| Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| Plenary Session 3 [Hall A] Development Strategies and Financing
Guidance notes Panelists:
William Kalema, Country Managing Director, BDO East Africa
Sitti Alfeine, CommissaireGenerale au Plan, Commissariat General au Plan, Comoros
John Rwangombwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda
Koutoubu Moustapha Sano, Minister for International Cooperation, Guinea
Hlengiwe Mkhize, Depouty Minister of Economic Development, South Africa Moderator: Victor Murinde, Director, African Development Institute |
| Tea/coffee |
| Concurrent Seminar 1 Session 1.1: Inclusive growth [Hall A]
Chair: Mwangi Kimenyi, The Brookings Institution Presenter:
Abebe Shimeles, African Development Bank The Making of the Middle Class in Africa (ID-399)
Discussant: Ali Chebbi, Government of Tunisia Presenter:
Alun Thomas, IMF Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Selected Countries During the Recent High-Growth Period (ID-121)
Discussant: William Lyakurwa, African Economic Research Consortium Presenter:
Shantayanan Devarajan, World Bank Avoiding the Fragility Trap in Africa (ID-109)
Discussant: Janvier Nkurunziza, UNCTAD Session 1.2: Foreign Direct Investment [Hall B]
Chair: Clare Akamanzi, Rwanda Investment Board Presenter:
Dzifa Kpetigo, l'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Participation des IDE Chinois à la Croissance Économique en Afrique Sub-Saharienne: Approche par la Méthode PIM et Régressions Quantiles en deux Étapes sur Panel (ID-421)
Discussant: Riad Meddeb, UNDP Presenter:
Oluyomi Ayoyinka Ola-David, Covenant University Can FDI Foster Inclusive Innovation and Technology Development in Africa? (FDI-161)
Discussant: Ruth Hoekstra, Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Lunch |
| Plenary Session 4 Harnessing Africa’s Extractive Industries for Structural Transformation and Inclusive Development [Hall A]
Guidance notes Panelists:
Mwangi Kimenyi, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Louis Kasekende, Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda
Laurinda Hoygaard, Rector, Universidade Privada de Angola
Roger Nord, Deputy Director, IMF Africa Department
Moderator: Pedro Conceição, Chief Economist, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP |
| Tea/coffee |
| Concurrent Seminar 2 Session 2.1: Public Finance [Hall A]
Chair: Shantayanan Devarajan, World Bank Presenter:
Lukasz Marc, VU University Amsterdam New Evidence on Fungibility at The Aggregate Level (ID-087)
Discussant: Alex Warren-Rodriquez, UNDP Presenter:
Felipe Zanna, IMF Public Investment, Growth, and Debt Sustainability: Putting Together the Pieces (ID-333)
Discussant: Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, African Development Bank Presenter:
Degol Hailu, UNDP Macroeconomic Determinants of Exit from Aid-Dependence (ID-145)
Discussant: Patrick Osakwe, UNECA Session 2.2: Agriculture, Markets and Development[Hall B]
Chair: Sarah Ssewanyana, Economic Policy Research Center Presenter:
Bola Amoke Awotide, University of Ibadan Impact of Improved Agricultural Technology Adoption on Sustainable Rice Productivity and Rural farmers' Welfare in Nigeria: A Local Average Treatment Effect (LATE) Technique (ID-021)
Discussant: Abdul Kamara, African Development Bank Presenter:
Melanie O'Gorman, University of Winnipeg Africa's Missed Agricultural Revolution: A Quantitative Study of the Policy Options (ID-405)
Discussant (both papers): Innocent Matshe, African Economic Research Consortium Presenter:
Carolin Mengel, University of Göttingen Market Integration and Transmission of Cereal Price Changes from World Market to Domestic Level (ID-336)
Discussant: Andrew Mold, UNECA Session 2.3: Climate and Energy [Hall C]
Chair: ShandreThangavelu, National University of Singapore Presenter:
EmellyMutambatsere, African Development Bank
Wind Energy Development in Africa (ID-427)
Discussant: Khalid Siddig, Khartoum University Presenter:
