June 15-16, 2011

Organized by G. Aldashev (University of Namur), M. Ghatak (LSE) and T. Verdier (PSE)

WORKSHOP « Economics of Non-Profits, NGOs and Aid Effectiveness »

With the participation of:

- Emmanuelle AURIOL (TSE) - Peter NUNNENKAMP (IFW-) - Abigail BARR (University of Oxford) - Mara SQUICCIARINI (KULeuven) - Carlos CUEVA (University of Cambridge) - Jean-Philippe PLATTEAU (University of Namur) - Marcel FAFCHAMPS (University of Oxford) - Vijayendra RAO (World Bank) - Maitreesh GHATAK (LSE) - Thierry VERDIER (PSE) - François LIBOIS (University of Namur)

Registration is compulsory before June 1st (email: [email protected]) Free of charge – Number of places is limited Room C. Joset (4th floor) – University of Namur - Rempart de la Vierge 8, B-5000 Namur

Financial support: University of Namur (FUNDP); BELSPO Grant UAP-PAI P6/07; School of Economics Program:

- June 15 -

09h00-09h30: Welcome and coffee

09h30-10h30 Jean-Philippe Platteau (University of Namur) “Is cheap aid money for participatory development desirable for the poor?” 10h30-11h30 Thierry Verdier (Paris School of Economics) “Global watchdogs: NGO monitoring and industry equilibrium ”

11h30-11h45: Coffee Break

11h45-12h45: Abigail Barr (University of Oxford) “Who should be charged with the duty of holding teachers to account? A lab-type experiment in Ugandan schools”

12h45-14h15: Lunch

14h15-15h00: Carlos Cueva (University of Cambridge) “Charitable giving and self-signalling” 15h00-15h45: Mara Squicciarini (KULeuven) “Market for policy communication”

15h45-16h00: Coffee Break

16h00-16h45: François Libois (University of Namur) “Is private conservation efficient? Evidence from Belgian environmental NGOs” 16h45-17h45: Marcel Fafchamps (University of Oxford) “Matching in community-based organizations”

- June 16 -

09h00-10h00: Maitreesh Ghatak ( School of Economics) “Social production and organization design: a contribution to the theory of public organization” 10h00-11h00: Peter Nunnenkamp (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) “Donations to US-based NGOs in international development cooperation: how (un-)informed are private donors?”

11h00-11h15: Coffee break

11h15-12h15: Emmanuelle Auriol (Toulouse School of Economics) “The Good, the Bad, and the Ordinary: Anti-social behavior in profit and non-profit organization” 12h15-12h45: Vijayendra Rao (World Bank) “TBA”

12h45-13h00 : Concluding comments

Registration is compulsory via email: [email protected] Plan : www.fundp.ac.be/universite/acces/plan2