2015 Schedule of events
8:30-9am: Arrival with coffee and light refreshments (catered)
9-10:40am Session 1
Todd Pugatch (Oregon State University)
“Financial constraints and girls post-primary education: Evidence form a school fee elimination program in Gambia” (with Moussa Blimpo, Ousman Gajigo)
Rachel Heath (University of Washington)
“Fertility at work: Monetary investments in children and women’s labor market outcomes in urban Ghana”
10:40-11am Break
11-11:50am Session 2
Pasita Chaijaroen (University of Washington)
“Long-lasting income shock and adaptations: Evidence from coral bleaching in Indonesia”
11:50-1pm Lunch (catered, on-site)
1-2:40pm Session 3
Claus Portner (Seattle University)
“What explains differences in child health between rural, urban, and slum areas? Evidence from India” (with Yuhsuan Su)
Joshua Blumenstock (University of Washington)
“Mobile-izing savings: Experimental evidence on the impact of automatic contributions in Afghanistan” (with Michael Callen and Tarek Ghani)
2:40-3pm Break
3-4:50pm Short paper session
Krisha Pendakur (Simon Fraser University)
“Necessary luxuries: A new social interactions model, applied to keeping up with the Joneses in India” (with Arthur Lewbel, Samuel Norris and Xi Qu)
Tenzin Yindok (Simon Fraser University)
“Involuntary entrepreneurship: Evidence from Thai urban data” (with Alexander Karaivanov )
Denise Hare (Reed College)
“Examining the timing of women’s retirement in urban china”
Nicholas Wilson (Reed College)
“Advertising for demand creation for voluntary medical male circumcision” (with Sasha Frade, Willa Friedman and Dino Rech)
4:50-5pm Closing remarks
6-8pm Informal group dinner in Portland (non-sponsored)