BREAD Conference on Development Economics
May 6 and 7, 2022
Hosted by Northwestern University
The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) is pleased to announce the forty-fourth Conference on Development Economics. The conference is hosted by the Global Poverty Research Lab. Presenters at the conference will be expected to be there in person but we will also ensure that the wider BREAD community can participate in the conference via zoom as we have done for the past five BREAD conferences.
Kellogg Global Hub Room 1401
Friday, May 6
8:00am: Registration desk opens
Continental breakfast available
9:00am: Junior presentations begin
Uchenna Efobi, Covenant University
Is Raising the Age of Marriage Entry Good for Child’s Nutrition Intake? Evidence from the Reform of Ethiopia’s Family Law
Arkodipta Sarkar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Political Power-Sharing, Firm Entry, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Multiple Elected Representatives
Jacob Moscona, Harvard University
Age Set vs. Kin: Culture and Financial Ties in East Africa
Jeffrey Michler, University of Arizona
Privacy Protection, Measurement Error, and the Integration of Remote Sensing and Socioeconomic Survey Data
10:25 – 10:45am Break
10:45am: Junior presentations resume
Morgan Hardy, New York University Abu Dhabi
Bills for Skills: Incentivizing employers to improve on-the-job training
Jess Rudder, University of Chicago
Do Small Firms Partially Insure Customers from Price Increases? Evidence from Retail Firms in Tanzania
Felipe Valencia Caicedo, University of British Columbia
Collateral Damage: The Legacy of the Secret War in Laos
Maria Micaela Sviatschi, Princeton University
Rebel Governance and Development: The Long Term Effects of Guerrillas in El Salvador
12:15pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Advanced presentations begin
Sam Asher, Johns Hopkins
The Long-run Development Impacts of Agricultural Productivity Gains: Evidence from Irrigation Canals in India
Ruchi Mahadeshwar, Brown University
Overcoming information gaps and the risk-income tradeoff in transactional sex with HIV self-tests: behavioral responses to new diagnostics
3:30pm: Break
4:00pm: Advanced presentations resume
Bryce Steinberg, Brown University
Human Capital in the Presence of Child Labor
Maria Laura Alzua, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
The Wellbeing Effects of an Old Age Pension: Experimental Evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
6:30pm: Dinner
Shuttles available in front of the Kellogg Global Hub
Firehouse Grill, 750 Chicago Ave., Evanston
8:30pm: Party!
Shuttles will depart for the Hilton Garden Inn for those who want to leave
12:00am: Lights Out
Last call for shuttle to the Hilton Garden Inn
Saturday, May 6
8:30am: Continental breakfast available
9:00am: Advanced presentations resume
Paul Niehaus, University of California, San Diego
Targeting impact versus deprivation
10:00am: Break
10:15am: Advanced presentations resume
David McKenzie, World Bank
Bayesian Impact Evaluation with Informative Priors: An Application to a Colombian Management and Export Improvement Program
Lorenzo Casaburi, University of Zurich
Land Rental Markets: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
12:30pm: Lunch