SI 2021 Development Economics

David Atkin, Frederico Finan, Andrew Foster, Rema Hanna, Seema Jayachandran, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, and Shing-Yi Wang, Organizers

July 26-27, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 26
11:00 am	Clare A. Balboni, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robin Burgess, London School of Economics Benjamin A. Olken, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER The Origins and Control of Forest Fires in the Tropics
11:50 am	Lightning Round 1
	Allan J. Hsiao, Stanford University Coordination and Commitment in International Climate Action: Evidence from Palm Oil
	Nicholas Ryan, Yale University and NBER Holding Up Green Energy (slides)
	Grant Miller, Stanford University and NBER Áureo de Paula, University College London Christine Valente, University of Bristol Subjective Expectations and Demand for Contraception
12:20 pm	Break
12:50 pm	Erika Deserranno, Bocconi University Stefano Caria, University of Warwick Philipp M. Kastrau, IDinsight Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Financial Incentives in Multi-layered Organizations: An Experiment in the Public Sector (slides)
1:40 pm	Lightning Round 2
	Sonia R. Bhalotra, University of Warwick Diogo Britto, Bocconi University Paolo Pinotti, Bocconi University Breno Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Job Displacement, Unemployment Benefits and Domestic Violence
	Laura E. Boudreau, Columbia University and NBER Rocco Macchiavello, London School of Economics Virginia Minni, University of Chicago Mari Tanaka, University of Tokyo Union Leaders: Experimental Evidence from Myanmar
	Augustin Bergeron, Harvard University and NBER Gabriel Z. Tourek, University of Pittsburgh and NBER Jonathan L. Weigel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER The State Capacity Ceiling on Tax Rates: Evidence from Randomized Tax Abatements in the DRC
2:10 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Reshmaan N. Hussam, Harvard University and NBER Erin M. Kelley, The World Bank Gregory V. Lane, University of Chicago and NBER Fatima T. Zahra, Harvard University The Psychosocial Value of Employment (slides)
3:20 pm	Adjourn and informal get-together on Wonder
Tuesday, July 27
11:00 am	Master Lecture Beyond the Market: Economic Disparities and Conflict Debraj Ray, New York University and NBER Debraj's talk will focus on conceptual and modeling issues rather than a review of the large empirical literature. Here is a review paper that won't be covered, but gives the backdrop for the talk (slides)
12:00 pm	Break
12:10 pm	Paolo Abarcar, Mathematica Caroline B. Theoharides, Amherst College Medical Worker Migration and Origin-Country Human Capital: Evidence from U.S. Visa Policy (slides)
1:00 pm	Break
1:30 pm	Ellora A. Derenoncourt, Princeton University and NBER François Gerard, Queen Mary University of London Lorenzo Lagos, Brown University Claire Montialoux, University of California at Berkeley Racial Inequality, Minimum Wages, and the Informal Sector (slides)
2:20 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Rafael Dix-Carneiro, Duke University and NBER Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Yale University and NBER Costas Meghir, Yale University and NBER Gabriel Ulyssea, University College London Trade and Informality in the Presence of Labor Market Frictions and Regulations (slides)
3:20 pm	Adjourn