Agenda and Papers
Cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology.| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and breakfast |
| 8:30 | Welcome Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia, and Usha Nair-Reichert, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 8:35 | Opening remarks David Laband, Chair, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Session 1: Current Issues in the Global Economy | |
| 8:45 | "Understanding Technology Diffusion: The Role of Trade, FDI, and Migration"  Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher, University of Georgia [Presentation ]Discussant: Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 9:20 | "Trust and Reciprocity Among Former Child Soldiers: An Experimental Approach" Melissa Trussell, Georgia State University [Presentation ] [Figures ] [Tables ]Discussant: Daniel Lee, Georgia State University |
| 9:55 | "Commodity Price Volatility and Civil Conflict" Richard K. Morgan, Emory University, and Eric Reinhardt, Emory University Discussant: Xuepeng Liu, Kennesaw State University |
| Coffee Break | |
| Session 2: Targeted Policies for Economic Development | |
| 10:45 | "Do Conditional Transfers Produce an Intra-Household Flypaper Effect?" Faria Huq, Georgia Southern University [Presentation ]Discussant: Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Mercer University |
| 11:20 | "Why Guarantee Employment? Evidence from a Large Indian Public-Works Program" Laura V. Zimmermann, University of Georgia [Presentation ]Discussant: Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 11:55 | "Does Selective High School Improve Student Achievement? Effects of Exam Schools in Beijing" Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University, and Kai Hong, Vanderbilt University [Presentation ]Discussant: Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College [Presentation ] |
| Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Sheila L. Tschinkel, Consultant and Former Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| Session 3: Poverty, Inequality and the Informal Economy | |
| 1:30 | "Aid, Remittances, and the Informal Economy" Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia, and Stephen J. Turnovsky, University of Washington [Presentation ]Discussant: Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 2:05 | "A Bridge to Equality: How Investing in Infrastructure Affects the Distribution of Wealth" John Gibson, Georgia State University, and Felix Rioja, Georgia State University [Presentation ]Discussant: Laura V. Zimmermann, University of Georgia [Presentation ] |
| 2:40 | "Multi-Dimensional Poverty in the U.S." Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Robert Haveman, University of Wisconsin–Madison Discussant: Daniel Kreisman, Georgia State University |
| 3:45 | Closing remarks Stephen Kay, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |