The Theme 0 workshop focused on how improved data or economic measurement can help shed light on the process of structural transformation and its link to economic growth. There is particular interest in understanding the challenges for low-income countries.
Programme
Thursday 10 September
14:00 Welcoming remarks Robert Inklaar (Groningen) Recording
14:15 Is Labor Productivity Really Falling in African Manufacturing? Margret McMillan (Tufts University). Recording
14:45 Structural transformation of occupation employment Georg Duernecker (Goethe University Frankfurt) Recording
15:15 Break
15:30 International Friends and Enemies Ernest Liu (Princeton) Recording
16:00 Markups and Structural Change: Evidence from the National Accounts Berthold Herrendorf (Arizona State University) Recording
16:30 Break
16:45 Structural transformation, productivity growth and input-output linkages Akos Valentinyi (CEPR & Manchester) Recording
Friday 11 September
14:00 Welcoming remarks Robert Inklaar (Groningen)
14:05 Informal firms and development Brian McCaig (Wilfrid Laurier University) Recording
14:35 Distribution Costs and the size of Indian Manufacturing Establishments Alessandra Peter (University of Stockholm) Recording
15:15 Break
15:25 Multinationals and Structural Change Kei-Mu Yi (University of Houston) Recording
15:45 Skilled Biased Technological Progress and Labor Market Inefficiency Michele Battisti (University of Palermo) Recording
16:15 The Inception of Capitalism through the Lens of Firms Krisztina Orban (Monash University) Recording
16:45 Break
16:55 Using Micro Data to Learn About Structural Transformation David Lagakos (Boston University) Recording
