New Frontiers Series
Effects of Caste-Based Affirmative Action in Governance on Socio-Economic Networks and Resource Provision
Thu
Apr
13
Emily Breza
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Harvard University
In her Kellogg Institute Seminar, Emily Breza will discuss the effects of a political affirmative action policy on village social and economic networks in Bihar, India.
This lecture is part of a larger series organized by Faculty Fellow Nilesh Fernando entitled "New Frontiers in Economic Development." First organized in 2013, the series focused on microeconomic poverty interventions. The series now focuses on larger-scale economic issues and their impact in developing countries by featuring distinguished economists who deliver a public lecture as well as participate in a master class with graduate-level economics students. The series is cosponsored by the Department of Economics.
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Emily Breza
Emily Breza is an associate professor at Harvard University's Department of Economics. Her research focuses on development economics and household finance.
She is particularly interested in how financial decision-making interacts with both social effects and behavioral biases and how financial product design can better integrate these factors...
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