Poverty 1	3
March 22, 2015 13:00-14:00	Dining Hall	Lunch	0
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Poverty 2	3
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 2	3
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley C	Conflict 1	3
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Arumugam First Floor	Institutions 1	3
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Arumugam Second Floor	Fiscal Policy 2	3
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 2	3
March 22, 2015 14:00-16:00	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Poverty 3	4
March 22, 2015 16:00-16:30	Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer	Tea	0
March 22, 2015 16:30-18:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Plenary 1: Agricultural Policy in Africa	0
March 22, 2015 19:00-21:00	Dining Hall	Dinner	0
March 23, 2015 8:30-9:30	Porter's Lodge	Registration	0
March 23, 2015 9:30-10:30	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Plenary 2: Keynote Speech	0
March 23, 2015 10:30-11:00	Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer	Coffee	0
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Labour 1	3
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 4	3
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley C	Conflict 2	4
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley D	Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 2	4
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Arumugam Second Floor	Macroeconomics 1	3
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 3	4
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Firms 2	4
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Poverty 4	4
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Manor Road Lecture Theatre	Education 2	4
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Manor Road Seminar A	Agriculture 3	3
March 23, 2015 11:00-13:00	Arumugam First Floor	Political Economy 1	4
March 23, 2015 13:00-14:00	Dining Hall	Lunch	0
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Foreign Aid 1	4
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 5	4
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley C	Conflict 3	3
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley D	Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 3	4
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Arumugam First Floor	Political Economy 2	4
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Arumugam Second Floor	Macroeconomics 2	3
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 4	4
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Firms 3	4
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Poverty 5	2
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Manor Road Lecture Theatre	Education 3	3
March 23, 2015 14:00-16:00	Manor Road Seminar A	Gender 1	3
March 23, 2015 16:00-16:30	Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer	Tea	0
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Institutions 2	4
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 6	4
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Bernard Sunley C	Trade 1	2
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Bernard Sunley D	Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 4	4
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Arumugam First Floor	Foreign Aid 2	3
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Arumugam Second Floor	Macroeconomics 3	4
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 5	3
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Firms 4	3
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Poverty 6	4
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Manor Road Seminar A	Labour 2	3
March 23, 2015 16:30-18:30	Manor Road Lecture Theatre	Natural Resources 1	4
March 23, 2015 19:00-21:00	Dining Hall	Dinner	0
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Health 6	3
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 7	3
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Bernard Sunley C	Trade 2	3
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Bernard Sunley D	Households and Social Networks 1	4
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Arumugam First Floor	Monetary Policy	2
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Arumugam Second Floor	Macroeconomics 4	4
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Socioeconomic Empowerment of African Women	3
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Migration 1	3
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Manor Road Lecture Theatre	Education 4	3
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Manor Road Seminar A	Labour 3	4
March 24, 2015 8:30-10:30	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Natural Resources 2	4
March 24, 2015 10:30-11:00	Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer	Coffee	0
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Political Economy 3	3
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 8	4
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Conflict 4	3
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley C	Trade 3	4
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Bernard Sunley D	Households and Social Networks 2	4
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Arumugam Second Floor	Macroeconomics 5	3
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 7	3
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Migration 2	4
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Manor Road Lecture Theatre	Education 5	3
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Manor Road Seminar A	Labour 4	3
March 24, 2015 11:00-13:00	Arumugam First Floor	Natural Resources 3	3
March 24, 2015 13:00-14:00	Dining Hall	Lunch	0
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Natural Resources 4	4
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley A	Agriculture 9	3
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley C	Trade 4	4
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Bernard Sunley D	Households and Social Networks 3	3
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Arumugam First Floor	Public Finance	4
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre	Health 8	3
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre	Migration 3	4
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Mary Sunley Seminar Room	Poverty 7	3
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Manor Road Lecture Theatre	Growth and Structural Change	4
March 24, 2015 14:00-16:00	Manor Road Seminar A	Political Economy 4	4
March 24, 2015 16:00-16:30	Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer	Tea	0
March 24, 2015 16:30-18:00	Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre	Plenary 3: Migration and Labour Mobility	0

 

96 sessions, 273 papers, and 8 presentations with no associated papers

CSAE Conference 2015: Economic Development in Africa
Detailed List of Sessions

Session: Registration March 22, 2015 8:30 to 14:00 Porter's Lodge
Session: Coffee March 22, 2015 10:30 to 11:00 Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
Session: Education 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Abhijeet Singh, University of Oxford
Emergence and Evolution of Learning Gaps across Countries: Panel Evidence from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
Presented by: Abhijeet Singh, University of Oxford
The impact of a macroeconomic crisis on child schooling outcomes in Indonesia
Presented by: Anisha Sharma, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Yannick Dupraz, Paris School of Economics
Long Term Persistence of Colonial Education? A Discontinuity Analysis at the Border between French- and English-Speaking Cameroon
Presented by: Yannick Dupraz, Paris School of Economics
Discussant:   Anisha Sharma, University of Oxford
Session: Agriculture 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: John Mazunda, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Smallholder Participation in Contract Farming and Food Security
Presented by: Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota
Discussant:   John Mazunda, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Adjusting fertility to weather shocks. What implications for food security?
Presented by: Olivia Bertelli, Paris School of Economics
Discussant:   Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota
Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty in Northern Ghana: The Cross-Gender Distributional Impacts of Maize Price Shock
Presented by: Francis Kemeze, University of Ghana
Discussant:   Olivia Bertelli, Paris School of Economics
Food and Nutrition Security Implications of Crop Diversification in Malawi’s Farm Households
Presented by: John Mazunda, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Discussant:   Francis Kemeze, University of Ghana
Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg
Continued Existence of Cows Disproves Central Tenets of Capitalism?
Presented by: Alvin Etang Ndip, World Bank
Discussant:   Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg
Livestock as an Imperfect Buffer Stock in Poorly Integrated Markets
Presented by: Simon Lange, University of Goettingen
Discussant:   Alvin Etang Ndip, World Bank
Index Insurance and Cash Transfers: A Comparative Analysis from Northern Kenya
Presented by: Nathaniel Jensen, Cornell University
Discussant:   Simon Lange, University of Goettingen
How to insure the Poor? – the Effects of Subsidized Micro-Health Insurance on Demand and Health Outcomes in Rural Burkina Faso
Presented by: Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg
Discussant:   Nathaniel Jensen, Cornell University
Session: Capital Flight March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Lemma Senbet, Executive Director, AERC
Capital Flight, Natural Resources and Institutions in Zimbabwe
Presented by: Marko Kwaramba, University of The Free State
Discussant:   Owen Nyang'oro, University of Nairobi
The effects of Capital Flight from Oil and wood sectors on economic growth in Cameroon
Presented by: Hans Tino Ayamena Mpenya, University of Yaounde II
Discussant:   Marko Kwaramba, University of The Free State
Impact of short term capital flows on interest rate and exchange rate in Kenya
Presented by: Owen Nyang'oro, University of Nairobi
Discussant:   Hans Tino Ayamena Mpenya, University of Yaounde II
Session: Fiscal Policy 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Tidiane Kinda, International Monetary Fund
Tax Rates and Tax Evasion: Evidence from Missing Imports in Tanzania
Presented by: Manamba Epaphra, Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA), Tanzania
Discussant:   Tidiane Kinda, International Monetary Fund
Assessing the Perspective for Indirect Taxes Reform in Rwanda
Presented by: Etienne Ndemezo, University of Rwanda
Discussant:   Manamba Epaphra, Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA), Tanzania
The Quest for Non-Resource-Based FDI: Do Taxes Matter?
