This session will highlight frontiers of research in the area of development economics. The session will include research presentations on a wide range of topics, covering both micro and macro perspectives of development. This is the first time scholars who are actively conducting research in development economics, will come together in the hope of forming a professional network to enhance collaboration among higher educational institutes in Atlanta and nearby areas. 

CHAIR: 

• Shatakshee Dhongde, Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology  

WELCOME:

• Laura Taylor, Chair at the School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology 

 
PANELISTS:   

• Peter Brummund, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Alabama  
• Alejandro Del Valle, Assistant Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University  
• Mateusz Filipski, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia   
• Xuepeng Liu, Professor of Economics, Kennesaw State University   
• Nicholas Magnan, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia   
• Paloma Moyano, Visiting Faculty, Emory University   
• Stephen O'Connell, Assistant Professor of Economics, Emory University   
• Abhra Roy, Associate Professor of Economics, Finance, & Quantitative Analysis, Kennesaw State University   
• Angelino Viceisza, Associate Professor of Economics, Spelman College   
• Laura Zimmermann, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia