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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
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Background Conference |
Economic Research on African Development Successes |
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Sebastian Edwards and David N. Weil, Organizers |
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February 21 and 22, 2008 |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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PROGRAM |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 |
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8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast available 8-9 am |
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9:00 am |
Welcome; Goals of NBER Africa project |
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9:15 am |
OLU AJAKAIYE, AERC |
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Towards Sustaining the Contemporary African Growth
Experience |
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9:45 am |
ROBERT BATES, |
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Research Opportunities |
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10:15 am |
WILLIAM EASTERLY, |
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Does Advocacy for Africa Distort Research on |
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10:45 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
ALAN GELB, The World Bank |
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Is African Economic Performance Sustainable? An
Overview Slides |
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11:30 am |
NAVA ASHRAF, |
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DEAN KARLAN, |
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(Joint with Xavier Giné, The World Bank)
Slides |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
MICHAEL KREMER, |
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JEAN LEE, |
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The Return to Capital
for Small Retailers in Kenya: Evidence from Inventories |
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(Joint with Jonathan Robinson,
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2:30 pm |
STEPHEN OCONNELL, |
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Macroeconomic Management in Transition: Some Open
Questions for Sub-Saharan |
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3:00pm |
ROBERT ROTBERG, |
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The Meaning of Success in |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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3:45 pm |
LAURA ALFARO, |
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ALAN TAYLOR, |
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Barriers to
Development in |
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(Joint with Giovanni Peri, |
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4:15 pm |
STEVEN RADELET, Center for
Global Development |
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Economic Growth in the Emerging Democracies of
African Slides |
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4:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:30 pm |
Reception at the hotel |
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7:00 pm |
Dinner at the hotel |
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GEOFF LAMB, Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation |
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Introductory remarks |
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KWESI BOTCHWEY, |
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Keynote address |
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 |
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8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast available 8-9 am |
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9:00 am |
ANDREW WARNER, Millennium Challenge Corporation |
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The West African Recovery Slides |
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9:30 am |
JANVIER NKURUNZIZA, UNCTAD |
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Predatory
Politics and Economic Growth in Africa: The Case of Burundi |
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(Joint with Floribert Ngaruko, University
of Nice) Slides |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
DOUGLAS GOLLIN, |
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Agriculture and Rural Development Slides |
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11:15 am |
ISAAC MBITI, Southern |
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The Impact of Cell Phones in Africa Slides |
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11:45 am |
EDWARD MIGUEL, |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
MARILOU UY, The World Bank |
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GIUSEPPE IAROSSI, The World
Bank |
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Rationale and Quality of the World Bank Firm Level
Survey Data |
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2:30 pm |
VIJAYA RAMACHANDRAN, Center for Global Development |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
Discussion of potential topics and project logistics |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Updated 2/21/2008 |
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