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Session: Registration
March 19, 2017 8:30 to 14:00
St Catherine's College Lodge |
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Session: Coffee
March 19, 2017 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Health 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University & World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab |
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| Malaria Infection and Infant Mortality during the War: Evidence from Liberia |
| presented by: Yuya Kudo, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) |
Discussant: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University & World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab
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| Malaria Control and Infant Mortality in Africa |
| presented by: Pauline Rossi, University of Amsterdam |
Discussant: Yuya Kudo, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
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| The population health impact of the distribution of free antiretroviral medication in South Africa |
| presented by: Cobus Burger, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Pauline Rossi, University of Amsterdam
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| A New Econometric Method for Estimating Disease Prevalence: An Application to Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis |
| presented by: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University & World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab |
Discussant: Cobus Burger, Stellenbosch University
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Session: Food and Nutrition 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Hannah Ameye, LICOS, KU Leuven |
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| From Corn to Popcorn? Urbanization and food consumption in Sub-Sahara Africa: Evidence from rural-urban migrants in Tanzania |
| presented by: Lara Cockx, University of Leuven |
Discussant: Hannah Ameye, LICOS, KU Leuven
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| Market Access, Well-Being, and Nutrition: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: David Stifel, Lafayette College |
Discussant: Lara Cockx, University of Leuven
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| Urbanization and the Two Tails of Malnutrition in Tanzania |
| presented by: Hannah Ameye, LICOS, KU Leuven |
Discussant: David Stifel, Lafayette College
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Session: Foreign Aid 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Nathalie Ferrière, Paris School of Economics - RITM, Université Paris-Sud |
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| Aid and Growth in Malawi |
| presented by: Alex Trew, University of St Andrews |
Discussant: Nathalie Ferrière, Paris School of Economics - RITM, Université Paris-Sud
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| The donor footprint and gender gaps |
| presented by: Anders Olofsgård, Stockholm School of Economics |
Discussant: Alex Trew, University of St Andrews
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| Measuring the Effectiveness of Non-Randomized Policy Interventions with Heterogeneous Treatment Effect |
| presented by: Melinda Vigh, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
Discussant: Anders Olofsgård, Stockholm School of Economics
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| To give or not to give? How do donors react to European food aid allocation? |
| presented by: Nathalie Ferrière, Paris School of Economics - RITM, Université Paris-Sud |
Discussant: Melinda Vigh, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Session: Agriculture 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Jeffrey Michler, University of Illinois |
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| Impact of climate change, weather extremes, and price risk on global food supply |
| presented by: Mekbib Haile, Center for Development Research (ZEF), B |
Discussant: Jeffrey Michler, University of Illinois
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| Trade and Climate Change as Determinants of Changes in Cropping Pattern and Land-Use in Ethiopia: Evidence from Panel Data, 1994-2009 |
| presented by: Adugna Lemi, University of Massachusetts Boston |
Discussant: Mekbib Haile, Center for Development Research (ZEF), B
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| Conservation Agriculture and Climate Resilience |
| presented by: Jeffrey Michler, University of Illinois |
Discussant: Adugna Lemi, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Atika Pasha, University of Göttingen |
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| Urbanization and Vulnerability in Africa: Evidence from Farm Households in Peri-urban Ethiopia |
| presented by: Tsega Mezgebo, Mekelle University |
Discussant: Atika Pasha, University of Göttingen
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| Impact of Land Degradation on Household Poverty: Evidence from Panel Data Simultaneous Equation Models |
| presented by: Oliver Kirui, Center for Development Research |
Discussant: Tsega Mezgebo, Mekelle University
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| The Curse of Good Soil? Land Fertility, Roads, and Rural Poverty in Africa |
| presented by: Leonard Wantchekon, Princeton University |
Discussant: Oliver Kirui, Center for Development Research
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| Impact of cash grants on Multidimensional Poverty in South Africa |
| presented by: Atika Pasha, University of Göttingen |
Discussant: Leonard Wantchekon, Princeton University
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Session: Conflict 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Anouk Rigterink, University of Oxford |
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| The War in Your Head: On The Origins of Domestic Violence |
| presented by: Wolfgang Stojetz, Humboldt-University of Berlin |
Discussant: John Dunne, University of Cape Town
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| One Team, One Nation: Football, Ethnic Identity, and Conflict in Africa |
| presented by: Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
Discussant: Wolfgang Stojetz, Humboldt-University of Berlin
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| Related how? Diamonds and violent conflict. |
| presented by: Anouk Rigterink, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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| Legacies of Civil Wars: The Health Costs Long After the Fighting Ends |
| presented by: John Dunne, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Anouk Rigterink, University of Oxford
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Session: Social Networks and Households 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Marc Witte, University of Oxford |
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| Subsidies for Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Rural Cameroon |
| presented by: Erwin Bulte, Wageningen University |
Discussant: Marc Witte, University of Oxford
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| Passive Learning and Incentivized Communication: A Randomized Controlled Trial in India |
| presented by: Yonas Alem, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Erwin Bulte, Wageningen University
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| Social Interaction and Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Improved Cookstoves in Mali |
| presented by: Jacopo Bonan, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei |
Discussant: Yonas Alem, University of Gothenburg
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| Searching with friends |
| presented by: Marc Witte, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Jacopo Bonan, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
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Session: Fiscal
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Rafael López-Monti, George Washington University |
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| Growth Effects of the Allocation of Government Expenditure in an Endogenous Growth Model with Physical and Human Capital |
| presented by: Christine Awiti, World Bank Group |
Discussant: Rafael López-Monti, George Washington University
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| Aid, Taxes and Government Spending: a Heterogeneous, Cointegrated Panel Analysis |
| presented by: Abrams Mbu Enow Tagem, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Christian Senga, University of Antwerp
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| Sub-Saharan sovereign Eurobond yields: What really matters beyond global factors? |
| presented by: Christian Senga, University of Antwerp |
Discussant: Abrams Mbu Enow Tagem, University of Nottingham
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| Cyclicality of Fiscal Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Magnitude and Evolution |
| presented by: Rafael López-Monti, George Washington University |
Discussant: Christine Awiti, World Bank Group
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Session: Trade 1
March 19, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland |
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| How to give a proper 12 miles an hour handshake ? An exploration of the determinants of bribery in Benin's transborder trade |
| presented by: Sami Bensassi, University of Birmingham |
Discussant: Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
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| Global Value Chain and Foreign Investors: An empirical analysis on Sub Saharan Africa and Vietnam |
| presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Sami Bensassi, University of Birmingham
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| Trade Liberalization, Productivity, and Firm Exit in Ethiopian Manufacturing firms |
| presented by: Dawit Zenebe, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
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| Trade, Growth, and Welfare Impacts of the CFTA in Africa |
| presented by: Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland |
Discussant: Dawit Zenebe, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Session: Lunch
March 19, 2017 13:00 to 14:00
St Catherine's College Dining Hall |
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Session: Time Preferences 1
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
David Kunst, VU Amsterdam |
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| Are the poor really so present-biased? Evidence from an experiment in Pakistan |
| presented by: Rachel Cassidy, University of Oxford |
Discussant: David Kunst, VU Amsterdam
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| Can Patience Predict Savings Mechanism and Quality of Life: Evidence from Zambia |
| presented by: Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Rachel Cassidy, University of Oxford
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| Intertemporal Allocations of Gifts versus Earnings: Non-fungibility in a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Kenya |
| presented by: David Kunst, VU Amsterdam |
Discussant: Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Oxford
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Session: Rural Households 1
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Carolina Castilla, Colgate University |
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| Physical activity, energy expenditure and time-use in agricultural and rural livelihoods: Protocols and preliminary findings from a pilot study in northern Ghana |
| presented by: Paul Nkegbe, University for Development Studies |
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| Share and Share Alike: The Impact of Rainfall on Gendered Income Allocation in Malawi |
| presented by: Anna Josephson, Purdue University |
Discussant: Paul Nkegbe, University for Development Studies
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Session: Health 2
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Wiktoria Tafesse, University of Sussex |
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| Maternal education and child mortality: Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Malawi and Uganda |
| presented by: Liliana Andriano, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Wiktoria Tafesse, University of Sussex
