Inaugural Development Economics Workshop

Introduction from Associate Professor Habib Rahman

Professor Toby Watson, Deputy Executive Dean, Durham University Business School

Professor Claire O’Malley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global), Durham University

H.E. Dr. Desra Percaya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the International Maritime Organization

Keynote Speech: Labour Economics for a New World: Time for a Paradigm Shift

Justice for all? Evaluating the impact of legal aid clinics in India (Dr. Nitin Kumar Bharti, New York University Abu Dhabi)

Meritocracy and Street Charity: Theory and Field Evidence (Dr. Nishtha Sharma, New York University Abu Dhabi)

The Economic Costs of Distorted Power Tariffs: Evidence from Power Purchase Agreements in Pakistan (Dr. Sugandha Srivastav, University of Oxford, UK)

The political economy of environmental regulation: evidence from sand mining in India (Associate Professor Stefania Lovo, University of Reading, UK)

Can the Political Left Save the Planet? Impact of Leftist Mayors on Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon (Prof. Sarmistha Pal, University of Surrey, UK)

Moderator: Associate Professor Habib Rahman

Professor Bruce Malamud, Director of Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University, UK

Irfan Maqbool, Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Thailand

Professor Julian Williams, Head of Department of Finance, Durham University, UK

Professor Petra Minnerop, Director, Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Durham University, UK

Professor Asad Islam, Director, Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability, Monash University, Australia

Floods and Farming: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment in Sri Lanka (Professor Mehmet Ulubaşoğlu, Deakin University, Australia)

Climate policy instruments and economic performances (Dr. Sheikh Eskander, London School of Economics & Political Science; Kingston University London, UK)

Global Warming Cools Voters Down: How Climate Concerns Affect Policy Preferences (Dr. Maria Cotofan, King’s College London, UK)

Event Exposure, Political Messages and Voting: Evidence from India (Asst. Prof. Apurav Bhatiya, University of Birmingham, UK)

Madarssa Identity and Extremism: Is there a connection? (Assoc. Prof. Samreen Malik, New York University Abu Dhabi)

Unlocking young women's minds? The impact of a low-cost career guidance program (Dr. Viola Asri, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway)

Assessing the effectiveness of soft skills training and job counselling: Experimental Evidence from Vietnam (Associate Professor Smriti Sharma, Newcastle University, UK)

Traditional Norms and Parental Investment in Human Capital (Associate Professor Gunes Gokmen, Lund University, Sweden)

Adapting to Thrive: Training and Access to Finance to Reduce Climate Vulnerability Among Smallholder Farmers in Nepal (Dr. Marup Hossain, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Italy)

The Curse of Bad Geography: Stagnant Water, Diseases, & Children’s Human Capital (Steve Berggreen-Clausen, Lund University, Sweden)

Professor Michael Naef, Professor Asad Islam & Associate Professor Habib Rahman