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Yale Department of Economics

Economics 750a
Development Workshop

Organized by: Mark Rosenzweig, Christopher Udry, Dean Karlan, Mushfiq Mobarak

Faculty Contacts for 2008–2009 Seminar Series: Dean Karlan, David Atkin

This workshop is designed as a forum for graduate students, faculty and outside speakers with research-in-progress on the economics of development.  The scope of topics includes the behavior of individuals, households and firms in developing countries, agricultural and rural development, and both macro-economic and micro-economic aspects of the development process.

Graduate students who anticipate or are currently doing dissertation research in these or related areas are invited to attend the Workshop, to register for credit as appropriate and to arrange to make a presentation of their prospectus and/or work-in-progress.  They should also check out the Development Lunch.

You can join the Development Mailing List if you want to receive announcements about the Development Workshop.  Papers will be available in Room 29, 27 Hillhouse Ave.
 

Fall 2009 Mondays, 4:00-5:30 pm, 28 Hillhouse Avenue, Room 106
September 14 Abhijit Banerjee, MIT, visiting Yale, "The Shape of Temptations: Implication for the Economic Lives of the Poor."
October 5 Bill Easterly, NYU, "European Origins of Economic Development," (with Ross Levin)
  *Time Shift: 3-4:30pm*
October 12 Karna Basu, University of Chicago, "Renegotiating with One's Self."
October 19 Stefan Klonner, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, "Financial Fragmentation in South India." (with Ashok Rai).
October 26 Nancy Qian, Yale University, "The Power of Propaganda: The Effect of U.S. Government Bias on Cold War News Coverage of Human Rights Abuses."
November 2 Reena Badiani, Yale, job market PhD, "Factories and Farms: How Does Economic Growth Impact Rural Educational Investment?"
November 9 Mir Salim, Yale, job market PhD, "Revealed Objective Functions of Microfinance Institutions".
November 16 Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale, "Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Geologic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil."
November 30 Rohini Pande, Harvard University
December 7 Achyuta Adhvaryu, Yale, "Firing Costs and Flexibility: Evidence from Firms' Employment Responses to Shocks in India."
December 14 M. Ali Khan, John Hopkins University

Past Workshops        Development Lunch

Schedule maintained by Hannah Pitt (432-3620)

Last updated: November 16, 2009