Program

NEUDC 2025 Conference Agenda

TimeSaturday, November 8
7:45 AM – 8:30 AMBreakfast and registration
8:30 AM – 10:10 AMBlock 1
10:10 AM – 10:30 AMCoffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:50 AMBlock 2
11:50 AM – 1:00 PMLunch Break
1:00 PM – 2:20 PMPlenary Session: The Future of Development Research: Evidence for Lasting Impact
2:20 PM – 4:00 PMBlock 3
4:00 PM – 4:15 PMCoffee Break
4:15 PM – 5:35 PMBlock 4
5:35 PM – 7:35 PMReception
TimeSunday, November 9
7:45 AM – 8:30 AMBreakfast
8:30 AM – 9:30 AMPanel Session: Partnerships and Opportunities for Development Research
9:30 AM – 11:10 AMBlock 5
11:10 AM – 11:30 AMCoffee Break
11:30 AM – 12:50 PMBlock 6
12:50 PMConference Ends

Preliminary detailed agenda: https://editorialexpress.com/conference/TuftsNEUDC2025/program/TuftsNEUDC2025

All sessions will be held in the Joyce Cummings Center (JCC) building located at 177 College Ave, Medford, MA 02155

Plenary session at NEUDC:

The Future of Development Research: Evidence for Lasting Impact

Saturday, November 8th, 2025 from 1:00–2:20 pm

Leonard Wantchekon
James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs – Princeton University
Eliana La Ferrara
Professor of Public Policy – Harvard Kennedy School
Dean Karlan
Professor of Economics and Finance, Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University
Andrew L. Dabalen
Chief Economist, Africa – World Bank Group
Diva Dhar
Deputy Director, Women’s Economic Empowerment – Gates Foundation
Margaret McMillan (Moderator)
Neary Family Professorship of International Relations and Professor of Economics – Tufts University

Panel session at NEUDC:

Partnerships and Opportunities for Development Research

Sunday, November 9th, 2025 from 8:30–9:30 am

Jenna Allard
Associate Director of Research and Policy, Yale Inclusion Economics
Tomoko Harigaya
Chief Economist and Director of Research, Precision Development (PxD)
Valentina Brailovskaya Economist II, IDInsight
Neela Saldanha
Executive Director, Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), Yale University
Douglas Gollin (Moderator) Jason P. and Chloe Epstein Professor, Economics, Tufts University