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8:30 – 9:00 am
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Registration and Breakfast
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9:00 – 9:10 am
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Welcome by Katrina
Kosec – IFPRI
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9:10 – 9:50 am
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“Media’s Influence on
Citizen Demand for Public Goods” (Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani)
[discussant: Danielle Resnick]
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9:50 – 10:30 am
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“Knowledge, power, and governance: Women’s self-help groups and public entitlement schemes in India”
(Neha Kumar , Amir Jilani, Alejandra Arrieta, Kalyani Raghunathan, and Agnes R. Quisumbing) [discussant: Berber Kramer]
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10:30 – 10:50 am
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Coffee Break
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10:50 – 11:30 am
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“Migration, Political
Institutions, and Social Networks” (Catia Batista, Julia Seither, and
Pedro C. Vicente) [discussant: Kate Ambler]
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11:30 – 12:10 pm
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“Experimental Evidence on
the Use of Water Monitoring for Conservation, Productivity, and Conflict
Reduction” (Paul Christian, Florence Kondylis, Valerie
Mueller, Tobias Siegfried, and Astrid Zwager) [discussant: Dawit Mekonnen]
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12:10 – 12:50 pm
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“Building Bridges? ICT for
Political Communication and Service Delivery” (Guy Grossman, Melina
Platas, and Jonathan Rodden) [discussant: Alan de Brauw]
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12:50 – 2:00 pm
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Keynote Address by Leonard
Wantchekon:
“Information, Constructive
Social Capital and the Quality of Governance”
Lunch will be available
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2:15 – 2:55 pm
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“Policy Preferences of
Rural Citizens in Emerging Democracies: Evidence from Nepal” (Jordan Kyle and
Danielle Resnick) [discussant: Maria Recalde]
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2:55 – 3:35 pm
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“Can Information Outreach
Increase Participation in Community-Driven Development? A Randomized Field
Experiment near Bwindi National Park, Uganda” (Mark T. Buntaine and
Brigham Daniels) [discussant: Vijayendra Rao]
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3:35 – 3:55 pm
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Coffee Break
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3:55 – 4:35 pm
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“Electoral Incentives to
Combat Epidemics: Evidence from Zika in Brazil” (Taylor Boas and F. Daniel
Hidalgo) [discussant: Tewodaj Mogues]
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4:35 – 5:15 pm
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“Video-based Agricultural
Extension: An Analysis of the Digital Green Approach to Promoting Smallholder
Technology Adoption in Ethiopia” (Tanguy Bernard, Simrin Makhija, Kate
Orkin, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and David Spielman) [discussant: Ghazala
Mansuri]
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5:15 pm
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Closing Remarks
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Note: Names of all authors of the papers are listed in parentheses.
Presenters’ names appear in bold. Each presentation (20-25 min.) will be
followed by a discussant (5 min.) and Q&A from participants (10-15 min.)
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This workshop is jointly organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI’s) Strengthening Institutions and Governance (SIG) group and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) led by IFPRI.
High quality rural governance has the potential to significantly improve the productivity and welfare of the poor—70 percent of whom live in rural areas. Government has at least two important roles: providing services and supporting economic activity through good economic governance. Important rural services include infrastructure and agricultural and social services. Good economic governance entails supporting formal and informal institutions that promote economic activity and transactions by protecting property rights and enforcing contracts. However, rural governments in developing countries often fail in these roles. Service providers often lack full information on the preferences and needs of service users, and may also lack incentives to exert effort and refrain from corruption. Weak local institutions fail to support economic activity and foster distrust in government.
This workshop aims to shed light on whether and how greater access to information stemming from institutional or technological innovations can improve rural service delivery and governance. It brings together a diverse group of researchers who will present work examining a variety of different services and aspects of rural governance and exchange feedback.
AGENDA
