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Programme

Economics of Social Sector Organisations Conference 2017

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Friday 22 September 2017

Location: Room 1.04, LSE Department of Economics, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields

 TIME SESSION

 11:00 - 12:00

Visit to social enterprise, Mustard Seed

 12:15 - 13:00

Lunch

 13:00 - 14:05

The Joint Dynamics of Organizational Culture, Design and Performance

Timothy Besley – School Professor of Economics and Political Science at London School of Economics

Torsten Persson – Professor of Economics at Stockholm University and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics

Discussant: Rocco  Macchiavello

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 14:10 - 15:15

The Evolution of Motivation

Timothy Besley – School Professor of Economics and Political Science at London School of Economics

Maitreesh Ghatak – Professor of Economics at London School of Economics 

Discussant: Paul Niehaus

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 15:15 - 15:30

Coffee Break

 15:30 - 16:35

The Origins of Human Pro-Sociality: A Test of Cultural 
Group Selection on Economic Data and in the Laboratory

Patrick Francois – Professor of Economics at University of British Columbia

Thomas Fujiwara – Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University

Tanguy van Ypersele – Assistant Professor of Economics at Aix-Marseille University 

Discussant: Mike Muthukrishna

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 16:40 - 17:45

Impact Investing

Brad M. Barber - Professor of Finance at Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

Adair Morse – Associate Professor at Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley

Ayako Yasuda – Associate Professor of Finance at UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Discussant: Daniel Paravisini

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 19:30 - 22:00

 Dinner


Saturday 23 September 2017

Location: Room 1.04, LSE Department of Economics, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields

Programme for Saturday 23 September 2017

 TIME SESSION

 9:30 - 10:00

 Coffee and Biscuits

 10:00 - 11:05

The Impact of Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility:
Evidence from India's Companies Act of 2013

Dhammika Dharmapala – Julius Kreeger Professor of Law at University of Chicago Law School

Vikramaditya S. Khanna – William W. Cook Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School

Discussant: Marianne Bertrand

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 11:10 - 12:15

Corporate Governance and the Rise of Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility Criteria in Executive Compensation

Caroline Flammer – Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Bryan Hong – Assistant Professor of General Management and Strategy at Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario

Dylan Minor – Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Discussant: Oriana Bandiera 

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 12:15 - 12:30

 Coffee and Biscuits

 12:30 - 13:35

A Theory of Good Intentions

Paul Niehaus – Associate Professor of Economics at University of California San Diego

Discussant: Roland Benabou

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 13:35 - 13:40

Closing remarks by Professor Sir Julian Le Grand