Calendrier du 20 avril 2022
Development Economics Seminar
Du 20/04/2022 de 16:30 à 17:45
Salle R2.01, Campus Jourdan
PREM Mounu (Universidad del Rosario)
Landmines: The local effects of demining
écrit avec with Miguel E. Purroy and Juan F. Vargas
Anti-personnel landmines are one of the main causes of civilian victimization in conflict-affected areas and a significant obstacle for post-war reconstruction. Demining campaigns are therefore a promising policy instrument to promote long-term development. We argue that the economic and social effects of demining are not unambiguously positive. Demining may have unintended negative consequences if it takes place while conflicts are ongoing, or if they do not lead to full clearance. Using highly disaggregated data on demining operations in Colombia from 2004 to 2019, and exploiting the staggered fashion of demining activity, we find that post-conflict humanitarian demining increases economic activity and students’ performance in test scores, especially in areas with better market access. In contrast, economic activity does not react to post-conflict demining events carried out during military operations, and it decreases if demining takes place while the conflict is ongoing. Rather, demining events that result from military operations are more likely to exacerbate extractive activities and promote deforestation.
Paris Migration and Demographic Economics Seminar (PMDES)
Du 20/04/2022 de 16:00 à 19:30
MSE, salle de conférence du 6ème étage
16h-16h45: Jérôme Gonnot (EUI), The Political Acculturation of First-Generation Immigrants: Migrant-to-Native Differences in Western Europe, with Federica lo Polito
- 16h45-17h30: Ognjen Obucina (Ined), Intra-European Migrants' Attitudes towards non-European Immigration
Pause 30 min.
- 18h-18h45: Léa Marchal (Paris 1 - CES), Do rights matter for migration decisions? Inference based on gender differences, co-écrit avec Jerg Gutmann et Betül Simsek
- 18h45-19h30: Yajna Govind (Copenhagen Business School), Is Naturalisation a Passport for Better Labor Market Integration? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Setting
Histoire des entreprises et de la finance
Du 20/04/2022 de 16:00 à 17:30
Salle R1.14, Campus Jourdan
LYONS Ronan (Trinity College Dublin)
US housing prices over the long-run