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| Local Industrial Shocks and Infant Mortality |
| presented by: Anja Tolonen, Barnard College, Columbia University |
Discussant: Liliana Andriano, University of Oxford
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| Dietary Pattern, Socioeconomic Status and Child Health Outcomes in Ghana: Application of Multilevel Analysis |
| presented by: Jacob Nunoo, University of Cape Coast |
Discussant: Anja Tolonen, Barnard College, Columbia University
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| Causal effect of iodine deficiency in early life on test scores in rural India |
| presented by: Wiktoria Tafesse, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Jacob Nunoo, University of Cape Coast
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Session: Agriculture 2
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen |
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| The Impact of the Use of New Technologies on Farmers’ Wheat Yield in Ethiopia: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial |
| presented by: Gashaw Abate, IFPRI |
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| Locus of Control and Technology Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Gashaw Abate, IFPRI
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 2
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Catherine Porter, Heriot-Watt University |
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| Intrahousehold inequalities and poverty in Senegal |
| presented by: Sylvie Lambert, PSE-INRA |
Discussant: Catherine Porter, Heriot-Watt University
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| Untangling Disability and Poverty: A Matching Approach Using Large-scale Data in South Africa |
| presented by: Kengo Igei, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute |
Discussant: Sylvie Lambert, PSE-INRA
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| Social Class, Life Chances and Vulnerability to Poverty in South Africa |
| presented by: Rocco Zizzamia, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Kengo Igei, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute
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| Vulnerability in Senegal - multidimensional estimates |
| presented by: Catherine Porter, Heriot-Watt University |
Discussant: Rocco Zizzamia, University of Oxford
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Session: Firms 1
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Jonathan Goyette, Université de Sherbrooke |
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| Beyond the Stars: a New Method for Assessing the Economic Importance of Variables in Regressions |
| presented by: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Jonathan Goyette, Université de Sherbrooke
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| State Capacity and Taxation: A Comparative Analysis of Small-Scale Firms in Togo, Ghana and Benin |
| presented by: Moussa Blimpo, The World Bank |
Discussant: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford
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| Distortions, Social Infrastructures and Tax Evasion |
| presented by: Wilfried Kouamé, Sherbrooke University |
Discussant: Moussa Blimpo, The World Bank
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| Demand or supply side of corruption: what drives firms' tax evasion in developing countries? |
| presented by: Jonathan Goyette, Université de Sherbrooke |
Discussant: Wilfried Kouamé, Sherbrooke University
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Session: Social Networks and Households 2
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Tessa Bold, IIES, Stockholm University |
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| The Evolution of Networks During the Development Process: Evidence from Rural Gambia |
| presented by: Dany Jaimovich, Goethe University Frankfurt |
Discussant: Tessa Bold, IIES, Stockholm University
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| Sharing Pressure and Involuntary Giving in Social Networks: Lab-Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Salvatore Di Falco, University of Geneva |
Discussant: Dany Jaimovich, Goethe University Frankfurt
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| Rural Electrification and Domestic Violence in Sub Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Maximiliane Sievert, RWI |
Discussant: Salvatore Di Falco, University of Geneva
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| Rural Electrification: the Potential and Limitations of Solar Power |
| presented by: Tessa Bold, IIES, Stockholm University |
Discussant: Maximiliane Sievert, RWI
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Session: Migration 1
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut |
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| What Makes "Brain Drain" More Likely? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Romuald Meango, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy |
Discussant: Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut
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| The Geography of Educated Elites: Development Implications and Long-Run Prospects |
| presented by: Christoph Deuster, Université catholique de Louvain |
Discussant: Romuald Meango, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy
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| You’re Now Free to Move About the Country: The Effect of Schooling on Migration |
| presented by: Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut |
Discussant: Christoph Deuster, Université catholique de Louvain
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Session: Macroeconomics 1
March 19, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Filiz Unsal, International Monetary Fund |
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| Do remittance flows stabilize developing countries in the aftermath of sovereign defaults? |
| presented by: Immaculate Machasio, Justus-Liebig University-Giessen |
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| The ghost of a rating downgrade: What happens to borrowing costs when a government loses its investment grade credit rating? |
| presented by: Yashvir Algu, World Bank |
Discussant: Filiz Unsal, International Monetary Fund
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| Macroprudential Policy, Incomplete Information and Inequality: The case of Low Income and Developing Countries |
| presented by: Filiz Unsal, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Immaculate Machasio, Justus-Liebig University-Giessen
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Session: Tea
March 19, 2017 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Plenary 1: 'African Refugees and Migrants'
March 19, 2017 16:30 to 18:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford |
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Presented by:
Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford
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Presented by:
Philip Verwimp, Université Libre de Bruxelles
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Presented by:
Tuesday Reitano, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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Session: Book Launch: 'Poverty Reduction in the Course of African Development'
March 19, 2017 18:00 to 19:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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Session: Dinner
March 19, 2017 19:00 to 21:00
St Catherine's College Dining Hall |
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Session: Registration
March 20, 2017 8:30 to 9:30
St Catherine's College Lodge |
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Session: Plenary 2: Keynote 'Reflections on evidence in the age of fake news and discredited expertise'
March 20, 2017 9:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford |
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Presented by:
Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University
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Session: Coffee
March 20, 2017 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Macroeconomics 2
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Tim Willems, IMF |
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| Stylized Facts about Business Cycles in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Giovanni Melina, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Tim Willems, IMF
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| Emissions and Growth:Who is to blame and how to improve? |
| presented by: Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF |
Discussant: Giovanni Melina, International Monetary Fund
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| Evaluating the Impact of IMF Programs Using the Synthetic Control Method |
| presented by: Tim Willems, IMF |
Discussant: Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF
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Session: Rural Households 2
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Kholekile Malindi, Stellenbosch University |
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| Measuring Women's Agency |
| presented by: Aletheia Donald, The World Bank |
Discussant: Kholekile Malindi, Stellenbosch University
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| Gender-Oriented Languages and Female Labour Force Participation: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Michelle Rao, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Aletheia Donald, The World Bank
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| Effects of Female Education on Brideprice: a Regression Discontinuity Analysis using Universal Primary Education in Uganda |
| presented by: Masaru Nagashima, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Michelle Rao, University of Oxford
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| Wage effects of on-the-job training for South African workers |
| presented by: Kholekile Malindi, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Masaru Nagashima, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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Session: Health 3
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke |
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| Child Disability and Siblings’ Healthcare Expenditures in a Context of Child Fostering |
| presented by: Simo Arlette, University of the Witwatersrand |
Discussant: Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke
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| The Perils of Climate Change: In Utero Exposure to Temperature Variability and Birth Outcomes in the Andean Region |
| presented by: Oswaldo Molina, Universidad del Pacifico |
Discussant: Simo Arlette, University of the Witwatersrand
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| Impact evaluation of the registration policy for female sex workers in Senegal on physical and mental health |
| presented by: Aurelia Lepine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
Discussant: Oswaldo Molina, Universidad del Pacifico
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| The Impact of Laws Against Female Genital Mutilation in Africa |
| presented by: Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke |
Discussant: Aurelia Lepine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Session: Agriculture 3
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
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| Session Chair:
Aurelie Harou, McGill University |
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| Risk-related effects of cash transfers on modern inputs demand |
| presented by: Ervin Prifti, FAO of the United Nations |
Discussant: Aurelie Harou, McGill University
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| Agricultural Extension Messages Using Video on Portable Devices Increase Knowledge about Seed Selection and Seed Storage & Handling among Smallholder Potato Farmers in Southwestern Uganda |
| presented by: Senne Vandevelde, KULeuven |
Discussant: Ervin Prifti, FAO of the United Nations
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| Do beliefs about agricultural inputs counterfeiting correspond with actual rates of counterfeiting? Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Naureen Karachiwalla, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
Discussant: Senne Vandevelde, KULeuven
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| The Effect of Soil Information on Small Farmer Agricultural Investment and Productivity |
| presented by: Aurelie Harou, McGill University |
Discussant: Naureen Karachiwalla, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 3
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Yoseph Getachew, University of Pretoria |
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| Is Poverty in Africa Mostly Chronic or Transient? Evidence from Synthetic Panel Data |
| presented by: Hai Anh Dang, World Bank |
Discussant: Yoseph Getachew, University of Pretoria
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| Ethical Poverty Lines: Existence and Implications |
| presented by: Laurence Roope, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Hai Anh Dang, World Bank
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| What is poverty convergence? |
| presented by: Konstantin Wacker, University of Mainz |
Discussant: Laurence Roope, University of Oxford
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| Redistributive Innovation Policy, Inequality and Growth |
| presented by: Yoseph Getachew, University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Konstantin Wacker, University of Mainz
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Session: Firms 2
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Patricia Jones, University of Oxford |
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| Firm Size, Employment and Value-added in African Manufacturing Firms: Why Ghana needs its 1 per cent |
| presented by: Francis Teal, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Patricia Jones, University of Oxford
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| Continuity and Change in South African Labor Market Regulations: the Impact of Employment Equity Act of 1998 on Employment Strategies of Firms. |
| presented by: Wayde Flowerday, University of the Witwatersrand |
Discussant: Francis Teal, University of Oxford
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| The effect of a currency depreciation on importers: a firm-level analysis of Indonesian firms |
| presented by: Anisha Sharma, Ashoka University |
Discussant: Wayde Flowerday, University of the Witwatersrand
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| Selection, Firm Turnover, and Productivity Growth: Do Emerging Cities Speed up the Process? |
| presented by: Patricia Jones, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Anisha Sharma, Ashoka University
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Session: Social Networks and Households 3
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Uzma Afzal, University of Nottingham |
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| The Effect of Women’s Education on Polygyny: Schools, Matching and the Marriage Market in Cameroon |
| presented by: Yannick Dupraz, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Uzma Afzal, University of Nottingham
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| Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms |
| presented by: Zaki Wahhaj, University of Kent |
Discussant: Yannick Dupraz, Paris School of Economics
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| Not compromising: measuring the impact of a poverty graduation program on empowerment using experiments |
| presented by: Paulo Santos, Monash University |
Discussant: Zaki Wahhaj, University of Kent
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| Gender and Agency within the Household: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan |
| presented by: Uzma Afzal, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Paulo Santos, Monash University
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Session: Migration 2
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Ayala Wineman, Michigan State University |
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| The impact of hosting refugees on the intra-household allocation of tasks and time: A gender perspective |
| presented by: Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Julia Garlick, University of Iowa
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| Intra-rural migration and pathways to greater well-being: Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Ayala Wineman, Michigan State University |
Discussant: Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford
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| Individual Migration and Household Income |
| presented by: Julia Garlick, University of Iowa |
Discussant: Ayala Wineman, Michigan State University
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Session: Trade 2
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Christian Viegelahn, ILO |
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| On the Dispensability of New Technologies: Evidence From Colonial Railroads in Nigeria |
| presented by: Dozie Okoye, Dalhousie University |
Discussant: Christian Viegelahn, ILO
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| Fossil fuel Subsidy Reforms, Spatial Market Integration, and Welfare: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Habtamu Fuje, The World Bank, Columbia University |
Discussant: Dozie Okoye, Dalhousie University
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| Within and Between Country Price Dispersion in Developing Countries. The Role of Borders, Geography and Exchange Rate Variability |
| presented by: Mike Nyawo, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Habtamu Fuje, The World Bank, Columbia University
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| Jobs, FDI and Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Firm-Level Data |
| presented by: Christian Viegelahn, ILO |
Discussant: Mike Nyawo, Stellenbosch University
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Session: Labour 1
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
William Seitz, World Bank |
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| The Public-Private Sector Wage Gap: Evidence from Kenyan Teachers |
| presented by: Nicholas Barton, Goethe Universität Frankfurt |
Discussant: Lukas Hensel, University of Oxford
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| The Impact of Economic Shocks on Wage Dynamics in Indonesia |
| presented by: Lukas Hensel, University of Oxford |
Discussant: William Seitz, World Bank
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| Measuring Employment in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Survey Experiment |
| presented by: William Seitz, World Bank |
Discussant: Nicholas Barton, Goethe Universität Frankfurt
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Session: Political Economy 1
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Anandi Mani, The University of Warwick |
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| Making a (Vice-) President: Party Politics, Ethnicity, Village Loyalty and Community-Driven Development |
| presented by: Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Institute of Development Studies |
Discussant: Anandi Mani, The University of Warwick
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| The Electoral Incentive to be Clean: Experimental Evidence from Kenya |
| presented by: Kelly Zhang, Stanford University |
Discussant: Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Institute of Development Studies
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Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 1
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford |
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| Formal Insurance and Informal Risk-Sharing: Experimental Evidence from Insurance Decisions by Ethiopian Farmers |
| presented by: Michael Blake, International Growth Centre |
Discussant: Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford
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| Socially embedded risky choice: Fairness, efficiency and social distance |
| presented by: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: Michael Blake, International Growth Centre
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| Sharing Norms and Saving Behaviour |
| presented by: Hanna Fromell, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia
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| Agency and Female Enterpreneurs: Evidence from a field experiment in Pakistan |
| presented by: Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Hanna Fromell, University of Nottingham
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Session: Education 1
March 20, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar G |
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| Session Chair:
Ingrid Sjursen, Norwegian School of Economics |
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| The Aspirations Gap and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from Indian Adolescents |
| presented by: Phillip Ross, Boston University |
Discussant: Ingrid Sjursen, Norwegian School of Economics
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| Family size and schooling in Sub Saharan Africa: Testing the quantity-quality trade-off |
| presented by: Sahawal Alidou, University of Antwerp |
Discussant: Phillip Ross, Boston University
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| Do different types of assets have differential effects on child education? Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Kashi Kafle, International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD) |
Discussant: Sahawal Alidou, University of Antwerp
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| Gender and bargaining power in the household: Effects on investments in children’s education |
| presented by: Ingrid Sjursen, Norwegian School of Economics |
Discussant: Kashi Kafle, International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD)
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Session: Lunch
March 20, 2017 13:00 to 14:00
St Catherine's College Dining Hall |
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Session: Public Finance 1
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Giulia Mascagni, University of Sussex |
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| Optimal Income Taxation in Developing Economies |
| presented by: Kwadwo Opoku, GRIPS |
Discussant: Giulia Mascagni, University of Sussex
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| Taxation, Information and Withholding: Evidence from Costa Rica |
| presented by: Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank |
Discussant: Kwadwo Opoku, GRIPS
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| The Corporate Tax Burden in Ethiopia: Evidence from Anonymised Tax Returns |
| presented by: Giulia Mascagni, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank
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Session: Food and Nutrition 2
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Dean Jolliffe, World Bank |
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| Can Food Safety Shortfalls Disrupt ‘Ag for Nutrition’ Gains? Evidence from Eid al-Adha |
| presented by: Benjamin Schwab, Kansas State University |
Discussant: Dean Jolliffe, World Bank
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| Building Resilience in Ethiopia: Impact of the Productive Safety Net Program on households' response to drought |
| presented by: Erwin Knippenberg, Cornell University |
Discussant: Benjamin Schwab, Kansas State University
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| Food Insecurity and Rising Food Prices: What do we learn from experiential measures? |
| presented by: Dean Jolliffe, World Bank |
Discussant: Erwin Knippenberg, Cornell University
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Session: Health 4
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Laura Anselmi, University of Manchester |
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| Sub-national perspectives on aid effectiveness: Impact of aid on health outcomes in Uganda |
| presented by: Tonny Odokonyero, Economic Policy Research Centre |
Discussant: Laura Anselmi, University of Manchester
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| Evaluating the Impact of Performance-Based Financing in Healthcare Provision: A Case Study in Uganda |
| presented by: Jan Duchoslav, Wageningen University |
Discussant: Tonny Odokonyero, Economic Policy Research Centre
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| The effects of Performance Incentives to Cooperatives of Community Health Workers in Rwanda |
