ISPS Quantitative Research Methods Workshop: “Does Revolution Work? Evidence from Nepal”

Event time: 
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 12:00pm
Location: 
Zoom Session See map
Event description: 

The ISPS Quantitative Research Methods Workshop presents Rohini Pande, the Henry J. Heinz Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center, Yale University:

“Does Revolution Work? Evidence from Nepal.”

Please register on https://csap.yale.edu/quantitative-research-methods-workshop.

Abstract: The last half century has seen the adoption of democratic institutions in much of the developing world. However, the conditions under which de jure democratization leads to the representation of historically disadvantaged groups remains debated as do the implications of descriptive representation for policy inclusion. Using detailed administrative and survey data from Nepal, we examine political selection in a new democracy, the implications for policy inclusion and the role of conflict in affecting political transformation. I situate these findings in the context of the political economy literature mapping institutional choice to power and inequality.

Rohini Pande is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center, Yale University. She is a co-editor of American Economic Review: Insights. Pande’s research is largely focused on how formal and informal institutions shape power relationships and patterns of economic and political advantage in society, particularly in developing countries. She is interested the role of public policy in providing the poor and disadvantaged political and economic power, and how notions of economic justice and human rights can help justify and enable such change. Her most recent work focuses on testing innovative ways to make the state more accountable to its citizens, such as strengthening women’s economic and political opportunities, ensuring that environmental regulations reduce harmful emissions, and providing citizens effective means to voice their demand for state services.

Admission: 
Free but register in advance
Open to: 
Yale Community Only