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Session 1: Registration
March 18, 2018 8:30 to 16:30
Porter's Lodge |
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Session 2: Coffee
March 18, 2018 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session 3: Trade 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Matthew Collin, World Bank |
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| What is the impact of drought on prices: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Habtamu Fuje, World Bank |
Discussant: Matthew Collin, World Bank
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| Temperatures, Productivity, and Firm Competitiveness in Developing Countries: Evidence from Africa |
| presented by: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Habtamu Fuje, World Bank
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| The impact of armed conflict on local cross-border trade: Evidence from the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| presented by: Andreas Eberhard-Ruiz, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| The Impact of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation on Payment Flows: Evidences from SWIFT Data |
| presented by: Matthew Collin, World Bank |
Discussant: Andreas Eberhard-Ruiz, University of Sussex
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Session 4: Institutions 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Faraz Usmani, Duke University |
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| Group Trust in Youth Business Groups: Influenced by Risk Tolerance and Expected Trustworthiness |
| presented by: Stein Holden, norwegian university of life sciences |
Discussant: Faraz Usmani, Duke University
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| Management, Supervision, and Health Care: A Field Experiment |
| presented by: David Evans, World Bank |
Discussant: Stein Holden, norwegian university of life sciences
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| Measuring Trust in Institutions |
| presented by: Tewodros Tesemma, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: David Evans, World Bank
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| NGOs and the effectiveness of interventions |
| presented by: Faraz Usmani, Duke University |
Discussant: Tewodros Tesemma, University of Gothenburg
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Session 5: Health 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Wei Fan, Heriot-watt University |
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| Cholera in Times of Floods. Weather Shocks and Health in Dar es Salaam. |
| presented by: Pascal Jaupart, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Wei Fan, Heriot-watt University
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| The effect of weather shocks during conception and pregnancy on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: does maternal education modify the effect? |
| presented by: Liliana Andriano, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Pascal Jaupart, University of Oxford
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| Does a mother's exposure to drought in utero increase the resistance of her offspring to in utero shocks? |
| presented by: Yaya Jallow, University of Leicester |
Discussant: Liliana Andriano, University of Oxford
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| Reinforcement or Compensation? Parental Responses to Children's Revealed Human Capital Levels in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Wei Fan, Heriot-watt University |
Discussant: Yaya Jallow, University of Leicester
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Session 6: Education 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
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| Session Chair:
Fei Yuan, World Bank |
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| Mother-tongue Instruction and Later Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Yared Seid, International Growth Center |
Discussant: Fei Yuan, World Bank
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| Compulsory High Schooling, Over-crowding and Violent Youth Crime- Evidence from A Recent Constitutional Amendment in Brazil |
| presented by: Sarmistha Pal, University of Surrey |
Discussant: Yared Seid, International Growth Center
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| The Economic Returns to Interventions that Increase Learning |
| presented by: Fei Yuan, World Bank |
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Session 7: Macroeconomics 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Giovanni Melina, International Monetary Fund |
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| Macroeconomic dynamics in a dollarised economy: A BVAR Approach |
| presented by: Prudence Moyo, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Carine Meyimdjui, CERDI (Center of Research and Studies on
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| Inflation Persistence In Ghana: Aggregate And Sectorial Level Analyses |
| presented by: Emmanuel Oduro-Afriyie, University of Stellenbosch |
Discussant: Prudence Moyo, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and University of Pretoria
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| The Distributional Effects of Government Spending Shocks in Developing Economies |
| presented by: Giovanni Melina, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Emmanuel Oduro-Afriyie, University of Stellenbosch
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Session 8: Fiscal Policy
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Dan Pavelesku, World Bank |
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| The Distributional Impacts of Fiscal Consolidation in Uganda |
| presented by: Corti Lakuma, Economic Policy Research Centre |
Discussant: Dan Pavelesku, World Bank
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| Assessing Fiscal Space in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Punam Chuhan-Pole, World Bank Group |
Discussant: Corti Lakuma, Economic Policy Research Centre
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| (At Least) Four Theories for Sovereign Default in Developing Economies |
| presented by: Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Punam Chuhan-Pole, World Bank Group
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| Income tax evasion in Ghana |
| presented by: Dan Pavelesku, World Bank |
Discussant: Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham
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Session 9: Poverty and Inequality 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT |
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| Wage Differentials and Workers’ Effort: Experimental Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: John Sseruyange, Makerere University |
Discussant: Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT
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| Wage inequality within and between firms in South Africa |
| presented by: Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: John Sseruyange, Makerere University
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| Gender Inequality and Marketisation Hypothesis in sub- Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Tendai Zawaira, University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town
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| Polarising or unifying? The impact of priming on attitudes towards women empowerment in Tunisia |
| presented by: Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT |
Discussant: Tendai Zawaira, University of Pretoria
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Session 10: Households and Social Networks 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Inês Vilela, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
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| Peer effects and externalities in technology adoption: Evidence from community reporting in Uganda |
| presented by: Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania |
Discussant: Inês Vilela, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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| Program Evaluation in the Presence of Strategic Interactions |
| presented by: Rossa O'Keeffe-O'Donovan, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania
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| Social Learning in Experimental Games: Evidence from Rwanda |
| presented by: Alexander Coutts, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
Discussant: Rossa O'Keeffe-O'Donovan, University of Oxford
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| Adopting a new Development Technology – Testing the Rivalry Hypothesis |
| presented by: Inês Vilela, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
Discussant: Alexander Coutts, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Session 11: Natural Resources 1
March 18, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Tara Mitchell, Trinity College Dublin |
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| The Ecological Footprint of Transportation Infrastructure |
| presented by: Teevrat Garg, UCSD |
Discussant: Tara Mitchell, Trinity College Dublin
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| Forest Loss from Oil Activities: A Matter of Democracy |
| presented by: James Cust, World Bank and OxCarre |
Discussant: Teevrat Garg, UCSD
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| Land Demarcation and Deforestation: Experimental Evidence from Benin |
| presented by: Liam Wren-Lewis, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: James Cust, World Bank and OxCarre
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| So fresh and so clean: urban community engagement to improve the sustainability of drainage infrastructure |
| presented by: Tara Mitchell, Trinity College Dublin |
Discussant: Liam Wren-Lewis, Paris School of Economics
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Session 12: Lunch
March 18, 2018 13:00 to 14:00
Dining Hall |
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Session 13: Labour 1
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Ketki Sheth, UC Merced |
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| Share the Love: Parental Bias, Women Empowerment and Intergenerational Mobility |
| presented by: Théophile Azomahou, Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics; University of Clermont Auvergne, CERDI |
Discussant: Ketki Sheth, UC Merced
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| Gendered Language |
| presented by: Pamela Jakiela, University of Maryland |
Discussant: Théophile Azomahou, Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics; University of Clermont Auvergne, CERDI
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| Bargaining to work: the effect of female autonomy on female labour supply |
| presented by: Atika Pasha, University of Mannheim |
Discussant: Pamela Jakiela, University of Maryland
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| Leadership and Gender Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Ketki Sheth, UC Merced |
Discussant: Atika Pasha, University of Mannheim
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Session 14: Agriculture 1
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Yele Batana, World Bank |
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| Subsidies for agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from randomized experiment in Uganda |
| presented by: Oluwatoba Omotilewa, Purdue University |
Discussant: Yele Batana, World Bank
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| Money Matters: The Role of Yields and Profits in Agricultural Technology Adoption |
| presented by: Jeffrey Michler, University of Saskatchewan |
Discussant: Oluwatoba Omotilewa, Purdue University
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| In the Weeds: Effects of Temperature on Agricultural Input Decisions in Moderate Climates |
| presented by: Christopher Barrett, Cornell University |
Discussant: Jeffrey Michler, University of Saskatchewan
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| More Fertilizer or More Improved Farming Techniques? The Effect of Fertilizer Subsidies on Rice and Maize Outcomes in Mali |
| presented by: Yele Batana, World Bank |
Discussant: Christopher Barrett, Cornell University
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Session 15: Nutrition 1
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Lisa Oberlander, Paris School of Economics |
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| Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015-drought on child undernutrition |
| presented by: Kalle Hirvonen, IFPRI |
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| Shelter from the Storm? Household-Level Impacts of, and Responses to, the 2015 Floods in Malawi |
| presented by: Alejandro de la Fuente, World Bank |
Discussant: Kalle Hirvonen, IFPRI
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| TV reception, consumption, and health outcomes in Indonesia |
| presented by: Lisa Oberlander, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Alejandro de la Fuente, World Bank
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Session 16: Education 2
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Martin Wiegand, VU University Amsterdam |
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| Mobile Money, Risk Sharing and Educational Investment: Panel Evidence from Rural Uganda |
| presented by: Rayner Tabetando, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Martin Wiegand, VU University Amsterdam
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| Opportunity Cost, Market Returns and Post-Primary Schooling: Evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Clifford Afoakwah, University of South Australia |
Discussant: Rayner Tabetando, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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| Expected fertility and educational investment: Evidence from the One-child-policy in China |
| presented by: Eva Raiber, Toulouse School of Economics |
Discussant: Clifford Afoakwah, University of South Australia
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| Closing the tap: How school enrollment is affected when conditional cash transfer payments break off |
| presented by: Martin Wiegand, VU University Amsterdam |
Discussant: Eva Raiber, Toulouse School of Economics
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Session 17: Macroeconomics 2
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Luis-Diego Barrot, The World Bank |
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| On the inflation and inflation uncertainty nexus: Evidence from quantile regression |
| presented by: George Marbuah, Swedish Uni. of Agricultural Sciences |
Discussant: Luis-Diego Barrot, The World Bank
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| Spatial Diffusion of Economic Shocks in Networks |
| presented by: Ashani Amarasinghe, Monash University |
Discussant: George Marbuah, Swedish Uni. of Agricultural Sciences
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| Time-Varying Predictors of Export Volatility in Africa's Largest Economy: Empirical Evidences and Critical Policy Implications. |
| presented by: Olushina Awe, Anchor University Lagos |
Discussant: Ashani Amarasinghe, Monash University
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| Openness, Specialization, and the External Vulnerability of Developing Countries |
| presented by: Luis-Diego Barrot, The World Bank |
Discussant: Olushina Awe, Anchor University Lagos
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Session 18: Political Economy 1
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Michael Mbate, London School of Economics |
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| Overcoming Barriers to Voter Registration: A Field Experiment in Kenya |
| presented by: J. Andrew Harris, New York University Abu Dhabi |
Discussant: Michael Mbate, London School of Economics
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| The Health Costs of Ethnic Distance: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Joseph Gomes, University of Navarra |
Discussant: J. Andrew Harris, New York University Abu Dhabi
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| Everybody loves a winner: A field experiment providing information on polls in South Africa |
| presented by: Kate Orkin, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Joseph Gomes, University of Navarra
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| Politically Induced Budgetary Distortions: Evidence from Kenya |
| presented by: Michael Mbate, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Kate Orkin, University of Oxford
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Session 19: Poverty and Inequality 2
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Elliott Collins, UC Berkeley |
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| Intra-household Resource Allocation and Poverty: The Ghanaian Case |
| presented by: Theophiline Bose-Duker, University of Birmingham |
Discussant: Elliott Collins, UC Berkeley
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| Measuring Poverty With Noisy and Corrected Estimates of Annual Consumption: Evidence from Nigeria |
| presented by: John Gibson, Univ of Waikato |
Discussant: Theophiline Bose-Duker, University of Birmingham
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| A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa |
| presented by: Pia Rattenhuber, UNU-WIDER |
Discussant: John Gibson, Univ of Waikato
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| Modeling Welfare and Uncertainty in a Randomized Asset Transfer Program |
| presented by: Elliott Collins, UC Berkeley |
Discussant: Pia Rattenhuber, UNU-WIDER
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Session 20: Migration 1
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Edward Asiedu, University of Ghana |
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| The Impact of Refugee Return on Land Access and Food Insecurity |
| presented by: Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Edward Asiedu, University of Ghana
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| Leaving work behind? The impact of emigration on female labour force participation in Morocco |
| presented by: Anda David, Agence Française de Développement |
Discussant: Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford
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| The Timing of Return Migration after Conflict |
| presented by: Moritz Poll, Busara |
Discussant: Anda David, Agence Française de Développement
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| Does remittance to Africa really reduce labor force participation and increase reservation wage? A Quasi-experimental evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Edward Asiedu, University of Ghana |
Discussant: Moritz Poll, Busara
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Session 21: Rural Households 1
March 18, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Liz Ignowski, KU Leuven |
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| Stronger Together: Intra-Household Cooperation and Household Welfare in Malawi |
| presented by: Nancy McCarthy, LEAD Analytics, Inc |
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| Intra-household Expenditures and Transfers: Evidence From a Choice Experiment in Tanzania |
| presented by: Liz Ignowski, KU Leuven |
Discussant: Nancy McCarthy, LEAD Analytics, Inc
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Session 22: Tea
March 18, 2018 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session 23: Opening Plenary: Recent IMF Research on Inclusive Growth and Low-Income Countries
March 18, 2018 16:30 to 18:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chairs: |
| 1. Christopher Adam, University of Oxford |
| 2. Benno Ndulu, |
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Presented by:
Jonathan D Ostry, International Monetary Fund
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Presented by:
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund
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Presented by:
Stefania Fabrizio, International Monetary Fund
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Presented by:
Davide Furceri, International Monetary Fund
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Session 24: Special Event: Elsevier Atlas Award
March 18, 2018 18:00 to 19:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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Session 25: Dinner
March 18, 2018 19:00 to 21:00
Dining Hall |
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Session 26: Registration
March 19, 2018 8:30 to 16:30
Porter's Lodge |
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Session 27: Institutions 2
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Alexander Moradi, University of Sussex |
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| Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities |
| presented by: Cong Peng, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Alexander Moradi, University of Sussex
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| Africa’s Growth Tragedy, 20 years later |
| presented by: Gwen-Jiro Clochard, CREST |
Discussant: Cong Peng, London School of Economics
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| Improving Bureaucratic Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Two Nigerian States |
| presented by: Owen Ozier, The World Bank |
Discussant: Gwen-Jiro Clochard, CREST
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| The Economics of Missionary Expansion and the Compression of History |
| presented by: Alexander Moradi, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Owen Ozier, The World Bank
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Session 28: Agriculture 2
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
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| Session Chair:
Sunghun Lim, University of Minnesota |
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| Impact of Rhizobium Inoculant Knowledge Dissemination via Videos and Radio Listening Clubs on Smallholders Inoculant Adoption, Crop Yields and Incomes |
| presented by: Louis Hodey, University of Ghana |
Discussant: Sunghun Lim, University of Minnesota
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| How do farmers learn from extension services? Evidence from Malawi |
| presented by: Annemie Maertens, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Louis Hodey, University of Ghana
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| Do Mobile Phone Voice Message Reminders Following Face-to-Face Training Improve Adoption and Smallholder Farmer Outcomes? Evidence from Mali |
| presented by: Fred Dzanku, University of Ghana, Legon |
Discussant: Annemie Maertens, University of Sussex
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| Risk Aversion, Crop-Diversity, and Food Security: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Sunghun Lim, University of Minnesota |
Discussant: Fred Dzanku, University of Ghana, Legon
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Session 29: Health 2
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
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| Session Chair:
Gordon McCord, University of California, San Diego |
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| Violence and Child Health Outcomes: Evidence from Mexican Drug War |
| presented by: Muhammad Nasir, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics |
Discussant: Gordon McCord, University of California, San Diego
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| Modern Crop Variety Diffusion and Infant Mortality in the Developing World, 1961-2000 |
| presented by: Gordon McCord, University of California, San Diego |
Discussant: Muhammad Nasir, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
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Session 30: Education 3
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Augustino Mayai, University of Juba |
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| School or work? The role of weather shocks in Madagascar |
| presented by: Francesca Marchetta, Université Clermont Auvergne |
Discussant: Augustino Mayai, University of Juba
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| Temperature and Human Capital in India |
