SCID-IGC 2016 Conference on Trade, Firms, and Development
Jointly hosted by SCID and the International Growth Centre (IGC), this two-day conference will bring together some of the world’s foremost researchers on firms, trade and development with the aim of furthering the knowledge frontier and generating interest for the research agenda. This year, the conference will also include a key note and following panel discussion with key policy makers from IGC partner countries and international organizations. The event will be organised by Nick Bloom, Pete Klenow, Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Eric Verhoogen, Chris Woodruff, and Dave Donaldson.
Admission is by invitation only.
Location:
Koret-Taube Conference Center
November 3, 2016
Marguerite Shuttle pick up at the Sheraton Hotel to SIEPR building
Keynote
Presenter(s):
Chang-Tai Hsieh (Chicago Booth)
Session I
Effects of Migration on Rural Labor Markets
Presenter(s):
Agha Ali Akram (Evidence Action), Shyamal Chowdhury (Sydney), and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale)
Session II
The Return of the Sea Turtles: Empirical Evidence from China on the Industry-Level Impacts of High-Skill Return Migration
Presenter(s):
Alex Petrillo (Sydney) and Russell Toth (Sydney)
Session III
Vertical Integration, Supplier Behavior, and Quality Upgrading among Exporters
Presenter(s):
Christopher Hansman (Columbia), Jonas Hjort (Columbia), Gianmarco León (Barcelona), and Matthieu Teachout (Columbia)
Marguerite Shuttle pick up at the SIEPR Building to Il Fornaio Restaurant
November 4, 2016
Marguerite Shuttle pick up at the Sheraton Hotel to SIEPR building
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion on research and policy opportunities surrounding firms and markets in Ethiopia
Presenter(s):
Matt Butler (UKAid Ethiopia)
Marguerite Shuttle pick up at the Sheraton hotel to SIEPR building
Session II
The More We Die, The More We Sell? A Simple Test of the Home-Market Effect
Presenter(s):
Arnaud Costinot (MIT), Dave Donaldson (Stanford), Margaret Kyle (Mines ParisTech), and Heidi Williams (MIT)
Session III
Market Access and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Rural Roads in India
Presenter(s):
Sam Asher (Oxford) and Paul Novosad (Dartmouth)
Session IV
Capital Allocation Across Sectors: Evidence from a Boom in Agriculture
Presenter(s):
Paula Bustos (CEMFI), Gabriel Garber (DEPEP), and Jacopo Ponticelli (Chicago Booth)
Keynote
Production-Function Estimation and its Discontents
Presenter(s):
Eric Verhoogen (Columbia)
Marguerite Shuttle pick up at SIEPR building to the Sheraton hotel