The Poverty & Applied Microeconomics Seminar Series is a weekly series hosted by the World Bank's research department. The series invites leading researchers in applied microeconomics from the fields of poverty, human development, agriculture, political economy, behavioral economics, private sector development, and a range of other fields to present the results of their most recent research in a seminar format.
Fall 2024 Schedule of Seminars
For connection information, contact Rina Bonfield (abonfield@worldbank.org).
Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Paper |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 2:00pm ET | MC 4-301 | Sule Alan (Cornell University) | Managing Adolescent Behavior in the Classroom to Improve Learning |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 2:00pm ET | MC 7-370 | Muhammad Meki (University of Oxford) | Mutuality in Finance: Experimental Evidence on Credit with Performance-Contingent Repayment |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Rachael Meager (University of New South Wales) | Implementation Matters: Generalizing Treatments Effects in Education |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Travis Baseler (University of Rochester) | Can Redistribution Change Policy Views? Aid and Attitudes Toward Refugees |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Shaoda Wang (University of Chicago) | Court Capture, Local Protectionism, and Economic Integration: Evidence from China |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Sanghmitra Gautam (Washington University in St Louis) | The Importance of Education Investments in the Indian Marriage Market |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Jorge Tamayo (HBS) | Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Richard Akresh (University of Illinois) | Medium-term Impacts of Integrated Social Safety Nets: Cash Transfers, Information Meetings, and Home Visits for Child Development |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Coue Dobbin (Georgetown University) | Balancing Access and Quality in a Changing Market Structure: The Market Effects of Online College Education |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | Jishnu Das (Gerogetown University) | The Market for Healthcare in Low Income Countries |
Wednesday | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | G2-116 | M R Sharan (University of Maryland) | The Added Value of Local Politicians: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in India |
Spring 2024 Schedule of Seminars
For connection information, contact Rina Bonfield (abonfield@worldbank.org).
| Date | Time | Venue | Speaker | Paper |
| Wednesday February 14, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Gabriel Kreindler (Harvard University) | Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta |
| Wednesday February 21, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard University) | Changing Harmful Norms through Information and Coordination: Experimental Evidence from Somalia |
| Wednesday February 28, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Mazhar Waseem (University of Manchester) | From Womb to Workforce: Exploring Early Origins of Earnings Inequality Using Tax Data |
| Wednesday March 6, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Pam Jakiela (Williams College) | Evaluating the Effects of an Early Literacy Intervention |
| Wednesday March 13, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Michael Kremer (University of Chicago) | Can Education be Standardized? Evidence from Kenya |
| Wednesday March 20, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Imran Rasul (University College London) | |
| Wednesday March 27, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Nishith Prakash (Northeastern University) | |
| Wednesday April 3, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Francis Annan (UC Berkeley) | |
| Wednesday April 10, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Gabriel Tourek (University of Pittsburgh) | |
| Wednesday April 17, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Onur Altindag (Bentley University) | |
| Wednesday April 24, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Vittorio Bassi (University of Southern California) | |
| Wednesday May 1, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Lauren Bergquist (Yale University) | |
| Wednesday May 8, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | Dean Karlan (Northwestern University) | |
| Wednesday May 15, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-850 | Nicolás de Roux (Universidad de los Andes) | |
| Wednesday May 22, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:45pm ET | MC 3-570 | TBD |
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Last Updated: Sep 12, 2024