Thursday, June 30, 2011

6 July 2011: Evaluating Stabilization Interventions

Annette Brown
3ie

Abstract:
Many bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, such as the United Nations, the UK Department for International Development (DfID), and the US Department of State, fund stabilization interventions. These are interventions in stabilization and fragile state contexts that aim to either: prevent organized violence between groups in conflict; prevent individuals from participating in organized violence; or protect civilians from exposure to violence or intimidation.
Outcome measurement and attribution for such interventions is a clear challenge. The pace of such interventions and the sensitivities associated with selecting beneficiaries may seriously constrain the use of "gold standard" randomization methods.
The heavily needs-based approach to much security-related programming may seriously limit the availability of areas or individuals who could be used as comparison groups. Dr. Annette Brown will review the impact evaluations of stabilization interventions conducted over the last decade, and highlight useful innovations and classifications to design such evaluations.

Date: July 6, 2011
Time: 03:30 P.M.

Venue:
Seminar Room
ISID Complex, Plot No. 4
Vasant Kunj Institutional Area
New Delhi- 110 070(INDIA)

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

15 July 2011: How have the Debt Recovery Tribunals Mattered?

Dilip Mookherjee
Boston University

Date: July 15, 2011
Time: 04:30 P.M.

Organiser: Organised jointly by NIPFP and NCAER

Venue:
NIPFP Auditorium (Ground Floor)
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,
18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110067(INDIA)

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23 June 2011: Deciphering Macro-Prudential Regulation

Avinash Persaud
FSLRC

Date: June 23, 2011
Time: 05:00 P.M.

Venue:
NIPFP Auditorium (Ground Floor)
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,
18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110067(INDIA)

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Monday, June 20, 2011

23 June 2011: Industrial Policy: Global Experiences

Ricardo Hausmann
Harvard University

Abstract:
Structural transformation is the process by which countries
change what they produce and move from low-productivity, low-wage
activities to high-productivity, high-wage activities. Methodologies
to analyze opportunities for structural transformation are emerging.
Governments that want to facilite movements to better export
activities, as well as encourage strategic jumps to new areas must
actively learn the sector-specific constraints to structural
transformation and overcome them in order to accelerate future
economic growth.

Date: June 23, 2011
Time: 12:30 P.M.

Venue:
Second Floor Conference Room
The World Bank,
70 Lodi Estate,
New Delhi-110003(INDIA)

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Note:
Please confirm attendance by mail to Jyoti Sriram at jsriram@worldbank.org by June 22

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

16 June 2011: Inflation Targeting: What Have We Learned

Spencer Dale
Bank of England

Abstract:
While inflation targeting has long been the
mainstream framework of monetary policy worldwide, the experience of
recent years has given fresh insights on the case for flexible
inflation targeting, and the mechanisms through which this should be
implemented.

Date: June 16, 2011
Time: 01:30 P.M.

Venue:
NIPFP Auditorium (Ground Floor)
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,
18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110067(INDIA)

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Friday, June 10, 2011

15 June 2011: Services Growth and Convergence: Getting India’s States Together

Anirudh Shingal
University of Bern

Abstract:
India’s success story in services is well documented at the national level, but similar literature does not exist for India’s states. In this paper, we bridge this gap in research by looking at India’s services growth at the sub-national level and in doing so, also challenge existing literature by arguing that this growth has positive implications for income distribution. The first interesting finding is that even as per capita income is not converging across India’s states, per capita services are and we provide evidence for this both in terms of traditional measures of sigma- and beta-convergence and more recent panel unit root tests. Secondly, not only is external demand an important determinant of services value added at the state level, but this demand also emanates from all over the country rather than being concentrated in the neighbouring or richer states. This suggests that the benefits from services growth are being distributed more widely than may be perceived.

Date: June 15, 2011
Time: 03:30 P.M.

Venue:
Committee Room
National Council of Applied Economic Research
Parisila Bhawan, 11, Indraprastha Estate
New Delhi-110002(INDIA)

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

7 June 2011: Aadhar for Inclusive Development

Nandan Nilekani
UIDAI

Date: June 7, 2011
Time: 03:30 P.M.

Venue:
NIPFP Auditorium (Ground Floor)
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,
18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110067(INDIA)

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