Dates
Nov 14–15, 2024
Venue
Le Méridien Seoul, Myeongdong
Keynote
Nishith Prakash, Northeastern University
Hosts
KDI School · World Bank DIME
Keynote speaker
Nishith Prakash
Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Northeastern University
Program
Day 1 · Thursday, November 14
08:40–09:00Registration
09:10–09:20Welcoming remarksJoon-Kyung Kim, Dean, KDI School
09:20–10:00Opening remarksArianna Legovini, Director, Development Impact Evaluation, World Bank
10:00–10:45Keynote — Beyond Boundaries: Unraveling the ‘Gender Gap’ in Education and Empowerment through a Decade of LearningNishith Prakash, Professor, Northeastern University
10:45–11:45Session 1: Climate Change, Energy, and the EnvironmentHee Kwon (Samuel) Seo (DIME)Multi-Tiered Characterization of Methane Super-Emissions from an Unmanaged Landfill Combining Space-Based, Drone-Based, and Ground-Based ObservationsRaisa Sherif (Max Planck Society)Complementarities in Pro-Environment Behaviours: Evidence from the Field
11:45–13:00Lunch
13:00–14:30Session 2: Governance and TaxDongil Lee (KDIS)Global Climate Action and Local Rights: Survey Experimental Evidence on Public Support for Carbon Offsetting in LiberiaRuggero Doino (DIME)Trade-Offs in the Design of Simplified Tax Regimes: Evidence from Sub-Saharan AfricaJun Goto (GRIPS)Judicial Independence and Economic Development: Evidence from India
14:30–14:45Coffee break
14:45–15:45Session 3: Agriculture and Food SecurityTrinh Pham (KDIS)Temperature Change and Factor-Biased Agricultural Technological Change When Labor Endowment MattersDahyeon Jeong (DIME)Timing and Liquidity on Insurance Adoption: Evidence from Kenya
15:45–16:00Coffee break
16:00–17:30Session 4: Education and HealthJinseong Park (KDIS)The Impact of Heterogeneous Peers on Standardized Test Scores and Their DistributionsPaul Christian (DIME)Fostering Human Capital Development through School Feeding and Teacher Incentives: Evidence from the GambiaChon-Kit Ao (National Cheng Kung)Municipal Water Filtration Development and Children’s Human Capital Investment
Day 2 · Friday, November 15
08:40–09:00Registration
09:00–10:30Session 5: Labor and WelfareDavid Sungho Park (KDIS)The Role of (Mis)perceptions in Product Choice: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in ZambiaJoshua D. Merfeld (KDIS)Poverty at Higher FrequencyCarlos Alfredo Schmidt-Padilla (UC Berkeley)Opportunities and Entrepreneurship: Evidence on Advanced Labor Market Experience
10:30–10:45Coffee break
10:45–11:45Lightning sessionSaqib Hussain (KDIS)The Impact of Terrorism on Education: Evidence from the Death of Osama bin Laden in PakistanNy Aina Ianjatina Andrianony (KDIS)Impacts of Natural Disasters on Food Insecurity in MadagascarGowthami Venkateswaran (Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Unintended Environment and Health Consequences of Distortionary Fertilizer SubsidiesHarry Dienes (Cornell)Individual Demand for Building State EffectivenessJorge Zavala (DIME)Are Collective Reparations Transitional or Transformational? Migration and Policy Feedback in PeruHannah Kim (Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Extreme Weather and Global Food Security
11:45–13:00Lunch
13:00–14:00Session 6: Financial Inclusion and Digital TransformationChungeun Yoon (KDIS)Trust and Technology: How Distrust in Financial Institutions Drives Fintech AdoptionPriyadarshi Amar (Wisconsin–Madison)Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment
14:00–14:15Coffee break
14:15–15:45Session 7: Gender and Inclusive DevelopmentNarae Lee (DIME)Unintended Pathways: The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Gender Differences in the Local Labor Market — Evidence from South KoreaSelim Gulesci (Trinity College Dublin)Gender-Based Violence in Schools and Girls’ Education: Experimental Evidence from MozambiqueAshish Sedai (UT Arlington)Parental Relationship Counseling and Adolescent Psychosocial Health: Evidence from an RCT