The Development Lunch Workshops are a collaboration between Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, Booth School of Business, Harris School of Public Policy and the Law School.
This workshop series is intended for University of Chicago faculty, students and staff.
All times listed below are Central Standard Time.
Agenda
Friday, March 27, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Standardizing Policy Implementation: Evidence from Progressive Era Naturalizations
Guo Xu, University of California, Berkeley
Friday, April 3, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Shilpa Aggarwal, Indian School of Business
Friday, April 10, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Miguel Ortiz, University of British Columbia
Friday, April 17, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Development as Skills and Altruism
Rachid Laajaj, University of Los Andes
Friday, April 24, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Vittorio Bassi, University of Southern California
Friday, May 1, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Arkadev Ghosh, Duke University
Friday, May 8, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Friday, May 22, 2026
12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Garima Sharma, Northwestern University