Presented by: Tidiane Kinda, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Etienne Ndemezo, University of Rwanda
Session: Health 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Arcangelo Dimico, Queen's University of Belfast
Does HIV/AIDS Matter for Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Presented by: Christian Skovsgaard, University of Southern Denmark
Discussant:   Arcangelo Dimico, Queen's University of Belfast
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Elizabeth Asiedu, University of Kansas
Discussant:   Christian Skovsgaard, University of Southern Denmark
The Long-Term Determinants of HIV in Africa: The Effect of the Slave Trade Demographic Shock on Sexual Activity and HIV
Presented by: Arcangelo Dimico, Queen's University of Belfast
Discussant:   Elizabeth Asiedu, University of Kansas
Session: Firms 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Long Trinh, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Unlocking the Potential of Experienced Entrepreneurs: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Tanzania
[slides]
Presented by: Marine Gassier, World Bank
Discussant:   Long Trinh, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Short-term impacts of formalization assistance and a bank information session on business registration and access to finance in Malawi
Presented by: Francisco Campos, World Bank
Discussant:   Marine Gassier, World Bank
How do business practices affect micro and small firms’ performance? Evidence from Vietnam
Presented by: Long Trinh, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Discussant:   Francisco Campos, World Bank
Session: Poverty 1 March 22, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Hai-Anh Dang, World Bank
The dynamics of poverty in Uganda, 2005/6 to 2011/12: Has the progress stalled?
[slides]
Presented by: Andrew McKay, University of Sussex
Discussant:   Hai-Anh Dang, World Bank
Estimating Income Mobility when Income is Measured with Error: the Case of South Africa
Presented by: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University
Discussant:   Andrew McKay, University of Sussex
Who Remained in Poverty, Who Moved Up, and Who Fell Down? An Investigation of Poverty Dynamics in Senegal in the Late 2000s
Presented by: Hai-Anh Dang, World Bank
Discussant:   Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University
Session: Lunch March 22, 2015 13:00 to 14:00 Dining Hall
Session: Poverty 2 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Ethan Ligon, University of California, Berkeley
Measuring Living Standards Across Space in the Developing World
Presented by: Martina Kirchberger, Columbia University
Discussant:   Ethan Ligon, University of California, Berkeley
Night Lights and Regional Income Inequality in Africa
Presented by: Anthony Mveyange, University of Southern Denmark
Discussant:   Martina Kirchberger, Columbia University
Tracking Household Neediness Over Time, with an Application to Uganda
Presented by: Ethan Ligon, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant:   Anthony Mveyange, University of Southern Denmark
Session: Agriculture 2 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen
Agricultural Production and Children’s Diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
Presented by: Kalle Hirvonen, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Discussant:   Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen
Crop Diversification and Child Health: Empirical Evidence from Tanzania
Presented by: Stefania Lovo, London School of Economics
Discussant:   Kalle Hirvonen, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Can agricultural interventions improve child health? Evidence from Tanzania
Presented by: Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen
Discussant:   Stefania Lovo, London School of Economics
Session: Conflict 1 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Jan Duchoslav, Wageningen University
Political Violence, Land Reform and Child Health: Results from Zimbabwe
Presented by: Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussant:   Figo Lau, University of Oxford
Terror and Birth Weight: Evidence from Boko Haram Attacks
Presented by: Arinze Nwokolo, University of Navarra
Discussant:   Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology
Prenatal Trauma and Cooperation: Evidence from a Public Goods Experiment in Post-Conflict Uganda
Presented by: Jan Duchoslav, Wageningen University
Discussant:   Arinze Nwokolo, University of Navarra
Session: Institutions 1 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Tewodaj Mogues, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Joint Land Certification Programs and Women's Empowerment: Evidence from Ethiopia
Presented by: Mequanint Melesse, Wageningen University
Discussant:   Tewodaj Mogues, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Public infrastructure and the demand for private property rights: Evidence from a slum-upgrading program in Tanzania
Presented by: Matthew Collin, Center for Global Development
Discussant:   Mequanint Melesse, Wageningen University
The Impact of Decentralization on Public Service Delivery: A Spatial Regression Discontinuity Approach
Presented by: Tewodaj Mogues, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Discussant:   Matthew Collin, Center for Global Development
Session: Fiscal Policy 2 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Kyle McNabb, Heriot-Watt University
Who bears the burden? The distributive incidence of the presumptive income tax in Tanzania
Presented by: Isis Gaddis, World Bank
Discussant:   Kyle McNabb, Heriot-Watt University
Using mobile technologies to increase VAT compliance in Rwanda
Presented by: Andrew Zeitlin, Georgetown University
Discussant:   Isis Gaddis, World Bank
Tax Structures, Economic Growth and Development
Presented by: Kyle McNabb, Heriot-Watt University
Discussant:   Andrew Zeitlin, Georgetown University
Session: Health 2 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Alessio Gaggero, University of Nottingham
Malaria and Education: Evidence from Mali
Presented by: Josselin Thuilliez, CES-CNRS, Université Paris 1
Discussant:   Alessio Gaggero, University of Nottingham
Adaptation to treatment. Evidence from a RCT in Uganda
Presented by: Marta Barazzetta, University of Nottingham
Discussant:   Josselin Thuilliez, CES-CNRS, Université Paris 1
Living with Disability: Evidence from a Medical Intervention in Uganda
Presented by: Alessio Gaggero, University of Nottingham
Discussant:   Marta Barazzetta, University of Nottingham
Session: Poverty 3 March 22, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Thomas Sohnesen, World Bank
Can we measure Resilience? A proposed method and Evidence from Sahel countries
Presented by: Andrew Dabalen, World Bank
Discussant:   Thomas Sohnesen, World Bank
No condition is permanent: The dynamic story of poverty and the emerging middle class in Nigeria
Presented by: Paul Corral, American University
Discussant:   Andrew Dabalen, World Bank
Tenure Security and Household Welfare: Evidence from Ethiopia.