| presented by: Gil Shapira, The World Bank |
Discussant: Jan Duchoslav, Wageningen University
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| Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania |
| presented by: Laura Anselmi, University of Manchester |
Discussant: Gil Shapira, The World Bank
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Session: Agriculture 4
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Talip Kilic, World Bank |
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| On the Farm Size and Returns to Productivity Relationship: Evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Michael Tuffour, ISSER/PUCGH |
Discussant: Talip Kilic, World Bank
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| Close to the Edge: Do Behavioral Explanations Account for the Inverse Productivity Relationship? |
| presented by: Leah Bevis, Cornell University |
Discussant: Michael Tuffour, ISSER/PUCGH
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| Land productivity and plot size: Is measurement error driving the inverse relationship? |
| presented by: Sam Desiere, KU Leuven |
Discussant: Leah Bevis, Cornell University
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| Could the Debate Be Over? Errors in Farmer-Reported Crop Production and Their Implications for Inverse Scale-Productivity Relationship in Uganda |
| presented by: Talip Kilic, World Bank |
Discussant: Sam Desiere, KU Leuven
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Session: Firms 3
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Lena Song, New York University |
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| Shaking Out or Shaking In: The Impact of Zimbabwe's Economic Crisis on the Country's Manufacturing Sector Allocative Efficiency |
| presented by: Nicholas Masiyandima, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Lena Song, New York University
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| Sources of Productivity Growth in Uganda:The role of Interindustry and Intra industry Misallocation in the 2000s |
| presented by: Taye Mengistae, World Bank |
Discussant: Nicholas Masiyandima, University of Cape Town
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| Organizational Culture and Monetary Incentives: Management Practices in an Identity-Based Principal-Agent Framework |
| presented by: Lena Song, New York University |
Discussant: Taye Mengistae, World Bank
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 4
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Eeshani Kandpal, The World Bank |
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| The redistributive effects of a mixed pension system in Peru |
| presented by: Javier Olivera, LISER |
Discussant: Eeshani Kandpal, The World Bank
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| One plus one can be greater than two: evaluating synergies of development programs in Malawi |
| presented by: Noemi Pace, University Ca' Foscari of Venice (and FAO of the United Nations) |
Discussant: Javier Olivera, LISER
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| Pushing Welfare: Encouraging Awareness and Uptake of Social Benefits in South India |
| presented by: Erlend Berg, University of Bristol |
Discussant: Noemi Pace, University Ca' Foscari of Venice (and FAO of the United Nations)
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| Local Spillovers from Cash Transfer Programs: Food Price Increases and Nutrition Impacts on Non-beneficiary Children |
| presented by: Eeshani Kandpal, The World Bank |
Discussant: Erlend Berg, University of Bristol
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Session: Social Networks and Households 4
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Louise Fox, USAID |
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| Do Incentives matter for Knowledge Diffusion? Experimental Evidence from Uganda. |
| presented by: John Sseruyange, Makerere University |
Discussant: Louise Fox, USAID
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| Investment Behaviour and Village Networks: Evidence from Rural Uganda |
| presented by: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: John Sseruyange, Makerere University
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| When Solidarity Fails: Heteregenous Effects of Orphanhood in Senegalese Households |
| presented by: Björn Nilsson, Université Paris-Dauphine |
Discussant: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia
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| In the Mind, the Household or the Market? Concepts and Measurement of Women's Economic Empowerment |
| presented by: Louise Fox, USAID |
Discussant: Björn Nilsson, Université Paris-Dauphine
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Session: Monetary Policy 1
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Lemma Senbet, Executive Director, AERC |
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| Excess Reserves in Uganda's Banking System and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy |
| presented by: Kenneth Egesa, Bank of Uganda |
Discussant: Dorothy Nampewo, Bank of Uganda
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| Banks and monetary policy transmission in West African Economic and Monetary Union |
| presented by: Kouame Kanga, ENSEA |
Discussant: Magdalene Wilson, University of Johannesburg
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| Determinants of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa 2000-2014: The Role Regional Integration |
| presented by: Magdalene Wilson, University of Johannesburg |
Discussant: Kouame Kanga, ENSEA
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| Sectoral Effects of Monetary Policy in Uganda: A DSGE Analysis |
| presented by: Dorothy Nampewo, Bank of Uganda |
Discussant: Kenneth Egesa, Bank of Uganda
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Session: Macroeconomics 3
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Chris Papageorgiou, IMF |
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| Investing in Public Infrastructure: Roads or Schools |
| presented by: Ricardo Marto, IMF |
Discussant: Viacheslav Yakubenko, Georg-August Universität Göttingen
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| Optimal Public Investment in Resource-Rich Low-Income Countries |
| presented by: Aliya Algozhina, CERGE-EI |
Discussant: Ricardo Marto, IMF
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| Giants and midgets: the effect of public goods’ provision on urban population concentration |
| presented by: Viacheslav Yakubenko, Georg-August Universität Göttingen |
Discussant: Chris Papageorgiou, IMF
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| Non-FDI Capital Inflows in Low-Income Countries: Catching the Wave? |
| presented by: Chris Papageorgiou, IMF |
Discussant: Aliya Algozhina, CERGE-EI
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Session: Labour 2
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Simon Quinn, University of Oxford |
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| How complete are labor markets in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from panel data in four countries |
| presented by: Peter Brummund, University of Alabama |
Discussant: Simon Quinn, University of Oxford
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| Fiscal Policy and Labor Markets in Low Income Economies |
| presented by: Alan Finkelstein Shapiro, Tufts University |
Discussant: Peter Brummund, University of Alabama
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| Educated unemployment in urban West Africa: Why do educated workers not grade down? |
| presented by: Esther Mirjam Girsberger, University of Lausanne |
Discussant: Alan Finkelstein Shapiro, Tufts University
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| Self-Employment, Capital and Job Search: Evidence from a Structural Model |
| presented by: Simon Quinn, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Esther Mirjam Girsberger, University of Lausanne
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Session: Political Economy 2
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Clément Imbert, University of Warwick |
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| Electoral rules and leader selection: experimental evidence from Ugandan community groups |
| presented by: Miri Stryjan, Ben Gurion University |
Discussant: Clément Imbert, University of Warwick
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| Are Educated Leaders Good for Education? Evidence from India |
| presented by: Soham Sahoo, University of Goettingen |
Discussant: Miri Stryjan, Ben Gurion University
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| Entry, Exit and Candidate Selection: Evidence from India |
| presented by: Clément Imbert, University of Warwick |
Discussant: Soham Sahoo, University of Goettingen
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Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 2
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Maria Bernedo, Georgia State University |
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| Likelihoods and Livelihoods: Probability Weighting among Ugandan Farmers |
| presented by: Arjan Verschoor, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: Maria Bernedo, Georgia State University
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| Smallholder Farmer’s Risk Attitudes in Northern Ghana - Expected Utility Theory or Prospect Theory: Experimental Evidence |
| presented by: Francis Kemeze, University of Ghana |
Discussant: Arjan Verschoor, University of East Anglia
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| Household Time and Risk Preferences and Adaptation to Climate Change |
| presented by: Maria Bernedo, Georgia State University |
Discussant: Francis Kemeze, University of Ghana
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Session: Education 2
March 20, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar G |
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| Session Chair:
Abhijeet Singh, University College London |
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| Powering Education |
| presented by: Fadi Hassan, Trinity College Dublin, CEP |
Discussant: Abhijeet Singh, University College London
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| Testing for Black-White Convergence in South African Education after Apartheid |
| presented by: Alpi Patel, University of Bristol |
Discussant: Fadi Hassan, Trinity College Dublin, CEP
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| Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India |
| presented by: Abhijeet Singh, University College London |
Discussant: Alpi Patel, University of Bristol
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Session: Tea
March 20, 2017 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Rural Households 3
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Niklas Buehren, World Bank |
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| Infrastructure Deficiencies and Adoption of Mobile Money in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Onkokame Mothobi, UCT |
Discussant: Niklas Buehren, World Bank
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| Potential Uptake Determinants of Climate Smart Agricultural Practices to Supply Carbon Emissions Offsets in Drier-Agro Ecological Zones of Ethiopia |
| presented by: Nigussie Abadi Mistru, Mekelle University |
Discussant: Onkokame Mothobi, UCT
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| Crop Prices and the Demand for Titled Land: Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Viviana Perego, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Nigussie Abadi Mistru, Mekelle University
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| The Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Access to Credit, Investment and Production: Evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Niklas Buehren, World Bank |
Discussant: Viviana Perego, University of Oxford
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Session: Foreign Aid 2
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol |
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| Turning the paradigm of aid allocation on its head |
| presented by: Stefan Thewissen, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Eivind Olsen, University of Oslo
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| On a Mission from God: The historical roots of development aid allocation |
| presented by: Eivind Olsen, University of Oslo |
