This workshop focused on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. It met weekly on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Saieh Hall Room 146.
Agenda
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Who Benefits From Productivity Growth? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Local TFP Shocks
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
China's Lost Generation: Changes in Beliefs and their Intergenerational Transmission
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
On Her Account: Can Strengthening Women's Financial Control Boost Female Labor Supply?
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Accounting for Factorless Income (with Loukas Karabarbounis)
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Demand for Electricity in a Poor Economy: Evidence from Rural India's Competitive Retail Power Market
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The Geography of Path Dependence (joint work with Treb Allen)
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Tax-Exempt Lobbying: Corporate Philanthropy as a Tool for Political Influence
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
The Limits of Neighborly Exchange
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Why Do People Stay Poor
Tuesday, May 29, 2018