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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 - 12:00Visit to social enterprise, Mustard Seed
12:15 - 13:00Lunch
13:00 - 14:05The Joint Dynamics of Organizational Culture, Design and PerformanceTimothy Besley – School Professor of Economics and Political Science at London School of EconomicsTorsten Persson – Professor of Economics at Stockholm University and Centennial Professor at the London School of EconomicsDiscussant: Rocco Macchiavello
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14:10 - 15:15The Evolution of MotivationTimothy Besley – School Professor of Economics and Political Science at London School of EconomicsMaitreesh Ghatak – Professor of Economics at London School of Economics Discussant: Paul Niehaus
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15:15 - 15:30Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:35The 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 ColumbiaThomas Fujiwara – Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton UniversityTanguy van Ypersele – Assistant Professor of Economics at Aix-Marseille University Discussant: Mike Muthukrishna
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16:40 - 17:45Impact InvestingBrad M. Barber - Professor of Finance at Booth School of Business, University of ChicagoAdair Morse – Associate Professor at Haas School of Business, University of California BerkeleyAyako Yasuda – Associate Professor of Finance at UC Davis Graduate School of ManagementDiscussant: 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 - 11:05The 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 SchoolVikramaditya S. Khanna – William W. Cook Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law SchoolDiscussant: Marianne Bertrand
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11:10 - 12:15Corporate Governance and the Rise of Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility Criteria in Executive CompensationCaroline Flammer – Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityBryan Hong – Assistant Professor of General Management and Strategy at Ivey Business School, University of Western OntarioDylan Minor – Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern UniversityDiscussant: Oriana Bandiera
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12:15 - 12:30 Coffee and Biscuits
12:30 - 13:35A Theory of Good IntentionsPaul Niehaus – Associate Professor of Economics at University of California San DiegoDiscussant: Roland Benabou
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13:35 - 13:40Closing remarks by Professor Sir Julian Le Grand