2023 Midwest International Economic Development Conference

University of Houston

 
March 31, 2023
 
TimeLocationEvent
 
08:00 to 08:30 Light breakfast
 
 
08:30 to 10:30see below Session Block A
 
 
10:30 to 10:50 Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
10:50 to 12:20see below Session Block B
 
 
12:20 to 13:20 Lunch
 
 
13:20 to 14:50see below Session Block C
 
 
14:50 to 15:10 Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
15:10 to 17:10see below Session Block D
 
 
17:10 to 17:45 Free Time
 
 
17:45 to 18:45Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
Keynote Lecture - Erica Field: "A Signal to End Child Marriage: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh", Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
 
 
18:45 to 19:00Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
For the 20th MWIEDC - Paul Glewwe: "Building Bridges: The Founding and Evolution of MWIEDC", Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
 
 
19:00 to 21:00Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
Dinner, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
 
 
 
April 1, 2023
 
TimeLocationEvent
 
08:00 to 08:45 Light breakfast
 
 
08:45 to 10:15see below Session Block E
 
 
10:15 to 10:35 Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
10:35 to 12:35see below Session Block F
 
 
12:35 to 13:30 Lunch
 
 

 

Program Notes and Index of Sessions

Session Block A
Locations: click on each session to see location
March 31, 2023 08:30 to 10:30
 
Agriculture, Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
Health, Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
Trade and geography, Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

Session Block B
Locations: click on each session to see location
March 31, 2023 10:50 to 12:20
 
Courts, taxes, and corruption, Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
Entrepreneurship and SME, Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
Transfer programs, Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

Session Block C
Locations: click on each session to see location
March 31, 2023 13:20 to 14:50
 
Education, Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
Financial access, Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
Trade, Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

Session Block D
Locations: click on each session to see location
March 31, 2023 15:10 to 17:10
 
Environment and pollution, Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
Migration 1, Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
Political representation and accountability, Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

Keynote Lecture - Erica Field: "A Signal to End Child Marriage: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh"
Location: Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
March 31, 2023 17:45 to 18:45

For the 20th MWIEDC - Paul Glewwe: "Building Bridges: The Founding and Evolution of MWIEDC"
Location: Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
March 31, 2023 18:45 to 19:00

Session Block E
Locations: click on each session to see location
April 1, 2023 08:45 to 10:15
 
Governance and conflict in agriculture, Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
Health and nutrition, Teaching Unit 2, Room 215
Migration 2, Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
Schooling and working, Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

Session Block F
Locations: click on each session to see location
April 1, 2023 10:35 to 12:35
 
Consumer demand and information, Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
Family and gender, Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
Job search and workers' motivation, Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

 

Summary of All Sessions

Click here for an index of all participants

#Date/TimeTitle/LocationPapers
1March 31, 2023
8:30-10:30
Agriculture

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

4
2March 31, 2023
8:30-10:30
Health

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

4
3March 31, 2023
8:30-10:30
Trade and geography

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

3
4March 31, 2023
10:50-12:20
Courts, taxes, and corruption

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

3
5March 31, 2023
10:50-12:20
Entrepreneurship and SME

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

3
6March 31, 2023
10:50-12:20
Transfer programs

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

3
7March 31, 2023
13:20-14:50
Education

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

3
8March 31, 2023
13:20-14:50
Financial access

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

3
9March 31, 2023
13:20-14:50
Trade

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

3
10March 31, 2023
15:10-17:10
Environment and pollution

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

4
11March 31, 2023
15:10-17:10
Migration 1

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

3
12March 31, 2023
15:10-17:10
Political representation and accountability

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

4
13April 1, 2023
8:45-10:15
Governance and conflict in agriculture

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

3
14April 1, 2023
8:45-10:15
Health and nutrition

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 215

3
15April 1, 2023
8:45-10:15
Migration 2

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

3
16April 1, 2023
8:45-10:15
Schooling and working

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

3
17April 1, 2023
10:35-12:35
Consumer demand and information

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240

4
18April 1, 2023
10:35-12:35
Family and gender

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144

4
19April 1, 2023
10:35-12:35
Job search and workers' motivation

    Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211

4
 

19 sessions, 64 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers


 

