Dates
August 8th and 9th, 2024.

Location
Classroom H-14
Universidad de Piura
Calle Mártir Olaya 162, Miraflores. Lima, Perú.

Keynote Speaker
Emilio Depetris-Chauvin

The Workshop for Young Economists is a biennal evento that serves as a international top-tier academic forum. Over the course of two days, oung Economists present their research work related to ther doctoral theses and Exchange ideas on research questions at the Forefront of economic science knowledge.

PROGRAM

14:05-14:15Check-in registration
14:15-14:30

Welcome and introduction

Gabriel Natividad – Universidad de Piura.

14:30-15:40

Paúl Josemaría Corcuera – University of British Columbia

Minimum wages and informal self-employment: Evidence from Peru

Discussant: Manuel Barrón – Universidad del Pacífico.

15:40-16:10Coffee break
16:10-17:20

Antonio Campos – Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo

Is feedback always positive? Experimental evidence from public schools in Peru

Discussant: María Pía Basurto – Universidad del Pacífico.

17:20-18:30

Brian Cevallos – United States Census Bureau

The aggregate implications of cultural proximity

Discussant: Miriam Artiles – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

18:30-19:30

Emilio Depetris-Chauvin – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Keynote address

Political Alignment and Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation in a Fragmented Political Landscape: Evidence from Mexico.

08:00-09:10

Fernando Mendo – Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Fear, indeterminacy, and policy responses

Discussant: Rocío Gondo – Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

09:10-09:40

Breakfast

09:40-10:50

José Manuel Paz y Miño – Universidad de Chile

Buyer conduct and supply shocks: Evidence from Uruguayan meatpacking firms

Discussant: Martín Paredes – Universidad de Piura

10:50-12:00

Pedro Casavilca – Davidson College

Job ladder consequences of employment protection: Theory and evidence from Peru

Discussant: José María Rentería – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

12:00

Closing remarks: Franklin Huaita – Universidad de Piura

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