Seminar Series Fall 2019

A weekly seminar featuring guest speakers presenting cutting edge research in development economics.

Please note: All seminars will take place on Thursday afternoons from 3:15-4:45pm in ICC 550


Austin Wright

University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

September 5, 2019

Rebel Capacity and Combat Tactics



Benjamin Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

September 12, 2019




Emmanuelle Auriol

Toulouse School of Economic

September 19, 2019



Karen Macours

Paris School of Economics

September 26, 2019



Rossella Calvi

Rice University

October 3, 2019



Eliana La Ferrara

Bocconi University

October 10, 2019



Rediet Abebe

Cornell University & Harvard Society of Fellows

October 17, 2019



Erika Deserranno

Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management

October 24, 2019

Aid Crowd Out: The Effects of NGOs on Government-Provided Public Services



Natalie Bau

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

October 31, 2019



Jie Bai

Harvard Kennedy School of Government

November 7, 2019

“Quid Pro Quo, Knowledge Spillovers and Industrial Quality Upgrading”



Sylvie Lambert

Paris School of Economics

November 14, 2019

“Adoption of Improved Seeds, Land Allocation and Welfare: Evidence from DRC”



Ritam Chaurey

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

November 21, 2019

“Rural Infrastructure Development and Economic Activity”



Esther Duflo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

December 2, 2019

“Good economics for hard times: What (if anything) do economists have to say about what people really care about?”

4:30-5:30pm Healey Family Student Center Social Room

*Please note that space is limited for this event, and RSVP will be required.*