Khalid Siddig, Khartoum University The Natural Gas Sector in Post-Revolution Egypt (ID-005)
Discussant: Emelly Mutambatsere, African Development Bank Presenter:
Babatunde Abidoye, University of Pretoria Climate Change and Economic Growth in Africa: An Econometric Analysis (ID-322)
Discussant: John Anyanwu, African Development Bank |
| Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
| Plenary Session 5 [Hall A] Expanding Trade for Inclusive Development
Guidance notes Panelists:
Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, South Africa
Ali Chebbi, Senior Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister, Tunisia Moderator: Olusanya Ajakaiye, Executive Chairman, African Centre for Shared Development |
| Tea/coffee |
| Concurrent Seminar 3 Session 3.1: Small-holder Farmers [Hall A]
Chair: Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, African Development Bank Presenter:
Albert Makochekanwa, USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub Impacts of Regional Trade Agreements on Trade in Agrifood Products: Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa (ID-003)
Discussant: Innocent Matshe, African Economic Research Consortium Presenter:
Gaston Gohou, CESS Institute Land Acquisition in Africa: Threat or Opportunity for Local Populations? (ID-442)
Discussant: Milu Muyanga, Michigan State University Presenter:
Somlanare Romuald Kinda, University of Auvergne Rainfall Shocks, Food Prices Vulnerability and Food Security: Evidence for Sub-Saharan African Countries (ID-327)
Discussant: Bernadette DiaKamgnia, African Development Bank Session 3.2: Employment Creation [Hall B]
Degol Hailu, UNDP Presenters:
Louise Fox, World Bank Household Enterprise in Sub-Saharan Africa - Why they Matter for Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods (ID-146)
Zuzana Brixiová, UNDP Labour Markets in Swaziland: The Challenge of Youth Employment (ID-132)
Discussant (both papers): Damiano Manda, African Economic Research Consortium Presenters:
Arlette Simo Fotso, University of Yaounde Disability and Labour Force Participation in Cameroon (ID-192)
John Anyanwu, African Development Bank Towards Inclusive African Labour Markets: Empirical Analysis of Gender Equality in Employment and its Implications for Policy (ID-411)
Discussant (both papers): Nii Moi Thomsen, UNDP Session 3.3: Regional Trade and Integration [Hall C]
Chair: Adam Elhiraika, UNECA Presenters:
Jean-Christophe Bazika, CERAPE Incidence du commerce avec la Chine sur l’intégration régionale dans la CEEAC (ID-237)
Dick Kamuganga, Institute of International Studies Does Intra-Africa Regional Trade Cooperation Enhance Export Survival? (ID-361)
Discussant (both papers): Simon Mevel, UNECA Presenter:
Siope Ofa, UNECA Export Diversification and Intra-Industry Trade in Africa (ID-379)
Simon Mevel, UNECA Deepening Regional Integration in Africa: A Computable General Equilibrium Assessment of the Establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area followed by a Continental Customs Union (ID-533)
Discussant (both papers):Edward Sennoga, AfDB |
| Lunch |
| Plenary Session 6 [Hall A] Youth Employment for Inclusive Growth
Guidance notes Panelists:
Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank
Arend van Wamelen, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Charles Soludo, Chairman, African Heritage Foundation
Zodwa Mabuza, Federation of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce Moderator: Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist and Vice President, African Development Bank |
| Tea/Coffee |
| Concurrent Seminar 4 Session 4.1: Social Protection [Hall A]
Chair: Heloisa Marone, UNDP Presenter:
Munshi Sulaiman, BRAC International Incentive and crowding out effects of food assistance: Evidence from randomized evaluation of a food-for-training project in South Sudan (ID-017)
Discussant: Mama Keita, UNECA Presenter:
