Background

This workshop will initiate the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) study on human capital and economic development which is being conducted by ADB's Economics and Research Department in partnership with the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics and Harvard University.

Objectives

To discuss the scope and methodology of the papers on human capital and economic development that will be produced under this project. Next steps and the timeline of activities for Study 2 of RDTA 7514 will also be discussed.

Expected outputs

• Presentations on paper proposals
• Written comments on proposals
• BTOR narrating workshop discussions, next steps, and future activities

Target participants

Participation is by invitation only. The workshop will invite authors and discussants from the following institutions:

• Asian Development Bank
• Bar-Ilan University
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Harvard University
• Instituto de Analisis Economico
• London School of Economics
• Oxford University
• Stanford University
• Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of Munich
• Yale University

Resource speakers

Co-Organizers:

• Jong-Wha Lee, Chief Economist, ADB
• Robert Barro, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
• Francesco Caselli, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics

Paper Authors:

• Roberto Burguet, Research Professor, Instituto de Analisis Economico
• Davide Cantoni, Assistant Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Francesco Caselli, Professor, London School of Economics
• Antonio Ciccone, Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Eric Hanushek, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Jong-Wha Lee, Chief Economist, ADB
• Rachel McCleary, Senior Research Fellow, Taubman Center, Harvard University
• Giovanni Peri, Associate Professor, University of California, Davis
• Mark Rosenzweig, Director, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
• Jacques Silber, Professor, Bar-Ilan University
• Hyun H. Son, Economist, ADB
• Marcelo Soto, Researcher, Instituto de Analisis Economico
• Ludger Woessman, Professor, University of Munich
• Noam Yuchtman, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley
• Junsen Zhang, Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong