Evaluating Development Policies Crossing Paths: Researchers and Field Actors

June 8 - 9, 2009

This conference brings together economists and development practitioners from around the world. This two-day event includes presentation and discussion of results from randomized evaluations and their practical applications, connecting the viewpoints of researchers and those who run anti-poverty programs around the world. The social experiments to be discussed, the majority of which were run by researchers affiliated with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), address important questions across many sectors, including microfinance, governance, conditional cash transfer programs, employment, health and education
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Esther Duflo et Jean-Michel Debrat. Opening Remarks
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Abhijit Banerjee et Fouad Abdelmouni. The Impacts of Microfinance
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Dean Karlan et Carlos Danel. Sensitivity to Interest Rate for Entrepreneurs: South Africa, Mexico, Philippines, and Peru
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Jakob Svensson et Mary C.K. Bitekerezo. Power to the People: Community Monitoring of Health Centers in Uganda
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Rohini Pande et Anjali Bhardwaj. Voters' Campaign
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Esther Duflo et Nina Singh. Improving Police Effectiveness in Rajasthan
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Orazio Attanasio et Bertha Briceño. Familias en Accion: A Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Colombia
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Bruno Crepon et Annie Gauvin. Public and Privately-Provided Counseling and Long-Term Unemployment: Lessons from a Randomized Experiment
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Rachel Glennerster et Rukmini Banerji. Every Child in School and Learning Well
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Pascaline Dupas et Liza Kimbo. Strategies for Scaling-up ITN Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Concluding Remarks
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