NEUDC 2004

Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference
HEC Montréal
October 1-3, 2004

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RdJ Amphithéâtre IBM Rez-de-jardin
RdJ Atrium Hydro-Québec Rez-de-jardin
RdJ Salon L'Oréal Rez-de-jardin
A Nancy et Michel-Gaucher Green section - 1st Floor
B Meloche Monnex Green section - 1st Floor
C Pricewaterhousecoopers Green section - 1st Floor
D Gérard-Parizeau Green section - 1st Floor
E Saine Marketing Green section - 1st Floor

Sunday - October 3, 2004
  8:30-10:30 a.m.

Session VII - A  / Child Labor and Schooling

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Van Pham  
     
Akresh, Richard Adjusting Household Structure: School Enrollment Impacts of Child Fostering in Burkina Faso Joyce Chen
     
Edmonds, Eric V.
Sharma, Salil
Is Investment in Human Capital Influenced by Property Rights? Evidence from Families Vulnerable to Bondage Kenneth Swinnerton
     
Emerson, Patrick M.
Portela Souza, André
Is Child Labor Harmful? The Impact of Working as a Child on Adult Earnings Christopher Dunn
     
Cardoso, Eliana
Souza, Andre Portela
The Impact of Cash Transfers on Child Labor and School Attendance in Brazil Harold Coulombe
     
Session VII - B  /  Informal Social Protection

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Stefan Ambec  
     
Anderson, Siwan Dowry and Property Rights Berta Esteve-Volart
     
Esteve-Volart, Berta Dowry in Rural Bangladesh: Participation as Insurance Against Divorce Siwan Anderson
     
Pal, Sarmistha Do Children Act as Old Age Security in Rural India? Evidence from an Analysis of Elderly Living Arrangements Alessandro Tarozzi
     
Pörtner, Claus C. Risk and Household Structure: Another Look at the Determinants of Fertility Jacques Ewoudou
     
Session VII - C  /  Health

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Franque Grimard  
     
Blunch, Niels-Hugo Maternal Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Child Health in Ghana Damien De Walque
     
Chaudhuri, Anoshua Intra-household Spillover Impact of a Maternal and Child Health Program: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh Louise Grogan
     
Leonard, Kenneth L.
Masatu, Melkiory
Getting Doctors to Do their Best: Ability, Incentives and Practice Sonia Laszlo
     
Papageorgiou, Chris
Savvides, Andreas
Zachariadis, Marios
International Medical R&D Spillovers Anoshua Chaudhuri
     

Coffee Break

Sunday - October 3, 2004
10:45-12:45 p.m.

Session VIII - A  /  Corruption

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Narjess Boubakri  
     
Batabyal, Amit
Yoo, Seung Jick
Corruption, Bribery, and Wait Times in the Public Allocation of Goods in Developing Countries Alain-Désiré Nimubona
     
Azam, Jean-Paul
Gauthier, Bernard
Goyette, Jonathan
The Effects of Fiscal Policy and Corruption Control Mechanisms on Firm Growth and Social Welfare: Theory and Evidence Narjess Boubakri
     
Session VIII- B  /  Multiple Equilibrium Analysis of Development

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Patrick François  
     
Basu, Kaushik
Felkey, Amanda J.
A Theory of Efficiency Wage with Community-Based Income Sharing Louis Hotte
     
Graham, Bryan
Temple, Jon
Rich Nations, Poor Nations: How Much Can Multiple Equilibria Explain? Patrick Francois
     
McLaren, John Globalization and Civil War Francisco Gonzalez
     
Pham,  Van H. Services or the Factory: Women's Work and Industrialization Louise Grogan
     
Session VIII - C  /  Trade and Development II

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Francisco Ferreira  
     
Mbiekop, Flaubert On the Mechanics of Trade-Induced Structural Transformation Andre Portela Souza
     
Verhoogen, Eric Trade, Quality Upgrading and Wage Inequality in the Mexican Manufacturing Sector: Theory and Evidence from an Exchange-Rate Schock Peter Lanjouw
     
     
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