Advances in Development Economics

April 15-16, 2011

PRESENTATIONS

Albert Berry

To Formalize or Not to Formalize: Asking the Right Questions. (Figure)

Samar K. Datta

How Does the Transaction Sector Move in Relation to the Transformation Sector during a Development Process? Insights from India’s Post-Independence Experiences

Robert Dekle

Richard Easterlin

Migration and Happiness Transitions of Young Adults: A First Look

Hadi Esfahani

Eric J . Heikkila

An Information Perspective on Path Dependence

Rob Jensen

Akira Kohsaka

Macro-financial Linkages and Financial Deepening: An East Asian Perspective

Krishna Kumar

Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom

Timur Kuran

Structural Inefficiencies of Islamic Courts: Ottoman Justice and Its Implications for Modern Economic Life

Craig McIntosh

The Ecological Footprint of Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Mexico’s Oportunidades Program

John Strauss

Aging and Health-SES Correlation in Asia: Evidence from China and Indonesia

Erik Thorbecke

Exchange and Development

Pan A. Yotopoulos  

Tarik Yousef