Development Economics Working Group

JOIN VIRTUALLY! Non-Economic Consequences and Implications of Economic Interventions and Policies

Wed
Apr
22
In accordance with updated University guidelines on limiting public gatherings in light of COVID-19 concerns, this event will be offered virtually via Zoom. Those interested in attending should contact wbrooks@nd.edu or tdinkelm@nd.edu for instructions on how to join by computer or phone.

Instead of our traditional format with one person presenting on a paper, this will be a round-table discussion on the topic "Non-economic consequences of economic interventions and policies," where you are invited to share a short example from your own research experience that speaks to this topic.

We hope that participants will be able to share examples from their fieldwork/studies in which they have encountered findings that were not originally intended to be studied by the researcher. Sometimes these will be non-economic findings, sometimes they will be findings that are just not typical for economists to study. These are the kinds of things that would be useful for inter-disciplinary discussions – you might have run into something in your own work that is not in your area of expertise but might be something typically studied by other social scientists. The idea would be for each volunteer to talk to the group for 5-8 minutes and leave some time for general discussion.  

The Development Economics Working Group supports graduate and faculty research in the economic determinants of human development and how economic policy can be used to promote human development. It promotes dialogue among researchers with different areas of expertise, from a variety of perspectives and subject areas, uch as health, education, infrastructure, governance, and migration. Regular meetings allow participants to workshop research in progress, while occasional seminars bring external researchers to campus to discuss their work and provide feedback on projects of group members.
Cochairs: Wyatt Brooks and Taryn Dinkelman