2012 Program - Eugene, April 7
Schedule of Events
10:15-10:30 Registration and snacks, ED 176
10:30-10:45 Introductions
10:45-12:30 Session 1, ED176
12:30-1:30 Lunch (provided)
1:30-3:15 Session 2, ED176
3:15-4:30 Snacks, Beer, and an informal Planning Session
4:30 Adjourn
4:45 Pub & Dinner for the interested
Session 1: Convergence
Chair: Alfredo Burlando
1. The Worldwide Convergence in Income Distribution, John L. Gallup
2. Risky Growth: Innovation under Subsistence and Idiosyncratic Risk, Jeffrey Allen
3. Twin Transitions, Shankha Chakraborty and Anna-Maria Aksan
Session 2: Models of Household Investments
Chair: Shankha Chakraborty
1. Safety Valve or Sinkhole? Vocational Schooling in South Africa, Todd Pugatch
2. Cold Hard Cash, Savings Incentives, and Social Pressure, Alfredo Burlando
10:15-10:30 Registration and snacks, ED 176
10:30-10:45 Introductions
10:45-12:30 Session 1, ED176
12:30-1:30 Lunch (provided)
1:30-3:15 Session 2, ED176
3:15-4:30 Snacks, Beer, and an informal Planning Session
4:30 Adjourn
4:45 Pub & Dinner for the interested
Session 1: Convergence
Chair: Alfredo Burlando
1. The Worldwide Convergence in Income Distribution, John L. Gallup
2. Risky Growth: Innovation under Subsistence and Idiosyncratic Risk, Jeffrey Allen
3. Twin Transitions, Shankha Chakraborty and Anna-Maria Aksan
Session 2: Models of Household Investments
Chair: Shankha Chakraborty
1. Safety Valve or Sinkhole? Vocational Schooling in South Africa, Todd Pugatch
2. Cold Hard Cash, Savings Incentives, and Social Pressure, Alfredo Burlando