Seminar in Economic Development (In Person)

Date and Time

February 9, 2022
02:35PM - 04:00PM EST

Location

Tang Center, 70 Memorial Drive, Room 395

"Improved Transportation Networks Facilitate Adaptation to Pollution and Temperature Extremes"

Speaker:

Dave Donaldson, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Contact:

Abigail Powers
abigailpowers@fas.harvard.edu

Co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, Harvard University, and the Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Chairs: 

Melissa DellFaculty Associate (on leave 2021–2022); Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University.

Jaya WenAssistant Professor in Business and International Economy, Harvard Business School.

Benjamin RothAssistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School.

Natalia Rigol, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School.

Asim KhwajaFaculty Associate. Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance and Development; Codirector, Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD), Harvard Kennedy School.

Gautam RaoFaculty Associate. Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University.

Attendance Information:

This event is open to Harvard and MIT affiliates. To join the seminar listserv, please email Abigail Powers (abigailpowers@fas.harvard.edu).

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