These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
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Erica Field (Harvard University)

Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM

Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM
Session: Political Economy in Developing Countries: Evidence from India (AEA)
Presiding: Padma Desai (Columbia University)

Gains from a Redrawing of Political Boundaries: Evidence from State Reorganization in India
Rajashri Chakrabarti (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Joydeep Roy (Georgetown University and Economic Policy Institute)

Mandated Political Representation and Public Good Provision in India
Nandini Krishnan (Boston University)

Segregation, Rent Control and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
Sujata Visaria (Boston University)
Erica Field (Harvard University)
Rohini Pande (Harvard University)
Matthew Levinson (Harvard University)
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Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
Lakshmi Iyer (Harvard Business School)
Anandi Mani (Boston University)

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM
Session: The Effects of Targeted Financial Incentives on Public-Sector Labor Market Decisions (AEA)
Presiding: Eric Hanushek (Hoover Institution, Stanford University)

The Effects of Workforce-Contingent Financial Aid on New Teachers' Employment Decisions
Richard Murnane (Harvard University)
Jennifer Steele (Harvard University)
John Willett (Harvard University)

Educational Debt Burden and Early Career Choice: Long-run Evidence from a Financial Aid Experiment
Erica Field (Harvard University)

Differential Pay within School Districts: Is Combat Pay Effective?
Jennifer Imazeki (San Diego State University)

Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina
Charles Clotfelter (Duke University)
Elizabeth Glennie (Duke University)
Helen Ladd (Duke University)
Jacob Vigdor (Duke University)


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