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The CEPR symposium of the Development Economics Programme was hosted by IFS on Friday 14 October and Saturday 15 October 2022. The conference was organised by CEPR, IFS, UCL, BREAD, TIME (Trinity College Dublin) and was funded by Irish Aid.
Cutting-edge research in low- and middle-income countries was presented, and the participants enjoyed discussing a wide range of topics, including agriculture, climate change, credit market, education, family, firms, health, labour market, and political economy and public procurement.
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