| presented by: Maulik Jagnani, Cornell University |
Discussant: Francesca Marchetta, Université Clermont Auvergne
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| No Lost Generation: Supporting the School Participation of Displaced Syrian Children in Lebanon |
| presented by: Jacobus de Hoop, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti |
Discussant: Maulik Jagnani, Cornell University
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| The Impact of War on Schooling in South Sudan, 2013-2016 |
| presented by: Augustino Mayai, University of Juba |
Discussant: Jacobus de Hoop, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
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Session 31: Macroeconomics 3
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Eric Opoku, City University of Hong Kong |
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| The effect of exchange rate regimes on growth under financial development and trade openness |
| presented by: Emmanuel Lartey, World Bank |
Discussant: Eric Opoku, City University of Hong Kong
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| Blinded by the light? Heterogeneity across countries in the relationship between luminosity and GDP, and economic growth in Africa |
| presented by: Lionel Roger, University of Nottingham |
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| Industrialization Drive and Economic Growth in Africa |
| presented by: Eric Opoku, City University of Hong Kong |
Discussant: Emmanuel Lartey, World Bank
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Session 32: Public Finance
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Michael Walker, UC Berkeley |
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| Quantifying the Impacts of Expanding Social Protection on Efficiency and Equity: Evidence from a Behavioral Microsimulation Model for Ghana |
| presented by: Jukka Pirttila, University of Tampere and UNU-WIDER |
Discussant: Michael Walker, UC Berkeley
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| Technology, Taxation and Corruption: Experimental Evidence from the Introduction of Electronic Tax Filing |
| presented by: Victor Pouliquen, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Jukka Pirttila, University of Tampere and UNU-WIDER
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| One Size Does Not Fit All: A Field Experiment on the Drivers of Tax Compliance and Delivery Methods in Rwanda |
| presented by: Giulia Mascagni, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Victor Pouliquen, Paris School of Economics
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| Informal Taxation and Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Kenya |
| presented by: Michael Walker, UC Berkeley |
Discussant: Giulia Mascagni, University of Sussex
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Session 33: Poverty and Inequality 3
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Habtamu Fuje, The World Bank, Columbia University |
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| Build back better? The Long-lasting impact of the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti. |
| presented by: Claire Zanuso, University of Paris Dauphine / DIAL |
Discussant: Habtamu Fuje, The World Bank, Columbia University
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| Tracing Back the Weather Origins of Human Welfare: Evidence from Mozambique |
| presented by: Javier Baez, The World Bank |
Discussant: Claire Zanuso, University of Paris Dauphine / DIAL
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| Shocks, Resilience and the Dynamics of Well-being, Evidence from Malawi |
| presented by: Erwin Knippenberg, Cornell University |
Discussant: Javier Baez, The World Bank
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| Recent Welfare Dynamics and Drought in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Habtamu Fuje, The World Bank, Columbia University |
Discussant: Erwin Knippenberg, Cornell University
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Session 34: Foreign Aid 1
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Eva Vivalt, Australian National University |
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| Low Income Countries and External Financing: Does Debt Relief Change Anything? |
| presented by: Marin Ferry, Université Paris-Dauphine, LEDa, UMR DIAL, PSL, IRD |
Discussant: Yashodhan Ghorpade, World Bank
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| Aid and Political Attitudes: Micro-Level Evidence from Pakistan |
| presented by: Yashodhan Ghorpade, World Bank |
Discussant: Eva Vivalt, Australian National University
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| How Do Policymakers Update? |
| presented by: Eva Vivalt, Australian National University |
Discussant: Marin Ferry, Université Paris-Dauphine, LEDa, UMR DIAL, PSL, IRD
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Session 35: Rural Households 2
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Bethelhem Legesse Debela, University of Goettingen |
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| Crop Choice Restrictions and Household Labor Allocation: Evidence using panel data from rural Vietnam |
| presented by: Nguyen Lan, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Bethelhem Legesse Debela, University of Goettingen
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| Drought indicators and drought impact. The case of the 2015-drought in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Thomas Pave Sohnesen, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Nguyen Lan, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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| Food for Work and Diet Diversity in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Bethelhem Legesse Debela, University of Goettingen |
Discussant: Thomas Pave Sohnesen, University of Copenhagen
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Session 36: Firms 1
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Christian Darko, University of Birmingham |
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| Allocative Efficiency Within and Between Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sector Firms in Zimbabwe |
| presented by: Godfrey Kamutando, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Christian Darko, University of Birmingham
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| Productivity Determinants in the Manufacturing Sector in Ethiopia: Evidence from the Textile and Garment Industries |
| presented by: Tsegay Tekleselassie, Ethiopian Development Research Institute |
Discussant: Godfrey Kamutando, University of Cape Town
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| Misallocation of Resources and Productivity: The Case of Ghana |
| presented by: Charles Ackah, University of Ghana |
| Derrick Abudu, University of Nottingham, UK |
Discussant: Tsegay Tekleselassie, Ethiopian Development Research Institute
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| The impact of Chinese penetration on productivity and skills in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Christian Darko, University of Birmingham |
Discussant: Charles Ackah, University of Ghana
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Session 37: Labour 2
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Giulio Schinaia, Ministry of Education of Guinea-Bissau |
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| Divorce laws and intimate partner violence: Evidence from Mexico |
| presented by: Aixa Maria Garcia-Ramos, University of Birmingham |
Discussant: Giulio Schinaia, Ministry of Education of Guinea-Bissau
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| Tied Labour, Savings and Rural Labour Market Wages: Evidence from a Framed Field Experiment |
| presented by: Aisha Nanyiti, Makerere University |
Discussant: Aixa Maria Garcia-Ramos, University of Birmingham
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| The joint effects of a health insurance and a public works scheme in rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Christoph Strupat, German Development Institute |
Discussant: Aisha Nanyiti, Makerere University
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| Labour Market Effects of Social Programmes: Evidence from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net |
| presented by: Giulio Schinaia, Ministry of Education of Guinea-Bissau |
Discussant: Christoph Strupat, German Development Institute
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Session 38: Conflict 1
March 19, 2018 9:00 to 11:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Giorgio Chiovelli, London Business School |
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| Firemen need fire: Pro-government militias as risk factors for conflict recurrences |
| presented by: Christoph Steinert, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Giorgio Chiovelli, London Business School
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| The Reach of Radio: Defection Messaging and Armed Group Behavior |
| presented by: Alex Armand, University of Navarra |
Discussant: Christoph Steinert, University of Oxford
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| The Dual Legacy of Colonial Cash Crop Production: State Capacity, Resource Dependence, and the Risk of Conflict |
| presented by: Yannick Pengl, ETH Zurich |
Discussant: Alex Armand, University of Navarra
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| Land Mines and Spatial Development |
| presented by: Giorgio Chiovelli, London Business School |
Discussant: Yannick Pengl, ETH Zurich
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Session 39: Coffee
March 19, 2018 11:00 to 11:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session 40: Keynote Speech: 'Using evidence to inform policy'
March 19, 2018 11:30 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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Presented by:
Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist, DFiD
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Session 41: Lunch
March 19, 2018 13:00 to 14:00
Dining Hall |
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Session 42: Political Economy 2
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Stephan Kyburz, Center for Global Development |
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| There is No Place Like Home: Theory and Evidence on Decentralization and Politician Preferences |
| presented by: Michael Kremer, Harvard University |
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| Local Elections, State Capture, and Development in Nigeria: Is Manna from Heaven Devilish? |
| presented by: Stephan Kyburz, Center for Global Development |
Discussant: Michael Kremer, Harvard University
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Session 43: Agriculture 3
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen |
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| Measuring farm labor: survey experimental evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Amparo Palacios-Lopez, World Bank |
Discussant: Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen
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| Blowing in the Wind: The Quest for Accurate Crop Variety Identification in Field Research, with an Application to Maize in Uganda |
| presented by: Talip Kilic, World Bank |
Discussant: Amparo Palacios-Lopez, World Bank
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| Farm Size and Productivity: A “Direct-Inverse-Direct” Relationship |
| presented by: Sara Savastano, World Bank |
Discussant: Talip Kilic, World Bank
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| Correlated Non-Classical Measurement Errors, ‘Second Best’ Policy Inference and the Inverse Size-Productivity Relationship in Agriculture |
| presented by: Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Sara Savastano, World Bank
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Session 44: Health 3
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Saurabh Singhal, UNU-WIDER |
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| The Effect of Antimalarial Campaigns on Child Mortality and Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida |
Discussant: Saurabh Singhal, UNU-WIDER
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| Community Health Educators and Maternal Health: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial |
| presented by: Jessica Leight, American University |
Discussant: Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
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| Fishermen's wives: On the cultural origins of violence against women |
| presented by: Pablo Selaya, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Jessica Leight, American University
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| Income generation, intra-household allocation and malaria |
| presented by: Saurabh Singhal, UNU-WIDER |
Discussant: Pablo Selaya, University of Copenhagen
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Session 45: Education 4
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Yasmine Bekkouche, Paris School of Economics |
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| The ‘Martha Effect’: The Compounding Female Advantage in South African Higher Education |
| presented by: Nicholas Spaull, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Yasmine Bekkouche, Paris School of Economics
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| Vouchers for Low-Cost Private Schools: Six-Year Impacts from a Lottery in Delhi |
| presented by: Lee Crawfurd, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Nicholas Spaull, Stellenbosch University
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| The Impacts of Interactive Smartboards on Learning Achievement in Senegalese Primary Schools |
| presented by: Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke |
Discussant: Lee Crawfurd, University of Sussex
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| Student performance in primary school: A comparative study of Francophone and Anglophone Cameroon |
| presented by: Yasmine Bekkouche, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Kim Lehrer, Université de Sherbrooke
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Session 46: Macroeconomics 4
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Manoj Atolia, Florida State University |
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| The Elusive Question of Structural Transformation in Africa: Is Tunisia Another Exception? |
| presented by: Tarek Harchaoui, University of Groningen |
Discussant: Manoj Atolia, Florida State University
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| Credit Market Frictions and Business Cycle Dynamics in an Oil-Rich Emerging Economy |
| presented by: Fred Iklaga, Central Bank of Nigeria |
Discussant: Tarek Harchaoui, University of Groningen
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| Premature Deindustrialization, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development: Review and Policy Analysis |
| presented by: Manoj Atolia, Florida State University |
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Session 47: Trade 2
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank |
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| Revisiting the Trade Impact of AGOA: A Synthetic Control Approach |
| presented by: Woubet Kassa, The World Bank |
Discussant: Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank
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| Differentiated Impact of AGOA and EBA on West African Countries |
| presented by: Souleymane Coulibaly, The World Bank |
Discussant: Woubet Kassa, The World Bank
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| Collusion in Customs: Evidence from Madagascar |
| presented by: Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank |
Discussant: Souleymane Coulibaly, The World Bank
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Session 48: Poverty and Inequality 4
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Samson Mbewe, SouthSouthNorth |
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| Financial Access Expansion and Welfare Gains: Evidence from Zambia |
| presented by: Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Samson Mbewe, SouthSouthNorth
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| How Household Characteristics Shape Programme Access and Asset Accumulation: A Mixed Method Analysis of the VUP in Rwanda |
| presented by: Renate Hartwig, University of Namur |
Discussant: Elizabeth Nanziri, University of Oxford
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| The Persistence of Energy Poverty: A Dynamic Probit Analysis |
| presented by: Eyoual Demeke, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Renate Hartwig, University of Namur
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| Investigating household energy poverty in South Africa by using unidimensional and multidimensional measures |
| presented by: Samson Mbewe, SouthSouthNorth |
Discussant: Eyoual Demeke, University of Gothenburg
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Session 49: Households and Social Networks 2
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Amma Panin, Nuffield College |
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| Only women can whisper to gods: Voodoo, menopause and women’s autonomy |
| presented by: Sahawal Alidou, University of Antwerp |
Discussant: Amma Panin, Nuffield College
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| Preferences over Leisure and Consumption of Siblings and Intra-Household Allocation |
| presented by: Martina Kirchberger, Trinity College Dublin |
Discussant: Sahawal Alidou, University of Antwerp
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| Spousal Communication and Intra-HH Allocation in Kenya |
| presented by: Carolina Castilla, Colgate University |
Discussant: Martina Kirchberger, Trinity College Dublin
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| God Insures Those Who Pay? Formal insurance and religious offerings in Ghana |
| presented by: Amma Panin, Nuffield College |
Discussant: Carolina Castilla, Colgate University
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Session 50: Rural Households 3
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Adina Rom, ETH Zurich |
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| Powering the Powerless: Economic Impact of Rural Electrification in Ghana |
| presented by: George Adu, Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Sci. & Tech. |
Discussant: Adina Rom, ETH Zurich
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| Informal trade and agricultural household welfare: empirical evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Jade Siu, University of Birmingham |
Discussant: George Adu, Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Sci. & Tech.
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| Adoption and Impact of Solar Lighting : A Randomized Field Experiment in Rural Kenya |
| presented by: Adina Rom, ETH Zurich |
Discussant: Jade Siu, University of Birmingham
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Session 51: Firms 2
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Mulalo Mamburu, National Treasury of South Africa |
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| Social networks, geographic proximity, and firm performance in Viet Nam |
| presented by: Emma Howard, Dublin Institute of Technology |
Discussant: Mulalo Mamburu, National Treasury of South Africa
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| Re-forming links: Effects of a randomized training on business network changes among small enterprises in Uganda |
| presented by: Mattea Stein, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Emma Howard, Dublin Institute of Technology
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| Firm Dynamics in South Africa |
| presented by: Veron Vukeya, National Treasury |
Discussant: Mattea Stein, Paris School of Economics
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| On the Persistence of Growth for South African Firms |
| presented by: Mulalo Mamburu, National Treasury of South Africa |
Discussant: Veron Vukeya, National Treasury
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Session 52: Labour 3
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Andy McKay, University of Sussex |
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| Reducing Public-Private Sector Pay Differentials: The Single Spine Pay Policy as a Natural Experiment in Ghana |
| presented by: Akwasi Ampofo, University of Adelaide |
Discussant: Andy McKay, University of Sussex
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| What constrains the demand for labour in firms in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some evidence from Ghana. |
| presented by: Francis Teal, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Akwasi Ampofo, University of Adelaide
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| Gender gaps in work outcomes after 19 years: analysis based on the Kagera Panel 1991-2010 |
| presented by: Andy McKay, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Francis Teal, University of Oxford
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Session 53: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 1
March 19, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Felipe Dizon, World Bank |
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| Credit-Induced Moral Hazard in Insurance: Theory and Empirical Evidence |
| presented by: Francis Annan, Columbia University |
Discussant: Felipe Dizon, World Bank
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| Social Protection in Niger: What has Shocks & Time Got to Say? |
| presented by: Aly Sanoh, World Bank |
Discussant: Francis Annan, Columbia University
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| The Effect of Promoting Savings on Informal Risk-Sharing: Experimental Evidence from Vulnerable Women in Kenya |
| presented by: Felipe Dizon, World Bank |
Discussant: Aly Sanoh, World Bank
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Session 54: Tea
March 19, 2018 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session 55: Agriculture 4
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Lotta Takala-Greenish, UWE Bristol and University of Johannesburg |
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| Selling Low and Buying High: An Arbitrage Puzzle in Kenyan villages |
| presented by: Lauren Bergquist, University of Chicago |
Discussant: Lotta Takala-Greenish, UWE Bristol and University of Johannesburg
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| The Emergence of New Markets for Agricultural Technologies: The Case of Cowpea Storage in West Africa |
| presented by: Jenny Aker, Tufts University |
Discussant: Lauren Bergquist, University of Chicago
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| Exploring the scope for regional industrial development through the case study of soy agro-processing in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| presented by: Lotta Takala-Greenish, UWE Bristol and University of Johannesburg |
Discussant: Jenny Aker, Tufts University
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Session 56: Institutions 3
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Ana Garcia Hernandez, NOVA SBE and WZB |
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| Sharia Law and Economic Growth |
| presented by: Gabriele Lattanzio, The University of Oklahoma |
Discussant: Ana Garcia Hernandez, NOVA SBE and WZB
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| Gender, Crime and Punishment: Evidence from Women Police Stations in India |
| presented by: Sofia Amaral, University of Essex |
Discussant: Gabriele Lattanzio, The University of Oklahoma
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| Assessing “Good” and “Bad” Gender Gaps: Job Duty Performance and Substantive Representation among Ugandan Politicians |
| presented by: Ana Garcia Hernandez, NOVA SBE and WZB |
Discussant: Sofia Amaral, University of Essex
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Session 57: Nutrition 2
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Nkechi Owoo, University of Ghana |
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| The effect of old age pensions on child deprivation: revisiting the role of gender |
| presented by: Chloé van Biljon, ReSEP, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Nkechi Owoo, University of Ghana
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| Cash Transfers and Nutrient Intake in Africa: Missing the Link |
| presented by: Georg Schmerzeck, |
Discussant: Chloé van Biljon, ReSEP, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University
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| ICC Values in International Development: Evidence across Many Domains in sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: David Seidenfeld, American Institute for Research |
Discussant: Georg Schmerzeck,
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| Food Insecurity and Family Structure in Nigeria |
| presented by: Nkechi Owoo, University of Ghana |
Discussant: David Seidenfeld, American Institute for Research
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Session 58: Education 5
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Tessa Bold, IIES, Stockholm University |
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| Teachers Pay and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the Rural Hardship Allowance in Zambia |
| presented by: Miquel Pellicer, University of Duisburg |
Discussant: Tessa Bold, IIES, Stockholm University
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| Designing Teacher Performance Pay Programs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Youdi Schipper, Twaweza |
Discussant: Miquel Pellicer, University of Duisburg
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| The Lost Human Capital: Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in Africa |
| presented by: Tessa Bold, IIES, Stockholm University |
Discussant: Youdi Schipper, Twaweza
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Session 59: Monetary Policy
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Ouedraogo Daniel, University of Paris-Dauphine |
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| The role of Trade Openness in the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Ghana |
| presented by: Ferdinand Ahiakpor, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast |
Discussant: Ouedraogo Daniel, University of Paris-Dauphine
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| Monetary Policy Credibility and Exchange Rate Pass-Through in South Africa? |
| presented by: Montfort Mlachila, IMF |
Discussant: Ferdinand Ahiakpor, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast
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| The Impact of Financial Inclusion on the Interest Rate Channel of the Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism |
| presented by: Doreen Rubatsimbira, Bank of Uganda |
Discussant: Montfort Mlachila, IMF
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| Monetary policy and inflation in the west African economic and monetary union: An analysis of the bank lending channel |
| presented by: Ouedraogo Daniel, University of Paris-Dauphine |
Discussant: Doreen Rubatsimbira, Bank of Uganda
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Session 60: Political Economy 3
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Oyebola Okunogbe, World Bank Research Group |
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| Political competition and government responsiveness: Evidence from rural India |
| presented by: Subham Kailthya, University of Reading |
Discussant: Oyebola Okunogbe, World Bank Research Group
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| Does Polarizing Information Matter for Reform? A Comparative Study between Egypt and USA |
| presented by: Sarah Mansour, Cairo University |
| Mazen Hassan, Cairo University |
Discussant: Subham Kailthya, University of Reading
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| Call Your Leader: Does the Mobile Phone Affect Policymaking? |
| presented by: Jahen Rezki, University of York |
Discussant: Sarah Mansour, Cairo University
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| Does Exposure to Other Ethnic Groups Promote National Integration? Evidence from Nigeria |
| presented by: Oyebola Okunogbe, World Bank Research Group |
Discussant: Jahen Rezki, University of York
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Session 61: Electricity Access in Africa
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Moussa Blimpo, The World Bank |
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| Jobs! Electricity Shortages and Unemployment in Africa |
| presented by: Justice Tei Mensah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Discussant: Moussa Blimpo, The World Bank
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| Electricity Access Charges and Tariff Structure in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Jevgenijs Steinbuks, The World Bank |
Discussant: Justice Tei Mensah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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| Why is Household Electricity Uptake Low in Sub-Saharan Africa? |
| presented by: Agnieszka Postepska, University of Groningen |
Discussant: Jevgenijs Steinbuks, The World Bank
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| Electricity Provision and Tax Mobilization in Africa |
| presented by: Moussa Blimpo, The World Bank |
Discussant: Agnieszka Postepska, University of Groningen
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Session 62: Households and Social Networks 3
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Rozenn Hotte, Paris School of Economics |
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| Women Empowerment and Domestic Abuse: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Vietnam |
| presented by: Robert Lensink, University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business |
Discussant: Rozenn Hotte, Paris School of Economics
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| Identity and Female Enterprise: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan |
| presented by: Farah Said, Lahore School of Economics |
Discussant: Robert Lensink, University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business
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| Marital transfers and Wife's Welfare: All you need is love |
| presented by: Rozenn Hotte, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Farah Said, Lahore School of Economics
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Session 63: Natural Resources 2
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Chomba Kalunga, University of Glasgow |
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| Priority roads: The Political Economy of Connecting Mines Versus Cities |
| presented by: Steven Poelhekke, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
Discussant: Chomba Kalunga, University of Glasgow
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| Boom Goes the Price: Giant Resource Discoveries and Real Exchange Rate Appreciation |
| presented by: Radek Stefanski, University of St Andrews |
Discussant: Steven Poelhekke, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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| Colonialism, Institutional Quality and the Resource Curse |
| presented by: Jubril Animashaun, University of Manchester |
Discussant: Radek Stefanski, University of St Andrews
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| Natural Resources and Living Standards: An Empirical Analysis Applied to the Case of Copper Mining in Zambia |
| presented by: Chomba Kalunga, University of Glasgow |
Discussant: Jubril Animashaun, University of Manchester
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Session 64: Firms 3
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Muhammad Meki, University of Oxford |
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| Trade Liberalization, Infrastructure and Firm Performance: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Matteo Fiorini, European University Institute |
Discussant: Muhammad Meki, University of Oxford
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| The Dynamics of Bank Competition in Kenya |
| presented by: Mdoe Jackson, Kenyatta University |
Discussant: Matteo Fiorini, European University Institute
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| Local financial development and firm performance: Evidence from Vietnam |
| presented by: Yabibal Walle, Georg-August-University of Goettingen |
Discussant: Mdoe Jackson, Kenyatta University
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| Equity-like Financing for Microenterprises in Developing Countries |
| presented by: Muhammad Meki, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Yabibal Walle, Georg-August-University of Goettingen
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Session 65: Conflict 2
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Lennart Kaplan, Georg-August University Goettingen |
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| Does Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria |
| presented by: Alexandra Scacco, WZB Berlin Social Science Center |
Discussant: Lennart Kaplan, Georg-August University Goettingen
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| Competition and Conflict: Evidence from a Community Driven Development Program in Indonesia |
| presented by: Stefania Lovo, University of Reading |
Discussant: Alexandra Scacco, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
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| Does Democracy Moderate Resource-induced Conflicts? |
| presented by: Stephan Kyburz, Center for Global Development |
Discussant: Stefania Lovo, University of Reading
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| Aid and conflict at the local level - The Role of Traditional and Emerging Donors |
| presented by: Lennart Kaplan, Georg-August University Goettingen |
Discussant: Stephan Kyburz, Center for Global Development
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Session 66: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 2
March 19, 2018 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford |
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| Interest Rates in Savings Groups: Thrift or Threat? |
| presented by: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford |
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| Repaying Microcredit Loans: A Natural Experiment on Liability Structure |
| presented by: Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford
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Session 67: Dinner
March 19, 2018 19:00 to 21:00
Dining Hall |
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Session 68: Registration
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 16:00
Porter's Lodge |
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Session 69: AERC Session
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Witness Simbanegavi, AERC |
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| Growth and Fiscal Consequences of Terrorism in Nigeria |
| presented by: Chuku Chuku, African Development Bank |
Discussant: Mamello Nchake, University of Cape Town
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| Distributional changes in the gender wage gap in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| presented by: Jacqueline Mosomi, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Chuku Chuku, African Development Bank
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| Time-Dependent or State-Dependent pricing? Evidence from Retail Firms in Lesotho |
| presented by: Mamello Nchake, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Jacqueline Mosomi, University of Cape Town
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Session 70: Agriculture 5
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Margaret Akuriba, University for Development Studies |
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| Modelling extensive livestock operations which utilise common pastures and face weather risk in Ferlo, Senegal |
| presented by: Jarkko Niemi, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) |
Discussant: Margaret Akuriba, University for Development Studies
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| Linking Soil Suitability and Crop Productivity in Africa: Evidence from Maize Farmers in Uganda |
