國民經濟學Seminar

第12期

    國民經濟學Seminar由中國人民大學國民經濟管理系主辦，其宗旨是從國民經濟管理的視角，構建一個開放的學術交流平臺，推動研究與教學工作。
　　　
　　　時間：2016年3月16日（周三）中午12:00—13:30
　　　地點：明德主樓734會議室
　　　主講：Sean Sylvia
　　　主題：Ordeal Mechanisms, Information and the Cost-effectiveness of Subsidies: Evidence from Subsidized Eyeglasses in Rural China
　　　摘要：The cost-effectiveness of policies providing subsidized goods is often compromised by limited use of the goods provided. Through a randomized trial, we test two approaches to improve the cost-effectiveness of a program distributing free eyeglasses to myopic children in rural China. Requiring recipients to undergo an ordeal was able to target eyeglasses to those who used them without reducing usage relative to free delivery. An information campaign increased use when eyeglasses were freely delivered but not under an ordeal. Free delivery plus information was determined to be the most socially cost-effective approach and obtained the highest rate of eyeglass use.　
演講者介紹： Sean Sylvia is an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at Renmin University of China. He is also affiliated with the Rural Education Action Project (REAP) at Stanford University and the Center for Experimental Economics in Education (CEEE) at Shanxi Normal University. His research focuses on topics related to health and education in China’s rural areas and migrant communities and has appeared in journals such as the BMJ, Health Policy and Planning, Health Affairs, Economic Development and Cultural Change, and the Economics of Education Review. Sean earned his PhD from the University of Maryland in 2014. 
 
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