Trade and Development Workshop: “Forecasting When it Matters: Evidence from Semi-Arid India”
Tue, 17 March, 2015
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Xavier Gine
The World Bank
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
12:30 to 2:00pm
John W. Kendrick Seminar Room
Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Next week’s Trade and Development Workshop will feature Xavier Gine, a Lead Economist for the World Bank’s Development Research Group. Gine joined the World Bank in 2002, where his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In addition to working for the World Bank, Gine is a BREAD affiliate and Associate Editor for the Journal of Development Economics. His recent research has centered on the economic effects of a borrower bailout in India and forecasting. Please join us as Xavier Gine discusses the relationship between weather, forecasting, and income gains in semi-arid India – a region where an accurate prediction of monsoons can be crucial in agricultural success.