September 12

Roger Gordon (University of California, San Diego)

"Tax Structures in Developing Countries: Many Puzzles and a Possible Explanation"

"Puzzling Tax Structures in Developing Countries: A Comparison of  Two Alternative Explanations"

Michael Kremer (Harvard University)

"Contracting for Health: Evidence from Cambodia" (presentation)

September 26

Garth Frazer(University of Toronto)

"The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Trade
Growth in Africa"

October 3

Jere Behrman (University of Pennsylvania)

"What Determines Adult Cognitive Skills? Impacts of Pre-School, School-Years and Post-School Experiences in Guatemala"

October 10

Maureen Cropper (University of Maryland, World Bank)

"The Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai"

October 17

Anne Case (Princeton University)

"The impact of parental death on school enrollment and achievement: Longitudinal evidence from South Africa"

October 24

Glenn Sheriff (Columbia University)

"Politics, public bads, and private information"

October 31

David McKenzie (Stanford University)

"How Important is Selection in Estimating the Income Gains from Migration?"

November 7

Mark Rosenzweig (Harvard University)

"Why is Mobility in India so Low? Social Insurance, Inequality, and Growth"

November 14

Marcos Rangel (University of Chicago)

"Out of West Africa: Evidence of the Efficient Allocation of Resources within Farm Households"

November 21

Sumeet Gulati (University of British Columbia)

"Structural Change and Sustainable Development"

November 28

Maitreesh Ghatak (London School of Economics)

"Entrepreneurial Talent, Occupational Choice,
and Trickle Up Policies"

December 5

Marianne Bertrand (University of Chicago)

"Obtaining a Driving License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption"

Hoyt Bleakley (University of Chicago)

"The Long-Term Economic Effects of Exposure to Malaria: Evidence from Latin America"

Presentation slides for Dec. 12