The 2022 German Development Economics Conference (GDE) took place on 9-10 June 2022 and was hosted by the University of Hohenheim. The conference was held as a physical meeting.
Keynote Speakers
Christopher B. Barrett (Cornell University)
Christopher Udry (Northwestern University)
Local Organizers
Regina Birner and Manfred Zeller (University of Hohenheim)
Selection Committee
Axel Dreher (Heidelberg University), Andreas Fuchs (University of Göttingen), Michael Grimm (University of Passau), Isabel Günther (ETH Zürich), Krisztina Kis-Katos (University of Göttingen) and Matthias Schündeln (Goethe University Frankfurt).
Full Program
Please find the full program (including details on sessions, presenters, rooms and links to papers) here.
Program Overview
Thursday, 9 June
| 14:15 | Registration |
| 15:30 | Parallel Session 1 1A) Demography 1B) Household Energy 1C) Child Health 1D) Crime |
| 16:40 | Video (Poster) Session 1A) Environment and Natural Disaster 1B) Survey methodology 1C) Migration & Development 1D) Poverty, Health and Environment |
| 17:30 | Coffee Break |
| 18:00 | Official Conference Welcome |
| 18:15 | Plenary Session with Keynote Address and General Discussion Christopher Udry (Northwestern University): “Gender and Agriculture in Africa” |
| 19:30 | Award Ceremony for the Prize for Excellence in Applied Development Research sponsored by the KfW Development Bank |
| 20:00 | Conference Dinner |
Friday, 10 June
| 8:30 | Meeting and Registration for new arrivals |
| 9:00 | Parallel Session 2 2A) Agriculture 2B) Natural Disasters 2C) Firms 2D) Health Behavior 2E) Household Decision Making 2F) Political Economy I |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | Parallel Session 3 3A) Local Development I 3B) Economic History 3C) Education 3D) Trade & Social assistance 3E) Conflict & Trade |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Plenary Session with Keynote Address and General Discussion Christopher Barrett (Cornell): “Combatting persistent poverty via catastrophic risk management?” |
| 15:30 | Parallel Session 4 4A) Political Economy II 4B) Human capital & Social mobility 4C) China 4D) Labor 4E) Household Economics |
| 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 17:00 | Parallel Session 5 5A) Political Economy III 5B) Local Development II 5C) Marriage II 5D) Development Aid |
| 18:30 | Conference Closing |
| 19:30 | Dinner (at own expenses and by reservation) |