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Global Indicators Group Seminar Series

DECIG Seminar Series

The Seminar Series is hosted by the Global Indicators Group of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The series invites leading researchers in development economics and public policy to present their recent work in an academic-style seminar format.


Current Season - 2022/2023

Date

Speaker

Affiliation

Topic

May 10, 2023Sebastian HeiseFederal Reserve, Bank of New York

Labor Misallocation Across Firms and Regions

Paper

 
April 12, 2023Marco Sanfilippo, Elena Perra, Asha SundaramUniversity of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Florence (Department of Economics),  University of Auckland (Department of Economics)

Roads, Competition, and the Informal Sector

Paper

 
March 8, 2023Julian di GiovanniManuel García-SantanaPriit JeenasEnrique Moral-Benito and Josep Pijoan-MasFederal Reserve Bank of New York; World Bank Group; Pompeu Fabra University; Bank of Spain; and Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI)

Government Procurement and Access to Credit: Firm Dynamics and Aggregate Implications

Paper

 
February 8, 2023Stefanie StanchevaHarvard University

How to Run Surveys: A Guide to Creating your Own Identifying Variation and Revealing the Invisible

Paper

 
January 31, 2023James A. Robinson, Alexander Vostroknutov and Ekaterina VostroknutovaUniversity of Chicago, Maastricht University andT World Bank Group

Endogenous Institutions and Economic Policy

 

Paper

 
December 7, 2022Jonas Hjort, Hannes Malmberg, Todd SchoellmanUniversity College London, University of Minnesota, and  Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

The Missing Middle Managers: Labor Costs, Firm Structure, and Development

Paper

November 16, 2022Salvatore Capasso, Franziska Ohnsorge and Shu YuUniversity Parthenope of Napoli, World Bank Group

From Financial Development to Informality: A Causal Link

Paper

October 12, 2022Anna Minasyan and Gabriella MontinolaUniversity of Groningen & University of California Davis

Gendered Aid and Women Legal Empowerment

Paper

September 14, 2022Titan AlonSena CoskunMatthias DoepkeDavid Koll and Michèle Tertilt

University of California at San Diego: Titan Alon

Northwestern University: Matthias Doepke

University of Mannheim: Sena Coskun, David Koll, Michèle Tertilt,

Wilfrid Laurier University: Brian McCaig

From Mancession to Shecession: Women's Employment in Regular and Pandemic Recessions

Paper

Previous Season - 2021/2022

Date

Speaker

Affiliation

Topic

January 20, 2021Mohammad AminWorld Bank Group, Enterprise Analysis

Exports and Female Workers in Formal Firms

Event Recording l Presentation l Paper

February 17, 2021Klaus Peter HellwigIMF

Can Disaggregated Indicators Identify Governance Reform Priorities?

Event Recording l Paper

March 17, 2021Hibret MaemirWorld Bank Group, Enterprise Analysis

Are Trade Preferences a Panacea? : The African Growth and Opportunity Act and African Exports

PresentationPaper

April 21, 2021Tea TrumbicWorld Bank Group, Women, Business and the LawWomen, Business and the Law 2021 Report
May 19, 2021Luis Felipe Cespedes, Roberto Chang and Andres Velasco

Luis Felipe Céspedes: Universidad de Chile

Roberto Chang: Rutgers University and NBER

Andrés Velasco: London School of Economics and CEPR

Credit, Employment and COVID Crisis
Paper

June 16, 2021Mohammad Amin and Domenico ViganolaWorld Bank Group, Enterprise Analysis

Does Better Access to Finance Help Firms Deal with COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from Firm-level Survey Data

Paper

September 29, 2021Nona Karalashvili, David Francis and Peter MurellWorld Bank Group, Enterprise Analysis & University of Maryland

Mapping the Landscape of Transactions: the Governance of Business Relations in Latin America

Paper

October 13, 2021Mohammad AminWorld Bank Group, Enterprise Analysis

Does Competition from Informal Firms Hurt Job Creation by Formal Firms?

Evidence Using Firm-Level Survey Data

Paper

November 10, 2021Asif Islam and Silvia MuziWorld Bank Group, Middle East and North Africa Region & Enterprise Analysis

Mobile Money and Investment by Women Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa

Paper

December 8, 2021Pierre Bachas, Roberto N. Fatal-Jaef, Anders Jensen

World Bank Group, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

 

Size-dependent tax enforcement and compliance: Global evidence and aggregate implications

Paper

January 19, 2022Stephie Fried and David LagakosArizona State University & Boston University

Electricity and Productivity: A General Equilibrium Approach 

Event Recording l Paper

February 16, 2022Frederic MeunierWorld Bank Group

 

Entrepreneurship Database Project and We-Data: How did the COVID-19 impact business formation around the world?

Event Recording

March 16, 2022Brian McCaig and Nina PavcnikWilfrid Laurier University & Dartmouth University

 

Entry and Exit of Informal Firms and Development

Event Recording l Paper

April 20, 2022Roberto N. Fattal Jaef, Kaleb Abreha, Xavier Cirera, Hibret Maemir and Elwyn DaviesWorld Bank Group

 

Deconstructing the Missing Middle: Informality and Firms' Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Event Recording l Paper

May 18, 2022Erica BosioWorld Bank GroupProcurement in Focus: Rules, Discretion, and Emergencies – A New eBook


Note: Information on upcoming events is subject to change.