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