On Monday NCID hosted a seminar from Professor Antonio Cabrales of University Carlos III and University College of London. While better known for his theoretical work in Economics, Cabrales presented his applied research on the effect of feedback on student performance at the university level.
The essence of the project was to investigate whether informing students of their standing relative to their cohort average would improve or worsen their performance on exams, course, and grade-point average...
“Quiero utilizar conceptos empresariales para desarrollar un proyecto social”, así se expresó Jorge Bolívar, presidente de la Fundación Inversión y Cooperación, en el seminario " ‘Ahorrar para aprender’, un enfoque alternativo para la inclusión socio-económica en la base de la pirámide”. El evento fue organizado por el proyecto Navarra Center for International Development del Instituto Cultura y Sociedad.
Tres son las razones que llevaron a Jorge Bolívar a abandonar el mundo de las microfinanzas: el riesgo del sob...
On February 9th, NCID was honored to host a seminar from Alex Chafuen, President of the Atlas Network, as well as a functionary with various funds and research groups. His seminar was based around a forthcoming project of his, titled "Crony Capitalism as an Obstacle to Development".
As one of the leading researchers on the role of cronyism in government Dr. Chafuen provided many insights into identifyin...