SI 2018 Productivity, Development, and Entrepreneurship
Organized by Nicholas Bloom, Chang-Tai Hsieh, and Christopher Woodruff
July 18, 2018
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, July 17
5:15 pm
Reception at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
Wednesday, July 18
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Community Networks and the Growth of Private Enterprise in China (slides)

Ruochen Dai, Central University of Finance and Economics
Dilip Mookherjee, Boston University and NBER
Kaivan Munshi, Yale University and NBER
Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University

Discussant:
Emily Breza, Harvard University and NBER
9:45 am

Targeting High Ability Entrepreneurs Using Community Information: Mechanism Design in The Field

Natalia Rigol, Harvard University and NBER
Benjamin N. Roth, Harvard University
Reshmaan N. Hussam, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
Jonathan Zinman, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am

Screening and Signaling Non-Cognitive Skills: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

Vittorio Bassi, University of Southern California and NBER
Aisha Nansamba, BRAC University

Discussant:
Jie Bai, Harvard University and NBER
11:45 am

The Violent Consequences of Trade-Induced Worker Displacement in Mexico

Melissa Dell, Harvard University and NBER
Benjamin Feigenberg, University of Illinois Chicago and NBER
Kensuke Teshima, Doshisha University

Discussant:
Mirko Draca, Warwick University
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Knowing What’s Good for You: Can a Repayment Flexibility Option in Microfinance Contracts Improve Repayment Rates and Business Outcomes?

Giorgia Barboni, Warwick University
Parul Agarwal, IFMR-LEAD

Discussant:
Natalia Rigol, Harvard University and NBER
2:15 pm

Are There Too Many Farms in the World? Labor-Market Transaction Costs, Machine Capacities and Optimal Farm Size

Andrew Foster, Brown University and NBER
Mark Rosenzweig, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm

The Welfare Consequences of Formalizing Developing Country Cities: Evidence from the Mumbai Mills Redevelopment

Michael D. Gechter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nick Tsivanidis, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Stephen J. Redding, Stanford University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn