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First Fordham Economics Development Conference September 16, 2016

December 11, 2016 by

Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus
South Lounge, Leon Lowenstein Center
113 West 60th Street, New York


8.45-9.30
Breakfast and Registration


9.30-9.45
Welcome remarks by Darryl McLeod Chair of the Economics Department


9.45-10.20
Session I Chair: Prakarsh Singh
Wellbeing Evidence for the Assessment of Progress
Author: Paul Anand, Open University
Discussant: Sophie Mitra, Economics Department Fordham University


10.20-10.55
Session I Chair: Prakarsh Singh
Agricultural Fires and Child Health: Evidence from Brazil
Extended abstract draft
Author: Tom Vogl, Princeton University
Discussant: Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut


10.55-11.10
Coffee Break


11.10-11.45
Session II Chair: Andrew Simons
Impact of Caregiver Incentives on Child Health:
Evidence from an Experiment with Anganwadi workers in India
Author: Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College
Discussant: Tom Vogl, Princeton University


11.45-12.20
Session II Chair: Andrew Simons
Cognitive, Socio-emotional and Behavioral Returns to College Quality:
Evidence from India
Author: Subha Mani, Fordham University
Discussant: Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut


12.20-1.00
Lunch


1.00-2.00
Keynote Lecture:
Early-Life Undernourishment in Developing Countries:
Prevalence, Associations/Impacts over the Life Cycle and Determinants
Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania


2.00-2.35
Session III Chair: Resul Cesur
The Importance of Educational Credentials:
Schooling Decisions and Returns in Modern China
Author: Alex Eble, Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Discussant: Maulik Jagnani, Cornell University


2.35-3.10
Session III Chair: Resul Cesur
Identifying Critical Periods in Human Capital Development Beyond Early Childhood:
Evidence from Rwanda
Author: Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut
Discussant: Catalina Herrera Almanza, Northeastern University


3.10-3.25
Coffee Break


3.25-4.00
Session IV Chair: Subha Mani
Temperature and Human Capital:
Short and Long-run Evidence from India
Author: Maulik Jagnani, Cornell University
Discussant: Alex Eble, Teacher’s College, Columbia University


Session IV Chair: Subha Mani
Early Childbearing, School Attainment and Cognitive Skills:
Evidence from Madagascar
Author: Catalina Herrera Almanza, Northeastern University
Discussant: Andrew Simons, Fordham University


5.10-5.25
Concluding remarks


NOTE: Within each 35-minute session, the speaker presents for 20 minutes, the discussant for up to 10 minutes, and the audience asks questions for 5 minutes.

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