The Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to host the fourth annual Collaborative for Econometrics and Integrated Development Studies (CEIDS) Conference. This year’s theme, “Researchers and Practitioners Together,” brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars and development professionals to present work that bridges the gap between development economics research and real-world implementation in the pursuit of integral human development. The conference will be available for in-person and virtual attendance via livestream on this webpage.
The CEIDS Network is a virtual research community whose mission is to serve as an ongoing global collaborative of development researchers committed to partnering with faith-based global development organizations and supporting their mission and practice.
Monday, June 2
9:00 am - 3:00 pm: CEIDS Leadership Meeting
Hesburgh Center Room C104/105
Business Meeting and Discussion
6:00 pm: Welcome Dinner
Hesburgh Center Great Hall
Welcome and general remarks on CEIDS Network participation and affiliation
Speakers: Maurice Sikenyi, Patrizio Piraino, Mauricio Benitez
Tuesday, June 3
8:30 am: Continental Breakfast
Hesburgh Center Great Hall
9:30 am: Workshop Session I
Hesburgh Center Room C103
● Opening Remarks: Bruce Wydick
● Presenter: Bruce Wydick, “Building Program Evaluation into Routine Operations: A Working Proposal with Compassion International"
● Presenter: Paul Perrin, Title TBD
● Presenter: Lincoln Lau, “Where do I go if I want to design an evidence-based intervention? Reflections from the program design perspective”
● Presenter: Richard Zhang, “Asking the Right Questions with Textual Dimension Reduction”
11:15 am: Break & Group Photo
Hesburgh Center Great Hall
11:45 am: Workshop Session II
Hesburgh Center Room C103
● Presenter: Michael Mulford, “Forming Effective Research Partnerships: Experience from a World Vision / IFPRI collaboration in Ethiopia”
● Presenter: Danice Guzman, “Fostering Inter-ethnic Trust, Tolerance, and Patriotism: The Role of Student Friendship in Kenya”
● Presenter: Paul Glewwe, “Opportunities and Challenges when Working with Christian NGOs: A Tale of Working with Two NGOs”
1:00 pm: Lunch
Hesburgh Center Great Hall
2:30 pm: Workshop Session III
Hesburgh Center Room C103
● Presenter: Isaac Ahimbisibwe, “Beliefs and Demand for Employee Training: A Field Experiment with Small Firms in Uganda”
● Presenters: TJ D’agostino, “Are we overestimating learning poverty and under-estimating reading comprehension effects? Refining reading comprehension assessment in international contexts”
● Presenter: Kira Villa, “A Discussion on the Current State of U.S. Foreign Aid”
4:00 pm: Refreshment Break
Hesburgh Center Great Hall
4:15 pm: Working Group Breakout Sessions
Hesburgh Center
5:15 pm: Optional Campus Tour (self-guided or with a volunteer)
5:15 pm: Optional Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame
7:00 pm: Dinner
Kate’s Kitchen, 701 N Niles Ave, South Bend, IN 46617
Organized Transport to Dinner Pick-Up from the hotel at 6:45 pm; taxi back to the hotel at 9 pm
Wednesday, June 4
8:30 am: Breakfast and Informal Conversations at Hotel, Ivy Court - 1404 Ivy Court, South Bend
Potential for Meetings with Research Working Groups