Gender inequality
Gender Inequality and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and Arab Countries
Presenter: Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of Northern Florida/University of Boston, United States and Mark McGilllivray , WIDER, United Nations University
Gender Earnings Differentials and Power: Some African Evidence
Presenter: Tayo Fabusuyi , Oxford University, UK
Des inégalités de genre à l'indice de qualité de vie des femmes
Presenter: Valérie Bérenger , University of Nice, France, and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane , African Development Bank
Promoting Women's economic empowerment in Africa
Presenter: Dejene Yeshiareg , African Development Bank
Gender and Poverty
Child Malnutrition in Senegal: Does Access to Public Infrastructure Really Matter? A Quantile Regression Analysis
Presenter: Léandre Bassolé, University of Auvergne, France
Growth, Gender and Equity - NEPAD and the Renaissance: Myth or Reality?
Presenter: Sheila Bunwaree , University of Mauritius
Trade negotiations and aid for trade
Aid for Trade – Prospects for Enhancing African Trade Capacity
Presenter: Stephen Adegoke Olanrewaju , African Development Bank
L'aide au commerce dans les pays en développement : des articulations complexes pour une efficacité réelle
Presenter: Marilyne Huchet-Bourdon , University of Rennes, France, Anna Lipchitz , French Agency of Development, and Audrey Rousson , French Agency of Development
Micro-Finance
Importance de la microfinance dans le financement des microentreprises au Togo
Presenter: Kodjo Abalo , Lome University, Togo
Outreach and Financial Performance Analysis of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia
Presenter: Befekadu Behute Kereta , National Bank, Ethiopia
Social Performance Evaluation of Microfinance Institutions in Mozambique
Presenter: Jose Augusto Tom Pisco , Central Bank of Mozambique / ISCTE Business School, Portugal and Joao Ferreira Dias, ISCTE Business School, Portugal
Factors influencing the financial sustainability of selected microfinance institutions in Namibia
Presenter: Jonathan Adongo and Christoph Stork , NEPRU, Namibia
Monetary and Financial Regulation
Mesure de la Performance des Banques dans les Pays en Développement : Le Cas de l'UEMOA (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine)
Presenter: Sandrine Kablan , Paris X University, France
Réformes Financières et Rentabilité du Système Bancaire des Etats de la CEMAC
Presenter: Luc Nembot Ndeffo and Paul Ningaye , Dschang University, Cameroon
Effects of Financial Integration on Financial Development and Economic Performance of the SACU Countries
Presenter: Aziakpono Jesse Meshach , Rhodes University, South Africa
Fuite des capitaux, épargne et investissement en Zone Franc Africaine : Une approche économétrique par les données de panel
Presenter: Ameth Saloum Ndiaye , University of Cheikh Anta DIOP, Dakar
Africa and Asia Competitiveness
Africa's Business and Development Relationship with China: Seeking Moral and Capital Values of the Last Economic Frontier
Presenter: Lawal Marafa , Chinese University of Hong Kong
Is that a Dragon or Elephant on your Ladder: The Potential Impact of China and India on Export Led Growth in African Countries?
Presenter: Mwangi Wa Githinji , University of Massachusetts, United States
Financing Issues
Détection de l'occurrence d'une situation de surendettement dans le cadre des PPTE africains : Quelle position pour la Chine ?
Presenter: Isabelle Cristiani-d'Ornano , Ahmed Ksaier , University of Nice, France, and Jean-Etienne Carlotti , University of Paris XI, France
Financing African Agriculture Challenges and Prospects
Presenter: W. Odhiambo , African Development Bank
Convergence in Africa
Why Doesn't Regional Integration Improve Income Convergence in Africa?
Presenter: Hakim Ben Hammouda, Stephen Karingi, Angelica E. Njuguna and Mustapha Sadni Jallab , Economic Commission for Africa
Les Communautés Economiques Régionales au Sein du NEPAD. Quelles Perspectives pour un Développement économiques et social Durable en Afrique?
Presenter: Martin Septime , African Development Bank
Macroeconomic Convergence in Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Presenter: David Maleleka , Central Bank of Lesotho
Does Macroeconomic Convergence Lead to Growth? The Case of Africa
Presenter: Hakim Ben Hammouda, Stephen Karingi, Angelica E. Njuguna and Mustapha Sadni Jallab , Economic Commission for Africa
Agriculture and Rural Credit
The Effects of Displacement on the Economic Development of a Community with Special Reference to the !Xun and the Kwe
Presenter: Talita Dalton-Greyling and Lorraine Greyling, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Rural Credit Markets in Uganda: Evidence from the 2005/6 National Household Survey
Presenter: Ibrahim Kasirye , Makerere University, Uganda
Trade Issues affecting Specific Industry
Empirical Analysis of Tariff Line-level Trade, Tariff Revenue and Welfare Effects of Reciprocity under an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU: Evidence from Malawi and Tanzania
Presenter: Evious K. Zgovu , University of Nottingham , UK, and Josaphat P. Kweeka , ESRF, Tanzania
AGOA: The Case of Ethiopian Textile Sub-Sector
Presenter: Rahel Abebe , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Trade Reforms and Real Convergence in CEMAC
Presenter: Daniel Gbetnkom , University of Yaounde II, Cameroon, ECA
TICAD Framework for Strategic Collaboration in Trade and Investment between Africa and Asia
Presenter: Nicholas Gouede , UNDP Africa Bureau, UNDP
External Account and Debt
Gestion de la Dette extérieure et Efficience Productive des Pays en Développement
Presenter: Imed Drine , IHEC Sousse, Tunisia, and Mahmoud Sami Nabi , IHEC Sousse, Polytechnic School of Tunisia
Cadre institutionnel et investissements des diasporas dans les pays en développement
Presenter: Georges Bertrand Tamokwe Piaptie , Douala University/Rennes University
The Impact of High Oil Prices on African Countries
Presenter: H. Bouakez , HEC Montreal, Canada, and D. Vencatachellum , African Development Bank
Oil and Challenges of Trade Policy Making in Sudan in a Globalizing Arena
Presenter: Mehdi Shafaeddin , University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
Dette et Financement du développement économique de la Guinée
Presenter: Bailo Diallo , Ministry of Economy, Planning and Finance, Guinea
Current Account Deficits in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do they Matter?
Presenter: Patrick Osakwe and Sher Verick , Economic Commission for Africa
Reserves Accumulation in African Countries: Sources, Motivations, and Effects
Presenter: Adam Elhiraika and Leonce Ndikumana , Economic Commission for Africa
FDI Contribution to Technical Efficiency in the Tunisian Manufacturing Sector: A Combined Empirical Approach
Presenter: Sofiane Ghali , University of 7 November, Carthage, Tunisia, and Sami Rezgui , University of Sousse, Tunisia
Macroeconomic Policy
Une bonne politique économique pour le renouveau de l'Afrique
Presenter: Ferdinand Bakoup , African Development Bank
Challenges and Opportunities of Evaluation in Fostering Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presenter: A. Gakusi , African Development Bank, and A. Sindzingre , Paris X University, France
Challenges and Opportunities in Community Based Dryland Natural Resources Management
Presenter: Malo Meshack, Jeff Odera and Thomas Ochuodho, National Museums of Kenya
Macroeconomic policy space and African economies: an empirical sifting through reality and rhetoric
Presenter: Angelica E Njuguna and Stephen N. Karingi , Economic Commission for Africa
Resource Management
Does Community Driven Development Work? Evidence from Senegal
Presenter: Jean-Louis Arcand and Léandre Bassole , University of Auvergne, France
Stabilité du pouvoir politique et rente pétrolière dans les Etats africains
Presenter: Omgba Luc Désiré , University of Auvergne, France
Partenariat public privé et accélération de l'atteinte des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement en Afrique
Presenter: Nicolas Ponty , UNDP
Changement institutionnel et développement durable : Vers une nouvelle gouvernance du développement local et de la gestion des ressources naturelles
Presenter: Mohamed Elloumi, Salah Selmi, Boubaker Dhehibi and Kaouthar Kadhkadhi , INRAT, Tunisia
Trade Agreements
Post-Conflict Economies in the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: A case of Sierra Leone
Presenter: Olumuyiwa B. Alaba and Oluyemi A. Alaba , Bowen University and Flourish Consult Limited
Are the Conditions and Requirements for a Regional Trade Arrangement (RTA) Fulfilled by African Regional Trade Arrangements? A case study of COMESA
Presenter: Babatunde Omilola , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Economic Partnership Agreements: Rationale, Misperceptions and the non-trade Aspects.
Presenter: Louise Curran, Lars Nilsson and Douglas Brew, European Commission
The Costs of Rules of Origin in Apparel: African Preferential Exports to the US and to the EU
Presenter: Alberto Portugal-Perez , University of Geneva, Switzerland
Investment Climate and Skills Development
Private Investment for Structural Transformation and Growth in Africa: Where do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Stand?
Presenter: Harry A. Sackey , Malaspina University College, Canada
Transport Infrastructure and FDI: Lessons from Sub Saharan African Economies
Presenter: B. Seetanah , Univesitiy of Technology, Mauritius
Resource-based exporting and Industrialization: How to learn from the Nordic Countries
Presenter: Arto Lahti , Helsinki School of Economics
Determinants of Entrepreneurial Activities and Returns: Evidence from the Gambia
Presenter: Ousman Gajigo , University of Wisconsin (Madison), United States
Economic Development as Problem Solving: A model of Guns, Germs and Steel
Presenter: Yaw Nyarko , New York University, United States
Investment Climate and Capital Flows
Analyzing the Impact of ICT Investments on Productivity Growth in Developing Countries: Evidence from Cameroon
Presenter: Arsene Honore Gideon Nkama , University of Yaounde II, Cameroon
Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa
Presenter: Yutaka Yoshino , World Bank
Exchange Market Pressure in African "Lusophone" Countries
Presenter: J. Braga de Macedo , L. Brites Pereira and A. Nendonça Reis , Tropical Research Institute (IICT), Nova University (Lisbon), Portugal
Corruption
Effects of Corruption and Economic Reforms on Economic Growth and Development: Lessons from Nigeria
Presenter: Obayelu Abiodun Elijah , University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Corruption and Growth in African countries: Exploring the Investment Channel
Presenter: Mina Baliamoune-Lutz and Leonce Ndikumana , Economic Commission for Africa
Trade Issues
Preparing African Countries to benefit from Continuous International Trade Negotiations and Complex Agreements
Presenter: Bonapas Onguglo, Aime Murigande and Emily Nburu , UNCTAD
Examining the level, mix and deficiencies in skills-upgrading among South African manufacturing enterprises; the role of skill-upgrading as basis for addressing Equity Issues
Presenter: Wise Mainga , University of South Africa, Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa
Health Policy Issues
Health inequities in selected African countries: Review of evidence and policy implications
Presenter: Gladys Mutangadura, Adrian Gauci, Bartholomew Armah, Elizabeth Woldemariam, Daniel Ayalew, and Biniam Egu, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Health Expenditures and Outcomes in Africa
Presenter: John Anyanwu , African Development Bank , and Andrew Erhijakpor , Delta State University, Nigeria
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