Discussant: Sarah Langlotz, University of Heidelberg
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| Does Aid Help Refugees Stay? Does Aid Keep Refugees Away? |
| presented by: Sarah Langlotz, University of Heidelberg |
Discussant: Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol
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| Does capital mobility undermine the case for aid? |
| presented by: Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol |
Discussant: Stefan Thewissen, University of Oxford
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Session: Health 5
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Josephine Gakii, University of Gothenburg |
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| Private Health Investments under Competing Risks: Evidence from Malaria Control in Senegal |
| presented by: Paola Villar, Paris School of Economics - INED |
Discussant: Charles Okyere, ZEF, University of Bonn
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| Social Connections and Primary Health Care Delivery: Evidence from Rural Kenya |
| presented by: Josephine Gakii, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Paola Villar, Paris School of Economics - INED
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| Household Water Quality Testing and Information: Identifying Impacts on Health Outcomes, and Sanitation and Hygiene-related Risk-mitigating Behaviors |
| presented by: Charles Okyere, ZEF, University of Bonn |
Discussant: Josephine Gakii, University of Gothenburg
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Session: Agriculture 5
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota |
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| Formalizing Rural Land Rights: Long-Run Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Benin |
| presented by: Michael O'Sullivan, World Bank |
Discussant: Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota
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| Revisiting the old debate: on the relationship between size and productivity in Tanzania |
| presented by: Basile Boulay, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Michael O'Sullivan, World Bank
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| Contract Farming as Partial Insurance |
| presented by: Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota |
Discussant: Basile Boulay, University of Nottingham
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 5
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Sandrine Mesplé-Somps, DIAL, IRD Paris |
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| The Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production, Trade and Food Security in Selected East Africa Community (EAC) Countries |
| presented by: Miriam Omolo, African Policy Research Institute |
Discussant: Sandrine Mesplé-Somps, DIAL, IRD Paris
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| Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth: Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Fan Yang, University of Delaware |
Discussant: Miriam Omolo, African Policy Research Institute
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| Ceilings or floors? Recent evidence on gender wage gaps in Ghana |
| presented by: Derek Asuman, University of Ghana |
Discussant: Fan Yang, University of Delaware
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| The dynamics of villages, towns and cities in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Mali |
| presented by: Sandrine Mesplé-Somps, DIAL, IRD Paris |
Discussant: Derek Asuman, University of Ghana
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Session: Firms 4
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Nihar Shembavnekar, University of Sussex |
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| Does crime deter South Africans from self-employment? |
| presented by: Katharina Grabrucker, University of Passau |
Discussant: Nihar Shembavnekar, University of Sussex
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| Small Firms, Structural Change and Labor Productivity Growth in Africa: Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Josaphat Kweka, Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) |
Discussant: Katharina Grabrucker, University of Passau
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| In with the Tiny: India’s Small Scale Dereservation Reform and Informal Enterprises |
| presented by: Nihar Shembavnekar, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Josaphat Kweka, Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)
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Session: Social Networks and Households 5
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Anja Tolonen, Barnard College, Columbia University |
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| Where did it go wrong? Marriage and divorce in Malawi |
| presented by: Selma Walther, University of Warwick |
Discussant: Anja Tolonen, Barnard College, Columbia University
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| Do Mothers-In-Law Ruin Efficiency? Evidence from Rural India |
| presented by: Annemie Maertens, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Selma Walther, University of Warwick
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| Does Marriage Work as a Savings Commitment Device? Experimental Evidence from Vietnam |
| presented by: Hisaki Kono, Kyoto University |
Discussant: Annemie Maertens, University of Sussex
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| Women's Willingness to Accept Intimate Partner Violence |
| presented by: Anja Tolonen, Barnard College, Columbia University |
Discussant: Hisaki Kono, Kyoto University
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Session: Monetary Policy 2
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
R. Armando Morales, IMF |
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| Inflation-Output Trade-Off in South Africa: Is the Phillips Curve Symmetric? |
| presented by: Harold Ngalawa, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Discussant: R. Armando Morales, IMF
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| Threshold Effects in Food Price Inflation in Ghana |
| presented by: Emmanuel Oduro-Afriyie, University of Stellenbosch |
Discussant: Helen Offiong Solomon, DeMontford University
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| Monetary Policy and the Banking Sector in South Africa |
| presented by: Helen Offiong Solomon, DeMontford University |
Discussant: Harold Ngalawa, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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| Monetary Policy Implementation and Volatility Transmission along the Yield Curve: The case of Kenya |
| presented by: R. Armando Morales, IMF |
Discussant: Emmanuel Oduro-Afriyie, University of Stellenbosch
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Session: Macroeconomics 4
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
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| Equilibrium Exchange Rates and Misalignment: The Case of Homogeneous Emerging Economies |
| presented by: Mulatu Zerihun, Tshwane University of Technology |
Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
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| A New Currency for the East African Community? Support from a Time Series Study |
| presented by: Hector Carcel, University of Navarra |
Discussant: Mulatu Zerihun, Tshwane University of Technology
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| The South African Rand and Fundamentals |
| presented by: Xolani Ndlovu, Wits Business School, Johannesburg |
Discussant: Hector Carcel, University of Navarra
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| Commodity Prices and Bank Lending in Low-Income Countries |
| presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Xolani Ndlovu, Wits Business School, Johannesburg
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Session: Labour 3
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Simon Franklin, London School of Economics |
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| Agricultural Worker Productivity and Health: Alternative Productivity Measures using Physical Activity |
| presented by: Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: Racky Balde, UNU-MERIT
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| Informal vs formal skills and earnings for low educated : Evidence from Senegal |
| presented by: Racky Balde, UNU-MERIT |
Discussant: Anne Hilger, Paris School of Economics and DIAL
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| Cognitive and non-cognitive skills, hiring channels, and wages in Bangladesh |
| presented by: Anne Hilger, Paris School of Economics and DIAL |
Discussant: Simon Franklin, London School of Economics
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| Job Fairs: Matching Firms and Workers in a Field Experiment in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Simon Franklin, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia
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Session: Political Economy 3
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford |
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| The Microeconomic Impact of Political Instability: Firm-Level Evidence from Tunisia |
| presented by: Samer Matta, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford
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| The Politics of Partial Liberalization: Cronyism and Non-Tariff Protection in Mubarak's Egypt |
| presented by: Adeel Malik, Department of International Development |
Discussant: Samer Matta, University of Nottingham
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| On the Economic Consequences of Political Instability: Evidence from Mozambican Firms |
| presented by: Felipe Starosta de Waldemar, Université Paris Sud |
Discussant: Adeel Malik, Department of International Development
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| Democracy’s Achilles Heel: Structural Causes of Flawed Elections and their Consequences for Citizen Trust |
| presented by: Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Felipe Starosta de Waldemar, Université Paris Sud
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Session: Natural Resources 1
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Mary Karumba, University of Cape Town |
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| Neighborhood effects in the Brazilian Amazônia: protected areas and deforestation |
| presented by: Johanna Choumert Nkolo, Economic Development Initiatives |
Discussant: Mary Karumba, University of Cape Town
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| Does it Work to Pay to be Green? Evidence from Brazil's Bolsa Verde Program |
| presented by: Po Yin Wong, NHH Norwegian School of Economics |
Discussant: Johanna Choumert Nkolo, Economic Development Initiatives
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| (Not So) Gently Down the Stream: River Pollution and Health in Indonesia |
| presented by: Teevrat Garg, UCSD |
Discussant: Po Yin Wong, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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| The impact of micro hydro electricity on household welfare indicators |
| presented by: Mary Karumba, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Teevrat Garg, UCSD
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Session: Education 3
March 20, 2017 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar G |
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| Session Chair:
Julie Buhl-Wiggers, University of Copenhagen |
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| School Management and Public-Private Partnerships in Uganda |
| presented by: Lee Crawfurd, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Julie Buhl-Wiggers, University of Copenhagen
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| Helping teachers teach well: school management and teacher effectiveness in Indian schools |
| presented by: Daniela Scur, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Lee Crawfurd, University of Sussex
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| The Impact of Teacher Effectiveness on Student Learning in Africa |
| presented by: Julie Buhl-Wiggers, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Daniela Scur, University of Oxford
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Session: Dinner
March 20, 2017 19:00 to 21:00
St Catherine's College Dining Hall |
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Session: Firms 5
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Victor Pouliquen, Paris School of Economics |
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| Personality vs. Practices in the Making of an Entrepreneur: Experimental Evidence from Togo |
| presented by: Markus Goldstein, World Bank |
Discussant: Victor Pouliquen, Paris School of Economics
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| Microenterprises and the Lure of Wage Work: Theory and Evidence from Mexican Export Manufacturing |
| presented by: Michael Koelle, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Markus Goldstein, World Bank
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| Can Enhancing the Benefits of Formalization Induce Informal Firms to become Formal? Experimental Evidence from Benin |
| presented by: Victor Pouliquen, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Michael Koelle, University of Oxford
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Session: Rural Households 4
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Juan Bonilla, American Institutes for Research |
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| Does 'soft conditionality' increase the impact of cash transfers on desired outcomes? Evidence from a randomized control trial in Lesotho |
| presented by: Noemi Pace, University Ca' Foscari of Venice (and FAO of the United Nations) |
Discussant: Juan Bonilla, American Institutes for Research
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| Agricultural Community Training and Local Governance: Experimental Evidence from Liberia |
| presented by: Gonne Beekman, Wageningen University |
Discussant: Noemi Pace, University Ca' Foscari of Venice (and FAO of the United Nations)
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| The Savings and Investment effects of a Cash Transfer Program: Evidence from rural Zambia |
| presented by: Luisa Natali, UNICEF Office of Research |
Discussant: Gonne Beekman, Wageningen University
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| Consumption Smoothing and Productive Investments in Rural Zambia |
| presented by: Juan Bonilla, American Institutes for Research |
Discussant: Luisa Natali, UNICEF Office of Research
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Session: Health 6
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Natalie Simeu, University of Sherbrooke |
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| Birth order, Sex Composition and Risky Behaviour of Adolescent Girls in Nigeria |
| presented by: Michel Tenikue, LISER |
Discussant: Natalie Simeu, University of Sherbrooke
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| Early Life Experiences and Adult Fertility Behavior: Evidence from Indonesia |
| presented by: Dhanushka Thamarapani, California State University, Chico |
Discussant: Michel Tenikue, LISER
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| Parental disability, child labour and human capital in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Natalie Simeu, University of Sherbrooke |
Discussant: Dhanushka Thamarapani, California State University, Chico
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Session: Agriculture 6
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Kwaw Andam, International Food Policy Research Institute |
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| Agricultural Productivity and Child Nutrition |
| presented by: Hope Michelson, University of Illinois |
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| Agricultural Productivity and Deforestation: Evidence from Input Subsidies and Ethnic Favoritism in Malawi |
| presented by: Conor Carney, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Discussant: Hope Michelson, University of Illinois
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| Observing Ghana’s food system transformation through an assessment of processed food retail in four major cities |
| presented by: Kwaw Andam, International Food Policy Research Institute |
Discussant: Conor Carney, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Session: Conflict 2
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Eoin McGuirk, Yale University |
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| Childhood aspirations, occupational outcomes and exposure to violence: Evidence from Burundi |
| presented by: Lionel Jeusette, University of Luxembourg |
Discussant: Eoin McGuirk, Yale University
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| Unintended Consequences of Economic Sanctions for Human Rights: Conflict Minerals and Infant Mortality in the Congo |
| presented by: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Lionel Jeusette, University of Luxembourg
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| Armed Conflicts, Children’s Education and Mortality : New Evidence from Ivory Coast |
| presented by: Idrissa Ouili, Université de Ouagadougou |
Discussant: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa |
| presented by: Eoin McGuirk, Yale University |
Discussant: Idrissa Ouili, Université de Ouagadougou
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 6
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Jörg Peters, RWI Essen |
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| Using Remote Sensing and Census Data to Estimate the Welfare and Migration Effects of Land Reform in Zimbabwe |
| presented by: Tawanda Chingozha, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Jörg Peters, RWI Essen
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| Mobile Infrastructure and Rural Business Enterprises: Evidence from SIM Registration Mandate in Niger |
| presented by: Francis Annan, World Bank |
Discussant: Tawanda Chingozha, Stellenbosch University
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| Unconditional Cash Transfer and Household Resilience: Results from the Malawi Cash Transfer Program |
| presented by: Frank Otchere, UNC - CH |
Discussant: Francis Annan, World Bank
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| Demand for solar off-grid electricity - Experimental evidence from Rwanda |
| presented by: Jörg Peters, RWI Essen |
Discussant: Frank Otchere, UNC - CH
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Session: Education 4
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Luke Chicoine, DePaul University |
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| Education Benefits of Universal Primary Education Program: Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Esther Delesalle, University of Cergy-Pontoise, DIAL |
Discussant: Luke Chicoine, DePaul University
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| The Effects of Universal Fee-Free Secondary Education Program on Students' Access, Composition, and Achievement: Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Kazuya Masuda, Hitotsubashu University |
Discussant: Esther Delesalle, University of Cergy-Pontoise, DIAL
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| Free Primary Education, Schooling, and Fertility: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Luke Chicoine, DePaul University |
Discussant: Kazuya Masuda, Hitotsubashu University
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Session: Monetary Policy 3
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Threza Mtenga, Jordan University College |
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| Monetary Reactions in the West African Monetary Zone: Evaluation of Homogeneity and Expected Loss of Monetary Independence |
| presented by: Peter Mogaji, University of Sunderland in London |
Discussant: Threza Mtenga, Jordan University College
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| Exchange rate and inflation dynamics in Zambia |
| presented by: Lionel Roger, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Peter Mogaji, University of Sunderland in London
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| The Role of the Exchange Rate and Dollarization in the MonetaryTransmission Mechanism: The case of Tanzania |
| presented by: Threza Mtenga, Jordan University College |
Discussant: Lionel Roger, University of Nottingham
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Session: Trade 3
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Michele Imbruno, CERDI Université d'Auvergne and GEP Nottingham University |
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| Impact of Chinese competition on Africa’s manufacturing |
| presented by: Ping Hua, CERDI, Auvergne University |
Discussant: Michele Imbruno, CERDI Université d'Auvergne and GEP Nottingham University
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| How Much Labor do South African Exports Contain? |
| presented by: Claire Hollweg, The World Bank |
Discussant: Ping Hua, CERDI, Auvergne University
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| Expediting Trade: Impact Evaluation of an In-House Clearance Program |
| presented by: Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank |
Discussant: Claire Hollweg, The World Bank
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| Microeconomic mechanisms behind export spillovers from FDI: Evidence from Bulgaria |
| presented by: Michele Imbruno, CERDI Université d'Auvergne and GEP Nottingham University |
Discussant: Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank
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Session: Labour 4
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Alicia Marguerie, CREST - U. Paris-Saclay -ENSAE Paristech |
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| Large-scale social transfer and labor market outcomes: The case of the South African pension program |
| presented by: Norihiko Matsuda, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Alicia Marguerie, CREST - U. Paris-Saclay -ENSAE Paristech
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| The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Informality: Evidence from South Africa's Child Support Grant |
| presented by: Alessandro Tondini, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Norihiko Matsuda, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| Contemporaneous and Post-Program Impacts of a Public Works Program: Evidence from Cote d'Ivoire. |
| presented by: Alicia Marguerie, CREST - U. Paris-Saclay -ENSAE Paristech |
Discussant: Alessandro Tondini, Paris School of Economics
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Session: Political Economy 4
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg |
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| Room for Discretion? The Political Economy of the World Bank-IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis |
| presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg
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| Ethnic Power Sharing Coalitions in Africa: Linking Resource Booms to More Political Power |
| presented by: Nemera Mamo, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
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| Ethnic Favoritism in Democracy: The Political Economy of Land and Labor in South Africa |
| presented by: Giorgio Chiovelli, London Business School |
Discussant: Nemera Mamo, University of Sussex
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| Favoritism and Discrimination in Local Political Decision Making: Evidence from Burkina Faso |
| presented by: Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg |
Discussant: Giorgio Chiovelli, London Business School
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Session: Natural Resources 2
March 21, 2017 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Nouf Alsharif, University of Sussex |
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| Government Misallocation and the Resource Curse |
| presented by: Radek Stefanski, University of St Andrews |
Discussant: Nouf Alsharif, University of Sussex
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| Resource Discoveries and the Political Fortunes of National Leaders' |
| presented by: Michael Keller, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Radek Stefanski, University of St Andrews
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| Resource discoveries and growth disappointments |
| presented by: James Cust, World Bank and OxCarre |
Discussant: Michael Keller, University of Sussex
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| Oil Booms, Dutch Disease and Manufacturing Growth |
| presented by: Nouf Alsharif, University of Sussex |
