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Tue 7 May, '24 2:15pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Applied Economics/ Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Heather Sarsons (UBC) S2.79 Title: Moving to Opportunity, Together More information \| Tags: Applied Economics / Econometrics and Public Policy seminars (CAGE)
Wed 8 May, '24 4pm - 5:30pm Export as iCalendar	CRETA Seminar - Rahul Deb (Toronto) S2.79 Title: Statistical Discrimination and the Distribution of Wages More information \| Tags: CRETA Seminar
Thu 9 May, '24 11:15am - 12:30pm Export as iCalendar	PEPE Seminar - Nina Bobkova (Rice) S2.79 Title: Two-dimensional information choice in committees More information \| Tags: Political Economy and Public Economics Seminar
Thu 9 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Yue Yu (Toronto) S2.79 Title: National Road Upgrading and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ugandan Households (with Ian Herzog and Siyuan Liu) Abstract: Structural transformation, typically characterized by labor transitioning from agriculture to a diverse industrial economy, has been slow in Sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the region is urbanizing, a significant portion of the urban population continues to depend on agriculture. We argue that this is because smaller cities are isolated from national markets and trade. We test this claim using granular individual panel data and Uganda's doubling of paved roads, which improved remote areas' market access. We find that market access causes workers to quit family farms and take specialized paid work. Effects concentrate in peripheral areas, households with a comparative advantage in off-farm work and reflect off-farm opportunities rather than reduced demand for farm output. In addition, market access causes remote households to simplify farming techniques and scale back farming. Findings are consistent with reliable transport allowing trade with urban areas, creating opportunities to specialize according to individual comparative advantage. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Mon 13 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Econometrics Seminar - to be advised S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Econometrics Seminar
Tue 14 May, '24 2:15pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Seth Zimmerman (Yale) S2.79 Title : Parents’ Earnings and the Returns to Universal Pre-Kindergarten. More information \| Tags: Applied Economics / Econometrics and Public Policy seminars (CAGE)
Wed 15 May, '24 1pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Teaching & Learning Seminar - William Taylor (Lancaster) A0.23 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Teaching and Learning Seminar
Wed 15 May, '24 4pm - 5:30pm Export as iCalendar	CRETA Seminar - Miaomiao Dong (Penn State) S0.08 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: CRETA Seminar
Thu 16 May, '24 11:15am - 12:30pm Export as iCalendar	PEPE Seminar - Ben Marx (Boston University) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Political Economy and Public Economics Seminar
Thu 16 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Nitya Pandalai-Nayar (UT Austin) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Mon 20 May, '24 1pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Economic History Seminar - Eric Hilt (Wellesley College) S2.79 Title: The Value of Ratings: Evidence from their Introduction in Securities Markets. More information \| Tags: Economic History Seminar
Mon 20 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Econometrics Seminar - Karim Chalak (Manchester) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Econometrics Seminar
Tue 21 May, '24 2:15pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Nico Voigtlaender (UCLA) S2.79 Title: Regulartion by Reputatin? Intermediaries, Labor Abuses, and International Migration More information \| Tags: Applied Economics / Econometrics and Public Policy seminars (CAGE)
Wed 22 May, '24 4pm - 5:30pm Export as iCalendar	CRETA Seminar - Ravi Jagadeesan (Stanford) S2.79 Title: Multidimensional Screening with Returns (joint with Alexander Haberman and Frank Yang) More information \| Tags: CRETA Seminar
Thu 23 May, '24 11:15am - 12:30pm Export as iCalendar	PEPE Seminar - Saumitra Jha (Stanford GSB) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Political Economy and Public Economics Seminar
Thu 23 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Lidia Smitova (Oxford) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Tue 28 May, '24 2:15pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Lena Hensvik (Uppsala Universitet) S0.20 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Applied Economics / Econometrics and Public Policy seminars (CAGE)
Tue 28 May, '24 4pm - 5:30pm Export as iCalendar	CRETA Seminar - Leeat Yariv (Princeton) S0.20 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: CRETA Seminar
Wed 29 May, '24 1pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Teaching & Learning Seminar - Nahid Farnaz (York) S0.18 Title: On Group Work More information \| Tags: Teaching and Learning Seminar
Thu 30 May, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Macro/International Seminar - Thierry Mayer (Sciences PO) S0.09 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Seminar
Mon 3 Jun, '24 1pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Economic History Seminar - Mara Squicciarini (Bocconi) S2.77 Cowling Room Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Economic History Seminar
Mon 3 Jun, '24 2pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Econometrics Seminar - Xiaoxia Shi (Wisconsin) S0.10 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Econometrics Seminar
Tue 4 Jun, '24 2:15pm - 3:30pm Export as iCalendar	Applied Economics/Econometrics & Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Zoe Cullen S0.10 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Applied Economics / Econometrics and Public Policy seminars (CAGE)
Wed 5 Jun, '24 4pm - 5:30pm Export as iCalendar	CRETA Seminar - Giacomo Lanzani (Harvard) S0.10 More information \| Tags: CRETA Seminar
Mon 10 Jun, '24 1pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	Economic History Seminar - Marco Tabellini (HBS) S2.77 Cowling Room Title: Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates (with Marguerite Obolensky, Charles A Taylor).. More information \| Tags: Economic History Seminar

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