Events
Did program support for the poorest areas work? Evidence from rural Vietnam
The study investigates a poverty alleviation program in Vietnam’s poorest districts, finding no significant impact on household welfare but noting a shift from farm to nonfarm employment and increased nonfarm income, potentially due to improved credit access. While there’s no notable effect on children’s education, the program boosts healthcare utilization and offers more educational subsidies.
Measuring global economic activity using air pollution
This paper presents a novel method for assessing global economic activity by analyzing satellite data on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution, offering a more accurate alternative to night light measures, especially in regions with unreliable national accounts. It highlights the unreliability of current GDP rankings, even in advanced economies, and introduces a methodological advancement that mitigates error-in-variables biases by leveraging the distinct measurement errors between NO2 and night lights.
Tracking mergers and acquisitions in Australia
Nu Nu Win presents her PhD research about using administrative microdata to track mergers and acquisitions in Australia
Postharvest losses from weather and climate change: Evidence from 1.2 million truckloads
Using data from California, this seminar will explore the effects of temperatures on tomatoes in transit.
Information campaign on arsenic poisoning: Unintended consequences in marriage market
The seminar will discuss the unintended consequences of a public information campaign on water quality that was rolled out in the early 2000s on the marriage market in rural Bangladesh.
Under the water: Flood impacts and economic dynamics in northern Peru
Jose Cobian Alvarez presents his PhD research on the impact of floods on household welfare in northern Peru.
Tongan remittances: Channels, costs, and the potential gains from switching
This seminar explores potential gains from switching to low-cost remittance providers in Tonga.
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