8th Annual Conference Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES)
Thu, 13 May, 2021
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Fri, 14 May, 2021
2:00pm - 5:30pm
Thursday, May 13, 2021 – Friday, May 14, 2021
The Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES) is an annual research conference which highlights academic work from researchers at leading economics institutions in development economics in the Washington DC area. Researchers from George Washington University, University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Virginia, the World Bank, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), American University, George Mason University, and the Center for Global Development are all participants in the symposium. The 2021 virtual-WADES will be hosted by the Georgetown University Initiative for Innovation, Development, and Evaluation.
Agenda
Thursday, May 13, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
2:00 – 2:30: Faculty Presentation:
Remi Jedwab (GWU): “Estimating the Spillover Effects of Foreign Conflict: Evidence from Boko Haram”
2:45 – 3:30: Student Presentation:
Deniz Sanin (Georgetown): “Do Domestic Violence Laws Protect Women from Domestic Violence? Evidence from Rwanda”
Discussant: Kenneth Leonard (Maryland)
3:45 – 4:15: Washington Area Research Showcase: Poster Session
4:30 – 5:15: Student Presentation:
Tomohiro Hara (Maryland): “Radio and racism during Apartheid”
Discussant: Alessandra Fenizia (GWU)
5:30 – 6:00: Faculty Presentation:
Shan Aman-Rana (UVA): “Gender, information exchange and choice over co-workers: experimental evidence” (with Clement Minaudier, Brais Alvarez Pereira, and Shamyla Chaudry)
Friday, May 14, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
2:00 – 2:30: Faculty Presentation:
M. R. Sharan (Maryland): “Something to Complain About: How Minority Representatives Overcome Ethnic Differences”
2:45 – 3:30: Student Presentation:
Luan Santos (UVA): “Deadly Politics: Political Connections, Intergovernmental Transfers, and Mortality”
Discussant: Jishnu Das (Georgetown)
3:30 – 4:00: Coffee Break
4:00 – 4:45: Student Presentation:
Federico Haslop (GWU): “Climate Change, Rural Livelihoods and Urbanization: Evidence from the Permanent Shrinking of Lake Chad”
Discussant: Gaurav Chiplunkar (UVA)
5:00 – 5:30: Faculty Presentation:
Catherine Michaud Leclerc (Georgetown): “Private School Entry, Sorting, and Performance of Public Schools: Evidence from Pakistan”