| presented by: Sydney Gourlay, World Bank |
Discussant: Jarkko Niemi, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
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| Farmer forecast and planting stage investments: evidence from Niger |
| presented by: Fleur Wouterse, IFPRI |
Discussant: Sydney Gourlay, World Bank
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| Irrigation governance and performance: the case of smallholder irrigated agriculture in northern Ghana |
| presented by: Margaret Akuriba, University for Development Studies |
Discussant: Fleur Wouterse, IFPRI
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Session 71: Health 4
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Masaru Nagashima, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
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| Economic and Health Impacts of the 2011 Post Electoral Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire: Evidence from Microdata |
| presented by: Miron Tequame, CEIS-University of Rome Tor Vergata |
Discussant: Masaru Nagashima, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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| Reflecting on major life decisions: Changing your mind and not recalling it |
| presented by: Maximilian Mueller, University of California at Berkeley |
Discussant: Miron Tequame, CEIS-University of Rome Tor Vergata
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| Income Shocks, Contraceptive Use, and Timing of Fertility |
| presented by: Shamma Alam, Dickinson College |
Discussant: Maximilian Mueller, University of California at Berkeley
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| Pregnant in haste? Evidence of reproductive behaviours in Uganda |
| presented by: Masaru Nagashima, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Shamma Alam, Dickinson College
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Session 72: Education 6
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut |
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| Knowledge is Power: School Construction & Intergenerational Human Capital |
| presented by: Naveen Sunder, Cornell University |
Discussant: Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut
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| Preschool Attendance, School Progression, and Cognitive Skills in East Africa |
| presented by: Jan Bietenbeck, Lund University and IZA |
Discussant: Naveen Sunder, Cornell University
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| Early Life Determinants of Cognitive Ability: A Comparative Study on Madagascar and Senegal |
| presented by: Naveen Sunder, Cornell University |
Discussant: Jan Bietenbeck, Lund University and IZA
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| The Intergenerational Transmission of Schooling among the Education-Rationed |
| presented by: Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut |
Discussant: Naveen Sunder, Cornell University
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Session 73: Macroeconomics 5
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Immaculate Machasio, Justus-Liebig University-Giessen |
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| The Welfare Cost of Business Cycles in Developing Countries: Do Currency Unions Matter? |
| presented by: Ibrahima Kaba, Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT |
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| Remittance Inflows and State-Dependent Monetary Policy Transmission in Developing Countries |
| presented by: Immaculate Machasio, Justus-Liebig University-Giessen |
Discussant: Ibrahima Kaba, Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT
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Session 74: Trade 3
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen |
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| Importing under trade policy uncertainty: Evidence from China |
| presented by: Michele Imbruno, CERDI Université Clermont Auvergne and GEP |
Discussant: Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen
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| Information Friction, Market Integration and Price Pass-through: The Case of Commodity Prices in Africa |
| presented by: Tewodros Dessie, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Discussant: Michele Imbruno, CERDI Université Clermont Auvergne and GEP
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| Trade Liberalization and Local Labor Market Adjustment in South Africa |
| presented by: Jessica Leight, American University |
Discussant: Tewodros Dessie, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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| A spatial analysis of price environments in Tanzania |
| presented by: Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Jessica Leight, American University
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Session 75: Poverty and Inequality 5
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Annekathrin Schoofs, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) |
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| Multidimensional Impact Evaluation: A Randomized Control Trial on Conflict-affected Women in Northern Uganda |
| presented by: Eustace Uzor, CSEA |
Discussant: Annekathrin Schoofs, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
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| Monetary and non-monetary poverty in urban slums in Accra: Combining geospatial data and machine learning to study urban poverty |
| presented by: Tomomi Tanaka, World Bank |
Discussant: Eustace Uzor, CSEA
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| Patterns of Poverty in South Africa: A Mixed-Methods Investigation |
| presented by: Rocco Zizzamia, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Tomomi Tanaka, World Bank
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| Financial literacy and Intra-household Decision Making: Evidence from Rwanda |
| presented by: Annekathrin Schoofs, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) |
Discussant: Rocco Zizzamia, University of Oxford
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Session 76: Migration 2
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Tijan L. Bah, Nova School of Business and Economics |
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| The internal migration choices of Ghanaian youths |
| presented by: Anne Duplantier, Université de Sherbrooke |
Discussant: Tijan L. Bah, Nova School of Business and Economics
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| Should I Stay or Should I Go: Microeconomic determinants of migration |
| presented by: Zack Barnett-Howell, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Discussant: Anne Duplantier, Université de Sherbrooke
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| Understanding Willingness to Migrate Illegally: Evidence from a Lab-in-the Field Experiment |
| presented by: Tijan L. Bah, Nova School of Business and Economics |
Discussant: Zack Barnett-Howell, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Session 77: Rural Households 4
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Sreelakshmi Papineni, World Bank |
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| Increasing female education, stagnating female labor force participation, and gains from marriage: the case of rural Bangladesh |
| presented by: Tomomi Tanaka, GRIPS |
Discussant: Sreelakshmi Papineni, World Bank
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| Market exposure makes females behave more competitively and closes the gender gap |
| presented by: Kacana Sipangule, Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
Discussant: Tomomi Tanaka, GRIPS
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| Do Social Networks Promote Mobile Money Usage for Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Rural Uganda |
| presented by: George Okello, Makerere University Business School |
Discussant: Kacana Sipangule, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
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| Are cash transfers better chunky or smooth? Impact evaluation of an unconditional cash transfer program to women in northwest Nigeria |
| presented by: Sreelakshmi Papineni, World Bank |
Discussant: George Okello, Makerere University Business School
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Session 78: Firms 4
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Morgan Hardy, New York University - Abu Dhabi |
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| Identifying dynamic and constrained entrepreneurs in low income countries: evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Girum Abebe, Ethiopian Development Research Institute |
Discussant: Morgan Hardy, New York University - Abu Dhabi
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| Man vs. Machine in Predicting Successful Entrepreneurs: Evidence from a Business Plan Competition in Nigeria |
| presented by: Dario Sansone, Georgetown University |
Discussant: Girum Abebe, Ethiopian Development Research Institute
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| An Internship Programme for Young Ethiopian Entrepreneurs |
| presented by: Michael Koelle, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Dario Sansone, Georgetown University
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| If She Builds It, They Won't Come: Experimental Evidence of Demand-Side Constraints in the Gender Profit Gap |
| presented by: Morgan Hardy, New York University - Abu Dhabi |
Discussant: Michael Koelle, University of Oxford
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Session 79: Labour 4
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Marlon Seror, Paris School of Economics |
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| Can the New Economic Geography explain regional wage disparities in South Africa? |
| presented by: Gibson Mudiriza, UCT |
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| Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China |
| presented by: Marlon Seror, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Gibson Mudiriza, UCT
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Session 80: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 3
March 20, 2018 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Julia Garlick, University of Iowa |
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| Loan Contract Structure and Adverse Selection: Survey Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Miri Stryjan, Ben Gurion University |
Discussant: Julia Garlick, University of Iowa
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| Microfinance for Startups: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan |
| presented by: Farah Said, Lahore School of Economics |
Discussant: Miri Stryjan, Ben Gurion University
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| Benefits and Risks of Access to Finance: Loan-Level Evidence on a Banking Expansion Program |
| presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Farah Said, Lahore School of Economics
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| Occupation Choices and Education Investments: Unintended Effects of Microcredit |
| presented by: Julia Garlick, University of Iowa |
Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
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Session 81: Coffee
March 20, 2018 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session 82: Labour 5
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Cobus Burger, Stellenbosch University |
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| Transitions into informal employment: An analysis of South African panel data, 2008 - 2012 |
| presented by: Takudzwa Mutize, The African Capacity Building Foundation |
Discussant: Cobus Burger, Stellenbosch University
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| Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment |
| presented by: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Takudzwa Mutize, The African Capacity Building Foundation
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| Job Search and Matching with Two-sided Limited Information |
| presented by: Robert Garlick, Duke University |
Discussant: Rulof Burger, Stellenbosch University
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| A Structural Approach to Modelling Employment Transitioning in South Africa |
| presented by: Cobus Burger, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Robert Garlick, Duke University
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Session 83: Agriculture 6
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Dedevi Apedo-Amah, Stanford University |
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| The Impact of Agro-dealer Training on Input Adoption and Farmers’ Productivity in Niger: Has the Investment in Agro-dealer Networks Worked? |
| presented by: Pokuaa Adu, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) |
Discussant: Dedevi Apedo-Amah, Stanford University
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| Education and Agriculture |
| presented by: Naureen Karachiwalla, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
Discussant: Pokuaa Adu, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)
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| Can Referral Improve Targeting? Evidence from a Vocational Training Experiment |
| presented by: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University |
Discussant: Naureen Karachiwalla, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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| Gender, Information and the Efficiency of Households’ Productive Decisions: an Experiment in Rural Togo |
| presented by: Dedevi Apedo-Amah, Stanford University |
Discussant: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University
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Session 84: Health 5
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Anne Karing, UC Berkeley |
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| Image Motivation and the Willingness to Pay for Preventative Heatlh Care: The Impact of Conformity and Status Seeking |
| presented by: Salma Khalid, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Anne Karing, UC Berkeley
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| Health Certification in the Market for Sex Work: A Field Experiment in Dakar, Senegal |
| presented by: Shanthi Manian, Washington State University |
Discussant: Salma Khalid, International Monetary Fund
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| Causal Effect of Psychic Costs on Vaccination Take up: Evidence from Rural Nigeria |
| presented by: Ryoko Sato, World Bank |
Discussant: Shanthi Manian, Washington State University
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| The Role of Social Signaling in Community Deworming: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya |
| presented by: Anne Karing, UC Berkeley |
| Karim Naguib, Evidence Action |
Discussant: Ryoko Sato, World Bank
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Session 85: Education 7
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development |
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| A Global Dataset on Education Quality (1965-2015) |
| presented by: Noam Angrist, Oxford University |
Discussant: Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development
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| Dark Side of Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Uganda |
| presented by: Dagmara Celik Katreniak, National Research Univeristy Higher School of Economics |
Discussant: Noam Angrist, Oxford University
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| Outsourcing Service Delivery in a Fragile State: Experimental Evidence from Liberia |
| presented by: Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development |
Discussant: Dagmara Celik Katreniak, National Research Univeristy Higher School of Economics
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Session 86: Macroeconomics 6
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Angelica Martinez Leyva, IMF |
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| Structural Reform Packages, Sequencing, and the Informal Economy |
| presented by: Zsuzsa Munkacsi, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: King Yoong Lim, Lancaster University Management School
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| The Dynamics of Corruption and Unemployment in a Growth Model with Heterogeneous Labour |
| presented by: King Yoong Lim, Lancaster University Management School |
Discussant: Zsuzsa Munkacsi, International Monetary Fund
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| The Costs of Consumption Smoothing: Less Schooling and Less Nutrition |
| presented by: Leandro De Magalhaes, University of Bristol |
Discussant: Angelica Martinez Leyva, IMF
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| Globalization and Inclusive Growth: Can they Go Hand in Hand in Developing Countries? |
| presented by: Angelica Martinez Leyva, IMF |
Discussant: Leandro De Magalhaes, University of Bristol
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Session 87: Trade 4
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Ali Yibrie Esmaile, Bahir Dar University |
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| The analysis of border effects in intra-African trade |
| presented by: Alain Pholo Bala, University of Johannesburg |
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| Does trade policy impact food and agriculture global value chain participation of Sub-Saharan African countries? |
| presented by: Pierluigi Montalbano, Università La Sapienza |
Discussant: Alain Pholo Bala, University of Johannesburg
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| Financial Constraints, Foreign Trade, and Firm Survival in Ethiopia: Evidence from Manufacturing Firm data |
| presented by: Ali Yibrie Esmaile, Bahir Dar University |
Discussant: Pierluigi Montalbano, Università La Sapienza
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| Trade facilitation, transport costs and the price of trucking services in East Africa |
| presented by: Andreas Eberhard-Ruiz, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Ali Yibrie Esmaile, Bahir Dar University
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Session 88: Poverty and Inequality 6
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF |
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| Inequality of opportunities in Africa |
| presented by: Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah, |
Discussant: Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF
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| How polarized is the global income distribution? |
| presented by: Miguel Nino-Zarazua, |
Discussant: Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah,
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| The Distribution of Gains from Globalization |
| presented by: Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF |
Discussant: Miguel Nino-Zarazua,
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Session 89: Households and Social Networks 4
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Natalie Quinn, University of Oxford |
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| Demand for Insurance and Within-Kin-Group Marriage: Evidence from a West African Country |
| presented by: Rozenn Hotte, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Natalie Quinn, University of Oxford
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| The causal effect of early fertility and marriage on education and employment among young women in Kenya |
| presented by: Jane Mariara, University of Nairobi & PEP |
Discussant: Rozenn Hotte, Paris School of Economics
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| Women's Empowerment in Tunisia: A Discrete Choice Experiment to Elicit Weights for a Multidimensional Index |
| presented by: Natalie Quinn, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Jane Mariara, University of Nairobi & PEP
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Session 90: Foreign Aid 2
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Philip Roessler, College of William and Mary |
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| Financial Silk Road to Africa |
| presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
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| Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset |
| presented by: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University |
Discussant: Philip Roessler, College of William and Mary
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| The Effects of Chinese Aid on State Legitimacy in Africa: Cross-National and Sub-National Evidence from Surveys, Survey Experiments, and Behavioral Games |
| presented by: Philip Roessler, College of William and Mary |
Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
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Session 91: Firms 5
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Quynh Hoang, Paris Dauphine University, DIAL/IRD |
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| Short- and Medium-Run Impacts of Management Training: An Experiment in Tanzania |
| presented by: Yuki Higuchi, Nagoya City University |
Discussant: Quynh Hoang, Paris Dauphine University, DIAL/IRD
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| Training mentors? Experimental evidence from female owned microenterprises in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Gautam Bastian, The World Bank Group |
Discussant: Yuki Higuchi, Nagoya City University
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| Reference Points and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Aspirations, Goal Setting, and Business Skills |
| presented by: Julia Seither, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
Discussant: Gautam Bastian, The World Bank Group
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| How important are management practices for SME's productivity? |
| presented by: Quynh Hoang, Paris Dauphine University, DIAL/IRD |
Discussant: Julia Seither, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Session 92: Conflict 3
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Benedict Makanga, Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
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| Analyzing the Impact of Dodd Frank Mining Legislation on Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| presented by: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Benedict Makanga, Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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| Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment in Conflict-Affected Settings: Experimental Evidence from South Sudan |
| presented by: Niklas Buehren, World Bank |
Discussant: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| Fear not for Man? Armed conflict and social capital in Mali |
| presented by: Thomas Calvo, Université Paris-Dauphine, IRD, PSL |
Discussant: Niklas Buehren, World Bank
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| Armed Conflict on Risk and Time Preferences: Evidence from Northern Uganda |
| presented by: Benedict Makanga, Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Thomas Calvo, Université Paris-Dauphine, IRD, PSL
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Session 93: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 4
March 20, 2018 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Joao Montalvao, World Bank |
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| The Endowment Effect and Savings Decisions of the Poor |
| presented by: Lisa Spantig, LMU Munich |
Discussant: Joao Montalvao, World Bank
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| Can mobile money help overcome temptation spending and social pressures among micro finance clients? |
| presented by: Emma Riley, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Lisa Spantig, LMU Munich
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| Short-Term Impacts of Improved Access to Mobile Savings, with and without Business Training: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Joao Montalvao, World Bank |
Discussant: Emma Riley, University of Oxford
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Session 94: Dining Hall
March 20, 2018 13:00 to 14:00
Dining Hall |
