May 27-28, 2011
World Bank Headquarters, Conference Room C8-150 | 1225 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
Link to Papers (Password Protected)
Friday, May 27
9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30-11:00 Session 1: World Bank Policy Session
Panel discussion to explore research collaboration with World Bank operations
Discussants: Shanta Devarajan, Chief Economist, Africa Region
Ritva Reinikka, Sector Director, Africa Region
Anand Rajaram, Sector Manager, Africa Region
Ariel Fiszbein, Chief Economist, Human Development Network
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Session 2: Thad Dunning, Yale University (with Jennifer Bussell (UT-Austin)
“Research Design: Citizens, Services, and Corruption in India.”
12:15- 2:00 Lunch at Heritage India, Dupont Circle, 1337 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC
2:00 – 3:00 Session 3: Catherine Eckel, University of Texas, Dallas (with Angela de Oliveira and Rachel Croson)
“Are Preferences Stable Across Domains? An Experimental Investigation of Social Preferences in the Field”
3:00 -3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 -4:15 Session 4: Peter John, University of Manchester (with Helen Margetts, Tobias Escher, Stephane Reissfelder, and Scott Hale)
“Leadership and Collective Action: Heterogeneous Social Influence Effects”
6:30 – 9:00 Reception/Dinner: Twins Jazz, 1344 U Street, Washington, DC
Saturday, May 28
9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 Session 5: Craig McIntosh, University of Califoria, San Diego (with Sarah Baird, Berk Ozler, and Jedrzej Zieleniak)
“Investing at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Experimental Evidence on Business Activity and Group Cohesion from Tanzania”
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 Session 6: Eric Dickson, New York University
11:45 – 2:00 Lunch at Zaytinya,701, 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
2:00 – 3:00 Session 7: David Nickerson, University of Notre Dame
“Using Survey Experiments to Understand Vote Buying”
3:00 – 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 – 5:00 Business Meeting
Participants
Klaus Abbink
Sheree Bennett
Shanta Devarajan
Eric Dickson
Thad Dunning
Catherine Eckel
Ariel Fiszbein
Macartan Humphreys
Susan Hyde
Nahomi Ichino
Peter John
Stuti Khemani
Jeff Lilley
Ghazala Mansuri
Craig McIntosh
Devra Moehler
David Nickerson
Vijayendra Rao
Anand Rajaram
Ritva Reinikka
Daniel Rubenson
Brian Scholl
Linda Stern
Rick Wilson
Conference Hotel
The Dupont Hotel
1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 483-6000