2023 Midwest International Economic Development Conference

Detailed List of Sessions

 
Session 1: Agriculture
March 31, 2023 8:30 to 10:30
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
 
Session Chair: Elaine Liu, University of Houston and NBER
 

1. Guaranteed Storage? Risk and Credit Constraints in the Demand for Postharvest Technology
By Benjamin Schwab; Kansas State University
Jisang Yu; Kansas State University
   presented by: Jisang Yu, Kansas State University
   Discussant:   Elaine Liu, University of Houston and NBER
 

2. Picture-Based Crop Monitoring and Social Comparison Improves Perceptions of Fairness and Raises Demand for Insurance: A Field Experiment in Ethiopia
By Berber Kramer; International Food Policy Research Insti
Maria Porter; University of Arizona
Solomon Wassie; Bahirdar University
   presented by: Maria Porter, University of Arizona
   Discussant:   Anna Josephson, University of Arizona
 

3. Labor, Credit, and Markets: Evidence from the Philippines, 1970-2016
By Emil Kee-Tui
Anna Josephson; University of Arizona
Jeffrey Michler; University of Arizona
   presented by: Anna Josephson, University of Arizona
   Discussant:   Maria Porter, University of Arizona
 

4. Estimating the impact of improved seed adoption on yields: Evidence from DNA-fingerprinting and crop cut in Ethiopia
By Nina Jovanovic; Purdue University
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
   presented by: Nina Jovanovic, Purdue University
   Discussant:   Jisang Yu, Kansas State University
 
Session 2: Health
March 31, 2023 8:30 to 10:30
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
 
Session Chair: Willa Friedman, University of Houston
 

1. Depression, Pharmacotherapy, and the Demand for a Novel Health Product
By Manuela Angelucci; University of Texas
Daniel Bennett; USC
   presented by: Daniel Bennett, USC
   Discussant:   Daniel Maggio, Cornell University
 

2. The Impact of Maternal Education on Child Immunization: Evidence from Bangladesh
By Md Shahjahan; University of South Florida
Giulia La Mattina; University of South Florida
Padmaja Ayyagari; University of South Florida
   presented by: Padmaja Ayyagari, University of South Florida
   Discussant:   Jack Cavanagh, J-PAL
 

3. Family Planning and Children's Human Capital: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi
By Daniel Maggio; Cornell University
Mahesh Karra; Boston University
David Canning; Harvard University
   presented by: Daniel Maggio, Cornell University
   Discussant:   Daniel Bennett, USC
 

4. he Effect of Cash Transfers on Maternal Health Seeking: Evidence from Ecuador
By Daniel Maggio; Cornell University
Jack Cavanagh; J-PAL
   presented by: Jack Cavanagh, J-PAL
   Discussant:   Padmaja Ayyagari, University of South Florida
 
Session 3: Trade and geography
March 31, 2023 8:30 to 10:30
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
 
Session Chair: Fan Wang, University of Houston
 

1. FDI Liberalization in China: Impacts on Structural Transformation, Marriage, and Fertility
By Jessica Leight; IFPRI
   presented by: Jessica Leight, IFPRI
   Discussant:   Clark Lundberg, San Diego State University
 

2. Child Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements: Theory and Evidence
By Ryan Abman; San Diego State University
Clark Lundberg; San Diego State University
John McLaren; University of Virginia
Michele Ruta; International Montary Fund
   presented by: Clark Lundberg, San Diego State University
   Discussant:   Jessica Leight, IFPRI
 

3. When Regional Policies Fail: An Evaluation of Indonesia’s Integrated Economic Development Zones
By Samuel Bazzi; University of California San Diego
Amalavoyal Chari; University of Sussex
Shanthi Nataraj; Rand Corporation
Alexander Rothenberg; Syracuse University
Yao Wang; Ohio State University
   presented by: Yao Wang, Ohio State University
   Discussant:   Fan Wang, University of Houston
 