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Session 95: Credit, Savings, Risk and Insurance 5
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Francesco Cecchi, Groningen University |
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| Insurance Networks and Poverty Traps |
| presented by: Arun Advani, Warwick/IFS |
Discussant: Francesco Cecchi, Groningen University
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| Risk Sharing and Demand for Insurance: an Experimental Analysis |
| presented by: Borja Perez-Viana Martinez, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: Arun Advani, Warwick/IFS
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| Solving Commitment Problems in Disaster Risk Finance |
| presented by: Daniel Clarke, Centre for Global Disaster Protection |
Discussant: Borja Perez-Viana Martinez, University of East Anglia
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| Trust, Liquidity Constraints and the Adoption of Index Insurance: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Francesco Cecchi, Groningen University |
Discussant: Daniel Clarke, Centre for Global Disaster Protection
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Session 96: Institutions 4
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Karan Nagpal, University of Oxford |
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| Can There Be Benefits from Competing Legal Regimes? The impact of legal pluralism in post-conflict Sierra Leone |
| presented by: Pedro Guimaraes Naso, Graduate Institute of Geneva |
Discussant: Karan Nagpal, University of Oxford
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| Justice Delayed is Growth Denied: The Effect of Slow Courts on Relationship-Specific Industries in India |
| presented by: Amrit Amirapu, University of Kent |
Discussant: Pedro Guimaraes Naso, Graduate Institute of Geneva
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| Property Titles and Housing Investment Among the Urban Poor |
| presented by: Karan Nagpal, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Amrit Amirapu, University of Kent
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Session 97: Health 6
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Cara Ebert, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
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| Child Marriage and Infant Mortality: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| presented by: Jorge Garcia Hombrados, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Cara Ebert, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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| Harmattan Winds, Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment |
| presented by: Belinda Archibong, Barnard College |
Discussant: Jorge Garcia Hombrados, London School of Economics
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| Intergenerational Transmission of Mother-to-Child Health: Evidence from Cebu, the Philippines |
| presented by: Leah Bevis, Cornell University |
Discussant: Belinda Archibong, Barnard College
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| Early childhood development and the heterogeneity in son preferences for the next born child in India |
| presented by: Cara Ebert, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
Discussant: Leah Bevis, Cornell University
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Session 98: Macroeconomics 7
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Alessandro Cantelmo, International Monetary Fund |
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| The puzzle of urban sprawl. Now in 3d |
| presented by: Viacheslav Yakubenko, Georg-August Universität Göttingen |
Discussant: Ferdinand Owoundi, CRIEF, University of Poitiers
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| On the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Urbanization in Africa |
| presented by: Ferdinand Owoundi, CRIEF, University of Poitiers |
Discussant: Viacheslav Yakubenko, Georg-August Universität Göttingen
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| Unraveling the Effects of Tropical Cyclones on Economic Sectors Worldwide |
| presented by: Sven Kunze, Heidelberg University |
Discussant: Alessandro Cantelmo, International Monetary Fund
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| Climate Change and Macroeconomic Outcomes in Low-Income Countries |
| presented by: Alessandro Cantelmo, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Sven Kunze, Heidelberg University
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Session 99: Political Economy 4
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Alexandra Jarotschkin, Paris School of Economics - EHESS |
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| Judiciary’s Achilles Heel: Executive Control via Appointment Power |
| presented by: Sultan Mehmood, University of Paris Dauphine and Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Steven Pennings, World Bank
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| Shrinking Dictators: how much economic growth can we attribute to national leaders? |
| presented by: Steven Pennings, World Bank |
Discussant: Sultan Mehmood, University of Paris Dauphine and Paris School of Economics
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| Buying Votes and International Organizations |
| presented by: Valentin Lang, University of Zurich |
Discussant: Alexandra Jarotschkin, Paris School of Economics - EHESS
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| Diffusion of (non-)discriminatory culture: Evidence from Stalin’s ethnic deportations |
| presented by: Alexandra Jarotschkin, Paris School of Economics - EHESS |
Discussant: Valentin Lang, University of Zurich
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Session 100: Poverty and Inequality 7
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Erlend Berg, University of Bristol |
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| How Subjective is Subjective Wellbeing? |
| presented by: William Seitz, World Bank |
Discussant: Erlend Berg, University of Bristol
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| PMT vulnerability to measurement errors: Evidence from a survey experiment in Tanzania |
| presented by: Jules Gazeaud, CERDI, Université Clermont Auvergne |
Discussant: William Seitz, World Bank
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| Data Gaps, Data Incomparability, and Data Imputation: A Review of Poverty Measurement Methods for Data-Scarce Environments |
| presented by: Hai-Anh Dang, World Bank |
Discussant: Jules Gazeaud, CERDI, Université Clermont Auvergne
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| Cellfare: Delivering Self-Targeted Welfare Using Mobile Phones |
| presented by: Erlend Berg, University of Bristol |
Discussant: Hai-Anh Dang, World Bank
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Session 101: Households and Social Networks 5
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Marc Witte, University of Oxford |
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| Group Decision-Making: Evidence from a framed field experiment with community organisations in Pakistan |
| presented by: Hamna Ahmed, Lahore School of Economics |
Discussant: Marc Witte, University of Oxford
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| The determinants of trust: Evidence from rural South India |
| presented by: Anne Hilger, Paris School of Economics and DIAL |
Discussant: Hamna Ahmed, Lahore School of Economics
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| Can transfers increase social cohesion in refugee-hosting settings? Experimental evidence from Colombian refugees in northern Ecuador |
| presented by: Elsa Valli, UNICEF Office of Research |
Discussant: Anne Hilger, Paris School of Economics and DIAL
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| Job referrals and strategic network formation - Experimental evidence from urban neighbourhoods in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Marc Witte, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Elsa Valli, UNICEF Office of Research
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Session 102: Rural Households 5
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Dietmar Fehr, University of Heidelberg |
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| Cash-Plus: Impacts of Components and Variants of a Transfer-based Poverty Reduction Program |
| presented by: Richard Sedlmayr, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Dietmar Fehr, University of Heidelberg
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| Violent Conflict and Household Risk Coping Strategies: Evidence from Nigeria |
| presented by: Arinze Nwokolo, University of Navarra |
Discussant: Richard Sedlmayr, University of Oxford
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| Microcredit and Microsaving for Households |
| presented by: Simon Quinn, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Arinze Nwokolo, University of Navarra
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| The Endowment Effect: Evidence from Small-Scale Farmers in Rural Zambia |
| presented by: Dietmar Fehr, University of Heidelberg |
Discussant: Simon Quinn, University of Oxford
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Session 103: Firms 6
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Andre Steenkamp, National Treasury of South Africa |
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| Credit risk and bank competition in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Alphonse Noah, Banque de France and University of Paris Nanterre (EconomiX) |
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| Asymmetry in Civic Information: An Experiment on Tax Incidence among SMEs in Togo |
| presented by: Paul Castañeda Dower, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Alphonse Noah, Banque de France and University of Paris Nanterre (EconomiX)
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| Innovation activity in South Africa: Measuring the returns to R&D |
| presented by: Andre Steenkamp, National Treasury of South Africa |
Discussant: Paul Castañeda Dower, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Session 104: Labour 5
March 20, 2018 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Louise Fox, USAID |
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| Intelligence, Work Ethic, or Personality? The Labour Market Returns to Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills in Latin America |
| presented by: Peter Leighton, Institute for Fiscal Studies |
Discussant: Louise Fox, USAID
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| They Got Mad Skills: The Effects of Training on Youth Employability and Resilience to the Ebola Shock |
| presented by: Samantha Zaldivar Chimal, World Bank Group |
Discussant: Peter Leighton, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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| Youth transitions to productive activities in Ethiopia: gendered path dependencies and reciprocal links in adolescents’ time allocation over time |
| presented by: Yekaterina Chzhen, UNICEF Office of Research |
Discussant: Samantha Zaldivar Chimal, World Bank Group
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| The evidence is in: How should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed? |
| presented by: Louise Fox, USAID |
Discussant: Yekaterina Chzhen, UNICEF Office of Research
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Session 105: Tea
March 20, 2018 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session 106: Closing Plenary Panel: Limits to evidence-based interventions for development in Africa?
March 20, 2018 16:30 to 18:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Hilary Greaves, Global Priorities Institute |
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Presented by:
Michael Kremer, Harvard University
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Presented by:
Justin Sandefur, Center for Global Development
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Presented by:
Joseph Ssentongo, Global Innovation Fund
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Presented by:
Eva Vivalt, Australian National University
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