Økonomisk Eksploratorium series

On 24 October, DERG contributed to the series ‘Økonomisk Eksploratorium’ hosted by the Department of Economics and Politrådet. On this occasion, DERG staff introduced undergraduate students from the University of Copenhagen to the courses on Development Economics at the Department of Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences MSc in Global Development.

Participants also had the opportunity to learn about DERG ‘s current research projects and research themes. The event was held on the United Nations Day where celebrations took place on across the world with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Programme

Part I

16:00	Finn Tarp Introduction Stockholm Statement
16:15	John Rand Strukturel transformation 2.0 (eller 3.0 eller 4.0)
16:30	Thomas Markussen Økonomisk udvikling og god regeringsførelse
16:45	Pablo Selaya The abandonment of violence against women: Experimental evidence from Tanzania

Part II

Poster session 17:00 - 18:00

Henrik Hansen Effekten af tropiske storme: Tyfonen Damrey I Vietnam, 2005
Ines Ferreira An empirical analysis of state fragility and Growth: The impact of state ineffectiveness and political violence
Tseday Mekasha Building resilience to climate change in Ethiopia: Exploring options for action
Paolo Falco Can we help young workers find better jobs? Running experiments to understand what works

Coffee break and networking