NorthWest Development Workshop

May 5, 2023 - Eugene, Oregon

2023 Program

The 2023 NorthWest Development Workshop (NWDW) is being hosted by the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.

8:55-9:00 AM Welcome remarks Alfredo Burlando (University of Oregon)

9:00 – 10:10 AM Session 1: Labor Markets and Open Economies

Export Expansion, Labor Market Distortion, and Labor Share: An Investigation from A Small Open Economy

Hoang Pham (Oregon State University)

Commodity terms of trade volatility and industry growth

Dongwon Lee (UC Riverside)

10:10—10:30 AM BREAK 1

10:30—12:15 PM Session 2: Gender and Society

Gender Norms in Developing Labor Markets: Evidence from Female Workers in China

Bin Zhao (Washington State University)

Patriarchy, Gender Norms and Household Labor Supply

Shankha Chakraborty (University of Oregon)

Change of Heart: Explaining Shifting Opinions of Female Genital Cutting

Lindsey Novak (Reed)

12:15—1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK

1:30—2:40 PM Session 3: Household Policies

A Grand Socioeconomic Reshuffle: The One-Child Policy and Intergenerational Mobility in China

Qi Zhang (Washington State University)

Closing the Gap: The Effect of Gender Quota on Women’s Access to Education in Afghanistan

Rafiuddin Najam (Oregon State University)

2:40—3:00 PM BREAK 2

3:00—4:45 PM Session 4: Legality and Development

Colonial Legacies: A Case of Nagaland

Resem Makan (University of Washington)

Sent Away: The Long-Term Effects of Slum Clearance on Children

Felipe Carrera (Reed)

Do large police interventions reduce crime? Evidence from Costa Rica

Alejandro Abarca (Oregon State University)

4:45 PM Adjourn

5:45 PM Happy Hour: McMemanin's 1485 E. 19th Ave

NWDW 2023 Organizing Committee

NWDW 2013 Scientific Committee:

Todd Pugatch (Oregon State University)

Shanthi Manian (Washington State University)

Melissa Knox (University of Washington)

Denise Hare (Reed College)

Alfredo Burlando (University of Oregon)

Fernando Aragon (Simon Fraser University)