The Global Development seminar series is jointly hosted by the Departments of Economics and Politics and the Batten School. The series exposes faculty and students on grounds to the most innovative and current quantitative research in global development, brings together faculty and students from across the university, and fosters discussions and collaborations that focus on research that can help address the challenges in global development from different disciplines.

Below is the list of upcoming seminars: note that only Economics department hosted seminars are listed on this page.

Upcoming Seminars
(Note: The seminar hours are 12:30- 1:45pm)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Simone Schaner will here to present her paper: Scaling Accountability: Experimental Evidence on Impacts of Citizen-Led Audits on Social Protection Delivery and Election Outcomes

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Eric Robertson will be here to present his paper: TBA

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Gautam Rao will be here to present his paper: TBA

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Rohini Somanathan will be here to present her paper: TBA

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Christopher Babcock will be here to present his paper: TBA

Tuesday, October 28, 2024

Andres Barrios Fernandez will be here to present his paper: TBA