BI-Org: Cash Transfer Programs Symposium 2021
Date: April 26th (Monday) and 27th (Tuesday) 2021, 9 AM - 12 PM EDT (if you are in a different time zone, this Timezone Converter may be helpful)
Location: Online (Registration link below)
The BI-Org CTP Symposium is presented and hosted by the Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR) research centre in partnership with ideas42, the World Bank eMBeD, and Foundations for Social Change.
The first online symposium of cash transfer programs with a behavioural lens is on April 26th (Monday) and 27th (Tuesday), 9 AM - 12 PM EDT on each day. It will bring together policymakers, practitioners, researchers and other behavioural scientists who are interested in harnessing behavioural science to improve the effectiveness of cash transfer (and other welfare) programs via better design and delivery of the welfare program.
The goals of this symposium will be a) sharing the state of the art on research and practice, b) fostering ongoing exchanges and building community, and c) identifying research and project opportunities.
The two half-day symposium will feature two-panel discussions on a) comparing social assistance programs in the global north versus the global south, and b) on trying to understand how specific behavioural science theories could help design better cash transfer programs, as well as keynote speakers, research talks and networking opportunities.
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Saugato Datta, Managing Director at ideas42
Prof. Dilip Soman, Director of the Behavioural Economics in Action Research Centre at Rotman (BEAR)
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Address
Prof. Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University; Co-director of the Global Poverty Research Lab at the Kellogg School of Management; and Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action
Q&A hosted by Saugato Datta, Managing Director at ideas42
10:00 AM - 10:35 AM
“Idea Dating” Networking
Host: Prof. Jiaying Zhao, Canada Research Chair in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
*Talk: Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Alexandra (Ali) Schmidt-Fellner, Manager, Knowledge & Insights at Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion [CTP’s in the Global North and South]
Panelists:
John Gachigi, Director, Directorate of Social Assistance, Kenya
Prof. Stacia West, Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work; Co-Founder and Director of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania
Prof. Paul Niehaus, Associate Professor of Economics at UC San Diego, Co-founder at GiveDirectly, Segovia, Taptap Send
Ugo Gentilini, Global Lead, Social Assistance, World Bank
Moderator:
Claire Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Wrap-up
Saugato Datta, Managing Director at ideas42
day 2 - april 27, 2021
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM
Keynote Address
Prof. Joseph Wong, Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto
Introductions & Q&A: Prof. Dilip Soman, Director of the Behavioural Economics in Action Research Centre at Rotman (BEAR)
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
*Talk: M-Pesa and Financial Inclusion in Kenya
The Reach Alliance Team
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM
Panel Discussion [Behavioural Insights in Cash Transfer Programs]
Panelists:
Joel McGuire, Research Analyst at Happier Lives Institute
Laura B. Rawlings, Lead Economist at Human Capital Project, World Bank
Prof. Frank Schilbach, Associate Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Prof. Lisa Gennetian, Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Moderator:
Renos Vakis, Lead Economist at eMBeD, World Bank
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Break
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Group/Themed Networking
Host: Abigail Dalton, Operations Officer at eMBeD, World Bank
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
*Talk: New Leaf Project - Vancouver Trial
Prof. Jiaying Zhao, Canada Research Chair in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Zeina Afif, Senior Social Scientist at eMBeD, World Bank
Saugato Datta, Managing Director at ideas42
Prof. Jiaying Zhao, Canada Research Chair in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia
Questions? Contact rotmanbiorg@rotman.utoronto.ca