the program

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2016CDESGOrganizingCommittee:
FrancescoAmodio(McGill)
RyanCompton(Manitoba)
FernandaEstavan(UofOttawa)
MarcoGonzalez-Navarro(UofT)
FranqueGrimard(McGill)
KenJackson(WilfridLaurier)
DaneRowlands(Carleton)
Localorganizer:JasonGarred(UofOttawa)
CDESGwishes to thankthe IDRC for funding,
and for the help of their program officers
EdgardRodriguezandMadihaAhmed.Wealso
thank theCEA for additional funding, theCEA
conference organizers for their assistance,
andPaulaEmeryforherguidance.Finallywe
would like to thank Decky Kipuka Kabongi,
andPatriciaLacroixforwebsitesupport.
SponsoredPresenters
AlanSanchez(UniversidaddeLima)
AmlanDasGupta(UBC)
ArkaRoyChaudhuri(IndianStatistical
Institute)
DonaldMmari(REPOA,Tanzania)
GustavoYamada(UniversidaddelPacifico)
HaroonBhorat(UniversityofCapeTown)
PradeepKumarChoudhuri(JawaharlalNehru
University).
WinnersoftheBerryPrize:
CDESG
The Canadian Development
Economics
Study Group (CDESG) was formed in 2005 to
facilitate interaction between
researchers
interested in development economics and
policy. Our primary activity is to contribute to
the programming of development economics
sessions at the annual Canadian
Economics
Association(CEA)meetings.Beginningin2008
theCDESGhasoperatedwithagenerousgrant
from the International Development Research
Centre(IDRC).ThisgranthasallowedCDESGto
organizepolicypanelsandworkshops,sponsor
developing country scholars to present their
work, and generally build the community of
economicdevelopmentscholarsinCanadaand
abroad.
Le Groupe Canadien pour la Recherche en
Développement Economique (GCRDE) a été
créé en 2005 pour faciliter l’interaction entre
les chercheurs travaillant dans le domaine
d’économie de développent et la formulation
des politiques. Notre activité principale est de
contribuer à la programmation des sessions
relatives à l’économie de développement lors
des conférences annuelles de l’Association
Canadienned’Economique(ACE).Depuis2008,
le GCRDE fonctionne avec une généreuse
subvention du Centre de recherches pour le
développement international (CRDI). Cette
subvention permet au GCRDE d’organiser des
tablesrondes,financerdeschercheursdespays
endéveloppementinvitéspourprésenterleurs
travaux aux conférences, et généralement
construireunecommunautédeschercheursen
économie de développement au Canada et à
l’étranger.
BIOGRAPHYOFPROFESSORDEANKARLAN
KEYNOTESPEAKER
Dean Karlan is Professor of Economics at Yale
University. His primary research fields include
development economics, behavioral economics, political
economy,andfieldexperiments.ProfessorKarlan’smost
recent work covers developing countries and examines
waystoimprovefinancialinclusionforthepoor.Healso
conducts empirical research on charitable fundraising,
voting, education, and behavioral economics. Professor
KarlanholdsaPhDineconomicsfromtheMassachusetts
Institute of Technology (M.I.T). More information on his
research agenda and publications is available on his
personalwebsiteathttp://karlan.yale.edu.
Dean Karlan est Professeur d’Economie à l’Université
Yale.Sesprincipauxdomainesderecherchecomprennent
l’économie de développement, l’économie des
comportements,l’économiepolitique,etlesexpériences
sur le terrain. Ses travaux de recherche les plus récents
couvrent les pays en développement et étudient les
moyens pouvant conduire à l’amélioration de l’inclusion
financière des pauvres. Le Professeur Karlan mène
également des recherches empiriques sur la collecte des
fonds de bienfaisance, le vote, l’éducation, et l’économie
des comportements. Des informations supplémentaires
sur ses travaux de recherche et ses publications sont
disponibles
sur
son
site
web
personnel
http://karlan.yale.edu.
09:00-12:00
Thursday, June 2, 2016
VNR 2095
CDESG: Morning Presentations / Conférences de l'avant-midi
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Papers
Ksoll, Christopher (Mathematica Policy Research):
The Impact of Years of Schooling on Achievement: Challenges and Causal Inference in a Natural Experiment.
Garred, Jason (University of Ottawa):
On Target? The Incidence of Sanctions Across Listed Firms in Iran
Jayaraman, Rajshri (European School of Management and Technology):
School Feeding and Cognitive Skills: Evidence from India's Midday Meal Program
13:30-16:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
VNR 2095
CDESG: Afternoon Presentations / Conférences de l'après-midi
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Papers
McCaig, Brian (Wilfrid Laurier University):
Out with the old and unproductive, in with the new and similarly unproductive: Microenterprise dynamics in a growing low-income economy
Okoye, Chidozie (Dalhousie University):
Path Dependence in Technology Adoption: Evidence From the Colonial Railway in Nigeria
Morales, Juan (University of Toronto):
Legislating During War: Conflict and Politics in Colombia
13:30-16:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
VNR 2095
CDESG: Afternoon Presentations / Conférences de l'après-midi
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Papers
McCaig, Brian (Wilfrid Laurier University):
Out with the old and unproductive, in with the new and similarly unproductive: Microenterprise dynamics in a growing low-income economy
Okoye, Chidozie (Dalhousie University):
Path Dependence in Technology Adoption: Evidence From the Colonial Railway in Nigeria
Morales, Juan (University of Toronto):
Legislating During War: Conflict and Politics in Colombia
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
CDESG: Credit / Le crédit
Chair
Lopera Baena, Maria Adelaida (Université Laval)
Papers
Islam, Khan (University of Manitoba):
Microcredit, the Timing of Strategic Default, and the Role of Third Party Lending
Wong, Po Yin (Norwegian School of Economics):
Household Responses to Natural Disasters: Evidence on Labor and Credit Market Outcomes in Indonesia
Cuecuecha, Alfredo (El Colegio de Tlaxcala):
Remittances and the use of formal and informal financial services
Lopera Baena, Maria Adelaida (Université Laval):
Peer Effects on Potential Demand for Credit: Evidence from a randomized control trial among young entrepreneurs in Uganda.
Discussants
Cuecuecha, Alfredo (El Colegio de Tlaxcala); McCaig, Brian (Wilfrid Laurier University); Ehrmann, Michael (Bank of Canada)
FSS 1005
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 4012
CDESG: Agriculture / L'agriculture
Chair
Stephens, Emma (Pitzer College)
Papers
Ponce, Carmen (Group for the Analysis of Development - GRADE):
Effects of climate change on crops diversification in the Peruvian Andes
Mohan, Sarah (Carleton University):
Private Sector Quality Standards and Producer Risk in Agricultural Trade: A Framework for Analysis of Development Implications
Stephens, Emma (Pitzer College):
Sharecropping, shadow values and market participation in the Ethiopian Highlands
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 4014
CDESG: Conflict / Les conflits
Chair
Batu, Michael (University of Windsor)
Papers
Lamontagne, Jessie (University of Toronto):
An empirical analysis of crime and inequality in Mexico
Ary Tanimoune, Nasser (University of Ottawa):
Échanges intra-zones et externalités spatiales pour un meilleur développement économique ? Le cas de l'UEMOA
Batu, Michael (University of Windsor):
Can Remittances Buy Peace?