Session 4: Courts, taxes, and corruption
March 31, 2023 10:50 to 12:20
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
 
Session Chair: Gergely Ujhelyi, University of Houston
 

1. Raising Grievances to the State: The Political Economic Effects of Anti-Corruption Crackdown on Labor Activism in China
By Huiyi Chen; Cornell University
   presented by: Huiyi Chen, Cornell University
   Discussant:   Daniel Chen, Toulouse University
 

2. Using Nudges to Increase the Take-up of a Tax Amnesty: A Large Scale Natural Field Experiment
By Justin Holz; University of Chicago
   presented by: Justin Holz, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Huiyi Chen, Cornell University
 

3. Data Science for Justice: Evidence from a Nationwide Experiment in Kenyan Courts
By Daniel Chen; Toulouse University
   presented by: Daniel Chen, Toulouse University
   Discussant:   Justin Holz, University of Chicago
 
Session 5: Entrepreneurship and SME
March 31, 2023 10:50 to 12:20
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
 
Session Chair: Andrea Szabo, University of Houston
 

1. Technology Adoption within Groups: Evidence from Mobile Banking in Ghana
By Emma Riley; University of Washington
Abu Shonchoy; Florida International University
Robert Osei; University of Ghana
   presented by: Emma Riley, University of Washington
   Discussant:   Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, University of Pennsylvania
 

2. Opportunities and Entrepreneurship: Evidence on Advanced Labor Market Experience
By Carlos Schmidt-Padilla; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Alejandro Estefan, University of Notre Dame
 

3. Digital Training for Micro-Entrepreneurs: Experimental Evidence from Guatemala
By Alejandro Estefan; University of Notre Dame
   presented by: Alejandro Estefan, University of Notre Dame
   Discussant:   Emma Riley, University of Washington
 
Session 6: Transfer programs
March 31, 2023 10:50 to 12:20
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
 
Session Chair: Elaine Liu, University of Houston and NBER
 

1. Going Big in Health: Effect of a Large-Scale Preventive Health Policy
By Arturo Aguilar Esteva; ITAM
Ricardo Gomez; Banco de Mexico
Adrian Rubli; ITAM
   presented by: Adrian Rubli, ITAM
   Discussant:   Elaine Liu, University of Houston and NBER
 

2. Basic income programs for the vulnerable middle class: Evidence from Colombia
By Diego A Vera-Cossio; Inter-American Development Bank
   presented by: Diego A Vera-Cossio, Inter-American Development Bank
   Discussant:   Adrian Rubli, ITAM
 

3. Growing Up Over the Social Safety Net: The Effects of a Cash Transfer Program on the Transition to Adulthood
By Matias Giaccobasso; UCLA
   presented by: Matias Giaccobasso, UCLA
   Discussant:   Diego A Vera-Cossio, Inter-American Development Bank
 
Session 7: Education
March 31, 2023 13:20 to 14:50
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
 
Session Chair: Willa Friedman, University of Houston
 

1. Influencing youths’ aspirations and gender attitudes through role models: Evidence from Somali schools
By Danila Serra; Texas A&M University
   presented by: Danila Serra, Texas A&M University
   Discussant:   Diana Ngo, Occidental College
 

2. Broadcasting Human Capital? The Long-Run Effects of Mexico’s Telesecundarias*
By Raissa Fabregas; University of Texas at Austin
   presented by: Raissa Fabregas, University of Texas at Austin
   Discussant:   Danila Serra, Texas A&M University
 

3. Preferences, access, and the STEM gender gap in centralized high school assignment
By Andrew Dustan; Vanderbilt University
Diana Ngo; Occidental College
   presented by: Diana Ngo, Occidental College
   Discussant:   Raissa Fabregas, University of Texas at Austin
 
Session 8: Financial access
March 31, 2023 13:20 to 14:50
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
 
