Seminars and meeting – University of Copenhagen

Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

Department of Economics

DERG-seminars

25 October 2019, 13:00-14:15

Paul Clist, University of East Anglia

“Risk Taking in a Social Context: Efficiency Matters”. Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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24 October 2019, 16:00-18:00

Økonomisk Eksploratorium series

On 24 October, DERG contributed to the series ‘Økonomisk Eksploratorium’ hosted by the Department of Economics and Politrådet. On this occasion, DERG staff introduced undergraduate students from the University of Copenhagen to the courses on Development Economics at the Department of Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences MSc in Global Development.

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12 June 2019, 09:00-12:30

Launch of the Mozambique Institutional Diagnostic

The Economic Development & Institutions (EDI) Programme organized in partnership with the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique Programme a Launch Workshop of the Mozambique Institutional Diagnostic (MID) study.

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7 June 2019, 13:00-14:15

Sandra K. Halvorsen, Norwegian School of Economics

"Factory employment and fertility decisions: Field experimental evidence from Ethiopia". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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26 April 2019, 13:00-14:15

Fenella Carpena, Oslo Business School

"The Adverse Effects of Electrification: Evidence from India ". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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9 April 2019, 10:00-12:00

Introduction Meeting at Danida Fellowship Centre

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4 April 2019, 13:30-14:45

Eliana La Ferrara, Bocconi University

“News vs. Novelas: Can Entertainment Media Undermine Dictatorships?” Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) and Developement Economics Research group (DERG).

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21 December 2018, 13:00-14:00

Emanuelle Auriol, Toulouse School of Economics

"Anti-social behavior in non-profit organizations". Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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7 December 2018, 13:00-14:00

Helge Zille

"How does violent conflict affect trade with third-party countries? Evidence from a big data analysis in a triadic country setting". Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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26 October 2018, 13:00-14:00

Goytom Abraha Kahsay

"Are farmers in developing countries risk-loving? A field experiment among Ethiopian farmers". Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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12 October 2018, 13:00-14:00

Ines Ferreira

"Aid effectiveness in fragile states: an overview of research". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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25 May 2018, 13:15-14:15

Carol Newman, Trinity College Dublin

"So fresh and so clean: Urban community engagement to improve the sustainability of drainage infrastructure". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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18 May 2018, 13:30-14:45

Marc F. Bellemare, University of Minnesota

"Producer Attitudes toward Output Price Risk: Experimental Evidence from the Lab and from the Field". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG) and IFRO

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4 May 2018, 13:00-14:15

Gabriel Ulyssea, University of Oxford

"Formal and Informal Firm Dynamics". Seminar arranged by

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23 February 2018, 13:00-14:15

Abhijeet Singh Stockholm School of Economics

"Disrupting Education? Experimental evidence on technology-led education in India". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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14 November 2017, 14:00-15:15

Thomas Sohnesen, The World Bank

"Drought indicators and measured drought impact. The case of the 2015-drought in Ethiopia". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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31 October 2017, 14:00-15:15

Brian McCaig, Wilfrid Laurier University

"Export markets and labor allocation in a low-income country". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG).

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24 October 2017, 12:00-13:15

Paul Glewwe, University of Minnesota

"What Explains Vietnam's Exceptional Performance in Education Relative to Other Countries? Analysis of the 2012 PISA Data". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG) and Institute of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO)

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23 May 2017, 14:00-15:15

Talip Kilic, The World Bank

"Could the Debate Be Over? Errors in Farmer-Reported Production and Their Implications for Inverse Scale - Productivity Relationship in Uganda". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG).

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18 April 2017, 14:00-15:15

Vesall Nourani, Cornell University

"Consumption Smoothing, Returns to Investment and Community Agency". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG).

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24 March 2017, 11:00-12:15

Leah Bevis, Ohio State University

"Close to the Edge: High Productivity at Plot Peripheries and the Inverse Size-Productivity Relationship". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

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14 March 2017, 14:00-15:15

Jun Goto, Hitotsubashi University

"On the Origins of Altruistic Norms: Tenure Institutions, Resource Scarcity, and Conflicts in Colonial India". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG).

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7 March 2017, 14:00-15:15

Peter Fisker

"Using high-resolution satellite images to improve public policies -
Example from an urban social protection program in Mozambique". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG).

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28 February 2017, 14:00-15:15

Heidi Kaila

"Adoption of Mobile Phones in Vietnam –The Role of Social Status". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group (DERG).

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12 December 2016, 14:00-15:15

Alicia Marguerie, CREST - University Paris Saclay

"Contemporaneous and Post-Program Impacts of Public Works Program: Evidence from Cote d'Ivoire". Seminar arranged by Development Economics Research Group.

