The WIDER Seminar Series showcases the latest research on key topics in development economics. At the weekly sessions, early-career and senior researchers present recent and ongoing work touching on structural transformation, inclusion, and sustainability, the three pillars of UNU-WIDER’s work programme.
In addition to providing a forum for both academic debate and training, the series presents an opportunity for local policy makers and others working in development to learn about the latest research methods and findings.
The programme for autumn 2017 features, in addition to UNU-WIDER researchers, several notable guest speakers, including Shi Li of the Beihin Normal University, who will present on the latest shifts in income inequality in China. Joseph Vecci of the University of Gothenburg, and Selim Gulesci of Universita’ Bocconi, will also present their work as part of the seminar series.
Autumn 2017 schedule - Wednesdays at 15:00
More information on this autumn's presentations, including abstracts, can be found through the links.
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30 August |
Shi Li, Professor, Beijing Normal University
Recent changes in income inequality in China |
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6 September |
Sowmya Dhanaraj, Lecturer, Madras School of Economics
Women in Work: Easing entry and improving job retention - Insights from a panel analysis in India |
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13 September |
David Carment, Professor, Carleton University
Exiting the fragility trap: Rethinking our approach to the world’s most fragile states |
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20 September |
Shiqi Guo, PhD student, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
How does straw burning affect urban air quality in China?
Abrams Tagem, PhD student, University of Nottingham
The economics and politics of foreign aid and domestic revenue mobilization |
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27 September |
Joseph Vecci, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Gothenburg
Religion, leadership and coordination: Evidence from a lab experiment in the field |
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11 October |
Ventaka Nadella, PhD Student, Indiana University
Social group identity, electoral reservations, and entrepreneurship: Evidence from India |
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18 October |
Pauline Rossi, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam
Private health investments under competing risks: Evidence from malaria control in Senegal |
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1 November |
Selim Gulesci, Assistant Professor, Bocconi University
Moral hazard: Experimental evidence from tenancy contracts |
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