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BREAD/NBER Development Junior Pre-Conference
Organized by Natalie Bau and Lauren F. Bergquist
October 21, 2021
on Zoom.us, Times in US EST
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Thursday, October 21
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1:00 pm
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Promotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector
Erika Deserranno, Northwestern University
Philipp M. Kastrau, Open Philanthropy
Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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1:20 pm
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Urban Under-Exploration
Josh T. Dean, University of Chicago
Gabriel Kreindler, Harvard University and NBER
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1:40 pm
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Whose Reputation? How Customer Accumulation Leads to Excessive Firm
Creation in Developing Countries
(slides)
Vittorio Bassi, University of Southern California and NBER
Jung Lee, University of Southern California
Alessandra Peter, New York University and NBER
Tommaso Porzio, Columbia University and NBER
Ritwika Sen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
Esau Tugume, BRAC Uganda
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2:00 pm
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Break/breakout rooms for continued discussion
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2:30 pm
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Information Technology, Managerial Effort, and Firm Productivity
Achyuta Adhvaryu, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Anant Nyshadham, University of Michigan and NBER
Jorge A. Tamayo, Harvard University and NBER
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2:50 pm
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The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression, Beliefs, and Preferences
Bhargav Bhat Jonathan de Quidt, Institute for International Economic Studies
Johannes Haushofer, Cornell University and NBER
Vikram H. Patel, Harvard University
Gautam Rao, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Frank Schilbach, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pierre-Luc P. Vautrey, Meta
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3:10 pm
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Supporting Women's Livelihoods At Scale: Evidence from Zambia's Nationwide
Cash Plus Training Pilot
Markus Goldstein, The World Bank
Corinne Low, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Gareth Roberts, The World Bank
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3:30 pm
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Break/breakout rooms for continued discussion
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4:00 pm
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The Long-run Development Impacts of Agricultural Productivity Gains: Evidence
from Irrigation Canals in India
Sam Asher, Imperial College London
Alison Campion, Tufts University
Douglas Gollin, Tufts University and NBER
Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College and NBER
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4:20 pm
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The Productivity Consequences of Pollution-Induced Migration in China
Gaurav Khanna, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Wenquan Liang, Jinan University
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University and NBER
Ran Song, National University of Singapore
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4:40 pm
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Traditional Supernatural Beliefs and Prosocial Behavior
Etienne Le Rossignol, University of Namur
Sara Lowes, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia and NBER
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn
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