EVENT

Cities & Development
Workshop in DC

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The Cities and Development Workshop in DC is a day-long convening bringing together policymakers with world-leading academics to debate scholarship and practice on urban issues. Co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins in Washington, DC, the aim of this event is to foster partnerships around problems that policymakers are grappling with in cities, and ways to address those challenges through research findings. The workshop will feature the presentation of academic papers and engaging dialogues with policymakers from global cities.

SAIS is a world-leading school of international affairs, and international development is one of its key areas of expertise. The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University works to advance public sector innovation across the globe by marrying cutting-edge practice with world-class research to transform the culture of government and deliver exceptional results for residents with more than 60 city halls worldwide.

The workshop is supported by a 2023 JHU Nexus grant.

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Filipe Campante

Johns Hopkins

Edward Glaeser

Harvard

Gabriel Kreindler

Harvard

Paul Novosad

Dartmouth

Francisca Rojas

Johns Hopkins

Inquiries

For more information, contact Nancy Padden, Program Administrator for Fellowships and Faculty at [email protected]

VENUE

The workshop will take place at the newly opened Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, located at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001. Please use the main entrance to the building on Pennsylvania Ave NW on arrival.

AGENDA

8:15 – 9:15 AM	Registration and Coffee
9:15 – 9:25 AM	Welcome Filipe Campante, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Beth Blauer, Office of the Provost, Johns Hopkins University Amanda Daflos, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, Johns Hopkins University
9:25 – 10:40 AM	Research Session: Community Safety Moderator: Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College Civilian Alternatives to Policing: Evidence from Medellín’s Community Problem-Solving Intervention Operación Convivencia Presenter: Santiago Tobón, EAFIT University Discussant: Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, Johns Hopkins University Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India Presenter: Sofia Amaral, World Bank Discussant: Sandra Rozo, Princeton University
10:40 – 11:00 AM	Break
11:00 – 11:40 AM	Panel: Policymaker Perspectives on Public Innovation in Cities Moderator: Amanda Daflos, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, Johns Hopkins University Andrés Tobón, City of Medellín, Colombia Terrance Smith, City of Baltimore, Maryland Romeo Ramlakhan, City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11:40 – 12:00 PM	Remarks Claudia López Hernández, Harvard University and former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 PM	Research Session: Climate Moderator: Gabriel Kreindler, Harvard University Dodging Day Zero: Drought, Adaptation, and Inequality in Cape Town Presenter: Cassandra Cole, Harvard University Discussant: Allan Hsiao, Princeton University Searching for Customers, Finding Pollution Presenter: Jeanne Sorin, University of Chicago Discussant: Tanner Regan, George Washington University
2:15 – 2:35 PM	Break
2:35 – 3:50 PM	Research Session: Access to Housing Moderator: Filipe Campante, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Scaling Heights: Affordability Implications of Zoning Deregulation in India Presenter: Geetika Nagpal, Brown University Discussant: Jonah Rexer, World Bank Immigration and Slums Presenter: Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, University of California-Berkeley Discussant: Maisy Wong, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
3:50 – 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 – 4:45 PM	Panel: Reflections on Bridging Research and Practice Moderator: Francisca Rojas, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, Johns Hopkins University Felipe Vera, Inter-American Development Bank Tiffany Davis, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town Heather McDougall, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
4:45 – 5:00 PM	Closing Ed Glaeser, Harvard University