Firms, Labor Markets, and Development Workshop

Firms, Labor Markets, and Development Workshop

Jointly Organized by Collegio Carlo Alberto, STEG and CEPR

Venue: University of Bari Aldo Moro- Piazza Umberto I, 1, 70121 Bari BA 

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The Workshop aims to create a friendly and constructive environment to get feedback on research work in progress on firms, markets, and labor in developing countries.

Program:

Day 1 – Friday, 20 June 2025

10.30-11.00 |  Registration & Introduction

11.00-11.45 |  Charles Gottlieb, Aix Marseille School of Economics
Skill Supply, Firm Size, and Economic Development
(with Markus Poschke and Michael Tueting)
Discussant: Emanuele Brancati (Sapienza University of Rome)

11.45-12.30 | Sampreet Singh Goraya, Stockholm School of Economics
Identity, Market Access, and Demand-led Diversification
(with Akhil Ilango)
Discussant: Sophie Nottmeyer (CEMFI)

12.30-14.00 | Lunch

14.00-15.00 | Keynote: Mushfiq Mobarak, Jerome Kasoff ’54 Professor, Yale University
The Costs of Remoteness: Livelihood Opportunities and Public Service Delivery for Remote Populations

15.00-15.45 | Sarthak Joshi, University of Warwick
Spatial Shocks and Gender Employment Gaps
Discussant: Veda Narasimhan (NYU Abu Dhabi)

15.45-16.30 | Elisa Giannone, CREI
The Intergenerational Consequences of a Temporary Negative Shock
(with Chanont Banternghansa and Luca Looser)
Discussant: Giacomo De Giorgi (University of Geneva)

16.30-16.45 | Coffee Break

16.45-17.30 | Luke Heath Milsom, KU Leuven
Spatial Diffusion of Services
(with Peter Wankuru Chacha, Benard Kipyegon Kirui, Verena Wiedemann)
Discussant: Giorgio Chiovelli (Universidad de Montevideo)

17.30-18.15 | Devaki Ghose, World Bank
Unpacking Non-Tariff Measures: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
(with Shafaat Khan)
Discussant: Tommaso Sonno (University of Bologna)

Day 2 – Saturday, 21 June 2025
9.30-10.15 | Nicholas Swanson, Stanford University
Under-training by Employers in Informal Labor Markets: Evidence from Burundi
(with Luisa Cefala, Pedro Naso, Michel Ndayikeza)
Discussant: Leonardo Iacovone (World Bank)

10.15-11.00 | Elisa Macchi, Brown University
Informal Redistribution via Work
(with Jeremia Stalder)
Discussant: Luisa Cefala (UC Berkeley)

11.00-11.15 | Coffee Break

11.15-12.00 | Russell Morton, Yale University
Value Creation and Value Capture in Indian Garment Sector Bargaining
Discussant: Gianluca Antonecchia (KU Leuven)

12.00-12.45 | Gaurav Khanna, UC San Diego
Global Value of Cities
(with Aakash Bhalotia, Gavin Engelstad, Harrison Mitchell)
Discussant: Nicolas de Roux (Universidad de Los Andes)

12.45 | Lunch

Organizers:
–Francesco Amodio, McGill University
–Michele Di Maio, Sapienza University of Rome
–Mariapia Mendola, University of Milan Bicocca and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano
–Vito Peragine, University of Bari
–Marco Sanfilippo, University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto

For further information please contact marco.sanfilippo@unito.it.