Session Chair: Fan Wang, University of Houston
 

1. Financing Repeat Borrowers: Designing Credible Incentives for Today and Tomorrow
By Anil Jain; Federal Reserve Board
Piruz Saboury; University of Houston
   presented by: Piruz Saboury, University of Houston
   Discussant:   S.K. Ritadhi, Ashoka University
 

2. Digital Technology Adoption: Subsidizing Learning Costs for Firms in India
By SANGHAMITRA MUKHERJEE; UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
   presented by: SANGHAMITRA MUKHERJEE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
   Discussant:   Piruz Saboury, University of Houston
 

3. Distributional Implications of Bank Branch Expansions: Evidence from India
By S.K. Ritadhi; Ashoka University
   presented by: S.K. Ritadhi, Ashoka University
   Discussant:   SANGHAMITRA MUKHERJEE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
 
Session 9: Trade
March 31, 2023 13:20 to 14:50
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
 
Session Chair: Andrea Szabo, University of Houston
 

1. Capacity building as a route to export market expansion: A six-country experiment in the Western Balkans
By Ana Cusolito; World Bank Group
Ornella Darova; University of Pennsylvania
David McKenzie; World Bank
   presented by: Ornella Darova, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Piyush Panigrahi, Johns Hopkins University
 

2. Cultural Proximity and Production Networks
By Brian Cevallos Fujiy; University of Michigan
Gaurav Khanna; University of California, San Diego
Hiroshi Toma; University of Michigan
   presented by: Brian Cevallos Fujiy, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Ornella Darova, University of Pennsylvania
 

3. Breaking Invisible Barriers: Does Fast Internet Improve Access to Input Markets?
By Banu Demir; University of Oxford
Beata Javorcik; Department of Economics
Piyush Panigrahi; Johns Hopkins University
   presented by: Piyush Panigrahi, Johns Hopkins University
   Discussant:   Brian Cevallos Fujiy, University of Michigan
 
Session 10: Environment and pollution
March 31, 2023 15:10 to 17:10
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
 
Session Chair: Andrea Szabo, University of Houston
 

1. Pollution and Labor Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Cities
By Hasan Dudu; World Bank
Charl Jooste; THE WORLD BANK
Ted Loch-Temzelides; Rice University
James Sampi; World Bank Group
   presented by: Ted Loch-Temzelides, Rice University
   Discussant:   Azhar Hussain, LSE
 

2. Climate change and intersectoral labor reallocation in a developing country
By Trinh Pham; Cornell University
   presented by: Trinh Pham, Cornell University
   Discussant:   Arman Rezaee, University of California, Davis
 

3. Global Gains From a Green Energy Transition: Evidence on Coal-Fired Power and Air Quality Dissatisfaction
By Timothy Besley; LSE
Azhar Hussain; LSE
   presented by: Azhar Hussain, LSE
   Discussant:   Trinh Pham, Cornell University
 

4. Forecasts: Consumption, Production, and Behavioral Responses
By Husnain Ahmad; Sewanee: The University of the South
Matthew Gibson; Williams College
Muhammad Fatiq Nadeem; University of California, Santa Barbara
Sanval Nasim; Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Arman Rezaee; University of California, Davis
   presented by: Arman Rezaee, University of California, Davis
   Discussant:   Ted Loch-Temzelides, Rice University
 
Session 11: Migration 1
March 31, 2023 15:10 to 17:10
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
 
Session Chair: Elaine Liu, University of Houston and NBER
 

1. The Effects of Internally Displaced Peoples on Consumption and Inequality in Mali
By Jeremy Foltz; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sakina Shibuya; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Discussant:   Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
 

2. Attitudes and Policies toward Refugees: Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
By Thomas Ginn; Center for Global Development
   presented by: Thomas Ginn, Center for Global Development
   Discussant:   Sharon Xuejing Zuo, Fudan University
 

3. Seasonal Migration and its relationship to Beliefs and Social Norms: Evidence from Migration in Bangladesh
By Maira Reimao; Villanova Univeristy
   presented by: Maira Reimao, Villanova Univeristy
   Discussant:   Marieke Kleemans, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 
Session 12: Political representation and accountability
March 31, 2023 15:10 to 17:10
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
 
