Interdisciplinary Workshop on Institutions and Development

The Interdisciplinary Workshop on Institutions and Development (IWID) brings together graduate students and faculty from a range of different social science disciplines and programs at MIT. Workshop sessions revolve primarily around discussions of ongoing research by graduate students. Thematically, the workshop focuses on the impact of institutions, broadly conceived, on economic and social development. For more information, contact Ben Ross Schneider.

Fall 2009 Schedule

Workshop on 30 Oct, 11am to 2pm, in CIS, E40-464

Graham Willis (DUSP), "With Hands Bound: The Civil Police and Democratic
Change in São Paulo, Brazil."

Matt Amengual (Political Science), "Partisanship and Professionalism: The
Political and Organizational Bases of Co-Production of Labor Inspection in
Argentina"

Alisha Holland (Government, Harvard), "Out with the Outsourced?  Labor
Market Heterogeneity and Regulation in Latin America"

Fall Courses on Development

11.483 Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions
Professor Annette Kim

11.487 Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries
Professor Annette Kim

17.178 Institutional Foundations of Capitalist Development
Professor Ben Schneider

17.528 Civil Society, Social Capital, and the State
Professor Lily Tsai

Papers posted here.

Past Events