The Economics of Asset Accumulation and Poverty Traps
Christopher B. Barrett, Michael Carter, and Jean-Paul Chavas, Organizers
June 28-29, 2016
Supported by NBER
The Almas Conerence Center-Aduacent to the hotel
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Duncan Thomas, Duke University and NBER Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NBER Shocks and Nutrition, Health and Human Capital |
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Heather Schofield, Cornell University Frank N. Schilbach, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Cognitive Poverty Traps |
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Jonathan de Quidt, Institute for International Economic Studies Johannes Haushofer, Stockholm University and NBER Depression for Economists |
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Travis Lybbert, University of California at Davis Bruce Wydick, University of San Francisco Poverty, Aspirations, and the Economics of Hope: A Framework for Study with Preliminary Results from the Oaxaca Hope Project |
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Francisco J. Buera, Washington University in St. Louis and NBER Joseph P. Kaboski, University of Notre Dame and NBER Yongseok Shin, Washington University in St. Louis and NBER Taking Stock of the Evidence on Micro-Financial Interventions |
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Michael Carter, University of California, Davis and NBER Munenobu Ikegami, Hosei University Christopher Barrett, Cornell University Poverty Traps and the Social Protection Paradox |
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Paulo Santos, Monash University Christopher Barrett, Cornell University Heterogeneous Wealth Dynamics: The Role ofRisk and Ability |
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Karen Macours, Paris School of Economics Renos Vakis, The World Bank Medium-term Impacts of a Productive Safety Net on Aspirations and Investments |
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Norbert Schady, The World Bank Francisco Ferreira, London School of Economics Cash Transfers and Poverty Traps: A Tale of Two Generations |
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