Session Chair: Gergely Ujhelyi, University of Houston
 

1. What Makes Local Governments in Autocracies Accountable? Evidence from China
By DANIEL BERKOWITZ; University of Pittsburgh
   presented by: DANIEL BERKOWITZ, University of Pittsburgh
   Discussant:   Priya Mukherjee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

2. Regionalism and Tribal Insecurity in India
By Sacha Kapoor; Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arvind Magesan; University of Calgary
   presented by: Arvind Magesan, University of Calgary
   Discussant:   Ishani Chatterjee, University of California, San Diego
 

3. Shared Identity and Entrepreneurship
By Manaswini Bhalla
Ishani Chatterjee; University of California, San Diego
Manisha Goel; Pomona College
Gaurav Khanna; University of California, San Diego
   presented by: Ishani Chatterjee, University of California, San Diego
   Discussant:   DANIEL BERKOWITZ, University of Pittsburgh
 

4. Women’s Political Representation and Intimate Partner Violence
By S Anukriti; The World Bank
Bilge Erten; Northeastern University
Priya Mukherjee; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Priya Mukherjee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Discussant:   Arvind Magesan, University of Calgary
 
Session 13: Governance and conflict in agriculture
April 1, 2023 8:45 to 10:15
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
 
Session Chair: Gergely Ujhelyi, University of Houston
 

1. Run on the Reservoir: Evidence on Administrative Competition for Groundwater in India
By Shweta Bhogale; Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Shamil Khedgikar; University of Chicago
   presented by: Shweta Bhogale, Jameel Poverty Action Lab
   Discussant:   Pierre Biscaye, UC Berkeley
 

2. Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private versus Political Intermediaries
By Pushkar Maitra; Monash University
Sandip Mitra; Indian Statistical Institute
Dilip Mookherjee; Boston University
Sujata Visaria; Hong Kong University of Science and Tech
   presented by: Pushkar Maitra, Monash University
   Discussant:   Shweta Bhogale, Jameel Poverty Action Lab
 

3. Agricultural Shocks and Conflict in the Short- and Long-Term: Evidence from Desert Locust Swarms
By Pierre Biscaye; UC Berkeley
   presented by: Pierre Biscaye, UC Berkeley
   Discussant:   Pushkar Maitra, Monash University
 
Session 14: Health and nutrition
April 1, 2023 8:45 to 10:15
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 215
 
Session Chair: Willa Friedman, University of Houston
 

1. Nutrition Demand, Subsistence Farming, and Agricultural Productivity
By Stepan Gordeev; University of Connecticut
   presented by: Stepan Gordeev, University of Connecticut
   Discussant:   Jeffrey Michler, University of Arizona
 

2. Seasonal Determinants of Wasting in Senegal: Are Disease vectors more important than Diet?
By Karan Shakya; The Ohio State University
   presented by: Karan Shakya, The Ohio State University
   Discussant:   Stepan Gordeev, University of Connecticut
 

3. Food Without Fire: Environmental and Nutritional Impacts from a Solar Stove Field Experiment
By Jeffrey Michler; University of Arizona
Laura McCann; University of Arizona
Jessica Raneri; Bioversity
Natalia Carmona; Bioversity
   presented by: Jeffrey Michler, University of Arizona
   Discussant:   Karan Shakya, The Ohio State University
 
Session 15: Migration 2
April 1, 2023 8:45 to 10:15
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
 
Session Chair: Elaine Liu, University of Houston and NBER
 

1. What Happens When Men Don't Migrate? Marriage and Fertility in a Migrant Sending Country
By Sarah Pearlman; Vassar College
Emily Conover; Hamilton College
Melanie Khamis; Wesleyan University
   presented by: Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
   Discussant:   Maira Reimao, Villanova Univeristy
 

2. Family Size and Child Migration: Do Daughters Face Greater Trade-Offs than Sons?
By Sharon Xuejing Zuo; Fudan University
   presented by: Sharon Xuejing Zuo, Fudan University
   Discussant:   Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

