PSSD Seminar in 2016 - 2017

Sylvie Demurger (Gate – CNRS, Lyon), “Unequal Productivity Gains in Urban China”, with Pierre-Philippe Combes, Shi Li and Jianguo Wang

Raphael Franck (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), "The Consequences of the French Revolution in the Short and Longue Durée", with Stelios Michalopoulos

Marco Manacorda (CEP, LSE), “Liberation technology. Mobile phones and political mobilisation in Africa”.

Alok Bhargava (University of Maryland), “A longitudinal analysis of internal migration, divorce and well-being in China”, with Xiayun Tan

AFD-Sorbonne Seminar: Demographic Challenges in Africa

Frédéric Docquier (UCL, IRES, Louvain), "The Geography of Educated Elites: Development Implications and Long-Run Prospects", with Michal Burzynski and Christoph Deuster

Jean-Louis Arcand (IHEI, Geneva), “Autocracy, Political Loyalty and the Causes of the Great Leap Famine”, with Ran Tao, Huayu Xi, Dali Yang

Co-organized by LEO (Univ. Orléans), CES (Univ. Paris 1), CERDI (Univ. Auvergne), Graduate Institute Geneva, ERUDITE (Univ. Paris Est).

Djeneba Doumbia (Univ. Paris 1), “The Quest for Pro-poor and Inclusive Growth: The Role of Governance”

Toman Barsbaï (IFW, Kiel), “Training migrants before they leave: A randomized evaluation of pre-departure training for migrants from the Philippines to the US” with Victoria Licuanan, Andreas Steinmayr, Erwin Tiongson, Dean Yang

Véronique Gille (IRD, DIAL), “Sex-selective Abortion: Measuring the Who, How Many& How Often” with Aditi Dimri and Philipp Ketz.