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

The Opportunity Atlas: How Do Neighbors Shape Upward Mobility?