3. Selection and Heterogeneity in the Returns to Migration
By Eduardo Cenci; University of Nebraska at Omaha
Marieke Kleemans; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Emilia Tjernstrom; Monash University
   presented by: Marieke Kleemans, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   Discussant:   Thomas Ginn, Center for Global Development
 
Session 16: Schooling and working
April 1, 2023 8:45 to 10:15
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
 
Session Chair: Fan Wang, University of Houston
 

1. Parents’ Effective Time Endowment and Divorce: Evidence from Extended School Days
By Maria Padilla-Romo; University of Tennessee
Cecilia Peluffo; University of Florida
Mariana Viollaz; CEDLAS-FCE-UNLP
   presented by: Cecilia Peluffo, University of Florida
   Discussant:   James Allen IV, University of Michigan
 

2. Double-Booked: Effects of Overlap between School and Farming Calendars on Education and Child Labor
By James Allen IV; University of Michigan
   presented by: James Allen IV, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Aparna Anand, Teachers College, Columbia University
 

3. Educational Investments in Low-Income Households: The Role of Parental Occupational Identity and Substitutability
By Aparna Anand; Teachers College, Columbia University
   presented by: Aparna Anand, Teachers College, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Cecilia Peluffo, University of Florida
 
Session 17: Consumer demand and information
April 1, 2023 10:35 to 12:35
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 240
 
Session Chair: Fan Wang, University of Houston
 

1. Misattribution and uncertainty about beliefs prevent learning
By Jessica Hoel; Colorado College
   presented by: Jessica Hoel, Colorado College
   Discussant:   Andrea Szabo, University of Houston
 

2. Can informed buyers improve goods quality? Experimental evidence from crop seeds
By Eric Hsu; Yale University
   presented by: Eric Hsu, Yale University
   Discussant:   Jessica Hoel, Colorado College
 

3. Convenience, Personalization and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service
By Susan Athey; Stanford University
Shawn Cole; Harvard Business School
Shanjukta Nath; Stanford University
Jessica Zhu; Precision Development
   presented by: Shanjukta Nath, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Eric Hsu, Yale University
 

4. Bundling to Save
By Andrea Szabo; University of Houston
   presented by: Andrea Szabo, University of Houston
   Discussant:   Shanjukta Nath, Stanford University
 
Session 18: Family and gender
April 1, 2023 10:35 to 12:35
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 144
 
Session Chair: Willa Friedman, University of Houston
 

1. Child Brides and Climate Variability
By German Caruso; World Bank
Melanie Gross; World Bank
Marcos Insua; World Bank
Valerie Mueller; Arizona State University
Alexis Villacis; Arizona State University
   presented by: Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University
   Discussant:   Mahesh Karra, Boston University
 

2. The Effects of Female Land Inheritance on Economic Productivity in Ghana
By Nathan Barker; University of Chicago
   presented by: Nathan Barker, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University
 

3. To Ban or Not to Ban: The Effects of Temporary Partial Liquor Ban on Intimate Partner Violence
By Arnab Basu; Cornell University
Tsenguunjav Byambasuren; Cornell University
Nancy Chau; Cornell University
   presented by: Tsenguunjav Byambasuren, Cornell University
   Discussant:   Nathan Barker, University of Chicago
 

4. Family Planning and Women’s Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi
By Mahesh Karra; Boston University
Daniel Maggio; Cornell University
David Canning; Harvard University
   presented by: Mahesh Karra, Boston University
   Discussant:   Tsenguunjav Byambasuren, Cornell University
 
Session 19: Job search and workers' motivation
April 1, 2023 10:35 to 12:35
Location: Teaching Unit 2, Room 211
 
Session Chair: Gergely Ujhelyi, University of Houston
 

1. Who benefits from better Internet connectivity? Evidence from the labor market in South Africa
By Zhe Liu; University of Washington
   presented by: Zhe Liu, University of Washington
   Discussant:   Patrick Agte, Princeton University
 

