09:00 to 09:20
Symposium

Placing Evidence and Innovation at the Heart of Development Policy: Opening Address

Abhijit Banerjee
Science and the Fight against Poverty: How Far Have We Come in 20 Years and What's Next?
09:00 to 09:20
    Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
    Open to all, subject to availability
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    Speaker(s)

    Abhijit Banerjee

    Professor, MIT; J-PAL Director

    Events

    Symposium
    09:15 to 10:15
    Esther Duflo, Bruno Le Maire & Abdourahmane Cissé

    Opening Session
    Symposium
    10:45 to 11:15
    Martin Hirsch, Bruno Crépon & Cyril Nouveau

    How Experiments Have Informed the Work of the Public Employment Agency in France
    Symposium
    11:45 to 13:00
    Charline Avenel, Axelle Charpentier & Marc Gurgand

    Advancing Experimental Research in French Education: Panel Discussion…
    Symposium
    14:40 to 15:40
    Cillian Nolan & George Richards

    Introduction to the European Social Inclusion Initiative (ESII)
    Symposium
    15:00 to 15:50
    Sule Alan & Eliana La Ferrara

    Generating Rigorous Evidence to Support Social Inclusion in Europe
    Symposium
    15:40 to 16:00
    José Luis Escrivá

    Opening Address
    Symposium
    16:00 to 17:40
    Mónica Martínez-Bravo, Milagros Paniagua & Samuel Bentolila

    Building a Policy Lab in Spain: A Case Study
    Symposium
    17:40 to 18:00
    Esther Duflo

    Closing Address
    Symposium
    09:00 to 09:20
    Abhijit Banerjee

    Placing Evidence and Innovation at the Heart of Development Policy: Openin…
    Symposium
    09:20 to 10:00
    Rachel Glennerster & Santhosh Mathew

    20 Years of Research and Evidence Use
    Symposium
    10:00 to 10:15
    Jutta Urpilainen

    Address
    Symposium
    10:15 to 10:30
    Michael Kremer

    Fostering the Funding of Innovation in Development Cooperation
    Symposium
    10:30 to 10:45
    Hervé Berville

    FID and the Modernisation of Development Partnerships
    Symposium
    10:45 to 11:05
    Sasha Gallant & Juliette Seban

    Introducing Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) and the Fund for Innovat…
    Symposium
    11:05 to 11:40
    Kwabena Tandoh, Alison Naftalin & Naomi Kirungu

    Perspectives from Project Implementers
    Symposium
    12:00 to 13:00
    Dean Karlan, Arianna Legovini, Thomas Melonio & Charlotte Watts

    How Has Development Cooperation Been Transformed by the Surge in Rigorous …
    Symposium
    14:15 to 15:15
    Robin Burgess, Michael Greenstone & Cina Lawson

    Climate Challenges and Solutions
    Symposium
    15:15 to 15:45
    Pascaline Dupas & Carol Nekesa

    Reflecting on the Power of Long-Term Research Partnerships: Presentations …
    Symposium
    16:15 to 17:30
    Elan Satriawan, Rema Hanna, Miriam Laker & Tavneet Suri

    Reflecting on the Power of Long-Term Research Partnerships: Presentations …
    Symposium
    17:30 to 18:00
    Iqbal Dhaliwal

    Talk by Iqbal Dhaliwal
    Symposium
    18:00 to 18:30
    Esther Duflo & Rémy Rioux

    Closing Remarks

    See also

    Esther Duflo, chair Poverty and Public Policy
    Science and the Fight against Poverty: How Far Have We Come in 20 Years and What's Next?