Renate Hartwig, International Institute of Social Studies Mutual Health Insurance and the Contribution to Improvements in Child Health in Rwanda(ID-180)
Discussant: Pa Lamin Beyai, UNDP Presenter:
George Mutasa, University of Cape Town Disability Grant and Individual Labour Supply: Evidence from South Africa (ID-027)
Discussants: Barfour Osei, African Development Bank and Rasmus Heltberg, World Bank Session 4.2: Institutions for Development [Hall B]
Chair: Gabriel Negatu, African Development Bank Presenter:
Mina Baliamoune, University of North Florida Trade and Environmental Sustainability in Africa: Do Institutions Matter? (ID-097)
Discussant: Gaston Gohou, CESS Institute Presenter:
Sylvain Dessy, University of Laval The Political Economy of Social Inclusion (ID-056)
Discussant: Edward Kutsoati, Tufts University Presenter:Peter Wolff, German Development Institute Critical assessment of the reflection of African positions in G20 decisions - Application of a methodological framework (ID-388)
Discussant : Lukasz Marc, VU University Amsterdam Session 4.3: Money and Finance [Hall C]
Chair: Abdul Kamara, African Development Bank Presenters:
Thouraya Triki, African Development Bank Credit Bureaus and Registries and Access to Finance: New Evidence from 42 African Countries (ID-138)
Maureen Were, Central Bank of Kenya Central Bank’s Response to Economic Crises from a Developing African Economy Perspective: Lessons from Kenya’s Experience (ID-075)
Discussant (both papers): Samson Kwalingana, UNECA Presenters:
Bamba Ka, l'Université Cheikh Anta DIOP Dakar, Régime de Change et Croissance Economique: Cas des Pays de la Communauté des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) (ID-404)
Ameth Saloum Ndiaye, University of Dakar Une Croissance Économique Forte et Durable est-elle Possible dans un Contexte de Fuite Massive des Capitaux en Zone Franc Africaine? (ID-575)
Discussant (both papers): Amata Diabate, UNDP |
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| Friday, November 2, 2012 |
| Concurrent Seminar 5 Session 5.1: Private Sector Development [Hall A]
Chair: Lamin Barrow, African Development Bank Presenters:
Janvier Nkurunziza, UNCTAD Income Level and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries (ID-098)
Dieter von Fintel, University of Stellenbosch The Inability of Small Firms to Generate Employment in a High Wage Regime: the South African Wage Curve and Implications for Wage Subsidies (ID-484)
Discussant (both papers): Amarakoon Bandara, UNDP Presenters:
Daniel Gbetnkom, UNDP Corruption and small and medium-sized enterprise growth in Cameroon (ID-416)
Assi Kimou, University Houphouet Boigny of Cocody Crime, Self-Protection and Business Growth in Cote d'Ivoire (ID-018)
Discussant (both papers):UchechiOgbuagu, University of Calabar Session 5.2: Poverty Reduction [Hall B]
Chair: Mansour Ndiaye, UNDP Presenters:
Edward Kutsoati, Tufts University Family Ties, Inheritance, Rights, and Successful Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Ghana (ID-434)
Milu Muyanga, Michigan State University Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya (ID-008)
Discussant (both papers): George Mutasa, University of Cape Town Presenters:
Baye Francis Menjo, University of Yaounde II Impact of Human Capital Endowments on Inequality of Outcomes in Cameroon (ID-433)
Rose Koffi-Nevry, Université d'Abobo-Adjamé Hygiene des Aliments et Developpement Soutenable: Impact du Monde Invisible sur la Reduction de la Pauvrete (ID-443)
Discussant (both papers):Gaston Gohou, CESS Institute |
| Tea/Coffee |
| Closing Session [Hall A] Closing Remarks
Pedro Conceição, Chief Economist, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP
Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist and Vice President, African Development Bank
Presentation of Best Paper Award officiated by Claver Gatete, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda Press Conference |
| Lunch |
