RAA<\/a>)<\/p>\n9:00 Parallel Sessions 1 <\/strong><\/p>\nSession 1A: Labor I (RAA-E-08)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Maria Sviatschi<\/strong> (Columbia University). Making a Narco<\/em>: Childhood Exposure to Illegal Labor. Markets and Criminal Life Paths.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Christelle Dumas<\/strong> (University of Fribourg). Productivity Shocks and Child Labor: The Role of Credit and Labor Markets.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: G\u00fcnther Fink<\/strong> (Swiss TPH and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), B. Kelsey Jack (Tufts University) and Felix Masiye (University of Zambia). Seasonal Liquidity, Rural Labor Markets and Agricultural Production: Evidence from Zambia.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Martin Abel<\/strong> (Middlebury College), Rulof Burger (Stellenbosch University), Eliana Carranza (World Bank) and Patrizio Piraino<\/strong> (University of Cape Town). Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Session 1B: Economic History (RAA-E-12)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Guy Michaels (London School of Economics and Political Science), Dzhamilya Nigmatulina (London School of Economics and Political Science), Ferdinand Rauch<\/strong> (University of Oxford), Tanner Regan (London School of Economics and Political Science), Neeraj Baruah (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Amanda Dahlstrand-Rudin (London School of Economics and Political Science). Planning Ahead for Better Neighborhoods: Long Run Evidence from Tanzania.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Felix Meier Zu Selhausen (University of Sussex), Alexander Moradi <\/strong>(University of Sussex) and Remi Jedwab (George Washington University). The Economics of Missionary Expansion and the Compression of History.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Bruno Caprettini<\/strong> (University of Zurich) and Joachim Voth (University of Zurich). Rage Against the Machines. Labor-Saving Technology and Unrest in England, 1830-32.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Carl-Johan Dalgaard (University of Copenhagen), Nicolai Kaarsen (Danish Economic Council), Ola Olsson (University of Gothenburg) and Pablo Selaya <\/strong>(University of Copenhagen). Roman Roads to Prosperity: Persistence and Non-Persistence of Public Goods Provision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 1C: Political Economy I (RAA-E-21)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Arash Naghavi<\/strong> (University of Wuppertal and University of Konstanz) and Shujaat Farooq (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics). Colonial Indirect Rule and Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions: Evidence from British India.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2:\u00a0Paper 2: Sam Asher <\/strong>(World Bank), Paul Novosad (Dartmouth College) and Charlie Rafkin (National Bureau of Economic Research). Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Findings from Administrative Data.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Christophe Muller <\/strong>(Aix-Marseille University) and Pierre Pecher (Aix-Marseille University). Transborder Ethnic Kin and Local Prosperity: Evidence from Night-Time Light Intensity in Africa.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Christian Bommer (University of Goettingen), Axel Dreher<\/strong> (Heidelberg University) and Marcello Perez <\/strong>(University of Goettingen). Regional and Ethnic Favoritism in the Allocation of Humanitarian Aid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 1D: Finance and Development (RAA-E-27)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Kristina Czura <\/strong>(University of Munich) and Stefan Klonner (Heidelberg University). Credit Allocation in Response to an Aggregate Shock. Evidence from Local Credit Networks and the Indian Ocean Tsunami.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Jonathan St\u00f6terau<\/strong> (Humboldt University Berlin). The Impact of Voluntary Financial Literacy Trainings on Financial Behavior. Large-Sample Evidence from Kenyan Bank Account Data.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Tim Kaiser<\/strong> (University of Koblenz-Landau) and Lukas Menkhoff (Humboldt-University of Berlin). Active Learning Fosters Financial Behavior: Evidence from Rural Uganda.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Sumit Agarwal (Georgetown University), Thomas Kigabo (National Bank of Rwanda), Camelia Minoiu (IMF), Andrea Presbitero<\/strong> (IMF) and Andre F. Silva (IMF). Financial Access Under the Microscope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 1E: Decentralization and Spatial Diffusion (RAA-E-29)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Ashani Amarasinghe (Monash University), Roland Hodler <\/strong>(University of St. Gallen), Paul Raschky (Monash University) and Yves Zenou (Monash University). Spatial Diffusion of Economic Shocks in Networks.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Gabriel Felbermayr (ifo Institute), Jasmin Gr\u00f6schl <\/strong>(ifo Institute), Mark Sanders (Utrecht School of Economics), Vincent Schippers (Utrecht School of Economics) and Thomas Steinwachs (ifo Institute). Illuminating the Spatial Connectivity of Disasters.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Katrina Kosec (International Food Policy Research Institute) and Tewodaj Mogues <\/strong>(International Food Policy Research Institute). Decentralisation without Democracy.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Richard Bluhm <\/strong>(Leibniz University Hannover), Christian Lessmann<\/strong> (University of Braunschweig) and Paul Schaudt <\/strong>(Leibniz University Hannover). The Economic Effects of District Reforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