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 2005
State of the Art Lecture / Conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Lemieux, Thomas (University of British Columbia)
Speaker
Duflo, Esther (MIT)
Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials and Policy Making in Developing Countries
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 1005
CDESG: Education I / L'éducation I
Chair
Ozkok, Zeynep (Saint Francis Xavier University)
Papers
Shonchoy, Abu (Institute of Developing Economies, IDE-JETRO):
Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University):
Household Spending on Engineering Education in India: An Empirical Study
Ozkok, Zeynep (Saint Francis Xavier University):
Girls' Education in Turkey: A Regional Analysis of Private Campaigns for Education
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
CDESG: Poverty / La pauvreté
Chair
Le Barbenchon, Claire (International Development Research Centre (IDRC))
Papers
Diarra, Setou (Université Laval):
Household's Monetary Poverty and Child's Multidimensional Deprivation: Why Do they Differ?
Kimou, Assi Jose Carlos (University FHB of Cocody-Abidjan):
Impacts des Transferts sur la Réduction de la Pauvreté et des Inégalités en Cote D'ivoire
Le Barbenchon, Claire (International Development Research Centre (IDRC)):
The Effects of Structural Change on Ethnic Minority Livelihoods: Evidence from Vietnam
FSS 4012
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 4014
CDESG: Institutions and Firms' Behaviour / Le comportement des institutions et des entreprises
Chair
Amirapu, Amrit (University of Kent)
Papers
Amirapu, Amrit (University of Kent):
Judicial Institutions, Relationship-Specificity and Growth: Evidence from India
Mukherjee, Anirban (University of Calcutta):
Formal Contract Enforcement and Entrepreneurial Success of the Marginalized
Kouamé, Wilfried Anicet (Université de Sherbrooke):
Social Infrastructures, Tax Evasion and Productivity
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 1005
CDESG: Aid / L'aide internationale
Chair
Annen, Kurt (University of Guelph)
Papers
Ferry, Marin (Université Paris Dauphine):
Low Income Countries and External Financing: Does Debt Relief Change Anything?
Barkat, Karim (Qatar University):
A dynamic Panel Data Analysis of the Fungibility of Foreign Aid in the health sector: the case of Sub-Saharan countries
Venet, Baptiste (Université Paris Dauphine):
Micro Finance Institutions and International Donors
Annen, Kurt (University of Guelph):
Global Samaritans? Donor Election Cycles and the Allocation of Humanitarian Aid
Discussants
Summerfield, Fraser (University of Aberdeen); Okoye, Chidozie (Dalhousie University); Annen, Kurt (University of Guelph); Compton, Ryan (University of
Manitoba)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
FSS 4012
CDESG: Labour / Le travail
Chair
Yamada, Gustavo (Universidad del Pacifico)
Papers
Montenegro, Maria (University of Alberta):
Land Rights and Women's Empowerment in Rural Peru: Insights from Structural Equation Modeling
Wong, Sara (Polytechnic University (ESPOL)):
Labor Market Effects of Social Security Enrollment for Maids in Ecuador
Yamada, Gustavo (Universidad del Pacifico):
Fear of Labor Rigidities: The Role of Expectations on Employment Growth in Peru
Discussants
Yamada, Gustavo (Universidad del Pacifico); Montenegro, Maria (University of Alberta); Wong, Sara (Polytechnic University (ESPOL))
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
CDESG: International Macro / Macroéconomie internationale
Chair
Darku, Alexander Bilson (University of Lethbridge)
Papers
Serieux, John (University of Manitoba):
Growth and Employment in Africa: A Firm-Level Analysis
Abdullah, Md (University of Manitoba):
Does Foreign Investment Increase Total Factor Productivity?
Darku, Alexander Bilson (University of Lethbridge):
Economic openness and income growth: A reassessment of the relationship for developing countries
FSS 4104
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
FSS 1005
CDESG: Choices / Des questions de choix
Chair
Raeburn, Kaywana (McGill University)
Papers
Duplantier, Anne (Université de Sherbrooke):
Opportunités et migration interne des jeunes au Ghana
Raeburn, Kaywana (McGill University):
Learning in a Bandit Game and the Technology Choices of Farmers in a Developing Country
Zhou, Shiqu (Simon Fraser University):
An Occupational Choice Model with Unknown Entrepreneurial Ability
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
FSS 4012
CDESG: Political Economy / Économie politique
Chair
Zhang, Yongjing (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Roy Chaudhuri, Arka (Indian Statistical Institute):
Mandated Political Representation and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
Flueckiger, Matthias (University of Basel):
Malaria Suitability, Territorial Political Control and Urban Development in South China: Evidence over more than 2000 Years
Dickens, Andrew (York University):
Ethnolinguistic Favouritism in African Politics
Zhang, Yongjing (University of Ottawa):
Successor's Dilemma: When Does Autocratic Succession Work?
