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Events List

February
7
2023
Past Event • 10:00 am CST • Virtual Event

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Crime and Violence: Evidence on long-term effects from Liberia

Violence and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean Seminar Series
January
31
2023
Past Event • 5:00 pm CST • Sky Suite, Keller Center

How Governments and Organizations Use (or Not Use) Evidence: A Conversation with Neela Saldanha

Governments and organizations tout using evidence to increase impact and better invest tax dollars or other forms of funding. Yet, often there are barriers to evidence uptake. During this...
Topics:  Development Economics
November
10
2022
Past Event • 4:00 pm CST • Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021 , 5757 S. University, Chicago, IL, United States, 60637

Careers in International Development: Research and Policy

Interested in a career in International Development? Join the Development Economics Center (DEC) and the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) for a student discussion with Mark Rosenzweig, Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics...
Topics:  Development Economics
October
27
2022
Past Event • 4:00 pm CDT • Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021 , 5757 S. University, Chicago, IL, United States, 60637

Careers in International Development: Making an Impact through Research

Interested in a career in International Development? Join the Development Economics Center (DEC) and the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) for a student discussion with Jack Willis, Assistant Professor of...
Topics:  Development Economics
May
27
2022
Past Event • 10:00 am CDT • Virtual Event

Warriors and Vigilantes as Police Officers: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Body-Cameras in Rio de Janeiro

Violence and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean Seminar Series
Topics:  Development Economics
May
12
2022
Past Event • 5:00 pm CDT • Saieh Hall for Economics, Room 247

Careers in Development: Agriculture

In this roundtable conversation, Kyle Emerick shared about his experience in the field, his journey into academia, learning more about the role academia plays in development and agriculture, and...
May
10
2022
Past Event • 5:00 pm EDT • International Monetary Fund HQ2, Conference Hall 2

Why We Fight: A Conversation with UChicago’s Christopher Blattman

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI), the Harris School of Public Policy and the Chicago Economics Society (CES) hosted Christopher Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict...
May
5
2022
Past Event • 4:00 pm CDT • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021

Careers in Education and Development

Are you interested in a career in international education and don’t know where to start? Do you want to learn about opportunities for a range of careers in education...
Topics:  Development Economics
February
7
2023
Past Event • 10:00 am CST • Virtual Event

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Crime and Violence: Evidence on long-term effects from Liberia

Violence and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean Seminar Series
January
31
2023
Past Event • 5:00 pm CST • Sky Suite, Keller Center

How Governments and Organizations Use (or Not Use) Evidence: A Conversation with Neela Saldanha

Governments and organizations tout using evidence to increase impact and better invest tax dollars or other forms of funding. Yet, often there are barriers to evidence uptake. During this...
Topics:  Development Economics
November
10
2022
Past Event • 4:00 pm CST • Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021 , 5757 S. University, Chicago, IL, United States, 60637

Careers in International Development: Research and Policy

Interested in a career in International Development? Join the Development Economics Center (DEC) and the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) for a student discussion with Mark Rosenzweig, Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics...
Topics:  Development Economics
October
27
2022
Past Event • 4:00 pm CDT • Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021 , 5757 S. University, Chicago, IL, United States, 60637

Careers in International Development: Making an Impact through Research

Interested in a career in International Development? Join the Development Economics Center (DEC) and the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) for a student discussion with Jack Willis, Assistant Professor of...
Topics:  Development Economics
May
27
2022
Past Event • 10:00 am CDT • Virtual Event

Warriors and Vigilantes as Police Officers: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Body-Cameras in Rio de Janeiro

Violence and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean Seminar Series
Topics:  Development Economics
May
12
2022
Past Event • 5:00 pm CDT • Saieh Hall for Economics, Room 247

Careers in Development: Agriculture

In this roundtable conversation, Kyle Emerick shared about his experience in the field, his journey into academia, learning more about the role academia plays in development and agriculture, and...
May
10
2022
Past Event • 5:00 pm EDT • International Monetary Fund HQ2, Conference Hall 2

Why We Fight: A Conversation with UChicago’s Christopher Blattman

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI), the Harris School of Public Policy and the Chicago Economics Society (CES) hosted Christopher Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict...
May
5
2022
Past Event • 4:00 pm CDT • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021

Careers in Education and Development

Are you interested in a career in international education and don’t know where to start? Do you want to learn about opportunities for a range of careers in education...
Topics:  Development Economics