Discussant: James Cust, World Bank and OxCarre
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Session: Coffee
March 21, 2017 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Labour 5
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Ababacar Gueye, CERDI - University of Auvergne |
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| Application Incentives and the Allocation of Talent Experimental Evidence |
| presented by: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University & World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab
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| The Value of Reference Letters: Experimental Evidence from South Africa |
| presented by: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University & World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab |
Discussant: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
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| Job Flows, Worker Flows and Churning in South Africa |
| presented by: Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Ababacar Gueye, CERDI - University of Auvergne
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| Decent work or migration: what is the best strategy to fight poverty and to promote children’s education? |
| presented by: Ababacar Gueye, CERDI - University of Auvergne |
Discussant: Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town
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Session: Rural Households 5
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Aissatou Ouedraogo, Michigan State University |
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| Analysis of Household Income Diversification into Rural Non-Farm activities in Ethiopia: What Determines Participation and Returns? |
| presented by: Zerihun Weldegebriel, Addis Ababa University |
Discussant: Aissatou Ouedraogo, Michigan State University
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| The Impact of Agriculture Technology Adoption on Farmers’ Welfare in Uganda and Tanzania |
| presented by: Bethuel Kinuthia, University of Nairobi |
Discussant: Zerihun Weldegebriel, Addis Ababa University
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| How Do Nuclear and Extended-Family Households Differ in Labor Allocation Decisions due to Agricultural Technology Adoption? Evidence from Burkina Faso |
| presented by: Aissatou Ouedraogo, Michigan State University |
Discussant: Bethuel Kinuthia, University of Nairobi
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Session: Health 7
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Niklas Heusch, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
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| Retention of doctors in Malawi: a cost-effectiveness analysis |
| presented by: Kate Mandeville, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medi |
Discussant: Niklas Heusch, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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| Historical Migration Flows and Global Health Differences |
| presented by: Pablo Selaya, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Kate Mandeville, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medi
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| Toxic roads: Unearthing Hazardous Waste Dumping |
| presented by: Caterina Gennaioli, Queen Mary University of London |
Discussant: Pablo Selaya, University of Copenhagen
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| Informal medical providers in developing countries: What do they know, do, and profit from? |
| presented by: Niklas Heusch, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
Discussant: Caterina Gennaioli, Queen Mary University of London
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Session: Agriculture 7
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Frances Cossar, University of Oxford |
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| The impact of agricultural extension and input subsidies on knowledge, input use and food security in Eastern DRC |
| presented by: Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT |
Discussant: Frances Cossar, University of Oxford
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| The Impact of Strengthening Agricultural Extension Services: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Julia Vaillant, The World Bank |
Discussant: Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT
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| The Role of Social Capital in the Tractor Service Rental Market: A Case Study from Northern Ghana |
| presented by: Frances Cossar, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Julia Vaillant, The World Bank
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 7
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Idrissa Ouili, Université de Ouagadougou |
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| Most of Africa's Nutritionally Vulnerable Women and Children are Not Found in Poor Households |
| presented by: Dominique van de Walle, World Bank |
Discussant: Idrissa Ouili, Université de Ouagadougou
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| The effect of survey design on household consumption estimates and poverty: Case of Diary versus Recall in Kenya |
| presented by: Ayago Wambile, World Bank |
Discussant: Dominique van de Walle, World Bank
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| Nighttime light intensity as a proxy for economic and social development at the local level |
| presented by: Anna Bruederle, University St. Gallen |
Discussant: Ayago Wambile, World Bank
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| Measurement and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Child Multidimensional Poverty in Senegal |
| presented by: Idrissa Ouili, Université de Ouagadougou |
Discussant: Anna Bruederle, University St. Gallen
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Session: Firms 6
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Sreelakshmi Papineni, World Bank |
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| Imported Inputs, Government Support and Performance of Manufacturing Exporters |
| presented by: Peter Wankuru, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Sreelakshmi Papineni, World Bank
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| The Productivity Gaps of Female-Owned Firms: Evidence from Ethiopian Census Data |
| presented by: Kelbesa Megersa, University of Antwerp |
Discussant: Peter Wankuru, University of Cape Town
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| Defining High Growth Firms in South Africa |
| presented by: Mulalo Mamburu, National Treasury of South Africa |
Discussant: Kelbesa Megersa, University of Antwerp
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| Crossovers: female entrepreneurs who enter male sectors. Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Sreelakshmi Papineni, World Bank |
Discussant: Mulalo Mamburu, National Treasury of South Africa
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Session: Institutions 1
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Mattea Stein, Paris School of Economics |
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| Does corruption breed corruption? (A macro-level study of corruption's persistence and the role of social capital) |
| presented by: Davina Osei, UNU-MERIT/Maastricht Grad. School of Governance |
Discussant: Mattea Stein, Paris School of Economics
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| Trickle-Down Ethnic Politics: Drunk and Absent in the Kenya Police Force (1957-1970) |
| presented by: Oliver Vanden Eynde, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Davina Osei, UNU-MERIT/Maastricht Grad. School of Governance
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| Reforming the Speed of Justice: Evidence from an Event Study in Senegal |
| presented by: Mattea Stein, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Oliver Vanden Eynde, Paris School of Economics
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Session: Migration 3
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Zaneta Kubik, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne |
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| Understanding permanent migration response to natural disasters: evidence from Indonesia |
| presented by: Stefania Lovo, University of Reading |
Discussant: Zaneta Kubik, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
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| Commodity Price Volatility and Migration: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Yu Na Lee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Discussant: Stefania Lovo, University of Reading
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| Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind |
| presented by: , |
Discussant: Yu Na Lee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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| Weather risk, Internal Migration and Urbanization: Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Zaneta Kubik, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne |
Discussant: ,
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Session: Trade 4
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Martha Woldemichael, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne |
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| International Trade and the GATT/WTO: Has membership Benefited Africa? |
| presented by: Gertrude Nakakeeto, Texas Tech University |
Discussant: Martha Woldemichael, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne
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| Put the Pedal to the Metal: Launching Export Accelerations in Latin America and the World |
| presented by: Martha Woldemichael, CERDI, Université d'Auvergne |
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Session: Time Preferences 2
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Kewan Mertens, University of Leuven |
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| Over-optimism: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-field Experiment in Bolivia |
| presented by: Francesco Cecchi, Groningen University |
Discussant: Kewan Mertens, University of Leuven
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| Locus of Control, Hyperbolic Preferences, and Demand for Commitment and Savings:Evidence from Rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Guush Berhane, IFPRI |
Discussant: Francesco Cecchi, Groningen University
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| The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Forward-Looking Behaviour in Rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Kate Orkin, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Guush Berhane, IFPRI
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| Lower risk reduction intentions among households exposed to landslide risk: a tentative explanation |
| presented by: Kewan Mertens, University of Leuven |
Discussant: Kate Orkin, University of Oxford
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Session: Political Economy 5
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Vesall Nourani, Cornell University |
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| Social accountability and service delivery: Experimental evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Nathan Fiala, University of Connecticut |
Discussant: Vesall Nourani, Cornell University
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| Subnational Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from a New Dataset |
| presented by: Boris Gershman, American University |
Discussant: Nathan Fiala, University of Connecticut
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| The Geography of Linguistic Diversity and the Provision of Public Goods |
| presented by: Joseph Gomes, University of Navarra |
Discussant: Boris Gershman, American University
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| Public Good Provision and Deliberative Democracy: Evidence from Malawi |
| presented by: Vesall Nourani, Cornell University |
Discussant: Joseph Gomes, University of Navarra
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Session: Natural Resources 3
March 21, 2017 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Victoire Girard, CES, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne |
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| Not Bad After All: Mining and Educational Outcomes in Ghana |