10:45 Coffee Break (UZH, RAA Atrium & E30)<\/p>\n
11:15 Parallel Sessions 2<\/strong><\/p>\nSession 2A: Labor II (RAA-E-08)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Ina Ganguli (University of Massachusetts at Amherst), Ricardo Hausmann (Harvard University), Martina Viarengo <\/strong>(The Graduate Institute, Geneva). Career Dynamics and Gender Gaps among Employees in the Microfinance Sector.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Oscar Becerra (<\/strong>Universidad de los Andes). The Value of a Promise: Future Pension Benefits and Labor Supply Allocation in a Developing Economy.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Michael Koelle <\/strong>(University of Oxford). Microenterprises and the Lure of Wage Work: Theory and Evidence from Mexico.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Marc Witte <\/strong>(University of Oxford). Job Referrals and Strategic Network Formation \u2013 Experimental Evidence from Urban Neighbourhoods in Ethiopia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 2B: Institutions (RAA-E-12)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Fernando M. Arag\u00f3n (Simon Fraser University) and Anke Kessler<\/strong> (Simon Fraser University). Property Rights on First Nation’s Reserve Land.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Sam Asher<\/strong> (World Bank), Karan Nagpal (University of Oxford) and Paul Novosad (Dartmouth College). The Cost of Distance: Geography and Governance in Rural India.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Sumon Majumdar (<\/strong>Queen\u2019s University) and Sharun Mukand (Queen\u2019s University). The Leader as Catalyst: On Mass Movements and the Mechanics of Institutional Change.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Christian Bj\u00f8rnskov<\/strong> (Aarhus University). Institutional Shocks and Economic Crises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 2C: Political Economy II (RAA-E-21)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Anirban Mitra (<\/strong>University of Kent), Shabana Mitra (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore) and Arnab Mukherji (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore). Cash for Votes: Evidence from India.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Anderson Frey <\/strong>(University of Rochester). Cash Transfers, Clientelism, and Political Enfranchisement: Evidence from Brazil.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: George Ofosu <\/strong>(Washington University in St. Louis). Do Fair Elections Increase Politicians\u2019 Responsiveness?<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: \u00c7agatay Bircan (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and Orkun Saka <\/strong>(London School of Economics and Political Science). Political Lending Cycles and Real Outcomes: Evidence from Turkey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 2D<\/strong>: Conflict (RAA-E-27)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Sarah Langlotz <\/strong>(Heidelberg University). Community Cohesion in Times of Conflict.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Tilman Br\u00fcck (International Security and Development Center) and Wolfgang Stojetz <\/strong>(International Security and Development Center and Humboldt University of Berlin). War and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Angolan Veteran Families.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Andreas Eberhard-Ruiz<\/strong> (University of Sussex). The Impact of Armed Conflict on Local Cross-Border Trade: Evidence from the Border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Kai Gehring<\/strong> (University of Zurich) and Lukas Willi <\/strong>(London School of Economics and Political Science). Farmers vs. Industrialists: Within-Elite Conflict and its Effect on Industrialization in the US South.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Session 2E: Migration (RAA-E-29)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Ira N. Gang <\/strong>(Rutgers University), Melanie Khamis (Wesleyan University) and John Landon-Lane (Rutgers University). Migration and Household Informal Activity.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Cl\u00e9mentine Sadania<\/strong> (Aix-Marseille University). Empowerment at Marriage: International Migration and the Egyptian Marriage Market.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Neil Bennett<\/strong> (University of California). Migration in Response to Long-Run Weather Variation.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: Sanjay Jain<\/strong> (University of Oxford), Sumon Majumdar (Queen\u2019s University) and Sharun W. Mukand (University of Warwick). Barbarians at the Gate? Culture and the Political Economy of Migration Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Session 2F: Poverty, Productivity, Deforestation, and Fertility (RAA-G-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Paper 1: Achmad Tohari (University of Western Australia), Christopher Parsons <\/strong>(University of Western Australia) and Anu Rammohan (University of Western Australia). Targeting Poverty under Complementarities: Evidence from Indonesia\u2019s Unified Targeting System.<\/li>\n
- Paper 2: Nandita Krishnaswamy<\/strong> (Columbia University). At What Price? Price Supports, Agricultural Productivity, and Misallocation.<\/li>\n
- Paper 3: Simon He\u00df<\/strong> (Goethe University Frankfurt), Dany Jaimovich <\/strong>(Goethe University Frankfurt) and Matthias Sch\u00fcndeln (Goethe University Frankfurt). Community-Driven Deforestation? Experimental Evidence from a Rural Development Program in West Africa.<\/li>\n
- Paper 4: