G²LM|LIC & BREAD Conference on Development Economics
December 15, 2023 - December 16, 2023
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G²LM|LIC & BREAD Conference on Development Economics

December 15, 2023 - December 16, 2023
Nairobi, Kenya
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Organizers: Jenny Aker (Tufts University and BREAD), Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton University), Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics, BREAD and IZA), Pascaline Dupas (Princeton University and BREAD), Ahmed Elsayed (American University in Cairo and IZA), Annabelle Krause-Pilatus (IZA), Monica Lambon-Quayefio (University of Ghana), Ibrahim Okumu (Makerere University Uganda), Imran Rasul (University College London, BREAD and IZA), Mauricio Romero (ITAM, BREAD and IZA)
Event Manager: Dominik Spitza

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Program

+++ long presentation: 45 minutes +++ Q&A: 15 minutes +++
+++ short presentation: 20 minutes +++ Q&A: 10 minutes +++

Friday, December 15

08:30 - 08:50

Registration

08:50 - 09:00

Introductory Remarks

 

Session A

Chair: Jenny Aker (Tufts University and BREAD)

09:00 - 10:00

Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton University), Shan Aman-Rana (University of Virginia), Lazare Kovo (Emory University)
"Bureaucratic Deliberation and Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Benin"
 

10:00 - 11:00

Gisella Kagy (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Morgan Hardy (NYU Abu Dhabi)
"Mind the Data Gaps: An Examination of Women-owned Enterprise Representation"

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

 

Session B

Chair: Ahmed Elsayed (American University in Cairo and IZA)

Mentor: Andrew Foster (Brown University)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

 

Session C

Chair: Monica Lambon-Quayefio (University of Ghana)

Mentors: Pascaline Dupas (Princeton University and BREAD), Eoin McGuirk (Tufts University)
 

Mentors: Rebecca Thornton (Baylor University), Christian Ahlin (Michigan State University)
 

Mentors: Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich), Mauricio Romero (ITAM, BREAD and IZA)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

 

Session D

Chair: Ibrahim Okumu (Makerere University Uganda)

16:00 - 17:00

Augustin Bergeron (University of Southern California), Elie Kabue Ngindu (Organisation d’Etudes Economiques sur le Kasaï (ODEKA)), Gabriel Tourek (University of Pittsburgh), Jonathan Weigel (UC Berkeley)
"Does Collecting Taxes Erode the Accountability of Informal Leaders? Evidence from the D.R.C"

18:30

Conference Dinner

Saturday, December 16

 

Session E

Chair: Mauricio Romero (ITAM, BREAD and IZA)

09:00 - 09:30

Mentors: David McKenzie (World Bank), Jack Willis (Columbia University)
 

09:30 - 10:00

Barbara Zelu (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Susana Iranzo (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Alejandro Perez-Laborda (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
"Pension Policy Reform and Fertility: Micro Evidence from Ghana"

Mentors: Giacomo de Giorgi (University of Geneva), Lorenzo Casaburi (University of Zurich)

10:00 - 11:00

Long Coffee Break (Opportunity for mentee-mentor pairs to meet)

 

Session F

Chair: Pascaline Dupas (Princeton University and BREAD)

11:00 - 12:00

Danila Serra (Texas A&M University), Donna Harris (University of Oxford), Oana Borcan (University of East Anglia), Henry Telli (International Growth Centre, Ghana), Bruno Schettini (Finance State Secretariat, Brazil), Stefan Dercon (University of Oxford and IZA)
"Proud to Belong: The Impact of Ethics Training on Police Officers in Ghana"
 

Mentor: Sara Lowes (UC San Diego)

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

 

Session G

Chair: Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics, BREAD and IZA)

Mentor: Siwan Anderson (Vancouver School of Economics)
 

15:00 - 16:00

Sara Lowes (UC San Diego), Etienne Le Rossignol (University of Namur), Eduardo Montero (University of Chicago)
"Fallow Lengths and the Structure of Property Rights"

16:00

Concluding Remarks

Followed by Coffee and Snacks

Contact

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