On October 24th and 25th, the NCID will host the II Spanish Workshop in Development Economics. The Workshop aims to foster collaboration among researchers in Development Economics affiliated with Spanish institutions. We have 25 presenters and keynote talks from Enrique Seira (Michigan State and J-Pal) and David Evans (IDB). For more information visit the event's website. If you wish to attend, you can register using this link.

Program

11:15-11:45 Welcoming of workshop presenters and attendees 

11:45-11:50 Opening remarks: Mirko Abbritti (NCID Director)

11:50-12:50 Rita Ramalho (World Bank)

Institutional Capacity for Development: An Analytical Framework 

(with G.Kim, S. Russel and T.Kumar)

12:50-13:15 Raúl Bajo (NCID, University de Navarra)

Persistence and path-dependence of Neo-European institutions: Evidence from the British colonial rule in Kenya (with J. Klinnert)

13:15-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:30 Carl Henrik Knutsen (University of Oslo)

Total Model Space: Evaluating the relevance of research design choices with an application on democracy and growth

15:30-16:30 Svend-Erik Skaaning (Aarhus University)

Economic Development and the Risk of Autocratization

16:30-17:20 Coffee break

17:20-18:20 Luis Martínez (Emory University)

Bourbon Reforms and State Capacity in the Spanish Empire

18:20-19:00 Coffee break/Preparation for keynote lecture

19:00-20:15 Keynote Lecture (open to the public)

Tim J. Besley (London School of Economics and Political Science)