| presented by: Justice Tei Mensah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Discussant: Victoire Girard, CES, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
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| Gold mining and education - a long-run resource curse in Africa? |
| presented by: Arne Bigsten, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Justice Tei Mensah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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| Mining and Economic Development: Did China’s WTO Accession Affect African Local Economic Development? |
| presented by: Anthony Mveyange, The World Bank |
Discussant: Arne Bigsten, University of Gothenburg
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| The gold digger and the machine. Evidence from the artisanal and industrial gold rush in Burkina Faso |
| presented by: Victoire Girard, CES, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne |
Discussant: Anthony Mveyange, The World Bank
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Session: Lunch
March 21, 2017 13:00 to 14:00
St Catherine's College Dining Hall |
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Session: Education 5
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University |
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| Combining pre-school teacher training with parenting education: A cluster-randomized controlled trial |
| presented by: Berk Ozler, World Bank |
Discussant: Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University
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| The Impact of Learning in Mother Tongue First: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Yared Seid, International Growth Center |
Discussant: Berk Ozler, World Bank
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| Effects of high versus low quality preschool: a longitudinal study in Mauritius |
| presented by: Dirk Van de gaer, Ghent University |
Discussant: Yared Seid, International Growth Center
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| Early Investment in preschool and Completion of Secondary Education in Ethiopia: Lessons drawn from Young Lives |
| presented by: Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University |
Discussant: Dirk Van de gaer, Ghent University
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Session: Health 8
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Anthony Keats, Wesleyan University |
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| Targeting of food aid in rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Elsa Valli, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Anthony Keats, Wesleyan University
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| Long-run Effects of the Yogyakarta Earthquake on Child Health Outcomes |
| presented by: Dhanushka Thamarapani, California State University, Chico |
Discussant: Elsa Valli, University of Sussex
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| Rainfall Shocks and Child Health in Rural Pakistan |
| presented by: Hamna Ahmed, University of Kent |
Discussant: Dhanushka Thamarapani, California State University, Chico
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| What can we learn from babies born during health worker strikes? |
| presented by: Anthony Keats, Wesleyan University |
Discussant: Hamna Ahmed, University of Kent
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| The Value of Roads: Distance to Market and the Impact of Rainfall on Children’s Health in West Africa |
| presented by: Yuan Gu, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 8
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Andy McKay, University of Sussex |
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| Breaking Up The Relationship: Dichotomous Effects of Positive and Negative Growth on the Income of the Poor |
| presented by: Moritz Poll, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Andy McKay, University of Sussex
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| Africa's Manufacturing Malaise |
| presented by: Christopher Rooney, Development Policy Research Unit |
Discussant: Moritz Poll, University of Oxford
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| The Macroeconomic and Distributional Effects of Public Investment in Developing Economies |
| presented by: Bin Li, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Christopher Rooney, Development Policy Research Unit
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| Understanding the link between growth, poverty and inequality in fragile states |
| presented by: Andy McKay, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Bin Li, International Monetary Fund
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Session: Institutions 2
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
B. Kramer, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
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| Discrimination and Invisible Handshakes: Labour Institutions and Ethnicity among Miners in South Africa |
| presented by: Chiara Ravetti, University of Oxford |
Discussant: B. Kramer, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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| History and Access to Land on The Frontier : Lessons from The Colonial Legacy in The Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| presented by: Margaux Vinez, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Chiara Ravetti, University of Oxford
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| Liquid Milk: Cash Constraints and Day-to-Day Intertemporal Choice in Financial Diaries |
| presented by: B. Kramer, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
Discussant: Margaux Vinez, Paris School of Economics
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Session: Firms 7
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford |
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| Firm Survival and Change in Ghana, 2003-2013 |
| presented by: Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford |
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| Create or Buy: Internal vs. External Sources of Innovation and Firm Productivity |
| presented by: Jieun Choi, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford
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| Investment Dynamics, Unobserved Heterogeneity and Endogenous Investment Regime Switching in Manufacturing |
| presented by: Samuel Mhlanga, University of Swaziland |
Discussant: Jieun Choi, University of Oxford
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Session: Public Finance 2
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Hammed Amusa, Financial and Fiscal Commmission |
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| The effects of mineral discovery on fiscal capacity building: Evidence from the British Cape Colony’s fiscal evolution, 1820-1910. |
| presented by: Abel Gwaindepi, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Hammed Amusa, Financial and Fiscal Commmission
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| Shedding Light on Procurement Processes: Evidence from Road Contracts in Tanzania |
| presented by: Martina Kirchberger, Trinity College Dublin |
Discussant: Abel Gwaindepi, Stellenbosch University
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| The Contribution of Fiscal Decentralization to Regional Inequality: Empirical Results for South African Municipalities |
| presented by: Hammed Amusa, Financial and Fiscal Commmission |
Discussant: Martina Kirchberger, Trinity College Dublin
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Session: Macroeconomics 5
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Montfort Mlachila, IMF |
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| External Adjustment in Oil Exporters: The Role of Fiscal Policy and the Exchange Rate |
| presented by: Armand Fouejieu, IMF |
Discussant: Montfort Mlachila, IMF
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| Access to Financial Services and Working Poverty in Developing Countries |
| presented by: Aïssata Coulibaly, CERDI - University of Auvergne |
Discussant: Armand Fouejieu, IMF
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| Commodity Price Shocks and Financial Development |
| presented by: Montfort Mlachila, IMF |
Discussant: Aïssata Coulibaly, CERDI - University of Auvergne
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Session: Labour 6
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Haki Pamuk, Wageningen University |
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| Peers and Motivation at Work: Evidence from a Firm Experiment in Malawi |
| presented by: Jason Kerwin, University of Minnesota |
Discussant: Raymond Frempong, BIGSAS-University of Bayreuth
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| The Effect of Food Price Changes on Child Labour: Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Raymond Frempong, BIGSAS-University of Bayreuth |
Discussant: Jason Kerwin, University of Minnesota
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| Inspiring women: Experimental evidence on sharing entrepreneurial skills in rural Uganda |
| presented by: Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin |
Discussant: Haki Pamuk, Wageningen University
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| Self-Image Motives and the Supply of Work Effort: Experimental Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Haki Pamuk, Wageningen University |
Discussant: Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin
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Session: Political Economy 6
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Toni Oki, University of Cambridge |
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| What happens to cities when countries become democratic? |
| presented by: Dzhamilya Nigmatulina, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Toni Oki, University of Cambridge
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| The Cost of Distance: Geography and Governance in Rural India |
| presented by: Karan Nagpal, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Dzhamilya Nigmatulina, London School of Economics
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| Corruption: The long shadow of the Gulag |
| presented by: Gerhard Toews, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Karan Nagpal, University of Oxford
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| Bandits on patrol: an analysis of petty corruption on West African roads |
| presented by: Toni Oki, University of Cambridge |
Discussant: Gerhard Toews, University of Oxford
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Session: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 3
March 21, 2017 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Bansi Malde, University of Kent |
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| Can microcredit impact the activity of small and medium enterprises? New evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Panama |
| presented by: Nènè Oumou Diallo, Université de Sherbrooke |
Discussant: Bansi Malde, University of Kent
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| Financial Inclusion, Shocks and Welfare: Evidence from the Expansion of Mobile Money in Tanzania |
| presented by: Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner, University of Leicester |
Discussant: Nènè Oumou Diallo, Université de Sherbrooke
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| Microcredit and Financial Distress |
| presented by: Joeri Smits, ETH Zurich |
Discussant: Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner, University of Leicester
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| Spillovers of Community-Based Health Interventions on Consumption Smoothing |
| presented by: Bansi Malde, University of Kent |
Discussant: Joeri Smits, ETH Zurich
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Session: Tea
March 21, 2017 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Plenary 3: 'The Future of Donor Agencies in Africa'
March 21, 2017 16:30 to 18:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford |
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Presented by:
Lindy Cameron, DFID
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Presented by:
Albert Engel, GIZ
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Presented by:
Matthew Spencer, Oxfam
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