Presented by: Hailemariam Tiruneh, University of Copenhagen
Discussant:   Paul Corral, American University
Tracking Poverty with Reduced Consumption Aggregates
Presented by: Thomas Sohnesen, World Bank
Discussant:   Hailemariam Tiruneh, University of Copenhagen
Session: Tea March 22, 2015 16:00 to 16:30 Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
Session: Plenary 1: Agricultural Policy in Africa March 22, 2015 16:30 to 18:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Simon Quinn, University of Oxford
Presented by:    Awudu Abdulai, University of Kiel
Presented by:    Samuel Benin, IFPRI
Presented by:    Douglas Gollin, University of Oxford
Presented by:    Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto
Session: Dinner March 22, 2015 19:00 to 21:00 Dining Hall
Session: Registration March 23, 2015 8:30 to 9:30 Porter's Lodge
Session: Plenary 2: Keynote Speech March 23, 2015 9:30 to 10:30 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Paul Collier, Oxford University
Intra-household decision making in fertility and education: Evidence from four studies in Zambia
Presented by:    Nava Ashraf, Harvard Business School
Session: Coffee March 23, 2015 10:30 to 11:00 Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
Session: Labour 1 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Dhanushka Thamarapani, Clark University
Learning about labor impacts of African Cash Transfers through a Continuous Treatment Approach: the case of Zambia
Presented by: Ervin Prifti, FAO of the United Nations
Discussant:   Dhanushka Thamarapani, Clark University
The Employment Effects of Road Construction in Rural India
Presented by: Samuel Asher, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Ervin Prifti, FAO of the United Nations
The Impact of Sustained Attention on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Ghana
Presented by: Dhanushka Thamarapani, Clark University
Discussant:   Samuel Asher, University of Oxford
Session: Agriculture 4 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Rachid Laajaj, Paris School of Economics, INRA
Impact of fertilizer subsidy on land and labor productivity of rice-producing households in Northern Ghana
Presented by: Alexander Wiredu, University of Hohenheim
Discussant:   Rachid Laajaj, Paris School of Economics, INRA
Farmer's Impatience and Fertilizer Use in Burkina Faso
Presented by: Tristan Le Cotty, CIRAD
Discussant:   Alexander Wiredu, University of Hohenheim
Subsidies and the Persistence of Technology Adoption: Field Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
Presented by: Rachid Laajaj, Paris School of Economics, INRA
Discussant:   Tristan Le Cotty, CIRAD
Session: Conflict 2 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Caroline Witte, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Interactive Impact of Armed Conflicts on Foreign Direct Investments in Africa
Presented by: Okereke Ugwu, Ebonyi State University
Discussant:   Caroline Witte, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Aid, Trade and the Post-War Recovery of the Rwandan Coffee Sector
Presented by: Marijke Verpoorten, University of Antwerp
Discussant:   Okereke Ugwu, Ebonyi State University
A spatial analysis of the effect of foreign aid in conflict areas
Presented by: Stijn van Weezel, Royal Holloway University of London
Discussant:   Marijke Verpoorten, University of Antwerp
Political Violence and Greenfield FDI flowing to the Natural Resources Industries of Developing Countries
Presented by: Caroline Witte, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant:   Stijn van Weezel, Royal Holloway University of London
Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 2 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Anett John, CREST-ENSAE Paris
Allocating Cash Savings and the Role of Information: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda
Presented by: Niklas Buehren, World Bank
Discussant:   Anett John, CREST-ENSAE Paris
Two Sides of the Same Rupee? Comparing Demand for Microcredit and Microsaving in a Framed Field Experiment in Rural Pakistan
Presented by: Farah Said, Lahore School of Economics
Discussant:   Niklas Buehren, World Bank
Nigeria's Nollywood Nudge - an Entertaining Approach to Saving
Presented by: Felipe Dunsch, World Bank
Discussant:   Farah Said, Lahore School of Economics
When Commitment Fails - Evidence from a Regular Saver Product in the Philippines
Presented by: Anett John, CREST-ENSAE Paris
Discussant:   Felipe Dunsch, World Bank
Session: Macroeconomics 1 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Andrew Berg, International Monetary Fund
Public Investment, Natural Resource Inflows and Fiscal Responses: A DSGE Analysis with Evidence from Uganda
Presented by: Tchana Fulbert Tchana, World Bank
Discussant:   Matteo Ghilardi, International Monetary Fund
Public Investment in Developing Countries Facing Natural Resource Depletion
Presented by: Matteo Ghilardi, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Andrew Berg, International Monetary Fund
Some Misconceptions about Public Investment Efficiency and Growth
Presented by: Andrew Berg, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Tchana Fulbert Tchana, World Bank
Session: Health 3 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Leah Bevis, Cornell University
Heat Waves at Conception and Later Life Outcomes
Presented by: Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Discussant:   Leah Bevis, Cornell University
The Excluded Generations: Questioning a Leading Poverty Indicator
Presented by: Bill Kinsey, Ruzivo Trust
Discussant:   Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Cost of child's disability for parents' labour market participation in Cameroon
Presented by: Simo Arlette, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar
Discussant:   Bill Kinsey, Ruzivo Trust
Invisible Heterogeneity: Low-Zinc Market Crops Mitigate the Positive Health Impacts of Dietary Diversification in Rural Uganda
Presented by: Leah Bevis, Cornell University
Discussant:   Simo Arlette, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar
Session: Firms 2 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Siddharth Kothari, International Monetary Fund
Gender, Access to Credit, and Firms’ Productivity in Senegal
Presented by: Karamoko Camara, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
Discussant:   Siddharth Kothari, International Monetary Fund
Impatience is a virtue? Commitment savers as a source of credit in community-based micronance institutions
Presented by: Rachel Cassidy, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Karamoko Camara, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
Firms' growth, corruption, taxation and financial intermediation in developing countries
Presented by: Jonathan Goyette, Université de Sherbrooke
Discussant:   Rachel Cassidy, University of Oxford
The Size Distribution of Manufacturing Plants and Development
Presented by: Siddharth Kothari, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Jonathan Goyette, Université de Sherbrooke
Session: Poverty 4 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Cape Town
An evaluation of single-window service centres for social welfare schemes
Presented by: Erlend Berg, University of Bristol
Discussant:   Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Cape Town
A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household’s Welfare in Rural Rwanda
Presented by: Maximiliane Sievert, RWI
Discussant:   Erlend Berg, University of Bristol
The Impact of Public Works on Poverty and Welfare: Evidence From Ghana
Presented by: Emmanuel Offei, University of Ghana, Legon
Discussant:   Maximiliane Sievert, RWI
Financial Inclusion and Welfare: The Case of Post-Apartheid South Africa
Presented by: Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Cape Town
Discussant:   Emmanuel Offei, University of Ghana, Legon
Session: Education 2 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Manor Road Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Rokhaya Dieye, Université Laval
Beyond Productivity Effects: Cash transfers and Investments in Education in Post-war Uganda
Presented by: Margherita Calderone, World Bank
Discussant:   Rokhaya Dieye, Université Laval
What Happens Once the Intervention Ends? The Five-Year Impacts of a Cash Transfer Experiment in Malawi
Presented by: Sarah Baird, George Washington University
Discussant:   Margherita Calderone, World Bank
Schooling and Work in Zambia’s Child Grant Program
Presented by: Luisa Natali, UNICEF Office of Research
Discussant:   Sarah Baird, George Washington University
Accounting for Peer Effects in Treatment Response
Presented by: Rokhaya Dieye, Université Laval
Discussant:   Luisa Natali, UNICEF Office of Research
Session: Agriculture 3 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Manor Road Seminar A
Session Chair: Peter Fisker, University of Copenhagen
Climatic Shocks and Climate Change: Crop Choice as an Adaptation Strategy among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Presented by: Martina Bozzola, IHEID / CIES Geneva (CH)
Discussant:   Peter Fisker, University of Copenhagen
The End of Seasonality? New Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Christopher Gilbert, University of Trento
Discussant:   Martina Bozzola, IHEID / CIES Geneva (CH)
Green Lights: Quantifying the Economic Impact of Drought
Presented by: Peter Fisker, University of Copenhagen
Discussant:   Christopher Gilbert, University of Trento
Session: Political Economy 1 March 23, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Steven Block, Tufts University
Who monitors the monitors? Effect of partisan observers on electoral outcomes.
Presented by: Agustin Casas, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Discussant:   Steven Block, Tufts University
Loyalty and Treason: Theory and Evidence from Land Reform in Occupied Japan
Presented by: Shuhei Kitamura, IIES Stockholm University
Discussant:   Agustin Casas, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Do Higher Salaries Lower Petty Corruption? A Policy Experiment on West Africa’s Highways
Presented by: Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant:   Shuhei Kitamura, IIES Stockholm University
Political Institutions and Productivity Growth in Africa's "Renaissance"
Presented by: Steven Block, Tufts University
Discussant:   Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, University of California, Berkeley
Session: Lunch March 23, 2015 13:00 to 14:00 Dining Hall
Session: Foreign Aid 1 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development
Charitable Dictators? Determinants of Giving to NGOs in Uganda
Presented by: Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke
Discussant:   Po Yin Wong, Univeresity of Maryland, College Park
Returns to Capital and Ability: A Natural Experiment in Aceh, Indonesia
Presented by: Po Yin Wong, Univeresity of Maryland, College Park
Discussant:   Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke
Apples and Dragonfruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa
Presented by: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
Discussant:   Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development
Are Vaccines Fungible? Regression Discontinuity Evidence from a Large Aid Program
Presented by: Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development
Discussant:   Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
Session: Agriculture 5 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Annet Adong, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
Practical Agricultural Interventions & Rural Transformation
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Presented by: Patrick Okello, BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania
Discussant:   Annet Adong, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
Targeting, bias, and expected impact of complex innovations on developing-country agriculture: Evidence from Malawi
Presented by: Beliyou Haile, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Discussant:   Patrick Okello, BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania
Impact of Agro-Industrial Development Strategies on Smallholder Rice Farmers’ Productivity, Income and Poverty: The Case of Contract Farming in Nigeria
Presented by: Bola Awotide, University of Ibadan,Nigeria
Discussant:   Beliyou Haile, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Smallholder food crop commercialization: Panel survey evidence from Uganda
Presented by: Annet Adong, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
Discussant:   Bola Awotide, University of Ibadan,Nigeria
Session: Conflict 3 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, UNU-MERIT
Economic shocks and unrest in French West Africa
Presented by: Cornelius Christian, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, UNU-MERIT
State History and Contemporary Conflict: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Universidad de los Andes
Discussant:   Cornelius Christian, University of Oxford
Long-term effects of violent conflict on second-generation health outcomes: evidence from Liberia
Presented by: Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, UNU-MERIT
Discussant:   Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Universidad de los Andes
Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 3 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Kristina Czura, LMU Munich
Discontinuity of Preferences and Insurance Demand. Results from a Framed Field Experiment in Burkina Faso
Presented by: Elena Serfilippi, University of Namur
Discussant:   Kristina Czura, LMU Munich
Interlinking Product and Insurance Markets: Experimental Evidence from Contract Farming in Kenya
Presented by: Jack Willis, Harvard University
Discussant:   Elena Serfilippi, University of Namur
Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from urban Ethiopia
Presented by: Eleni Abraham Yitbarek, Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT
Discussant:   Uzma Afzal, Lahore School of Economics
Willingness-to-pay for microinsurance and flexibility: Evidence from an agricultural investment lab-in-the-field experiment in Senegal
Presented by: Kristina Czura, LMU Munich
Discussant:   Jack Willis, Harvard University
Session: Political Economy 2 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Patoinnewende Kabre, Ecole Polytechnique
The Impact of Political Competition on Economic Growth: Evidence from Municipalities in South Africa
Presented by: Nonso Obikili, Economic Research Southern Africa
Discussant:   Patoinnewende Kabre, Ecole Polytechnique
Political Polarization and Support for Reform: Experimental Evidence from Egypt
Presented by: Mazen Hassan, Cairo University
Discussant:   Nonso Obikili, Economic Research Southern Africa
Jai Ho? The Impact of a Large Public Works Program on the Government's Election Performance in India
Presented by: Laura Zimmermann, University of Georgia
Discussant:   Mazen Hassan, Cairo University
Electoral Institutions and Political Polarization: An Experiment on Approval Voting in Benin
Presented by: Patoinnewende Kabre, Ecole Polytechnique
Discussant:   Laura Zimmermann, University of Georgia
Session: Macroeconomics 2 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Maty Konte, United-Nations University
Financial Development and the Diffusion of Technologies under Uncertainty in Africa
Presented by: Zivanemoyo Chinzara, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Discussant:   Maty Konte, United-Nations University
China’s Economic Embrace of Africa - An International Comparative Perspective
Presented by: Tobias Broich, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance / UNU-MERIT
Discussant:   Zivanemoyo Chinzara, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Do Remittances Not Promote Growth? A bias-adjusted three-step mixture-of-regression strategy
Presented by: Maty Konte, United-Nations University
Discussant:   Tobias Broich, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance / UNU-MERIT
Session: Health 4 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Bouba Housseini, OPHI, University of Oxford
Measuring attitudes regarding female genital mutilation through a list experiment
Presented by: Elisabetta De Cao, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Bouba Housseini, OPHI, University of Oxford
Evaluation of a Mobile Phone Program to Improve Knowledge, Communication, and Attitudes about Reproductive Health: A Randomized Field Experiment
Presented by: Slawa Rokicki, Harvard University
Discussant:   Elisabetta De Cao, University of Oxford
Maternal depression and child development: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Pakistan
Presented by: Satadru Mukherjee, University of Bristol
Discussant:   Slawa Rokicki, Harvard University
Achieving the Demographic Dividend in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Econometric Investigation
Presented by: Bouba Housseini, OPHI, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Satadru Mukherjee, University of Bristol
Session: Firms 3 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Taye Mengistae, World Bank
Spillovers from agglomerations and inward FDI A Multilevel Analysis on Sub Saharan African firms
Presented by: Marco Sanfilippo, University of Antwerp
Discussant:   Taye Mengistae, World Bank
Technology Gap,Imported Capital Goods and Productivity of Manufacturing Plants in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi, African Development Bank
Discussant:   Marco Sanfilippo, University of Antwerp
Causal Effects of Industrial Policy in Developing Countries
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Presented by: Tewodros Gebrewolde, University of Leicester
Discussant:   Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi, African Development Bank
Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Africa: Uganda in the 2000s
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Presented by: Taye Mengistae, World Bank
Discussant:   Tewodros Gebrewolde, University of Leicester
Session: Poverty 5 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Johannes Haushofer, Princeton University
Bargaining Markets, Information Asymmetry, and Social Capital
Presented by: Martha Ross, Wageningen University
The Cost of Keeping Track
Presented by: Johannes Haushofer, Princeton University
Discussant:   Martha Ross, Wageningen University
Session: Education 3 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Manor Road Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Ousman Gajigo, African Development Bank
Short and Medium Term Impacts of the Elimination of School Fees on Girls' Education in Benin, West Africa
Presented by: Mafaizath Fatoke-Dato, University of Bamberg
Discussant:   Ousman Gajigo, African Development Bank
The Impact of School Fees on the Intergenerational Transmission of Education
Presented by: Kenneth Harttgen, ETH Zurich
Discussant:   Mafaizath Fatoke-Dato, University of Bamberg
Financial Constraints and Girls Post-Primary Education: Evidence from a School Fee Elimination Program in Gambia
Presented by: Ousman Gajigo, African Development Bank
Discussant:   Kenneth Harttgen, ETH Zurich
Session: Gender 1 March 23, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Manor Road Seminar A
Session Chair: Joao Montalvao, World Bank
What’s love got to do with it? Assortative matching and bride prices in rural Tanzania
Presented by: Helene Bie Lilleør, Rockwool Foundation
Discussant:   Joao Montalvao, World Bank
Skills, Gender and Productive Entrepreneurship in Africa
Presented by: Zuzana Brixiova, African Development Bank
Discussant:   Helene Bie Lilleør, Rockwool Foundation
Women's Economic Empowerment and Male Competitiveness
Presented by: Joao Montalvao, World Bank
Discussant:   Zuzana Brixiova, African Development Bank
Session: Tea March 23, 2015 16:00 to 16:30 Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
Session: Institutions 2 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Ani Silwal, University of Sussex
Statutory Law and Customary Change: a Lab-in-Field Experiment in Ethiopia
Presented by: Francesco Cecchi, Wageningen University
Discussant:   Ani Silwal, University of Sussex
Population Pressure, Rural-to-Rural Migration and Evolution of Land Tenure Institutions: The Case of Uganda
Presented by: Francis Mwesigye, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
Discussant:   Francesco Cecchi, Wageningen University
Formal Insurance and the Dynamics of Social Capital: Evidence from Uganda
Presented by: Erwin Bulte, Wageningen University
Discussant:   Francis Mwesigye, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
''To live in villages is an order'': The long-term consequences of villagization in Tanzania
Presented by: Ani Silwal, University of Sussex
Discussant:   Erwin Bulte, Wageningen University
Session: Agriculture 6 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Raul Santaeulalia, Washington University in St Louis
The Returns of "I Do": Endogeneous Women Decision-Making in Agriculture and Productivity Differentials in Tanzania.
Presented by: Rama Lionel Ngenzebuke, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Discussant:   Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gender Production Differentials in Africa
Presented by: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant:   Rama Lionel Ngenzebuke, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Further formalization or have we had enough? Land policy, agricultural transformation and smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
Presented by: Bethelhem Aga, IFPRI
Discussant:   Raul Santaeulalia, Washington University in St Louis
Land Misallocation and Productivity
Presented by: Raul Santaeulalia, Washington University in St Louis
Discussant:   Bethelhem Aga, IFPRI
Session: Trade 1 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham
Export Taxes and Consumption: A `Natural Experiment' from Côte d'Ivoire
Presented by: Souleymane Soumahoro, University of Oklahoma
Discussant:   Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham
Market Disintegration in Pre-Modern China
Presented by: Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham
Discussant:   Souleymane Soumahoro, University of Oklahoma
Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 4 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Serge Adjognon, Michigan State University
Formal Insurance and Transfer Motives in Informal Risk-Sharing Groups, Experimental Evidence from Iddir in Rural Ethiopia
Presented by: Karlijn Morsink, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Serge Adjognon, Michigan State University
Collective Coping in the Presence of Heterogeneous and Interdependent Risk Exposure
Presented by: Ashira Perera, University of Nottingham
Discussant:   Karlijn Morsink, University of Oxford
The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods after a Natural Disaster: A Field Experiment from Pakistan
Presented by: Uzma Afzal, Lahore School of Economics
Discussant:   Eleni Abraham Yitbarek, Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT
Sustaining credit arrangements for modern input use in Africa: Lessons from a field experiment
Presented by: Serge Adjognon, Michigan State University
Discussant:   Ashira Perera, University of Nottingham
Session: Foreign Aid 2 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann D., University of Goettingen
Aid and Growth. Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Presented by: Lisa Chauvet, DIAL, IRD, Université Paris-Dauphine
Discussant:   Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann D., University of Goettingen
Aid and Growth at the Regional Level
Presented by: Steffen Lohmann, University of Goettingen
Discussant:   Lisa Chauvet, DIAL, IRD, Université Paris-Dauphine
Is Aid for Trade Effective? A Quantile Regression Approach
Presented by: Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann D., University of Goettingen
Discussant:   Steffen Lohmann, University of Goettingen
Session: Macroeconomics 3 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley
Welfare Effects of Oil Storage
Presented by: Dommebeiwin Juste Metoiole Some, African School of Economics
Discussant:   David Evans, World Bank
The Rise of Developing Countries and the Future of Global Saving and Investment
Presented by: Maryla Maliszewska, World Bank
Discussant:   Dommebeiwin Juste Metoiole Some, African School of Economics
Estimating the Economic Impact of the Ebola Epidemic: Evidence from Computable General Equilibrium Models
Presented by: David Evans, World Bank
Discussant:   Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley
Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?
Presented by: Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant:   Maryla Maliszewska, World Bank
Session: Health 5 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Arjun Bedi, Institute of Social Studies
The Impact of the National Health Insurance Scheme on the productivity of cassava farmers in Ghana: An evidence from the Central and Eastern Regions
Presented by: Millicent Awuku, University of Ghana
Discussant:   Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia
Agricultural workers’ willingness to pay for malaria insurance at the workplace. Experimental evidence from Nigeria.
Presented by: Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia
Discussant:   Arjun Bedi, Institute of Social Studies
The impact of Ethiopia’s pilot community based health insurance scheme on healthcare utilization and cost of care
Presented by: Arjun Bedi, Institute of Social Studies
Discussant:   Millicent Awuku, University of Ghana
Session: Firms 4 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Florian Leon, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne
Productivity Enhancing Manufacturing Clusters: Evidence from Vietnam
Presented by: Emma Howard, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Florian Leon, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne
Adjustment costs and Dynamic inputs demand: Evidence in the Cameroonian manufacturing industry
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Presented by: Martial Bindoumou, University of Yaoundé II
Discussant:   Emma Howard, University of Oxford
Has competition in African banking sectors improved? Evidence from West Africa
Presented by: Florian Leon, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne
Discussant:   Martial Bindoumou, University of Yaoundé II
Session: Poverty 6 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Thomas Sohnesen, World Bank
Multidimensional Poverty in Sudan and South Sudan
Presented by: Paola Ballon, Universidad del Pacifico
Discussant:   Suman Seth, University of Oxford
Measuring destitution in developing countries: An ordinal approach for identifying linked subset of multidimensionally poor
Presented by: Suman Seth, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Paola Ballon, Universidad del Pacifico
Welfare Impacts of Urban Expansion: Micro perspective from Peri-urban Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Presented by: Tsega Mezgebo, Mekelle University
Discussant:   Thomas Sohnesen, World Bank
Same Question but Different Answer: Experimental Evidence on Questionnaire Design’s Impact on Poverty Measured by Proxies
Presented by: Thomas Sohnesen, World Bank
Discussant:   Tsega Mezgebo, Mekelle University
Session: Labour 2 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Manor Road Seminar A
Session Chair: Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford
Missing Men and Female Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from large-scale Mexican Migration
Presented by: Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
Discussant:   Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford
Labor market effects of improved access to credit among the poor: evidence from Cape Verde
Presented by: Olivia Riera, KU Leuven
Discussant:   Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
Pledging, Praising and Shaming: Experimental Labour Markets in Ghana
Presented by: Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Olivia Riera, KU Leuven
Session: Natural Resources 1 March 23, 2015 16:30 to 18:30 Manor Road Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Andreas Kontoleon, University of Cambridge
How Should Donors Respond to Resource Windfalls in Poor Countries? From Aid to Insurance
Presented by: Anton Dobronogov, World Bank
Discussant:   Genet Zinabou, University of Toronto
Natural Resource Rents, Democracy and Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Genet Zinabou, University of Toronto
Discussant:   Anton Dobronogov, World Bank
Barriers to Electrification for “Under Grid” Households in Rural Kenya
Presented by: Ken Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant:   Andreas Kontoleon, University of Cambridge
Evaluating the impact of unconditional conservation payments on community forests: evidence from randomized a field experiment and satellite imagery from Sierra Leone.
Presented by: Andreas Kontoleon, University of Cambridge
Discussant:   Ken Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Session: Dinner March 23, 2015 19:00 to 21:00 Dining Hall
Session: Health 6 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Ryoko Sato, University of Michigan
Do Informed Consumers Reduce the Price and Prevalence of Counterfeit Drugs? Evidence from the Antimalarial Market
Presented by: Anne Fitzpatrick, University of Michigan
The New Morality of HIV
Presented by: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Anne Fitzpatrick, University of Michigan
Psychic vs. Economic Barriers to Vaccine Take-up: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria
Presented by: Ryoko Sato, University of Michigan
Discussant:   Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford
Session: Agriculture 7 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Nazaire Houssou, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Impact of Credit on Technical Efficiency of Maize Producing Households in Northern Ghana
Presented by: Edward Martey, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Inst.
Discussant:   Nazaire Houssou, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Destination or Distraction? Querying the linkage between off-farm income and farm investments in Kenya
Presented by: Didier Alia, University of Kentucky
Discussant:   Edward Martey, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Inst.
Economics of Tractor Ownership with Applications in Ghana
Presented by: Nazaire Houssou, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Discussant:   Didier Alia, University of Kentucky
Session: Trade 2 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Arti Grover, World Bank
Bad neighbours as obstacles to trade
Presented by: Alexander Moore, London School of Economics
Discussant:   Arti Grover, World Bank
Algeria–Mali Trade: The Normality of Informality
Presented by: Gael Raballand, World Bank
Discussant:   Alexander Moore, London School of Economics
What Determines or Hinders Intra-African Trade in Health Services? Some Results from Mobile Surveys
Presented by: Arti Grover, World Bank
Discussant:   Gael Raballand, World Bank
Session: Households and Social Networks 1 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Christopher Roth, University of Oxford
Norms of Allocation within Nuclear and Extended-Family Households in Burkina Faso
Presented by: Zaki Wahhaj, University of Kent
Discussant:   Christopher Roth, University of Oxford
Asymmetry of Information within Family Networks
Presented by: Alice Mesnard, City University, London
Discussant:   Zaki Wahhaj, University of Kent
Preference for Hidden Income and Redistribution to Kin and Neighbors: A Lab-in-the-field Experiment in Senegal
Presented by: Paola Villar, INED-PSE
Discussant:   Alice Mesnard, City University, London
Conspicuous Consumption and Peer Effects Among the Poor: Evidence From a Field Experiment
Presented by: Christopher Roth, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Paola Villar, INED-PSE
Session: Monetary Policy March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Pranav Gupta, International Monetary Fund
The bank lending channel in a frontier economy: Evidence from loan-level data
Presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Pranav Gupta, International Monetary Fund
Introducing a Semi-Structural Macroeconomic Model for Rwanda
Presented by: Pranav Gupta, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
Session: Macroeconomics 4 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Alberto Behar, International Monetary Fund
Inequality and growth: a simple structural relationship
Presented by: Laurence Roope, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Alberto Behar, International Monetary Fund
The Distributional Implications of Fiscal Consolidation in Low-Income Countries
Presented by: Adrian Peralta-Alva, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Andrew Berg, International Monetary Fund
Reshaping the Macroeconomic Effects of Aid: The Role of Reserve and Fiscal Policies
Presented by: Andrew Berg, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Laurence Roope, University of Oxford
Does Public-sector Employment Fully Crowd Out Private-sector Employment?
Presented by: Alberto Behar, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Adrian Peralta-Alva, International Monetary Fund
Session: Socioeconomic Empowerment of African Women March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Elizabeth Appiah, Pentecost University
Women's empowerment across the life cycle and generations: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Florence Arestoff, Université Paris Dauphine
Discussant:   Pauline Rossi, PSE-CREST
Interventions to stop female genital cutting and the evolution of the custom. Evidence from age at cutting in Senegal.
Presented by: Giulia Camilotti, University of Namur
Discussant:   Florence Arestoff, Université Paris Dauphine
Gender Preferences in Africa: A comparative Analysis of Fertility Choices
Presented by: Pauline Rossi, PSE-CREST
Discussant:   Giulia Camilotti, University of Namur
Session: Migration 1 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Yanos Zylberberg, University of Bristol
The Labour Market Consequences of Hosting Refugees
Presented by: Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Yanos Zylberberg, University of Bristol
Optimal Resettlement Strategies to Cope with Landslide Risk on Mount Elgon, East Uganda
Presented by: Pieter Vlaeminck, KU Leuven
Discussant:   Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford
Internal labor migration as a shock-coping strategy: Evidence from a typhoon
Presented by: Yanos Zylberberg, University of Bristol
Discussant:   Pieter Vlaeminck, KU Leuven
Session: Education 4 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Manor Road Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Katherine Eyal, University of Cape Town
Dangerous Information: How Should Youth be Informed About the Returns to Education?
Presented by: Darian Naidoo, The University of Sydney
Discussant:   Anna Popova, World Bank
Cost-Effectiveness Measurement in Development: Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts
Presented by: Anna Popova, World Bank
Discussant:   Darian Naidoo, The University of Sydney
Cash Transfers and Teen Education: Evidence from South Africa
Presented by: Katherine Eyal, University of Cape Town
Session: Labour 3 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Manor Road Seminar A
Session Chair: Simon Franklin, University of Oxford
The Impact of the Agricultural Minimum Wage on Farmworker Employment in South Africa: A Fixed Effects Approach
Presented by: Chris Garbers, University of Stellenbosch
Discussant:   Simon Franklin, University of Oxford
The gendered labor market impacts of trade liberalization: evidence from Brazil
Presented by: Janneke Pieters, Wageningen University
Discussant:   Chris Garbers, University of Stellenbosch
Jobs and Firm Size in Africa: Productivity, wages and the size distribution of firms in Ghana 1987-2003
Presented by: Francis Teal, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Janneke Pieters, Wageningen University
Economic Shocks, Persistence, and Labour Market Flexibility: Evidence from Typhoons in the Philippines
Presented by: Simon Franklin, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Francis Teal, University of Oxford
Session: Natural Resources 2 March 24, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Beyza Polat, Development Analytics
Gold Mining and Social Development in Ghana
Presented by: Anja Tolonen, University of Gothenburg
Discussant:   Beyza Polat, Development Analytics
The Local Economic Impacts of Resource Abundance: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Punam Chuhan-Pole, World Bank
Discussant:   Anja Tolonen, University of Gothenburg
Mining, Economic Activity and Remote Sensing: Case studies from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali and Tanzania
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Presented by: Ola Hall, Lund University
Discussant:   Punam Chuhan-Pole, World Bank
Socioeconomic Impact of Mining Activity: Effects of Gold Mining on Local Communities in Tanzania and Mali
Presented by: Beyza Polat, Development Analytics
Discussant:   Ola Hall, Lund University
Session: Coffee March 24, 2015 10:30 to 11:00 Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
Session: Political Economy 3 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Sandile Hlatshwayo, University of California, Berkeley
(Under What Conditions) Do Politicians Reward Their Supporters? Evidence from Kenya's Constituencies Development Fund.
