The “New Frontiers in Development Economics” conference, hosted by the University of Connecticut, will bring together some of the most prominent researchers in Development Economics.

Keynote Speakers

Duncan Thomas

Duncan Thomas

Professor of Economics, Global Health and Public Policy
Department of Economics, Duke University

Duncan Thomas investigates the inter-relationships between health, human capital and socio-economic status with a focus on the roles that individual, family and community factors play in improving levels of health and well-being across the globe.   [more]

Mushfiq Mobarak

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Professor of Economics, Yale University

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak is a Professor at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the Department of Economics and the School of Management. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, as co-chair of its Urban Services Initiative and of its Environment & Energy Sector work. [more]

 

New Frontiers in Development
Economics Conference

October 6-7, 2017

Homewood Suites by Hilton
65 Glastonbury Blvd
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-8111

Topics

  • Corruption
  • Human Capital Investments
  • External Validity in RCTs
  • State Capacity and Governance
  • Behavioral Development Economics