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PIER-IGIER Conference
New Research on Human Capital Investment in Developing Countries
Date: May 19-20, 2006
Bocconi University,
Via Sarfatti, 25 Milan
Room 31
Organizers: Eliana La Ferrara and Petra Todd
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2.00-3.15 pm |
Samuel Berlinski: “The Effect of Pre-primary Education on Primary School Performance” (joint with S. Galiani and P. Gertler)
Discussant: Andreas Madestam
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3.15-4.30 pm |
Mark Rosenzweig: “Sharing the Burden ofDisease: Gender, theHousehold Division of Labor and the Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution” (joint with M. Pitt and N. Hassan)
Discussant: Marco Manacorda
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4.30-5.00 pm |
Coffee break
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5.00-6.15 pm |
Markus Goldstein:“The economic impact of AIDS treatment: Labor supply in Western Kenya” (joint with H. Thirumurthy, J. Graff Zivin)
Discussant: Elsa Artadi
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8.00pm |
Conference Dinner
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9.00-10.15 am |
Orazio Attanasio: “Long term and short term effect of a community nursery program in Colombia”
Discussant: Aureo De Paula
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10.15-10.30 am |
Coffee break
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10.30-11.45 am |
Miguel Urquiola: "Sorting and school quality in market equilibrium: Theory and evidence" (joint with Eric Verhoogen)
Discussant: Jere Behrman
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11.45- 1.00 pm |
Petra Todd:“Within-family Treatment Effect Estimators: The Impact of Oportunidades on Schooling in Mexico” (joint with W. Parker and K. Wolpin)
Discussant:Emla Fitzimonis |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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| Session 3: SUPPLY OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH |
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2.30-3.45 pm |
Michael Kremer: "Textbooks and the Paradox of Standards" (joint with Paul Glewwe, and Sylvie Moulin)
Discussant: Marcos Vera-Hernandez
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3.45-5.00 pm |
Jakob Svensson: “Working for God? Evidence from a change in financing of not-for-profit health care providers in Uganda”
Discussant: Oriana Bandiera
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5.00pm |
End of conference |
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