The Poverty & Applied Microeconomics Seminar Series is a weekly series hosted by the World Bank's research department. The series invites leading researchers in applied microeconomics from the fields of poverty, human development, agriculture, political economy, behavioral economics, private sector development, and a range of other fields to present the results of their most recent research in a seminar format.
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule (ET time)
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Speaker |
Paper |
Wednesday |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Susan Parker (University of Maryland) |
Rolling Back Progresa: School and Work After the End of a Landmark Anti-Poverty Program |
Wednesday September 17, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Juliana Londoño Vélez (UCLA) |
Equity and Efficiency in Financial Aid Targeting |
Wednesday September 24, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Thomas Fujiawara (Princeton) |
Do Gender-Neutral Job Ads Promote Diversity? Experimental Evidence from Latin America’s Tech Sector |
Wednesday October 8, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Akshaya Jha (Carnegie Mellon) | |
Wednesday October 15, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Jeffrey Shrader (Columbia University) |
Competition Constrains Adaptation to Climate Shocks |
Wednesday |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Robert Garlick (Duke University) |
Flexibility versus Performance: The Determinants of Labor Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Wednesday October 29, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm | G 2-116 | Jack Willis (Columbia University) | Copays, Selection, and Impact: Experimental Evidence on Health Insurance in Uganda |
| Wednesday November 5, 2025 | 12:30 - 2:00 pm | G 2-116 | Arkadev Ghosh (Duke University) | Learning About Outgroups: The Impact of Broad Versus Deep Interactions |
Wednesday November 12, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Anne Fitzpatrick (Ohio State University) |
|
Wednesday November 19, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Joshua Blumenstock (Berkeley) |
|
Wednesday December 3, 2025 |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
G 2-116 |
Christopher Neilson (Yale University) |
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Last Updated: September 15, 2025
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