Martin Valdivia will share “The Role of Social Skills and Networks in the Fight against Poverty”, at University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas event
| Date | : | 04/04/2017 |
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| Hour | : | 1:00 pm |
| Location | : | Albert Pick Hall 1541 Brescia Ave. Suite 110 Coral Gables |
| Area/s | : | Employment, productivity and innovation |
Our senior researcher, Martín Valdivia, will share “The Role of Social Skills and Networks in the Fight against Poverty”, at the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, on Tueday, April 4. The presentation is part of the Institute’s Research Lunch Series.
Development economics devoted decades to addressing key market failures and made some progress in poverty reduction, but far from sufficient. With the help of behavioral sciences, the current development agenda addresses the individual. In his presentation, Valdivia argues that behavioral constraints affect the way the poor interact with markets, for example by taking them away from rational decision-making. Our researcher presents some key examples of studies about entrepreneurship and financial inclusion that address such questions in the Latin American context.
