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March 20, 2016
8:30-14:00 | Porter's Lodge |
Registration | 0 |
March 20, 2016
10:30-11:00 | Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
Coffee | 0 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Agriculture 1 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley A
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Political Economy 1 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley C |
Household and Social Networks 1 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley D |
Health 1 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 1 | 2 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Fiscal 1 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 1 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Arumugam First Floor |
Natural Resources 1 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Agriculture 2 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
13:00-14:00 | Dining Hall |
Lunch | 0 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Credit, Savings, and Insurance 1 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley A |
Political Economy 2 | 2 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley C |
Household and Social Networks 2 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley D |
Health 2 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 2 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Fiscal 2 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 2 | 4 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 3 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Agriculture 4 | 3 |
March 20, 2016
16:00-16:30 | Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
Tea | 0 |
March 20, 2016
16:30-18:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Plenary 1: Journal of African Economies 25th Anniversary | 0 |
March 20, 2016
18:00-19:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
World Bank Session: "Poverty in a Rising Africa" | 0 |
March 20, 2016
19:00-21:00 | Dining Hall |
Dinner | 0 |
March 21, 2016
8:30-9:30 | Porter's Lodge |
Registration | 0 |
March 21, 2016
9:30-10:30 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Plenary 2: Keynote Speech 'Global Growth and Financial Spillovers into Africa' | 0 |
March 21, 2016
10:30-11:00 | Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
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Coffee | 0 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Labour 1 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley A |
Political Economy 3 | 2 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley C |
Household and Social Networks 3 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley D |
Health 3 | 2 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 3 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Fiscal 3 | 2 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 3 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 5 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Agriculture 6 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
Trade 1 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Manor Road Seminar A |
Firms 1 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Manor Road Seminar C |
Migration 1 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
13:00-14:00 | Dining Hall |
Lunch | 0 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Institutions 1 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley A |
Political Economy 4 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley C |
Household and Social Networks 4 | 2 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley D |
Health 4 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 4 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Monetary Policy 1 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 4 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 7 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Education 1 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Manor Road Lecture Theatre
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Trade 2 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Manor Road Seminar A |
Firms 2 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Manor Road Seminar C |
Migration 2 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
16:00-16:30 | Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
Tea | 0 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Trade 3 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Bernard Sunley A |
Political Economy 5 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Bernard Sunley C |
Labour 2 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Bernard Sunley D |
Health 5 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
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Education 2 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Monetary Policy 2 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 5 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 8 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Agriculture 9 | 2 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
Firms 3 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Manor Road Seminar A |
Firms 4 | 4 |
March 21, 2016
16:30-18:30 | Manor Road Seminar C |
Institutions 2 | 3 |
March 21, 2016
19:00-21:00 | Dining Hall |
Dinner | 0 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Labour 3 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Bernard Sunley A |
Natural Resources 2 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Bernard Sunley C |
Credit, Savings, and Insurance 2 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Bernard Sunley D |
Health 6 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 5 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Monetary Policy 3 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 6 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 10 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Agriculture 11 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
Credit, Savings, and Insurance 3 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
8:30-10:30 | Manor Road Seminar A |
Migration 3 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
10:30-11:00 | Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
Coffee | 0 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Labour 4 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley A |
Natural Resources 3 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley C
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Conflict 1 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Bernard Sunley D |
JAE Session | 4 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 6 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Monetary Policy 4 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 7 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 12 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Foreign Aid 1 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
Credit, Savings, and Insurance 4 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Manor Road Seminar A |
Firms 5 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
11:00-13:00 | Manor Road Seminar C |
Institutions 3 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
13:00-14:00 | Dining Hall |
Lunch | 0 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
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Health 7 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley A |
Natural Resources 4 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Bernard Sunley C |
Conflict 2 | 4 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Macroeconomics 7 | 2 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
Fiscal 4 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
Poverty and Inequality 8 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Arumugam First Floor |
Agriculture 13 | 2 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Arumugam Second Floor |
Foreign Aid 2 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
14:00-16:00 | Manor Road Seminar A |
Firms 6 | 3 |
March 22, 2016
16:00-16:30 | Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
Tea | 0 |
March 22, 2016
16:30-18:00 | Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
Plenary 3: "Industrialising Africa" | 0 |
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Session: Registration
March 20, 2016 8:30 to 14:00
Porter's Lodge |
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Session: Coffee
March 20, 2016 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Agriculture 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Hanane Ahmed, The World Bank |
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| Agricultural Risk Management and Land Tenure |
| presented by: Matthias Kalkuhl, Mercator Research Institute on Global Co |
Discussant: Hanane Ahmed, The World Bank
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| Ensuring Agricultural Productivity over Time: Impact of Sustainable Land Management Program on Rural Farmers in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Emily Schmidt, IFPRI |
Discussant: Matthias Kalkuhl, Mercator Research Institute on Global Co
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| Empowering Women through Land Title Registration: Evidence from the Rwanda National Title Registration |
| presented by: Markus Goldstein, World Bank |
Discussant: Emily Schmidt, IFPRI
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| Gender, Rural Land Certification, and Tenure Security |
| presented by: Hanane Ahmed, The World Bank |
Discussant: Markus Goldstein, World Bank
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Session: Political Economy 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A
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| Session Chair:
Mahnoor Asif, Lahore School of Economics |
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| Minds for the Market: Non-Cognitive Skills in Post-Soviet Countries |
| presented by: Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Institue for the Study of Labor (IZA) |
Discussant: Mahnoor Asif, Lahore School of Economics
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| Elections and Subjective Well-being in Sub Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Tugba Zeydanli, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg |
Discussant: Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Institue for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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| Negative Campaigns and Interpersonal Trust: Evidence from Post-revolutionary Egypt |
| presented by: Mazen Hassan, Cairo University |
Discussant: Tugba Zeydanli, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
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| Connections and Elections in Lahore: How Network Centrality Affects Electoral Politics in Pakistan |
| presented by: Mahnoor Asif, Lahore School of Economics |
Discussant: Mazen Hassan, Cairo University
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Session: Household and Social Networks 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Prachi Jain, University of Michigan |
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| Towards a Deeper Understanding of Female Competitiveness and the Gender Gap: Evidence from Patrilocal and Matrilocal Cultures |
| presented by: Kathryn Vasilaky, Columbia University |
Discussant: Prachi Jain, University of Michigan
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| Polygyny: Cooperation vs. Competition Among Wives and Child Nutrition |
| presented by: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Kathryn Vasilaky, Columbia University
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| Adoption with Social Learning and Network Externalities |
| presented by: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University |
Discussant: Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| Moral Hazard in Informal Insurance? The Role of Social Ties |
| presented by: Prachi Jain, University of Michigan |
Discussant: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University
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Session: Health 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne |
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| Love in the Time of HIV: Theory and Evidence on Social Stigma and Health Seeking Behavior |
| presented by: Laura Derksen, University of Toronto |
Discussant: Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne
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| Education and HIV incidence among young women: causation or selection? |
| presented by: Annika Lindskog, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Laura Derksen, University of Toronto
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| Hard Skills or Soft Talk: Unintended consequences of a vocational training and an inspirational talk on childbearing and sexual behavior in vulnerable youth |
| presented by: Ericka G. Rascon-Ramirez, Middlesex University |
Discussant: Annika Lindskog, University of Gothenburg
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| The End of AIDS: The Economics Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy at Scale in Malawi |
| presented by: Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne |
Discussant: Ericka G. Rascon-Ramirez, Middlesex University
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Session: Macroeconomics 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Ekpeno Effiong, University of Uyo |
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| Systemic Risk Assessment in Low Income Countries : Balancing Financial Stability and Development |
| presented by: Daniela Marchettini, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Ekpeno Effiong, University of Uyo
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| Financial Development, Institutions and Economic Growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Ekpeno Effiong, University of Uyo |
Discussant: Daniela Marchettini, International Monetary Fund
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Session: Fiscal 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF |
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| Revenue Mobilization through the VAT in Low-Income Countries |
| presented by: Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF |
Discussant: Soule Sow, Antalya International University
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| Casting The Tax Net Wider: Experimental Evidence from Costa Rica |
| presented by: Spencer Smith, University of Oxford |
| Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank |
Discussant: Marina Mendes Tavares, ITAM and IMF
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| Firm Response to VAT Registration Threshold in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Soule Sow, Antalya International University |
Discussant: Spencer Smith, University of Oxford
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Solomon Asfaw, FAO of the United Nations |
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| Consumption versus Expenditure in Africa: Evidence from Hunger Seasons and Lifecycle Behavior |
| presented by: Leandro De Magalhaes, University of Bristol |
Discussant: Solomon Asfaw, FAO of the United Nations
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| Understanding Income Stratification in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Gini Decomposition Approach |
| presented by: Ratjomose Machema, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Leandro De Magalhaes, University of Bristol
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| Unidimensional and Multidimensional Measures of Poverty and Vulnerability in Tanzania |
| presented by: Harriet Mugera, World Bank |
Discussant: Ratjomose Machema, University of Cape Town
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| Cash Transfer Programmes for Managing Climate Risks: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Zambia |
| presented by: Solomon Asfaw, FAO of the United Nations |
Discussant: Harriet Mugera, World Bank
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Session: Natural Resources 1
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Nouf Alsharif, University of Sussex |
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| Deliberative Democracy and Resource Rents: A Nationally Representative Experiment in Tanzania |
| presented by: Mujobu Moyo, Center for Global Development |
Discussant: Nouf Alsharif, University of Sussex
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| Mining closure, gender and employment reallocations: the case of UK coal mines |
| presented by: Gerhard Toews, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Mujobu Moyo, Center for Global Development
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| Economic Diversification in Oil Countries: New Evidence on the Role of Institutional Quality |
| presented by: Nouf Alsharif, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Gerhard Toews, University of Oxford
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Session: Agriculture 2
March 20, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Jérémie Gross, University of Namur |
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| Effect of market production on rural household food consumption: Evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Proscovia Ntakyo, Wageningen University |
Discussant: Jérémie Gross, University of Namur
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| Habitual Choice Strategy, Poverty and Urban Consumer Demand for Biofortified Iron Beans in Developing Countries |
| presented by: Adewale Oparinde, International Food Policy Research Institute |
Discussant: Proscovia Ntakyo, Wageningen University
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| Children’s diets, nutrition knowledge and access to markets |
| presented by: Kalle Hirvonen, IFPRI |
Discussant: Adewale Oparinde, International Food Policy Research Institute
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| Activation of Food Markets and Food Security: Impact of Cereal Banks in Northern Burkina Faso |
| presented by: Jérémie Gross, University of Namur |
Discussant: Kalle Hirvonen, IFPRI
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Session: Lunch
March 20, 2016 13:00 to 14:00
Dining Hall |
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Session: Credit, Savings, and Insurance 1
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Pamela Jakiela, University of Maryland |
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| Fairness in terms of utility: Experimental Evidence from Risk-Taking Decisions in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Karlijn Morsink, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Pamela Jakiela, University of Maryland
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| Who Should I Share Risk with? Gifts Can Tell: Theory and Evidence from Rural China |
| presented by: Ruixin Wang, Tilburg University |
Discussant: Karlijn Morsink, University of Oxford
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| Strategic Positioning in Savings Groups: The Insurance Role of Roscas Revisited |
| presented by: Renate Hartwig, University of Namur |
Discussant: Ruixin Wang, Tilburg University
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| How Soon Is Now? Evidence of Present Bias from Convex Time Budget Experiment |
| presented by: Pamela Jakiela, University of Maryland |
Discussant: Renate Hartwig, University of Namur
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Session: Political Economy 2
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Anna Giolbas, GIGA Hamburg |
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| Family Networks and Distributive Politics |
| presented by: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University |
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| Regime Type, Inequality, and Redistributive Transfers in Developing Countries |
| presented by: Anna Giolbas, GIGA Hamburg |
Discussant: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University
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Session: Household and Social Networks 2
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Simon Franklin, University of Oxford |
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| Water, Spillovers and Free Riding: Provision of Local Public Goods in a Spatial Network |
| presented by: Rossa O'Keeffe-O'Donovan, University of Pennsylvania |
Discussant: Simon Franklin, University of Oxford
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| Avoiding the Network Tax: Social Pressure and Labour Sharing in Village Economies |
| presented by: Salvatore Di Falco, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
Discussant: Rossa O'Keeffe-O'Donovan, University of Pennsylvania
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| Network Effects, Riskiness and Cooperation Norms: A Lab-in-the-field Study in Rural Uganda |
| presented by: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: Salvatore Di Falco, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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| Access to credit and large household investments in urban Africa: Evidence from a housing lottery. |
| presented by: Simon Franklin, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia
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Session: Health 2
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Charles Okyere, ZEF, University of Bonn |
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| Childhood Health and Prenatal Exposure to Seasonal Food Scarcity in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Ray Miller, Harvard University |
Discussant: Charles Okyere, ZEF, University of Bonn
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| Dust Exposure and Infant Mortality in West Africa |
| presented by: James Fenske, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Ray Miller, Harvard University
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| The Impacts of Household Water Quality Testing and Information on Safe Water Behaviors: Evidence from Randomized Experiment in Ghana |
| presented by: Charles Okyere, ZEF, University of Bonn |
Discussant: James Fenske, University of Oxford
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Session: Macroeconomics 2
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Guy Tchuente, University of Kent |
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| The twin deficits hypothesis in developing countries: Empirical evidence for Ghana |
| presented by: Daniel Sakyi, KNUST |
Discussant: Guy Tchuente, University of Kent
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| Government spending, corruption and economic growth |
| presented by: John Dunne, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Daniel Sakyi, KNUST
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| Government Spending Multipliers in Natural Resource-Rich Developing Countries |
| presented by: Guy Tchuente, University of Kent |
Discussant: John Dunne, University of Cape Town
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Session: Fiscal 2
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Giovanni Melina, International Monetary Fund |
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| Winners and losers of regional storage cooperation - evidence from West Africa |
| presented by: Lukas Kornher, University of Kiel |
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| Energy Market Implications for Emerging Market Debt Markets |
| presented by: Eleanor Morrison, SOAS University of London |
Discussant: Lukas Kornher, University of Kiel
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| Optimal Scaling-up of Public Investment in Resource-Rich Low Income Countries |
| presented by: Giovanni Melina, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Eleanor Morrison, SOAS University of London
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 2
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Sunday Odjo, International Food Policy Research insti |
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| Multidimensional Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Levels and Trends |
| presented by: Bouba Housseini, OPHI, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Sunday Odjo, International Food Policy Research insti
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| Welfare Changes in Ethiopia: A Decomposition Analysis |
| presented by: Ibrahim Hassen, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
Discussant: Bouba Housseini, OPHI, University of Oxford
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| Asset Dynamics & Poverty Traps in Northern Nigeria |
| presented by: Esteban Quinones, UW-Madison |
Discussant: Ibrahim Hassen, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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| Poverty Overhang among African countries: Theory, Measurement and Policy Options |
| presented by: Sunday Odjo, International Food Policy Research insti |
Discussant: Esteban Quinones, UW-Madison
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Session: Agriculture 3
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham |
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| Are the youth exiting agriculture en masse? |
| presented by: Luc Christiaensen, World Bank |
Discussant: Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham
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| The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda |
| presented by: Niklas Buehren, World Bank |
Discussant: Luc Christiaensen, World Bank
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| The Changing Patterns of International Knowledge Spillovers in Agriculture |
| presented by: Markus Eberhardt, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Niklas Buehren, World Bank
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Session: Agriculture 4
March 20, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Sara Signorelli, IFPRI |
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| Nutrition incentives in dairy contract farming in Northern Senegal |
| presented by: Melissa Hidrobo, International Food Policy Research Institute |
Discussant: Sara Signorelli, IFPRI
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| Vitamin A Deficiency and Training to Farmers: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mozambique |
| presented by: Rute Caeiro, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
Discussant: Melissa Hidrobo, International Food Policy Research Institute
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| Plant different, eat different? Insights from participatory agricultural research |
| presented by: Sara Signorelli, IFPRI |
Discussant: Rute Caeiro, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Session: Tea
March 20, 2016 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Plenary 1: Journal of African Economies 25th Anniversary
March 20, 2016 16:30 to 18:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Douglas Gollin, University of Oxford |
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Presented by:
Augustin Fosu, University of Ghana (ISSER)
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Presented by:
Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford
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Presented by:
Stephen O'Connell, Swarthmore College and USAID
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Session: World Bank Session: "Poverty in a Rising Africa"
March 20, 2016 18:00 to 19:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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Session: Dinner
March 20, 2016 19:00 to 21:00
Dining Hall |
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Session: Registration
March 21, 2016 8:30 to 9:30
Porter's Lodge |
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Session: Plenary 2: Keynote Speech 'Global Growth and Financial Spillovers into Africa'
March 21, 2016 9:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford |
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Presented by:
Mthuli Ncube, University of Oxford
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Session: Coffee
March 21, 2016 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer
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Session: Labour 1
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Seonghoon Kim, Singapore Management University |
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| When No Bad Deed Goes Punished: A Relational Contracting Experiment in Ghana |
| presented by: Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Seonghoon Kim, Singapore Management University
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| Imperfect information and the evolution of the South African male wage-gap: Statistical discrimination, employer learning and labour market signalling |
| presented by: Kholekile Malindi, Stellenbosch University |
Discussant: Elwyn Davies, University of Oxford
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| Does Internship Promote Labor Productivity? |
| presented by: Seonghoon Kim, Singapore Management University |
Discussant: Kholekile Malindi, Stellenbosch University
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Session: Political Economy 3
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Leander Heldring, Oxford University |
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| Religion, Land and Politics: Shrines and Literacy in Punjab |
| presented by: Adeel Malik, Department of International Development |
Discussant: Leander Heldring, Oxford University
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| The Persistence of State Capacity in Rwanda |
| presented by: Leander Heldring, Oxford University |
Discussant: Adeel Malik, Department of International Development
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Session: Household and Social Networks 3
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Vesall Nourani, Cornell University |
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| Peer Networks and Tobacco Consumption in South Africa |
| presented by: Alfred Mukong, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Vesall Nourani, Cornell University
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| Should I Join More Homogenous or Heterogeneous Social Networks? Empirical Evidence from Iddir Networks in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Alfred Mukong, University of Cape Town
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| Exclusion Bias in the Estimation of Peer Effects |
| presented by: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University |
Discussant: Kibrom Abay, University of Copenhagen
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| Network Effects of Technology Adoption: Investing with Family, Learning from Friends & Reacting to Acquaintances |
| presented by: Vesall Nourani, Cornell University |
Discussant: Marcel Fafchamps, Stanford University
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Session: Health 3
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| The Long-term Impact of Treating Maternal Depression: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Pakistan |
| presented by: Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne |
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| Does Trade reduce Infant Mortality? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Pallavi Panda, State University of New York, Geneseo |
Discussant: Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne
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Session: Macroeconomics 3
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley |
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| Gender-based Financial Discrimination and Economic Growth in Developing Countries |
| presented by: Maty Konte, United-Nations University (UNU-MERIT) |
Discussant: Manoel Bittencourt, University of Pretoria
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| The economy wide impact of HIV/AIDS and the funding dilemma in Africa: Evidence from a dynamic life cycle horizon of Uganda |
| presented by: Judith Kabajulizi, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley
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| Education and Fertility: Panel Time-Series Evidence from Southern Africa |
| presented by: Manoel Bittencourt, University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Maty Konte, United-Nations University (UNU-MERIT)
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| Will Women in Low-Income Countries Get Lost in Transformation? |
| presented by: Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley |
Discussant: Judith Kabajulizi, University of Oxford
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Session: Fiscal 3
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Jacques Bikai, Central Bank of Central Africa States |
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| Policy Rule-based Stress Tests of Monetary Integration and Single Monetary Policy in the West African Monetary Zone |
| presented by: Peter Mogaji, SOAS University of London |
Discussant: Jacques Bikai, Central Bank of Central Africa States
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| Fiscal Rules and Pro-cyclicality of the Fiscal Policy in CEMAC Countries |
| presented by: Jacques Bikai, Central Bank of Central Africa States |
Discussant: Peter Mogaji, SOAS University of London
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 3
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Vilas Gobin, Monash University |
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| Your Gain Is My Pain: Negative Psychological Externalities of Cash Transfers |
| presented by: James Reisinger, Princeton University |
Discussant: Vilas Gobin, Monash University
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| Poor Social Protection? Medium term impacts of Ethiopia's safety net on child outcomes |
| presented by: Catherine Porter, Heriot-Watt University |
Discussant: James Reisinger, Princeton University
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| Income Shocks, Consumption Smoothing and Financial Market Transactions Evidence from Indian Villages |
| presented by: Christian Oldiges, University of Heidelberg |
Discussant: Catherine Porter, Heriot-Watt University
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| All together now: The impact of a multifaceted approach to poverty alleviation |
| presented by: Vilas Gobin, Monash University |
Discussant: Christian Oldiges, University of Heidelberg
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Session: Agriculture 5
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Francisco Fontes, London School of Economics |
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| The role of human capital in smallholder production: a variable coefficient approach |
| presented by: Fleur Wouterse, IFPRI |
Discussant: Francisco Fontes, London School of Economics
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| Measuring Household Labor on Tanzanian Farms |
| presented by: Amparo Palacios-Lopez, World Bank |
Discussant: Fleur Wouterse, IFPRI
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| The impact of landslides on household income in tropical regions: a case study on the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda |
| presented by: Kewan Mertens, University of Leuven |
Discussant: Amparo Palacios-Lopez, World Bank
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| Putting Biodiversity into context: Cereal biodiversity, production potential and technical efficiency in Ethiopia. |
| presented by: Francisco Fontes, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Kewan Mertens, University of Leuven
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Session: Agriculture 6
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Nina Westberg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences |
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| Evaluating the Impact of Market Information System on Coffee Producers’ Revenues and Profits in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Guenwoo Lee, The University of Tokyo |
Discussant: Nina Westberg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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| The Impact of Climate Change on Food Calorie production and Nutritional Poverty: Evidence from Kenya |
| presented by: Jane Mariara, University of Nairobi |
Discussant: Guenwoo Lee, The University of Tokyo
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| T.B.A. (To Be Arbitraged)? Extensive and Intensive Margin in Rice Trading in Madagascar |
| presented by: Hisaki Kono, Kyoto University |
Discussant: Jane Mariara, University of Nairobi
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| Learning the hard way? Adapting to climate risk in Tanzania |
| presented by: Nina Westberg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences |
Discussant: Hisaki Kono, Kyoto University
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Session: Trade 1
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Jonathan Hersh, Boston University |
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| The Effect of Unilateral Tariff Liberalization on Manufacturing Employment in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Dawit Zenebe, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant: Jonathan Hersh, Boston University
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| Tariffs and Intranational Retail Price Dispersion: Evidence from Zambia |
| presented by: Dale Mudenda, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Dawit Zenebe, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| The Consequences of Policy Uncertainty: Disconnects & Dilutions in the South African Real Effective Exchange Rate-Export Relationship |
| presented by: Sandile Hlatshwayo, University of California, Berkeley |
Discussant: Dale Mudenda, University of Cape Town
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| Preferential Tariffs and Intra-African Trade |
| presented by: Jonathan Hersh, Boston University |
Discussant: Sandile Hlatshwayo, University of California, Berkeley
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Session: Firms 1
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Girum Tefera, Ethiopian Development Research Institute |
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| All in the family? CEO succession and firm organization |
| presented by: Daniela Scur, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Girum Tefera, Ethiopian Development Research Institute
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| Business is tough, but family can be worse: Experimental results on family constraints and enterprise development |
| presented by: Nathan Fiala, University of Connecticut |
Discussant: Kate Orkin, University of Oxford
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| Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey African Microenterprises |
| presented by: Kate Orkin, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Nathan Fiala, University of Connecticut
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| Changing saving and investment behavior: the impacts of financial literacy training and reminders on micro-businesses |
| presented by: Girum Tefera, Ethiopian Development Research Institute |
Discussant: Daniela Scur, University of Oxford
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Session: Migration 1
March 21, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Julia Seither, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
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| International Migration: Driver of political and social change? |
| presented by: Michele Tuccio, University of Southampton |
Discussant: Julia Seither, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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| Does international migration affect children's educational outcomes in home countries? Evidence from Cameroon. |
| presented by: Mathias Kuepie, CEPS/INSTEAD |
Discussant: Michele Tuccio, University of Southampton
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| Migration, Political Institutions and Social Networks in Mozambique |
| presented by: Julia Seither, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
Discussant: Mathias Kuepie, CEPS/INSTEAD
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Session: Lunch
March 21, 2016 13:00 to 14:00
Dining Hall |
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Session: Institutions 1
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Petros Sekeris, University of Portsmouth |
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| Levirate Marriage and Widowhood Protection |
| presented by: Yuya Kudo, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) |
Discussant: Petros Sekeris, University of Portsmouth
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| Does anyone pay attention to age-of-marriage laws? Discontinuity evidence from 73 developing countries |
| presented by: Matthew Collin, Center for Global Development |
Discussant: Yuya Kudo, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
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| Regime Stability and Persistence of Traditional Practices |
| presented by: Mikhail Poyker, UCLA |
Discussant: Matthew Collin, Center for Global Development
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| State and Power in Africa: Evidence from Madagascar |
| presented by: Petros Sekeris, University of Portsmouth |
Discussant: Mikhail Poyker, UCLA
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Session: Political Economy 4
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Sarah Mansour, Cairo University |
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| Social Transfers and Political Participation: Evidence from Mali and Ghana |
| presented by: Marina Dodlova, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), CESifo, University Paris Ouest Nanterre |
Discussant: Sarah Mansour, Cairo University
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| Public Goods and Ethnic Diversity: Evidence from Deforestation in Indonesia |
| presented by: Stefania Lovo, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Marina Dodlova, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), CESifo, University Paris Ouest Nanterre
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| Political Institutions and Corruption: an Experimental Examination of the 'Right to Recall' |
| presented by: Sarah Mansour, Cairo University |
Discussant: Stefania Lovo, London School of Economics
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Session: Household and Social Networks 4
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Challenges in Changing Social Norms: Evidence from Interventions Targeting Child Marriage in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Eva Vivalt, Stanford University |
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| Impact of Parental Death in Middle Childhood and Adolescence on Child Outcomes: An Update of Himaz (2013) based on latest round of Young Lives data |
| presented by: Rozana Himaz, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Eva Vivalt, Stanford University
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Session: Health 4
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Bekele Kotu, IITA |
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| Health Budget Decentralization and Health Outcomes in Chad |
| presented by: Douzounet Mallaye, LAEREAG University of N'Djamena |
Discussant: Bekele Kotu, IITA
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| Labor supply responses to health shocks in Senegal |
| presented by: Virginie Comblon, IRD, Université Paris Dauphine |
Discussant: Douzounet Mallaye, LAEREAG University of N'Djamena
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| The Effect of Abortion Reform on Fertility and Mortality: Evidence from Mexico |
| presented by: Hanna Mühlrad, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Virginie Comblon, IRD, Université Paris Dauphine
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| Analyzing the Link between Agricultural Production Diversity and Dietary Quality in North Ghana |
| presented by: Bekele Kotu, IITA |
Discussant: Hanna Mühlrad, University of Gothenburg
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Session: Macroeconomics 4
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Konstantin Wacker, University of Mainz |
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| Aid, Debt Interest Repayments and Dutch Disease Effects in a Real Exchange Rate Model for a Panel of African Countries |
| presented by: Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, Loughborough University |
Discussant: George Adu, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
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| An Empirical Analysis of Exchange Rate Dynamics and Pass-Through Effects on Domestic Prices in Ghana |
| presented by: George Adu, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
Discussant: Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, Loughborough University
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| Macroeconomic Dimensions of Public-Private Partnerships |
| presented by: Michele Andreolli, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Konstantin Wacker, University of Mainz
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| Explaining Ethiopia’s Growth Acceleration - The Role of Infrastructure and Macroeconomic Policy |
| presented by: Konstantin Wacker, University of Mainz |
Discussant: Michele Andreolli, International Monetary Fund
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Session: Monetary Policy 1
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Christopher Adam, University of Oxford |
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| Optimal fiscal policy in a dollarised economy |
| presented by: Prudence Moyo, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Christopher Adam, University of Oxford
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| Current Account Dynamics and Monetary Policy Transmission in South Africa |
| presented by: Christine Makanza, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Prudence Moyo, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and University of Pretoria
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| VAR meets DSGE: Uncovering the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Low Income Countries |
| presented by: Christopher Adam, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Christine Makanza, University of Cape Town
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 4
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Paolo Brunori, University of Bari |
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| Job Opportunities and Women's Empowerment in Egypt |
| presented by: Clementine Sadania, GREQAM |
Discussant: Paolo Brunori, University of Bari
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| Do Entitlements and Relative Wages Influence Spouses’ Production Effort? Evidence from A Field Experiment in Rural Uganda. |
| presented by: Faith Masekesa, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Clementine Sadania, GREQAM
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| Inequality of Opportunity in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Paolo Brunori, University of Bari |
Discussant: Faith Masekesa, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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Session: Agriculture 7
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Ram Fishman, George Washington University and Tel Aviv University |
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| The nature of agricultural markets: output marketing in Tanzania |
| presented by: Basile Boulay, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Victoria Schreitter, University of Oxford
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| Welfare impacts of food price increases in rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Victoria Schreitter, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Basile Boulay, University of Nottingham
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| Can Agricultural Input Subsidy Help the Poor More than Food Aid Supplies in Malawi? |
| presented by: Reuben Alabi, Ambrose Alli University |
Discussant: Ram Fishman, George Washington University and Tel Aviv University
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| How Sustainable Are Benefits from Extension for Smallholder Women Farmers? Evidence from a ‘Reverse-Randomized Control Trial’ in Uganda |
| presented by: Ram Fishman, George Washington University and Tel Aviv University |
Discussant: Reuben Alabi, Ambrose Alli University
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Session: Education 1
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia |
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| Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia |
| presented by: Todd Pugatch, Oregon State University; IZA |
Discussant: Abhijeet Singh, University of Oxford
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| Starting together, growing apart: Gender gaps in learning from preschool to adulthoood in four countries |
| presented by: Abhijeet Singh, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Todd Pugatch, Oregon State University; IZA
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| Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Primary Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania |
| presented by: Youdi Schipper, Twaweza |
Discussant: Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia
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| The design and impact of teacher performance pay in Rwanda |
| presented by: Pieter Serneels, University of East Anglia |
Discussant: Youdi Schipper, Twaweza
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Session: Trade 2
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre
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| Session Chair:
Sotiris Blanas, Université catholique de Louvain |
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| Energy efficiency gains from trade in intermediate inputs: Firm-level evidence from Indonesia |
| presented by: Michele Imbruno, IMT Lucca and GEP, Nottingham University |
Discussant: Sotiris Blanas, Université catholique de Louvain
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| Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions |
| presented by: Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank |
Discussant: Michele Imbruno, IMT Lucca and GEP, Nottingham University
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| Knowledge Transfer and Intra-Firm Trade |
| presented by: Sotiris Blanas, Université catholique de Louvain |
Discussant: Ana M Fernandes, The World Bank
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Session: Firms 2
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Godfrey Mahofa, University of Cape Town |
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| Why do South Korean firms produce so much more output per worker than Ghanaian ones? |
| presented by: Francis Teal, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Godfrey Mahofa, University of Cape Town
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| Reconsidering Heterogeneity and Efficiency in African Manufacturing: Evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Kaku Attah Damoah, University of Trento |
Discussant: Francis Teal, University of Oxford
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| The Lifecycle of South African firms |
| presented by: Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Kaku Attah Damoah, University of Trento
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| Impact of Crime on Firm Entry: Evidence from South Africa |
| presented by: Godfrey Mahofa, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Andrew Kerr, University of Cape Town
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Session: Migration 2
March 21, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Edouard Mensah, The World Bank |
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| The effect of return migration on Egyptian household revenues |
| presented by: Sami Bensassi, University of Birmingham |
Discussant: Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford
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| Moving Out and Up: Panel Data Evidence on Migration and Poverty in Uganda |
| presented by: Edouard Mensah, The World Bank |
Discussant: Sami Bensassi, University of Birmingham
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| Return Migration and Economic Outcomes in the Conflict Context |
| presented by: Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Edouard Mensah, The World Bank
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Session: Tea
March 21, 2016 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Trade 3
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Karan Nagpal, |
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| Internationalizing Sub-Saharan Africa's education and health services |
| presented by: Nora Dihel, World Bank |
Discussant: Karan Nagpal,
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| The Heterogeneous Effects of Transportation Investments: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa 1960-2010 |
| presented by: Adam Storeygard, Tufts University |
Discussant: Nora Dihel, World Bank
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| Participation in Global Value Chains: macro and micro evidence for North Africa |
| presented by: Enrico Marvasi, University of Florence |
Discussant: Adam Storeygard, Tufts University
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| Rural Effects of Urban Growth |
| presented by: Karan Nagpal, |
Discussant: Enrico Marvasi, University of Florence
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Session: Political Economy 5
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Carolyn Chisadza, University of Pretoria |
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| Elite behaviour and citizen mobilization |
| presented by: Arne Wiig, Chr Michelsen Institute |
Discussant: Carolyn Chisadza, University of Pretoria
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| National or Political Cake? The political economy of intergovernmental transfers in Nigeria |
| presented by: Muhammad-Kabir Salihu, Lancaster University |
Discussant: Arne Wiig, Chr Michelsen Institute
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| Globalisation and Conflict: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Carolyn Chisadza, University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Muhammad-Kabir Salihu, Lancaster University
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Session: Labour 2
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Valerie Mueller, International Food Policy Research Inst. |
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| Structural Transformation in Employment and Productivity: What can Africa Hope For |
| presented by: Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley |
Discussant: Valerie Mueller, International Food Policy Research Inst.
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| Educational attainment and access to wage jobs for young females in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Andy McKay, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Louise Fox, University of California, Berkeley
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| Labor Adaptation to Climate Variability in Eastern Africa |
| presented by: Valerie Mueller, International Food Policy Research Inst. |
Discussant: Andy McKay, University of Sussex
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Session: Health 5
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Hamna Ahmed, University of Kent |
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| The Influence of Infant Feeding and Nutrition on Early-Life Health and Mortality: Evidence from the London Foundling Hospital, 1892-1919 |
| presented by: Eric Schneider, London School of Economics |
Discussant: Hamna Ahmed, University of Kent
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| Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from North Ethiopia |
| presented by: Kibrewossen Abay, IFPRI |
Discussant: Eric Schneider, London School of Economics
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| Rainfall Shocks and Children's Well-being in India |
| presented by: Hamna Ahmed, University of Kent |
Discussant: Kibrewossen Abay, IFPRI
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Session: Education 2
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre
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| Session Chair:
Yared Seid, International Growth Center |
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| Land Certification and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Heather Congdon Fors, University of Gothenburg |
Discussant: Yared Seid, International Growth Center
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| What Really Works to Improve Learning in Developing Countries? An Analysis of Divergent Findings in Systematic Reviews |
| presented by: Anna Popova, World Bank |
Discussant: Heather Congdon Fors, University of Gothenburg
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| Making the Grade: Understanding What Works for Teaching Literacy in Rural Uganda |
| presented by: Rebecca Thornton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai |
Discussant: Anna Popova, World Bank
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| Does Learning in Mother Tongue Matter? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Yared Seid, International Growth Center |
Discussant: Rebecca Thornton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai
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Session: Monetary Policy 2
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Trust Mpofu, University of Cape Town |
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| Monetary Policy, Economic Development, and Aggregate Stability |
| presented by: Luis-Felipe Zanna, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Trust Mpofu, University of Cape Town
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| Examining the Degree of Exchange Rate Pass-through: Panel Data Approach |
| presented by: Nafiu Abdulsalam, Bayero University Kano |
Discussant: N'Yilimon Nantob, Lome University
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| Conduct of the CBN's Monetary Policy in an Uncertain Environment : Evidence from a Parsimonious Model |
| presented by: N'Yilimon Nantob, Lome University |
Discussant: Luis-Felipe Zanna, International Monetary Fund
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| Exchange Rate Volatility, Political and Macroeconomic Events in South Africa |
| presented by: Trust Mpofu, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Nafiu Abdulsalam, Bayero University Kano
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 5
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Jennifer Cisse, Cornell University |
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| CPI bias and its implication for poverty in Sub-Saharan African countries |
| presented by: Nga Nguyen, World Bank |
Discussant: Jennifer Cisse, Cornell University
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| The Implications of Demographics for Measuring Poverty in African Households |
| presented by: Yele Batana, World Bank |
Discussant: Nga Nguyen, World Bank
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| Estimating Development Resilience: A Conditional Moments-Based Approach |
| presented by: Jennifer Cisse, Cornell University |
Discussant: Yele Batana, World Bank
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Session: Agriculture 8
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Rinchan Mirza, University of Oxford |
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| Market Access and Occupational Choice: Evidence from Rural Roads in India |
| presented by: Samuel Asher, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Rinchan Mirza, University of Oxford
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| Trains, Trade and Transaction Costs: How does Domestic Trade by Rail affect Market Prices of Malawi Agricultural Commodities? |
| presented by: Wouter Zant, VU University |
Discussant: Samuel Asher, University of Oxford
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| Communal Land and Agricultural Productivity |
| presented by: Charles Gottlieb, University of Cambridge |
Discussant: Wouter Zant, VU University
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| Displacement and Development: Partition of India and Agricultural Development |
| presented by: Rinchan Mirza, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Charles Gottlieb, University of Cambridge
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Session: Agriculture 9
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Sabine Liebenehm, Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics |
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| Self-Efficacy and Technology Adoption in Ghana - How Cultural Beliefs Affect Responses to Rainfall Changes |
| presented by: David Wuepper, Technical University Munich |
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| Too risk-averse and too myopic to avoid losses? Insights from a dynamic field experiment in West Africa |
| presented by: Sabine Liebenehm, Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics |
Discussant: David Wuepper, Technical University Munich
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Session: Firms 3
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Neda Trifkovic, University of Copenhagen |
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| Productivity Convergence and Learning by Exporting, Firm-Level Evidence from Tunisia |
| presented by: Jieun Choi, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Neda Trifkovic, University of Copenhagen
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| The Benefits of the Bamboo Network in International Trade |
| presented by: Anna Baiardi, University of Warwick |
Discussant: Jieun Choi, University of Oxford
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| Do firms learn by exporting or learn to export? Evidence from Senegalese manufacturing firms |
| presented by: Fatou Cisse, CRES |
Discussant: Anna Baiardi, University of Warwick
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| Spillover effects of international standards: Work conditions in the Vietnamese SMEs |
| presented by: Neda Trifkovic, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Fatou Cisse, CRES
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Session: Firms 4
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Roberto Fattal Jaef, The World Bank |
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| Mis-Allocation and Capital-Labour Substitution in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Monica Paganini, University of Kent |
Discussant: Roberto Fattal Jaef, The World Bank
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| Does Technical Efficiency Dominate Resource Reallocation in Aggregate Productivity Growth? Firm-Level Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Swaziland |
| presented by: Samuel Mhlanga, University of Swaziland |
Discussant: Monica Paganini, University of Kent
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| Industrial Policy and Misallocation in the Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector |
| presented by: Mesay Melese Gebresilasse, Boston University |
Discussant: Samuel Mhlanga, University of Swaziland
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| Taxing the good? Distortions, Misallocation, and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Roberto Fattal Jaef, The World Bank |
Discussant: Mesay Melese Gebresilasse, Boston University
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Session: Institutions 2
March 21, 2016 16:30 to 18:30
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Mequanint Melesse, Bahir Dar University |
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| Malaria Suitability and (Post-)Colonial Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Matthias Flueckiger, University of Basel |
Discussant: Mequanint Melesse, Bahir Dar University
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| Urbanization and Property Rights |
| presented by: Harris Selod, The World Bank |
Discussant: Matthias Flueckiger, University of Basel
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| Market Exposure and Risk Aversion: Evidence from Landed Farm Households in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Mequanint Melesse, Bahir Dar University |
Discussant: Harris Selod, The World Bank
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Session: Dinner
March 21, 2016 19:00 to 21:00
Dining Hall |
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Session: Labour 3
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Paolo Falco, OECD |
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| Identifying Employment Histories in Urban Ghana: A Dynamic Binary Model with Maximal Heterogeneity |
| presented by: Paolo Falco, OECD |
Discussant: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
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| Can spatial and informational barriers to labour market participation be reduced? Experimental evidence from three job search assistance programs in urban Ethiopia |
| presented by: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Engida Dube, Addis Ababa University
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| Peer Effects of a Transport Subsidy Intervention |
| presented by: Marc Witte, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Paolo Falco, OECD
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| Patterns of Structural Change in the Economy of Major Urban Centers of Ethiopia |
| presented by: Engida Dube, Addis Ababa University |
Discussant: Marc Witte, University of Oxford
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Session: Natural Resources 2
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Thierry Yogo, Economix, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre |
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| Gold, Trust, and Political Attitudes: Evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Roxanne Rahnama, University of California, Berkeley |
Discussant: Thierry Yogo, Economix, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre
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| Copper and financial variables in Zambia |
| presented by: Xolani Ndlovu, Wits Business School, Johannesburg |
Discussant: Roxanne Rahnama, University of California, Berkeley
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| Gold mining and proto-urbanization: Recent evidence from Ghana |
| presented by: Michael Koelle, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Xolani Ndlovu, Wits Business School, Johannesburg
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| On the Quest of Resource blessing: Re-examining the effect of oil on Income Inequality |
| presented by: Thierry Yogo, Economix, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre |
Discussant: Michael Koelle, University of Oxford
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Session: Credit, Savings, and Insurance 2
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Joeri Smits, ETH Zurich |
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| Mobile Money and Risk Sharing Against aggregate shocks |
| presented by: Emma Riley, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Joeri Smits, ETH Zurich
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| Voluntary Contributions and Signaling - Exploring a Unique Microcredit Model |
| presented by: Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Emma Riley, University of Oxford
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| Intra-household conflict as a determinant of participation in Rotating Savings and Credit Associations |
| presented by: Pavel Luengas, Oxford |
Discussant: Mahreen Mahmud, University of Oxford
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| Formalization of credit markets, mechanism design and financial distress: evidence from Uganda |
| presented by: Joeri Smits, ETH Zurich |
Discussant: Pavel Luengas, Oxford
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Session: Health 6
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Fredrick Manang, University of Dodoma (UDOM) |
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| Breaking with Tradition: Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants with Formal Clinics in Western Kenya |
| presented by: Nisha Rai, American Institutes for Research |
Discussant: Fredrick Manang, University of Dodoma (UDOM)
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| Investigating efficiency in health care production: the roles of health care administrations and providers |
| presented by: Laura Anselmi, University of Manchester |
Discussant: Nisha Rai, American Institutes for Research
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| Can Consulting Improve Health Care Management? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria |
| presented by: David Evans, World Bank |
Discussant: Laura Anselmi, University of Manchester
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| Build and they will come?: Access to health facilities and maternal care usage in rural Ethiopia |
| presented by: Fredrick Manang, University of Dodoma (UDOM) |
Discussant: David Evans, World Bank
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Session: Macroeconomics 5
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
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| Currency misalignments and economic growth: the foreign currency-denominated debt channel |
| presented by: Carl Grekou, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défen |
Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund
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| Mobile Money, Trade Credit, and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence |
| presented by: Burak R. Uras, Tilburg University |
Discussant: Carl Grekou, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défen
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| Cross-border bank lending to low income countries |
| presented by: Andrea Presbitero, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Burak R. Uras, Tilburg University
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Session: Monetary Policy 3
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Janine Aron, Oxford University |
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| Banking on the Cellphone: Mobile Money and the Financial Behavior of Rural Households in Uganda |
| presented by: Kasim Ggombe Munyegera, Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Discussant: Janine Aron, Oxford University
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| Mobile Money and Monetary Policy in East African Countries |
| presented by: Christopher Adam, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Pedro Vicente, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and BREAD
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| Introducing Mobile Money in Rural Mozambique: Evidence from a Field Experiment |
| presented by: Pedro Vicente, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and BREAD |
Discussant: Kasim Ggombe Munyegera, Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
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| Inflation models for Uganda: is mobile money relevant? |
| presented by: Janine Aron, Oxford University |
Discussant: Christopher Adam, University of Oxford
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 6
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Sara Signorelli, IFPRI |
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| Pollution, Crime, and Mistrust across Space: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Martina Kirchberger, Columbia University |
Discussant: Sara Signorelli, IFPRI
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| Catastrophes and poverty in developing countries |
| presented by: Abdoulaye Diagne, Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES) |
Discussant: Martina Kirchberger, Columbia University
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| Poverty and Climate in Africa south of the Sahara: an Empirical Analysis |
| presented by: Sara Signorelli, IFPRI |
Discussant: Abdoulaye Diagne, Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES)
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Session: Agriculture 10
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Raoul Herrmann, German Development Institute |
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| Who benefits from the rapidly increasing Voluntary Sustainable Standards? Evidence from Fairtrade and Organic coffee in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Seneshaw Beyene, KU Leuven |
Discussant: Raoul Herrmann, German Development Institute
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| Female Non-Cognitive Skills and Cash Crop Adoption: Evidence from Rural Malawi |
| presented by: Joao Montalvao, World Bank |
Discussant: Seneshaw Beyene, KU Leuven
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| Large-scale agricultural investments and smallholder welfare: a comparison of wage labor and outgrower channels in Tanzania |
| presented by: Raoul Herrmann, German Development Institute |
Discussant: Joao Montalvao, World Bank
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Session: Agriculture 11
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Margaux Vinez, Paris School of Economics |
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| Boserupian Pressure and Agricultural Mechanization in Modern Ghana |
| presented by: Frances Cossar, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Margaux Vinez, Paris School of Economics
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| Understanding Farmers’ Technology Adoption Decisions: Input Complementarity and Heterogeneity |
| presented by: Guush Berhane, IFPRI |
Discussant: Frances Cossar, University of Oxford
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| Adoption of Improved Seeds and Land Allocation, Evidence from DRC |
| presented by: Margaux Vinez, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Guush Berhane, IFPRI
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Session: Credit, Savings, and Insurance 3
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Quentin Stoeffler, University of California, Davis |
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| Beyond Technical Skills Training: the Impact of Credit Counselling on Entrepreneurial Behavior of Ugandan Youth |
| presented by: Maria Lopera Baena, LMU (University of Munich) |
Discussant: Quentin Stoeffler, University of California, Davis
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| Savings Defaults and Payment Delays for Cash Transfers: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi |
| presented by: Lasse Brune, Yale University |
Discussant: Maria Lopera Baena, LMU (University of Munich)
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| Do Experimental Insurance Games Impact Real-life Insurance Enrollment for the Poor? |
| presented by: Shailee Pradhan, ETH Zurich |
Discussant: Lasse Brune, Yale University
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| Assessing index insurance |
| presented by: Quentin Stoeffler, University of California, Davis |
Discussant: Shailee Pradhan, ETH Zurich
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Session: Migration 3
March 22, 2016 8:30 to 10:30
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Alexandra Tapsoba, CERDI Université d'Auvergne |
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| Remittances and credit markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| presented by: Linguère Mbaye, African Development Bank Group and IZA |
Discussant: Alexandra Tapsoba, CERDI Université d'Auvergne
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| Do Remittances Improve Food Consumption of Migrant’s Household? Evidence from Nigeria |
| presented by: Raphael Babatunde, University of Ilorin, Nigeria |
Discussant: Linguère Mbaye, African Development Bank Group and IZA
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| Remittances and Household Expenditure Behaviour in Senegal |
| presented by: Teresa Randazzo, former PhD at University of Kent |
Discussant: Raphael Babatunde, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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| International remittances, food security and climate variability in Burkina Faso |
| presented by: Alexandra Tapsoba, CERDI Université d'Auvergne |
Discussant: Teresa Randazzo, former PhD at University of Kent
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Session: Coffee
March 22, 2016 10:30 to 11:00
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Labour 4
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Owen Ozier, The World Bank |
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| The informal sector wage gap: accounting for mis-reporting amongst the informally self-employed. |
| presented by: Patrizio Piraino, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Owen Ozier, The World Bank
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| Evaluation of Layering Microfinance on an Adolescent Development Program for Girls in Tanzania |
| presented by: Niklas Buehren, World Bank |
Discussant: Patrizio Piraino, University of Cape Town
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| Earnings, Savings, and Happiness from Working in a Labor-intensive Export Sector: Unskilled Workers in the Cut Flower Industry in Ethiopia |
| presented by: Aya Suzuki, University of Tokyo |
Discussant: Niklas Buehren, World Bank
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| A Firm of One's Own: Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints and Occupational Choice |
| presented by: Owen Ozier, The World Bank |
Discussant: Aya Suzuki, University of Tokyo
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Session: Natural Resources 3
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Pramila Krishnan, University of Cambridge |
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| Common pool resources across national borders |
| presented by: James Cust, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Pramila Krishnan, University of Cambridge
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| Managing the Resource Curse: A survey experiment on expectations about gas revenues in Tanzania |
| presented by: Ingrid Sjursen, Norwegian School of Economics |
Discussant: James Cust, University of Oxford
|
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| The natural resource curse revisited: Theory and Evidence from India |
| presented by: Pramila Krishnan, University of Cambridge |
Discussant: Ingrid Sjursen, Norwegian School of Economics
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Session: Conflict 1
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley C
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| Session Chair:
John Dunne, University of Cape Town |
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| An Analysis of Post-Conflict Stabilization |
| presented by: Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford |
Discussant: John Dunne, University of Cape Town
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| Who Supports Violent Extremism in the Developing World? |
| presented by: Youssouf Kiendrebeogo, World Bank |
Discussant: Anke Hoeffler, University of Oxford
|
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| Risk of Introducing the Multi-Party Election: Impact of the 1992 Ethnic Violence on Child Health in Kenya |
| presented by: Fredah Guantai, University of Tsukuba |
Discussant: Youssouf Kiendrebeogo, World Bank
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| Determinants of Civil War and Excess Zeroes |
| presented by: John Dunne, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Fredah Guantai, University of Tsukuba
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Session: JAE Session
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Bernard Sunley D |
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| Session Chair:
Ousmanou Njikam, University of Yaounde II |
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| Adoption of Drought Tolerance Maize Varieties for Africa, Productivity, Food Security and Welfare in Nigeria: An Ex-Post Impact Assessment |
| presented by: Bola Awotide, University of Ibadan,Nigeria |
Discussant: Ousmanou Njikam, University of Yaounde II
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| The Impact of Common External Tariffs on Household’s Welfare in a Rich African Country with Poor People |
| presented by: Olayinka Kareem, European University Institute |
Discussant: Bola Awotide, University of Ibadan,Nigeria
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| The Food Security Effects of Climate Change and Agricultural Trade in Kenya |
| presented by: Miriam Omolo, Institute of Economic Affairs |
Discussant: Olayinka Kareem, European University Institute
|
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| Foreign Ownership and Productivity Growth: Firm Level Evidence from Cameroon |
| presented by: Ousmanou Njikam, University of Yaounde II |
Discussant: Miriam Omolo, Institute of Economic Affairs
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Session: Macroeconomics 6
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Rafael Portillo, International Monetary Fund |
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| Inflation targeting framework and interest Rates transmission in Ghana |
| presented by: Daniel Sakyi, KNUST |
Discussant: Dennis Essers, University of Antwerp
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| A self-insurance model of optimal reserves and contingent credit lines in a low-income country context |
| presented by: Dennis Essers, University of Antwerp |
Discussant: Rafael Portillo, International Monetary Fund
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| Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Poor Countries: What is Different? |
| presented by: Rafael Portillo, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Daniel Sakyi, KNUST
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Session: Monetary Policy 4
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Tumisang Loate, University of Pretoria |
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| Mobile Money Technology and Spending Behaviour of Students of the University of Ghana |
| presented by: Georgina Cobla, University of Ghana |
Discussant: Tumisang Loate, University of Pretoria
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| Agricultural Savings and Network Pressure: Experimental Evidence Using Mobile Money in Mozambique |
| presented by: Catia Batista, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, CREAM and IZA |
Discussant: Georgina Cobla, University of Ghana
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| Investigating the bank lending channel using disaggregate bank loans |
| presented by: Tumisang Loate, University of Pretoria |
Discussant: Catia Batista, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, CREAM and IZA
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 7
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Luciane Lenz, RWI |
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| Demographic Dividend, Gender Equality, and Economic Growth: The Case of Cabo Verde |
| presented by: Heloisa Marone, IMF |
Discussant: Luciane Lenz, RWI
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| The Impact of Mining on Spatial Inequality: Recent Evidence from Africa |
| presented by: Amadou Boly, UNU-WIDER |
Discussant: Heloisa Marone, IMF
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| Does Large Scale Infrastructure Investment Alleviate Poverty? Impacts of Rwanda’s Electricity Access Roll-Out Program |
| presented by: Luciane Lenz, RWI |
Discussant: Amadou Boly, UNU-WIDER
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Session: Agriculture 12
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Sydney Gourlay, World Bank |
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| Returns to fertilizer use: does it pay enough? Some new evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Estelle Koussoubé, Université Paris-Dauphine - UMR DIAL |
Discussant: Sydney Gourlay, World Bank
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| The Dirt on Dirt: Soil Characteristics and Variable Fertilizer Returns in Kenyan Maize Systems |
| presented by: Emilia Tjernstrom, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Discussant: Estelle Koussoubé, Université Paris-Dauphine - UMR DIAL
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| Low Quality, Low Returns, Low Adoption: Evidence from the Market for Fertilizer and Hybrid Seed in Uganda |
| presented by: Tessa Bold, Goethe University |
Discussant: Emilia Tjernstrom, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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| Collecting the Dirt on Soils: Advancements in Plot-Level Soil Testing and Implications for Agricultural Statistics |
| presented by: Sydney Gourlay, World Bank |
Discussant: Tessa Bold, Goethe University
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Session: Foreign Aid 1
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Katharina Richert, Heidelberg University |
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| Foreign aid, Economic Development and Corruption |
| presented by: Ibrahim Okumu, Makerere University |
Discussant: Katharina Richert, Heidelberg University
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| Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China's Foreign Assistance |
| presented by: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University |
Discussant: Ibrahim Okumu, Makerere University
|
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| Foreign Aid, Poor Data, and the Fragility of Macroeconomic Inference |
| presented by: Lionel Roger, University of Nottingham |
Discussant: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
|
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| Do Development Minister Characteristics Affect Aid Giving? |
| presented by: Katharina Richert, Heidelberg University |
Discussant: Lionel Roger, University of Nottingham
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Session: Credit, Savings, and Insurance 4
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Sikandra Kurdi, Paris School of Economics |
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| Rainfall risk and fertility: Evidence from farm settlements during the American demographic transition |
| presented by: Michael Grimm, University of Passau |
Discussant: Sikandra Kurdi, Paris School of Economics
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| Get Your Goat: Planning, Saving, and Ceremonial Spending |
| presented by: Melita Sawyer, Tufts University |
Discussant: Michael Grimm, University of Passau
|
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| Store Credit as Informal Insurance in Rural Yemen |
| presented by: Sikandra Kurdi, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Melita Sawyer, Tufts University
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Session: Firms 5
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Wolday Desta, AEMFI/EIFTRI |
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| Incentives and Firms’ Productivity: Exploring Multidimensional Fiscal Incentives in a Developing Country |
| presented by: Ibukun Beecroft, Covenant University |
Discussant: Wolday Desta, AEMFI/EIFTRI
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| Financial constraints, entrepreneurship and sectoral migrations |
| presented by: Pierrick Baraton, CERDI - University of Auvergne |
Discussant: Ibukun Beecroft, Covenant University
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| Business survival and the associated factors: empirical evidence from youth-owned micro and small enterprises |
| presented by: Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University |
Discussant: Pierrick Baraton, CERDI - University of Auvergne
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| Firm-level evidence on public intervention and its impact on youth-owned MSEs in Ethiopia: a ‘nonparametric preprocessing for parametric analyses’ |
| presented by: Wolday Desta, AEMFI/EIFTRI |
Discussant: Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University
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Session: Institutions 3
March 22, 2016 11:00 to 13:00
Manor Road Seminar C |
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| Session Chair:
Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT |
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| Do Local Participatory Institutions improve Service Delivery? Contrasted experimental evidence from health facility committees in South Kivu (DR Congo) and Burundi |
| presented by: Jean-Benoît Falisse, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT
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| Does better information to civil servants improve public-service-delivery outcomes? |
| presented by: Ravi Somani, University College London |
Discussant: Jean-Benoît Falisse, University of Oxford
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| Professional identity, bribery and public service: a lab-in-the-field experiment in Burundi |
| presented by: Nastassia Leszczynska, Université libre de Bruxelles |
Discussant: Ravi Somani, University College London
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| Sanctioning Regimes and Chief Quality Evidence from Rural Liberia |
| presented by: Eleonora Nillesen, UNU-MERIT |
Discussant: Nastassia Leszczynska, Université libre de Bruxelles
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Session: Lunch
March 22, 2016 13:00 to 14:00
Dining Hall |
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Session: Health 7
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
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| Session Chair:
Zlata Tanovic, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, AIID |
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| Health Insurance Reduces Stress: Evidence From A Randomized Experiment in Kenya |
| presented by: Chaning Jang, Princeton University |
Discussant: Zlata Tanovic, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, AIID
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| The Impact of Public Health Sector Stockouts on Private Health Sector Care? Evidence from the Ugandan Antimalarial Market |
| presented by: Zoe McLaren, University of Michigan |
Discussant: Chaning Jang, Princeton University
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| The test effect: Behavioral change and potential biases due to (biomedical) testing in surveys |
| presented by: Zlata Tanovic, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, AIID |
Discussant: Zoe McLaren, University of Michigan
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Session: Natural Resources 4
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley A |
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| Session Chair:
Steven Poelhekke, VU University Amsterdam |
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| Resource Discovery and Conflict in Africa: What Do the Data Show? |
| presented by: Nemera Mamo, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Steven Poelhekke, VU University Amsterdam
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| Resource Discoveries, FDI, and Local Development: Evidence from Mozambique |
| presented by: Pierre-Louis Vezina, King's College London |
Discussant: Nemera Mamo, University of Sussex
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| The Bounty of the Sea and Long-Run Development |
| presented by: Pablo Selaya, University of Copenhagen |
Discussant: Pierre-Louis Vezina, King's College London
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| Mining Matters: Natural Resource Extraction and Local Business Constraints |
| presented by: Steven Poelhekke, VU University Amsterdam |
Discussant: Pablo Selaya, University of Copenhagen
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Session: Conflict 2
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Bernard Sunley C |
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| Session Chair:
Yashodhan Ghorpade, University of Sussex |
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| War, States, and Public Good Provision: Evidence from Angolan Soldiers |
| presented by: Wolfgang Stojetz, Humboldt-University of Berlin |
Discussant: Yashodhan Ghorpade, University of Sussex
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| Fighting for votes: theory and evidence from Burundi |
| presented by: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Wolfgang Stojetz, Humboldt-University of Berlin
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| It’s no Spring Break in Cancun: the Effects of Exposure to Violence on Risk Preferences, Pro-social Behavior, and Mental Health |
| presented by: Muhammad Nasir, Clark University |
Discussant: Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford
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| Calamity, Conflict and Cash Transfers: How Violence Affects Access to Aid in Pakistan |
| presented by: Yashodhan Ghorpade, University of Sussex |
Discussant: Muhammad Nasir, Clark University
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Session: Macroeconomics 7
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Raul Santaeulalia, Washington University St. Louis |
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| China’s Slowdown and Rebalancing:Potential Growth and Poverty Impacts on Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Israel Osorio-Rodarte, World Bank |
Discussant: Raul Santaeulalia, Washington University St. Louis
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| The Consumption, Income and Wealth of the Poorest: Cross-Sectional Facts of Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan Africa for Macroeconomists |
| presented by: Raul Santaeulalia, Washington University St. Louis |
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Session: Fiscal 4
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Mary Sunley Seminar Room |
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| Session Chair:
Kako Nubukpo, University of Oxford, University College |
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| Exiting From Fragility: the Role of Fiscal Policies and Fiscal Institutions |
| presented by: Corinne Delechat, International Monetary Fund |
Discussant: Kako Nubukpo, University of Oxford, University College
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| Public Finances in Colonial West Africa: British and French Compared |
| presented by: Yannick Dupraz, Paris School of Economics |
Discussant: Corinne Delechat, International Monetary Fund
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| The Policy Mix in the WAEMU Zone: The Challenge of Fiscal Federalism |
| presented by: Kako Nubukpo, University of Oxford, University College |
Discussant: Yannick Dupraz, Paris School of Economics
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Session: Poverty and Inequality 8
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Junior Common Room Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
Valentin Lang, Heidelberg University |
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| The Effect of Hyperinflation on Asset Poverty in Zimbabwe |
| presented by: Flora Kurasha, University of Cape Town |
Discussant: Valentin Lang, Heidelberg University
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| Gold exploitation and income disparities: the Case of Burkina Faso |
| presented by: Agnes Zabsonre, World Bank, Consultant |
Discussant: Flora Kurasha, University of Cape Town
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| The Democratic Deficit and its Consequences: The Causal Effect of IMF Programs on Inequality |
| presented by: Valentin Lang, Heidelberg University |
Discussant: Agnes Zabsonre, World Bank, Consultant
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Session: Agriculture 13
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam First Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Andrea Ruediger, Oxford University |
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| The Effect of Climate Change and Adaptation Policy on Agricultural Production in Eastern Africa |
| presented by: Goytom Kahsay, Centre for European Economic Research |
Discussant: Andrea Ruediger, Oxford University
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| Diversity beyond Risk Management. Patterns of Agro-biodiversity in Eastern Ethiopia |
| presented by: Andrea Ruediger, Oxford University |
Discussant: Goytom Kahsay, Centre for European Economic Research
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Session: Foreign Aid 2
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Arumugam Second Floor |
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| Session Chair:
Marin Ferry, IRD, UMR225-DIAL |
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| The Social Cost of Randomization |
| presented by: Michala Riis-Vestergaard, Princeton University |
Discussant: Marin Ferry, IRD, UMR225-DIAL
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| Generalizing the Results from Social Experiments: Theory and Evidence from Mexico and India |
| presented by: Michael Gechter, The Pennsylvania State University |
Discussant: Michala Riis-Vestergaard, Princeton University
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| The Carrot and the Stick Approach to Debt Relief: Overcoming Moral Hazard |
| presented by: Marin Ferry, IRD, UMR225-DIAL |
Discussant: Michael Gechter, The Pennsylvania State University
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Session: Firms 6
March 22, 2016 14:00 to 16:00
Manor Road Seminar A |
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| Session Chair:
Hannah Uckat, University of Oxford |
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| Productivity of Small and Medium Enterprises in Senegal: the Effects of Power Outages |
| presented by: Lassana Cissokho, Université Cheikh Anta Diop |
Discussant: Hannah Uckat, University of Oxford
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| Bring Back our Light: Power Outages and Industrial Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| presented by: Justice Tei Mensah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Discussant: Lassana Cissokho, Université Cheikh Anta Diop
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| Transport Costs and Firm Constraints: The Short-term Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project on Incumbent Indian Manufacturing Firms |
| presented by: Hannah Uckat, University of Oxford |
Discussant: Justice Tei Mensah, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Session: Tea
March 22, 2016 16:00 to 16:30
Bernard Sunley Foyer and Junior Common Room Foyer |
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Session: Plenary 3: "Industrialising Africa"
March 22, 2016 16:30 to 18:00
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre |
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| Session Chair:
James Fenske, University of Oxford |
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Presented by:
Helen Hai, UNIDO
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Presented by:
Margaret McMillan, Tufts University and IFPRI
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Presented by:
Adrian Wood, University of Oxford
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Presented by:
Nebil Kellow, FirstConsult
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