FRIDAY

 

Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference

Program

 

NEUDC conference materials are available in electronic format, it is anticipated that participants will download papers they need.

The NEUDC Conference sessions will be held in Williams College's Griffin Hall, Williamstown, MA.

Friday, October 25, 2002

 

Session I 4:00-6:00 pm
Session I A Openness and Its Impact
Chairperson: Faruk Khan, Williams College
Dean, Judith (US International Trade Commission)
Do Preferential Trade Agreements Promote Growth?
Jones, Patricia (Vassar College)
Does Globalization Reduce Racial Inequality? Evidence from South Africa
Pavcnik, Nina (Dartmouth College)
Trade, Wages, and the Political Economy of Trade Protection: Evidence from the Colombian Trade Reforms
Feyrer, James (Dartmouth College)
Dead Weight Losses from Immobile Capital

Discussants: Andreas Waldkirch, Oregon State University
Nina Pavnik, Dartmouth College
Istvan Konya, Boston College
Faruk Khan, Williams College

Session I B Public Economics
Chairperson: Robert Evenson, Yale University
Emran, M. Shahe (Stanford University)
On Selective Indirect Tax Reform in Developing Countries
Duclos, Jean-Yves (University of Laval)
Socially Efficient Tax Reforms
Jensen, Henning Tarp (University of Copenhagen)
General Equilibrium Measures of Agricultural Policy Bias in Fifteen Developing Countries
Jain, Sanjay (University of Virginia)
Public Opinion and the Dynamics of Reform
Discussants: Jean-Yves Duclos, University of Laval
Victor Matheson, Williams College
Robert Evenson, Yale University
Francesco Giovannoni, University of Newcastle
Session I C Macro Shocks and Impacts on Poverty
Chairperson: Robert Jensen, Harvard University
Block, Steven (Tufts University)
Nutrition Knowledge Versus Schooling in the Demand for Child Micronutrient Status
Strauss, John (Michigan State)
Economic Crisis Impacts on Children After Three Years: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey
Minot, Nicholas (International Food Policy Research Institute) &
Daniels, Lisa (Washington College)
Impact of Falling Cotton Prices on Rural Poverty in Benin

Discussants: T. Paul Schultz, Yale University
Karen Macours, UC Berkeley

RECEPTION AT THE CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 6:15-7:30 PM

 

OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

8:00 PM Berkshire Symphony Concert with preconcert at 7:15, Brooks-Rogers, Chapin Hall