Two papers by Assistant Professor of Economics Emily Conover were presented at the American Economic Association meeting held Jan. 6-9, in Denver. Conover presented “Manipulation of Social Program Eligibility: Detection, Explanations and Consequences for Empirical Research.” The paper was co-written with Adriana Camacho of the Universidad de Los Andes. “Effects of Colombia's Social Protection System on Workers' Choice between Formal and Informal Employment,” co-written with Camacho and the InterAmerican Development Bank’s Alejandro Hoyos, was presented by Camacho.