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
FSS 4014
CDESG: Transfers / Des questions de transferts
Chair
Das Gupta, Amlan (University of British Columbia)
Papers
Meilman Lomaz Cohn, Ricardo (Simon Fraser University):
The Medium Term Impacts of Food and Cash Transfers on Education
Deschamps-Laporte, Jean-Philippe (Örebro University):
Make it Rain: Labeled Cash Transfers in Agriculture
Das Gupta, Amlan (University of British Columbia):
Cash vs In-kind Transfers: Evidence from the Public Distribution of Food in India.
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
FSS 1005
CDESG Policy Panel I: Women's Economic Empowerment and GrOW / Table ronde du CDESG I : L'autonomisation économique des femmes et le programme CEDEF
Organizer
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Panelists
Laszlo, Sonia (McGill University)
Myamba, Flora (REPOA)
Harper, Sam (McGill University)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
CDESG Policy Panel II: Research to Policy In the South / Table ronde du CDESG II : De la recherche aux politiques publiques dans les pays du Sud
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Panelists
Bhorat, Haroon (University of Cape Town)
Mmari, Donald (REPOA)
FSS 1005
Betcherman, Gordon (University of Ottawa)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
FSS 1007
CDESG: Special Lecture / Conférence principale
Organizer
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Speaker
Karlan, Dean (Yale University)
Topic
Building Sustainable Income for the Ultra-Poor: Behavioral and Economic Constraints
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
FSS 1005
CDESG/PEP: General Equilibrium / Des questions d'équilibre général
Chair
Lemelin, André (Université du Québec)
Papers
Kame Babilla, Thierry (University of Yaoundé II):
Macroeconomics implications of female entrepreneurs facing financial frictions to access to credit: a DSGE Model approach in Cameroon
Huguet, Mélissa (Université Laval):
Investissements publics et effets sur le marché du travail au Chili
Lemelin, André (Université du Québec):
A multiregional CGE model of Quebec
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
FSS 4012
CDESG: Education II / L'éducation II
Chair
Fors, Heather (University of Gothenburg)
Papers
Sanchez, Alan (Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo):
Accessing Higher Education in Developing Countries:Panel data analysis from India, Peru and Vietnam
Hao, Tongtong (University of Toronto):
The Educational Mobility of Multiple Generations: Evidence from China
Naito, Hisahiro (University of Tsukuba):
Selection Mechanism and Variation of Years of Schooling across Birth Month: A Case in Malawi
Fors, Heather (University of Gothenburg):
Land Certification and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia
Discussants
Fors, Heather (University of Gothenburg); Sanchez, Alan (Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo); Hao, Tongtong (University of Toronto); Naito, Hisahiro
(University of Tsukuba)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
CDESG: Health / La santé
Chair
Bhattacharjee, Shampa (Shiv Nadar University)
Papers
Bhattacharjee, Shampa (Shiv Nadar University):
Sibling Rivalry and Child Survival: Evidence from the study of Twins in India
Hongdilokkul, Natt (Simon Fraser University):
The Effect of Universal Health Care on Alcohol Consumption in Thailand
Khalid, Musah (University of Manitoba):Uptake of voluntary health insurance and its impact on health care utilization in Ghana
Devereux, Kevin (University of Toronto):
Complementarity and free-riding in child investment: application to the polyamorous Bari people
FSS 4014.