Experimental Methods in Development Economics

15 December 2007 at 1:58 pm Peter G. Klein Leave a comment

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Readers interested in the J-PAL approach to development may enjoy an upcoming conference on “New Techniques in Development Economics,” 19-20 June at Australian National University. “[T]he conference will focus on new methodological approaches to development economics research, particularly field experiments and natural experiments.” Details, courtesy of SSRN, are below the fold.

CALL FOR PAPERS

NEW TECHNIQUES IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

June 19-20, 2008
Australian National University

The Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University will be holding a conference on June 19-20, 2008, on the topic “New Techniques in Development Economics”. Supported by AusAID, the conference will focus on new methodological approaches to development economics research, particularly field experiments and natural experiments.

We are keen to showcase both cutting-edge methodologies, and the novel application of existing empirical tools to answer new questions. Among the confirmed speakers for the conference are Paul Gertler (UC Berkeley), Dean Karlan (Yale), and Seema Jayachandran (Stanford).

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

Researchers interested in presenting a paper at the conference should send a one-page abstract, together with full contact information to:

Email: MAILTO:andrew.leigh@anu.edu.au

by February 15, 2008.

The authors of selected papers will be notified by March 15, 2008.

CONFERENCE ORGANISERS:

Professor Xin Meng, Dr Chikako Yamauchi, and Dr Andrew Leigh