1st meeting · 2020
Conference on Impact Evaluation in Governance and Finance
October 22–23, 2020 · Grand Hyatt Seoul (Grand Ballroom II) & online
Dates
Oct 22–23, 2020
Venue
Grand Hyatt Seoul · hybrid
Keynotes
Arianna Legovini · Syngjoo Choi
Hosts
KDI School · World Bank DIME
Keynote · Day 1
Arianna Legovini
Head, Development Impact Evaluation (DIME), World Bank
“Impact Evaluation for Achieving Impact”
Keynote · Day 2
Syngjoo Choi
Professor, Seoul National University
“Impact Evaluation Using Lab-in-the-Field Experiment”
Program
All times KST. Sessions were streamed live on YouTube.
Day 1 · Thursday, October 22
09:00–09:05Opening remarksJong-Il You, Dean, KDI School
09:10–09:50Keynote — Impact Evaluation for Achieving ImpactArianna Legovini, Head, DIME, World Bank
10:00–12:00Session 1: New Approaches to GovernanceMichael Best (Columbia)The Allocation of Authority in Organizations: A Field Experiment with BureaucratsDaniel Li Chen (World Bank)Artificial Intelligence and JusticeTaejun Lee (KDIS)Digital Transformation and Open Government: The Role of Policy Lab in Public Sector InnovationPanel discussion: M. Jae Moon (Yonsei)
12:00–13:30Luncheon
13:30–15:30Session 2: DIME Programs in Governance, Finance and Private SectorVincenzo Di Maro (World Bank)ieGovern: Governance and InstitutionsCaio Piza (World Bank)Finance and Private Sector
15:30–15:50Coffee break
15:50–17:50Session 3: Civil Service and GovernanceInbok Rhee (KDIS)Public Service Motivation and Civil Service Exams in Korea and TaiwanDaniel Rogger (World Bank)The Bureaucracy LabDon Lee (Nottingham)Survey Experiments on Central and Local Civil Servants in South KoreaPanel discussion: Han Il Chang (Kookmin)
Day 2 · Friday, October 23
09:10–09:50Keynote — Impact Evaluation Using Lab-in-the-Field ExperimentSyngjoo Choi, Professor, Seoul National University
10:00–12:00Session 4: DIME WorkshopLuiza Andrade (World Bank)DIME Research Standards: Transparency and Reproducibility in PracticeMaria Ruth Jones (World Bank)Experimental Methods
12:00–13:30Luncheon
13:30–15:30Session 5: Access to FinanceWook Sohn (KDIS)The Impact of Informal Credit on Household Welfare: Evidence from Rural EthiopiaRussell Toth (Sydney)Taking Financial Access to Remote and Insecure Areas: Impacts of a Comprehensive Financial Inclusion Intervention in Papua New GuineaBooyuel Kim (SNU)Financial Literacy and Mutual Fund Investment Behaviors: Evidence from South Korea during the Financial CrisisPanel discussion: Josh Merfeld (KDIS)
15:30–15:50Coffee break
15:50–17:50Session 6: Firms and BankingMan Cho (KDIS)FinTech Megatrends: An Assessment of Their Industrial and Welfare ImplicationLeonardo Iacovone (World Bank)Firms’ Management PracticeGianmarco León Ciliotta (Pompeu Fabra)The Supply and Demand Effects of Financial Incentives: Experimental Evidence from Branchless Banking in IndonesiaPanel discussion: Hyelim Sohn (Univ. of Seoul)