2. Subjective versus Objective Incentives and Employee Productivity
By Tahir Andrabi; Pomona College
Christina Brown; University of Chicago
   presented by: Tahir Andrabi, Pomona College
   Discussant:   Robert Garlick, Duke University
 

3. The Making of a Public Sector Worker: The Causal Effects of Temporary Work Assignments to Poor Areas
By Patrick Agte; Princeton University
Mariel Bedoya; Columbia, Teachers College
   presented by: Patrick Agte, Princeton University
   Discussant:   Tahir Andrabi, Pomona College
 

4. Skills, Beliefs, and (Mis)Directed Job Search
By Robert Garlick; Duke University
Lukas Hensel; Perking University and University of Oxford
Andrea Kiss; Carnegie Mellon University
Kate Orkin; University of Oxford
   presented by: Robert Garlick, Duke University
   Discussant:   Zhe Liu, University of Washington
 

 

Index of Participants

Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Discussant
#ParticipantRoles in Conference
1 BERKOWITZ, DANIELP12, D12
2Agte, PatrickP19, D19
3Allen IV, JamesP16, D16
4Anand, AparnaP16, D16
5Andrabi, TahirP19, D19
6Ayyagari, PadmajaP2, D2
7Barker, NathanP18, D18
8Bennett, DanielP2, D2
9Bhogale, ShwetaP13, D13
10Biscaye, PierreP13, D13
11Byambasuren, TsenguunjavP18, D18
12Cavanagh, JackP2, D2
13Cevallos Fujiy, BrianP9, D9
14Chatterjee, IshaniP12, D12
15Chen, HuiyiP4, D4
16Chen, DanielP4, D4
17Darova, OrnellaP9, D9
18Estefan, AlejandroP5, D5
19Fabregas, RaissaP7, D7
20Foltz, JeremyP11, D15
21Friedman, WillaC2, C7, C14, C18
22Garlick, RobertP19, D19
23Giaccobasso, MatiasP6
24Ginn, ThomasP11, D15
25Gordeev, StepanP14, D14
26Hoel, JessicaP17, D17
27Holz, JustinP4, D4
28Hsu, EricP17, D17
29Hussain, AzharP10, D10
30Josephson, AnnaP1, D1
31Jovanovic, NinaP1
32Karra, MaheshP18, D18
33Kleemans, MariekeD11, P15
34Leight, JessicaP3, D3
35Liu, ZheP19, D19
36Liu, ElaineD1, C1, D6, C6, C11, C15
37Loch-Temzelides, TedP10, D10
38Lundberg, ClarkP3, D3
39Magesan, ArvindP12, D12
40Maggio, DanielP2, D2
41Maitra, PushkarP13, D13
42Michler, JeffreyP14, D14
43Mueller, ValerieP18, D18
44Mukherjee, PriyaP12, D12
45MUKHERJEE, SANGHAMITRAP8, D8
46Nath, ShanjuktaP17, D17
47Ngo, DianaP7, D7
48Panigrahi, PiyushP9, D9
49Pearlman, SarahD11, P15
50Peluffo, CeciliaP16, D16
51Pham, TrinhP10, D10
52Porter, MariaP1, D1
53Reimao, MairaP11, D15
54Rezaee, ArmanP10, D10
55Riley, EmmaP5, D5
56Ritadhi, S.K.P8, D8
57Rubli, AdrianP6, D6
58Saboury, PiruzP8, D8
59Schmidt-Padilla, CarlosP5, D5
60Serra, DanilaP7, D7
61Shakya, KaranP14, D14
62Szabo, AndreaC5, C9, C10, P17, D17
63Ujhelyi, GergelyC4, C12, C13, C19
64Vera-Cossio, Diego AP6, D6
65Wang, YaoP3
66Wang, FanD3, C3, C8, C16, C17
67Yu, JisangP1, D1
68Zuo, Sharon XuejingD11, P15

 

This program was last updated on 2023-04-05 12:51:54 EDT