Tuesday, July 16

5:15 pm

Reception at the Royal Sonesta Hotel

Wednesday, July 17

8:30 am

Coffee & Pastries

9:00 am

Workhorses or White Elephants: The Impacts of Earned Autonomy on State-Owned Enterprises

Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Discussant:
Andrea Prat, Columbia University and NBER

9:45 am

The Comparative Advantage of Firms

Johannes Boehm, Sciences Po
Swati Dhingra, London School of Economics
John M. Morrow, London School of Economics

Discussant:
Claudia Steinwender, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

10:30 am

Break

11:00 am

Direct and Indirect Effects of Financial Access on SMEs

Jing Cai, University of Maryland and NBER
Adam Szeidl, Central European University

Discussant:
Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

11:45 am

Banking on Persistence: The Impacts of a Credit Guarantee on Bank Lending in Indonesia

Sascha Kerbert, University of Sydney
Russell Toth, University of Sydney

Discussant:
Tavneet Suri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Multinational Enforcement of Labor Law: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh's Apparel Sector

Laura E. Boudreau, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Daniela Scur, Cornell University

2:15 pm

The Impact of Monitoring Technologies on Contracts and Employee Behavior: Experimental Evidence from Kenya's Transit Industry

Erin M. Kelley, University of Chicago
Gregory V. Lane, University of Chicago and NBER
David Schoenholzer, University of California, Santa Cruz

Discussant:
Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University and NBER

3:00 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Shortening the Supply Chain: Experimental Evidence for Fruit and Vegetable Vendors in Bogota's Slums (slides)

Leonardo Iacovone, The World Bank
David McKenzie, The World Bank

Discussant:
Lauren F. Bergquist, Yale University and NBER

4:00 pm

Adjourn