Presented by: J. Andrew Harris, New York University Abu Dhabi
Discussant:   Sandile Hlatshwayo, University of California, Berkeley
Politician Family Networks and Electoral Outcomes: Evidence from the Philippines
Presented by: Julien Labonne, University of Oxford
Discussant:   J. Andrew Harris, New York University Abu Dhabi
Valuing Justice: the International Criminal Court’s Indictment of the “Ocampo 6”
Presented by: Sandile Hlatshwayo, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant:   Julien Labonne, University of Oxford
Session: Agriculture 8 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Alemayehu Taffesse, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Agricultural Risk and Remittances: The Case of Uganda
Presented by: Stefanija Veljanoska, CES, PSE
Discussant:   Alemayehu Taffesse, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Adopting Derivative Instruments in Managing Drought Catastrophic Risk for Large Scale Farmers in Kenya
Presented by: Anthony Wagacha, Strathmore University Kenya
Discussant:   Stefanija Veljanoska, CES, PSE
Income diversification patterns in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. Reassessing the evidence.
Presented by: Alberto Zezza, World Bank
Discussant:   Anthony Wagacha, Strathmore University Kenya
Dynamic Supply Response of Farm Households in Ethiopia
Presented by: Alemayehu Taffesse, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Discussant:   Alberto Zezza, World Bank
Session: Trade 3 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Melise Jaud, World Bank
Unexpected Pricing-To-Market in Goods Classified as Homogeneous
Presented by: Valentina Rollo, IHEID
Discussant:   Melise Jaud, World Bank
Big hits in exports: Growing by leaps and bounds
Presented by: Melise Jaud, World Bank
Discussant:   Nora Dihel, World Bank
More than Copper: Towards the Diversification and Stabilization of Zambian Exports
Presented by: Nora Dihel, World Bank
Discussant:   Steven Poelhekke, VU University Amsterdam
From mine to coast: transport infrastructure and the direction of trade in developing countries
Presented by: Steven Poelhekke, VU University Amsterdam
Discussant:   Valentina Rollo, IHEID
Session: Conflict 4 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford
Conflict Impact on Health and Nutrition Status
Presented by: Figo Lau, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Jan Duchoslav, Wageningen University
Diasporas and conflict
Presented by: Marion Mercier, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Discussant:   Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford
Beyond Civil War: The Costs of Interpersonal Violence and the Next Round of MDGs
Presented by: Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Marion Mercier, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Session: Households and Social Networks 2 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
As Good as the Networks They Keep? Improving Farmers' Social Networks via Randomized Information Exchange in Rural Uganda
Presented by: Katya Vasilaky, Columbia University, Earth Institute
Discussant:   Emilia Tjernstrom, University of California, Davis
Signals, Similarity and Seeds: Social Learning in the Presence of Imperfect Information and Heterogeneity
Presented by: Emilia Tjernstrom, University of California, Davis
Discussant:   Katya Vasilaky, Columbia University, Earth Institute
Network Effects in Games with Aligned and Conflicting Interests: Evidence from Rural Uganda
Presented by: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia
Discussant:   Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
Cooperation and Expectations in Networks. Evidence from a Network Public Good Experiment in Rural India
Presented by: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia
Session: Macroeconomics 5 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Arumugam Second Floor
Session Chair: Blaise Gnimassoun, EconomiX
Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Prices: Evidence from Sub Saharan Africa with a Focus on Ethiopia
Presented by: Tseday Mekasha, University of Copenhagen
Discussant:   Blaise Gnimassoun, EconomiX
The role of Non Traded Goods in Current Account and Exchange Rate Determination in South Africa
Presented by: Christine Makanza, University of Cape Town
Discussant:   Tseday Mekasha, University of Copenhagen
The importance of the exchange rate regime in limiting current account imbalances in sub-Saharan African countries
Presented by: Blaise Gnimassoun, EconomiX
Discussant:   Christine Makanza, University of Cape Town
Session: Health 7 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Andrea Guariso, LICOS - KU Leuven
Does a ban on informal health providers save lives? Evidence from Malawi
Presented by: Edward Okeke, RAND
Discussant:   Goylette Chami, Cambridge University
Effect of a micro entrepreneur-based community health delivery program on child mortality in Uganda: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Presented by: Andrea Guariso, LICOS - KU Leuven
Discussant:   Edward Okeke, RAND
Social network analysis predicts health behaviours and self-reported health in Liberia
Presented by: Goylette Chami, Cambridge University
Discussant:   Andrea Guariso, LICOS - KU Leuven
Session: Migration 2 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Esther Mirjam Girsberger, European University Institute
Migration, Remittances, Labor Market and Human Capital in Senegal
Presented by: Ya Cor Ndione, IPAR
Discussant:   Esther Mirjam Girsberger, European University Institute
Maternal migration and spousal labour supply: Evidence from Sri Lanka
Presented by: Vengadeshvaran Sarma, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
Discussant:   Ya Cor Ndione, IPAR
Migration, human capital formation and economic growth in Nigeria
Presented by: Omolola Olarinde, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin
Discussant:   Vengadeshvaran Sarma, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
Migration, Education and Work Opportunities
Presented by: Esther Mirjam Girsberger, European University Institute
Discussant:   Omolola Olarinde, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin
Session: Education 5 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Manor Road Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Fatoumata Diallo, University Cheikh-Anta-Diop, CRES
Birth Order Effects on Educational Attainment and Child Labour: Evidence from Lesotho
Presented by: Ramaele Moshoeshoe, University of Cape Town
Discussant:   Fatoumata Diallo, University Cheikh-Anta-Diop, CRES
Election, Implementation, and Social Capital in School-Based Management: Evidence from COGES Project in Burkina Faso
Presented by: Takeshi Aida, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Discussant:   Ramaele Moshoeshoe, University of Cape Town
Enhancing educational outcomes: Non-compliance and non-response in a randomized school meals experiment
Presented by: Fatoumata Diallo, University Cheikh-Anta-Diop, CRES
Discussant:   Takeshi Aida, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Session: Labour 4 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Manor Road Seminar A
Session Chair: Abu Shonchoy, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) JETRO
Child labour and schooling: Evidence from rural Zambia
Presented by: Joseph Simumba, Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR)
Discussant:   Abu Shonchoy, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) JETRO
Climate vulnerability, communities’ resilience and child labour
Presented by: Delphine Boutin, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne
Discussant:   Joseph Simumba, Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR)
Fertility and Rural Electrification in Bangladesh
Presented by: Abu Shonchoy, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) JETRO
Discussant:   Delphine Boutin, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne
Session: Natural Resources 3 March 24, 2015 11:00 to 13:00 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Anna Bruederle, University St. Gallen
Gender, Value Chain and Women Participation in the Emerging Extractive Industry in Kenya
Presented by: Miriam Omolo, Institute of Economic Affairs
Discussant:   Anna Bruederle, University St. Gallen
Oil and ethnic inequality in Nigeria
Presented by: James Fenske, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Miriam Omolo, Institute of Economic Affairs
The Local Impact of Oil: Evidence from Nigeria
Presented by: Anna Bruederle, University St. Gallen
Discussant:   James Fenske, University of Oxford
Session: Lunch March 24, 2015 13:00 to 14:00 Dining Hall
Session: Natural Resources 4 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Sebastian Axbard, Uppsala University
Dirty Politics: Natural Resource Wealth and Politics in India
Presented by: Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College
Discussant:   Sebastian Axbard, Uppsala University
The Local Economic Effects of Mineral Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Nemera Mamo, University of Sussex
Discussant:   Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College
Weapons of Choice
Presented by: Merle Kreibaum, University of Goettingen
Discussant:   Nemera Mamo, University of Sussex
Extractive Industries, Production Shocks and Criminality: Evidence from a Middle-Income Country
Presented by: Sebastian Axbard, Uppsala University
Discussant:   Merle Kreibaum, University of Goettingen
Session: Agriculture 9 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley A
Session Chair: Emilia Soldani, New York University
Your Feedback Matters, To You: Evidence from Extension Services
Presented by: Florence Kondylis, World Bank
Discussant:   Emilia Soldani, New York University
Land use and agricultural productivity in Ghana
Presented by: Liam Wren-Lewis, Paris School of Economics
Discussant:   Florence Kondylis, World Bank
Price Information, Inter-Village Networks, and Bargaining Spillovers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana
Presented by: Emilia Soldani, New York University
Discussant:   Liam Wren-Lewis, Paris School of Economics
Session: Trade 4 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley C
Session Chair: Lucia Perez Villar, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Modes of Globalization and Manufacturing Firm Closure in Cameroon
Presented by: Ousmanou Njikam, University of Yaounde II
Discussant:   Lucia Perez Villar, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Diversification and sophistication as drivers of structural transformation for Africa: the economic complexity index of African countries
Presented by: Nadege Yameogo, African Development Bank
Discussant:   Ousmanou Njikam, University of Yaounde II
Product Market Integration and Border Effects in the Southern African Development Community
Presented by: Neil Balchin, University of Cape Town
Discussant:   Nadege Yameogo, African Development Bank
Knowledge transfer in global supply chains: Multinationals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Lucia Perez Villar, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Discussant:   Neil Balchin, University of Cape Town
Session: Households and Social Networks 3 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Bernard Sunley D
Session Chair: Denni Tommasi, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Anticipating Polygyny: How is Household Economics Affected?
Presented by: Marie Boltz-Laemmel, Paris School of Economics, Sciences Po
Discussant:   Denni Tommasi, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Household efficiency and polygamy: Experimental evidence from Nigeria
Presented by: Wendy Janssens, VU University Amsterdam
Discussant:   Marie Boltz-Laemmel, Paris School of Economics, Sciences Po
How Cash Transfers Improve Child Development
Presented by: Denni Tommasi, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Discussant:   Wendy Janssens, VU University Amsterdam
Session: Public Finance March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Arumugam First Floor
Session Chair: Mthuli Ncube, African Development Bank
Does the Exchange Rate Cause or Absorb Shocks in East African Community Countries? Evidence from Structural VARs
Presented by: Sebastien Walker, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Mthuli Ncube, African Development Bank
Budget Rules and Resource Booms: A Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Analysis
Presented by: Shantayanan Devarajan, World Bank
Discussant:   Andrew Warner, International Monetary Fund
Public Investment as an Engine of Growth
Presented by: Andrew Warner, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Shantayanan Devarajan, World Bank
Macroeconomic Challenges of Structural Transformation: Public Investment, Growth and Debt Sustainability in Sierra Leone
Presented by: Mthuli Ncube, African Development Bank
Discussant:   Sebastien Walker, University of Oxford
Session: Health 8 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Aurelia Lepine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
A household food voucher increases consent to home-based HIV testing in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Presented by: Mark McGovern, Harvard University
Discussant:   Aurelia Lepine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Examining the impact of insurance on health care utilisation and provider choice using a natural experiment in South Africa
Presented by: Anja Smith, Stellenbosch University
Discussant:   Mark McGovern, Harvard University
Free primary care in Zambia: an impact evaluation using a pooled synthetic control method
Presented by: Aurelia Lepine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Discussant:   Anja Smith, Stellenbosch University
Session: Migration 3 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Michele Tuccio, University of Southampton
Financing Student Migration from a Developing country: Evidence for a Commitment Problem
Presented by: Romuald Meango, IFO
Discussant:   Michele Tuccio, University of Southampton
Modeling and Measuring Information Asymmetry in the Context of Senegalese Migrants' Remittances
Presented by: Marlon Seror, PSE - ENS - DIAL
Discussant:   Romuald Meango, IFO
Female Brain Drains and Women’s Rights Gaps: Analysis of Bilateral Migration Flows
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Presented by: Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Institue for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Discussant:   Marlon Seror, PSE - ENS - DIAL
May I Leave the House? Return Migration and the Transfer of Gender Norms
Presented by: Michele Tuccio, University of Southampton
Discussant:   Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Institue for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Session: Poverty 7 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Mary Sunley Seminar Room
Session Chair: Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol
Changing patterns of vulnerability in Ethiopia: the role of food prices and droughts
Presented by: Cath Porter, Heriot-Watt University
Discussant:   Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol
Impact of Parental Death in Middle Childhood and Adolescence on Child Outcomes: Updated results based on 4 rounds of longitudinal data
Presented by: Rozana Himaz, University of Oxford
Discussant:   Cath Porter, Heriot-Watt University
Life During Structural Transformation
Presented by: Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol
Discussant:   Rozana Himaz, University of Oxford
Session: Growth and Structural Change March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Manor Road Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Kenneth Harttgen, ETH Zurich
Economic Growth in a Culturally Interconnected Global Landscape: A Spatial Econometric Perspective
Presented by: Timothy Birabi, University of Glasgow
Discussant:   Kenneth Harttgen, ETH Zurich
Africa Rising: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend
Presented by: Paulo Drummond, International Monetary Fund
Discussant:   Mihaela Pintea, Florida International University
The Role of Productivity, Transportation Costs, and Barriers to Intersectoral Mobility in Structural Transformation
Presented by: Mihaela Pintea, Florida International University
Discussant:   Timothy Birabi, University of Glasgow
What is Driving the 'African Growth Miracle?'
Presented by: Kenneth Harttgen, ETH Zurich
Discussant:   Paulo Drummond, International Monetary Fund
Session: Political Economy 4 March 24, 2015 14:00 to 16:00 Manor Road Seminar A
Session Chair: Marta Troya-Martinez, New Economic School
Crime, Incentives and Political effort: A Model and Empirical Application for India
Presented by: Kai Gehring, Heidelberg University
Discussant:   Marta Troya-Martinez, New Economic School
NGOs under Autocracy
Presented by: Joaquin Morales Belpaire, University of Namur
Discussant:   Kai Gehring, Heidelberg University
Corruption As Organized Crime: A Game-Theoretic Approach
Presented by: Romain Ferrali, Princeton University
Discussant:   Joaquin Morales Belpaire, University of Namur
Delegating relational contracts to corruptible intermediaries
Presented by: Marta Troya-Martinez, New Economic School
Discussant:   Romain Ferrali, Princeton University
Session: Tea March 24, 2015 16:00 to 16:30 Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
Session: Plenary 3: Migration and Labour Mobility March 24, 2015 16:30 to 18:00 Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: James Fenske, University of Oxford
Presented by:    Clément Imbert, Oxford University
Presented by:    Michael Clemens, Center for Global Development
Presented by:    Melanie Morten, Stanford University