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9 February 2016, 14:00-15:15

Ulrik Beck, University of Copenhagen: "Coffee Price Volatility and Household Response: Evidence from Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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1 December 2015, 11:00-12:15

Thomas Markussen, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Economic and Non-Economic Returns to Communist Party Membership in Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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17 November 2015, 14:00-15:15

Zlata Tanovic, VU University Amsterdam / Amsterdam Institute for International Development (AIID): "The impact of subsidized private health insurance and health facility upgrades on healthcare utilization and spending in rural Nigeria"

DERG seminar

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20 October 2015, 14:00-15:15

Saurabh Singhal, UNU-WIDER: "The Impact of Peers on Cognitive, Non-Cognitive, and Behavioral Outcomes: Evidence from India"

DERG seminar

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29 September 2015, 14:00-15:15

Tseday Jemaneh Mekasha, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Conditional Cash Transfers and Household Demographic Dynamics: Capturing Unintended Outcomes"

DERG seminar

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2 June 2015, 14:00-15:00

Gunes Gokmen, New Economic School, Moscow: "Minorities and Long-run Development: Persistence of Armenian and Greek Influence in Turkey"

DERG seminar

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26 May 2015, 14:00-15:15

Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen: "The network at work: Diffusion of banana cultivation in Tanzania"

DERG seminar

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24 March 2015, 02:00-03:00

Seid Yimer, Sapienza Universita Roma: "Gender wage gap in Ghana manufacturing firms: Matched employer-employee data"

DERG seminar

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17 March 2015, 02:15-03:15

Thomas Pave Sohnesen, World Bank: "Using Reduced Consumption Aggregates to Track Poverty"

DERG seminar

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10 March 2015, 02:00-03:00

Monica Schuster, University of Leuven: "Worker empowerment through labor standards. Evidence from the Peruvian horticultural export sector"

DERG seminar

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24 February 2015, 02:00-03:00

Raphael Odoom, University of Ghana: "Branding as a Competitive Strategy for Enterprise Development – A Study of SMEs in Ghana"

DERG seminar

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27 January 2015, 02:15-03:15

César Antonio Salazar Espinoza, University of Copenhagen: "Is pesticide use risk-reducing or risk-increasing in rice production in Vietnam? Exploring consistency between a production and a lottery approach"

DERG seminar

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20 January 2015, 02:15-03:15

George Acheampong, University of Ghana and University of Copenhagen: "Stakeholder Network Position and SME Survival in Ghana"

DERG seminar

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9 December 2014, 02:15-03:15

Sonja Opper, Lund University: "Why Risk Aversion Affects Guanxi-Activities: A Behavioral Analysis of CEOs in China"

DERG seminar

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25 November 2014, 01:30-02:30

James Mensah, Kvame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi-Ghana: "Effects of business management training on performance of street food enterprises in Ghana: Evidence from randomized field experiment"

DERG seminar

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10 November 2014, 01:00-02:15

Heidi Kaila, University of Copenhagen: "Internet and Agricultural Production in Rural Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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28 October 2014, 02:00-03:00

Anja Tolonen, Gothenburg University: "Strike Gold: Gold mining and Female Empowerment"

DERG seminar

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21 October 2014, 02:00-03:00

Tseday Jemaneh Mekasha, University of Copenhagen: "Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Prices: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa with a Focus on Ethiopia"

DERG seminar

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8 October 2014, 02:00-03:00

Julien Labonne, Oxford University: "Candidate Promises, Citizens Knowledge and Vote-Buying. Experimental Evidence from the Philippines"

DERG seminar

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29 September 2014, 02:00-03:00

Anne Brenøe Hoffmann, University of Copenhagen: "The Missing Men: Combined Micro and Macro Evidence in Relation to Prenatal Fasting"

DERG seminar

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16 September 2014, 02:00-03:00

Yonas Alem, Gothenburg University: "Optimal expectation and the Welfare Cost of Climate Variability: Evidence from Ethiopia"

DERG seminar

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11 June 2014, 11:00-12:00

Hailemariam Ayalew Tiruneh, Department of Economics: "Tenure security and poverty dynamics: Evidence from Ethiopia"

DERG seminar

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21 May 2014, 02:00-03:15

Tara Mitchell, Trinity College Dublin: "Is Knowledge Power? Competition and Information in Agricultural Markets"

DERG seminar

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29 April 2014, 02:00-03:00

Thomas Markussen, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "The Happy Farmer, Self-Employment and Subjective Well-being in Rural Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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24 April 2014, 03:00-04:00

Andres Zambrano, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia: ”Agricultural Production amidst Conflict: The Effects of Shocks, Uncertainty and Governance of Non-State Armed Actors”

DERG seminar

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8 April 2014, 02:00-03:00

Peter Fisker, University of Copenhagen: "Green Lights: Quantifying the economic impact of drought"

DERG seminar

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1 April 2014, 02:00-03:15

Carol Newman, University of Copenhagen: "Technology transfers, foreign investment and productivity spillovers: evidence from Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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12 March 2014, 02:00-03:15

Sam Jones, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "And the first shall be last?" The effect of birth order on cognitive skill acquisition in East Africa.

DERG seminar

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18 February 2014, 02:00-03:30

Benedikte Bjerge from the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Are inter-household transactions pro-poor?"

DERG seminar

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3 February 2014, 02:30-03:30

Anne Hoffmann, University of Copenhagen: "Maternal Education and Child Human Capital: Evidence from Indonesia"

DERG seminar

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21 January 2014, 03:00-04:30

Marcela Jaime from the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg: "Social norms and information diffusion in water-saving programs: Evidence from a randomized field experiment in Colombia"

DERG seminar

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17 December 2013, 03:00-05:00

Carol Newman, Trinity College Dublin: "Trade Liberalizations, Supply Chains and Productivity"

DERG seminar

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25 November 2013, 03:00-04:30

Paolo Falco from the Department of Economics, University of Oxford: "Do employers trust workers too little? An experimental study of trust in the labour market"

DERG seminar

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4 November 2013, 03:00-04:30

Eyerusalem Siba from the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg: "Land Certification Program, Farm Size and Off-Farm Employment in Ethiopia"

DERG seminar

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24 October 2013, 02:00-03:00

Leigh Gardner, London School of Economics: "Africa's growth prospects in a European mirror: a historical perspective"

DERG/MEHR seminar

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14 October 2013, 03:00-04:30

Pablo Selaya, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Competition for export markets and the allocation of foreign aid"

DERG seminar

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9 October 2013, 01:15-03:00

Professor Justin Lin: "Against the Consensus – Reflections on the Great Recession"

DERG seminar

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9 September 2013, 03:00-05:00

Emilija Timmis, University of Nottingham, School of Economics: "Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ethiopia: A CVAR application"

DERG seminar

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16 July 2013, 03:00-04:30

Marisa Coetzee, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa: "Estimating the impact of a switch in the language of learning and teaching in South African primary schools"

DERG seminar

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10 June 2013, 03:00-04:30

Ulrik Richardt Beck, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Growth, poverty and inequality trends in Malawi"

DERG seminar

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27 May 2013, 02:00-03:00

Development Policy Seminar: Inter-Disciplinary Initiatives in Development Research and Education at UCPH

We hope to gather young researchers from Anthropology, Economics, Political Science and Sociology.

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13 May 2013, 03:00-04:30

Cesar Salazar Espinoza, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Share contract choices and economic performance in artisanal fishing communities in Chile"

DERG seminar

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29 April 2013, 03:00-04:15

Anna Folke Larsen, University of Copenhagen: "Reducing early childhood stunting – Evidence from an agricultural intervention in Tanzania"

DERG seminar

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15 April 2013, 03:00-04:15

Neda Trifkovic, IFRO: "Governance Strategies and Welfare Effects: Vertical Integration and Contracts in Pangasius Sector in Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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8 April 2013, 03:00-04:15

Benedikte Bjerge, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Job training and wage outcomes among Vietnamese SMES"

DERG seminar

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11 March 2013, 03:00

John Rand, Department of Food and Resource Economics: "Learning by Exporting: A New Perspective"

DERG seminar

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25 February 2013, 03:00-04:30

DERG seminar

DERG seminar with Henrik Hansen

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19 November 2012, 01:00-02:00

Edward Samuel Jones, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "What matters for learning in East Africa? A comparison of education production functions between and within countries"

DERG seminar

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22 October 2012, 03:00-04:00

Marianne Hvidt, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Convergence of Sector Labor Productivity"

DERG seminar

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24 September 2012, 03:00-04:00

Benedikte Bjerge, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Network Formation of Directed Economic Links: Evidence from Rural Gambia"

DERG seminar

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23 April 2012, 03:00-04:00

Edward Samuel Jones, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen: "Are children learning in East Africa? Evidence from the Uwezo surveys"

DERG seminar

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26 March 2012, 03:00-04:00

Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin: "The differentiated effects of food price spikes on poverty in Uganda"

DERG seminar

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5 March 2012, 03:00-04:00

Thomas Markussen, Department of Economics, Unviersity of Copenhagen: "Property rights, political connections and land-related investment in rural Vietnam"

DERG seminar

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13 February 2012, 03:00-04:00

César Salazar Espinoza, Department of Economics, Unviersity of Copenhagen: "Production risk, level of irrigation technology and agro-ecological factors. Evidence from potatoes family farmers in Chile"

DERG seminar

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26 January 2012, 04:30-05:15

Channing Arndt, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, External Project Director, UNU-WIDER: "Climate Change and Developing Countries"

DERG seminar

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