Day 1 · Thursday, December 2 (KST)
07:45–08:00Opening remarksJong-Il You, Dean, KDI School · Arianna Legovini, Head, World Bank DIME
08:00–09:45Session 1: EducationChair: Hee Kwon Seo (DIME)Deepak Saraswat (UConn)When Goal-Setting Forges Ahead but Stops Short: Evidence from an At-Scale RCT in TanzaniaEmily A. Beam (Vermont)Parents’ Behavioral Responses to Lowering Barriers to Remote Education: Experimental Evidence from BangladeshHee Kwon Seo (DIME)Finding the Lost in Class: Evidence from Incentives, Inputs, and Complementary Provisions in Tanzanian High SchoolsHyuk Harry Son (Cornell)The Effect of Microinsurance on Child Work and Schooling: Evidence from Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia
10:00–11:45Session 2: HealthChair: Jisun Baek (KDIS)Jason T. Kerwin (Minnesota)Appointments: A More Effective Commitment Device for Health BehaviorsMichell Dong (KDIS)Can Informal Health Providers Help Improve Health? Experimental Evidence from NigeriaMuhammad Yasir Khan (Pittsburgh)Mission Motivation and Public Sector Performance: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
12:15–14:00Session 3: GenderChair: Josh Merfeld (KDIS)Nishith Prakash (UConn)Wheels of Change: Transforming Girls’ Lives with BicyclesYoujin Hahn (Yonsei)Can New Learning Opportunities Reshape Gender Attitudes for Girls? Field Evidence from TanzaniaRony Rodríguez-Ramírez (World Bank)Does the Small Business Programme Benefit Self-Employed Workers? Evidence from NicaraguaHyelim Son (Univ. of Seoul)The Effect of a Rural Community-Driven Development Project on Female Leadership Perception
23:00–00:45Session 4: GenderChair: Joeun Kim (KDIS)Christian Johannes Meyer (Oxford)The Impact of Firm Downsizing on Workers: Evidence from Ethiopia’s Ready-Made Garment IndustryKritika Saxena (Graduate Institute Geneva)The Seen and the Unseen: Impact of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Prenatal Sex SelectionInbok Rhee (KDIS)
Day 2 · Friday, December 3 (KST)
08:00–09:45Session 5: Energy, Environment, ClimateChair: Vincenzo Di Maro (DIME)Joonseok Yang (SKKU)Information Campaigns and Public Perceptions on Structural Reforms: Evidence from a Survey Experiment on Gasoline Subsidy Reform in NigeriaMichelle Escobar Carias (Monash)The Effects of Temperature on Economic PreferencesAmanda Clayton (Vanderbilt)Facing Change: Gender and Climate Change Attitudes WorldwideJonghyun Yoo (Univ. of Seoul)Learning Can Help Society Avoid Catastrophic Consequences of Climate Change
10:00–11:45Session 6: GenderChair: Inbok Rhee (KDIS)Raisa Sara (Sam Houston State)Long-Term Effects of an Education Stipend Program on Domestic Violence: Evidence from BangladeshSalman Khan (UChicago Crime Lab)Unmet Expectations: The Impacts of School Construction on Female Outcomes in Rural Punjab, PakistanDanila Serra (Texas A&M)Influencing Youths’ Aspirations and Gender Attitudes through Role Models: Evidence from Somali SchoolsJaehyun Jung (KIPF)Can Abortion Mitigate Transitory Shocks? Demographic Consequences under Son Preference
12:15–14:00Session 7: Poverty and InequalityChair: Daniel Rogger (DIME)David Newhouse (World Bank)Small Area Estimation of Monetary Poverty in Mexico Using Satellite Imagery and Machine LearningPatrick Premand & Alicia Marguerie (World Bank)Savings or Capital Support in a Livelihood Package for the Poor: Micro-Entrepreneurship, Social Outcomes and Local Spillovers in Post-Conflict Côte d’IvoireDaniel Rogger & Ravi Somani (World Bank)The Persistent Impact of Electoral Incentives on the Quality of InfrastructureNeha Bailwal (IIT Delhi)Village Dominance and Learning Gaps in Rural India
23:00–00:45Session 8: Environment and ClimateChair: Aidan Coville (DIME)Mario Dotta (São Paulo School of Economics)Commodity Booms and the EnvironmentAnn-Kristin Reitmann (Hannover)Quality Signaling and Willingness-to-Pay for Solar Lamps: A Field Experiment in SenegalStefan Leeffers (NOVA Lisbon)Urban Flood Risk Management: Improving Risk Mitigation Behavior through an Awareness CampaignJosh Merfeld (KDIS)Labor Allocation in a Changing Climate