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Conference Programme: COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South
The 2021 WIDER Development Conference takes place online during 6-8 September 2021. The three-day conference provides a platform for sharing knowledge on the effects of the pandemic in different regions across the Global South with the aim of connecting research and policy communities around the world to discuss how to move forward.
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Note schedule is according to Helsinki time, UTC +3
Conference opens:
10:00 Helsinki
8:00 London
12:30 Delhi
3:00 New York
Monday 6 September (MORNING)
The effects of COVID-19 in the Global South
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening and housekeeping | |||
| 10:10-11:00 |
Parallel 1.1 Sovereign debt Chair: Tony Addison Presenters: Mahmoud Mohieldin Maureen Were David Mihalyi |
Parallel 1.2 Gender and employment Chair: Milla Nyyssölä Presenters Aysegul Kayaoglu Rosa Abraham Priyanka Chatterjee Malvya Chintakindi Jackeline Velazco |
Parallel 1.3 Lockdowns, food security and the role of external support Chair: Kalle Hirvonen Presenters: Akim Al-Mouksit Kibrom Tafere Hirfrfot Saifa Raz Kritika Singh William Seitz |
Parallel 1.4 Social protection Chair: Jesse Lastunen Presenters: Omolola Adeola Valentina Martinez Pabon Yara Corrêa Gomes Amaka Metu Christoph Strupat |
| 11:00-11:25 | Fireside chat | Marlies Piek and Duncan Pieterse on key policy lessons from SA-TIED | Fireside chat | Carlos Gradín and Justin Yifu Lin on how development economics can help improve people’s lives | Fireside chat | Kwabena Adu-Ababio and Oliver Morrissey on publication strategies and the evolving field of Development Economics | |
| Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on what types and patterns of growth are most conducive to employment creation for women | Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on the future of structural transformation | |||
| 11:30-12:30 | Keynote 1 | Implications of COVID-19 for the extreme poor in low-income countries by Oriana Bandiera | Video | |||
| 12:30-13:15 |
Parallel 2.1 Socioeconomic effects in South Asia Session convened by SANEM Chair: Selim Raihan Presenters: Ganga Tilakaratna Puspa Sharma Prabir De Vaqar Ahmed |
Parallel 2.2 Southern Africa during the pandemic Session convened by the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project Chair: Sam Jones Presenters: Rosario Betho Finório Castigo Haroon Bhorat Kudzai Mataba Ivan Manhique Sam Jones |
Parallel 2.3 Inequality Chair: Carlos Gradín Presenters: Murray Leibbrandt Ashwini Deshpande Isaure Delaporte |
Parallel 2.4 Improving tax collection Chair: Simen Bjørnerud Presenters: Ronald Waiswa Amina Ebrahim Ludvig Wier |
| 13:20-13:40 | Poster session | |||
Monday 6 September (AFTERNOON)
The effects of COVID-19 in the Global South (continued)
| 16:00-16:45 |
Special session | In memory of Benno Ndulu | Video Chair: Finn Tarp Presenters: Stephen O’Connell Njuguna Ndung'u Ernest Aryeetey Blandina Kilama |
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| 16:45-17:10 | Fireside chat | Simone Schotte and Haroon Bhorat on the South African government’s policy response to the pandemic | Fireside chat | Pia Rattenhuber and Holly Sutherland on the inception of EUROMOD in developed countries and how it started to spread | Fireside chat | Michael Danquah & Augustin Fosu on the challenges of institutions and governance in sub Saharan Africa |
| Coffee break | Thematic discussion room sharng memories of Benno Ndulu | Coffee break | Responding to COVID-19 in Africa (hosted by IPSOS) | Visiting PhD fellows research proposal presentations | |
| 17:15-18:00 |
Parallel 3.1 COVID-19 and democracy Chair: Rachel Gisselquist Presenters: Joseph Asunka Nic Cheeseman Julia Leininger |
Parallel 3.2 Socioeconomic effects in Latin America Session convened by IADB Chair: Ana Maria Ibanez Londono Presenters: Bridget Hoffman Carlos Urrutia Nicolás Ajzenman |
Parallel 3.3 Effects on informal workers Session convened by UNU-WIDER and WIEGO Chair: Kunal Sen Presenters: Robert Osei Mike Rogan Marty Chen Zillur Hossain Rahman Discussants Imraan Valodia Ravi Kanbur |
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Parallel 3.4 The impact of COVID-19 and mitigation measures on poverty and inequality in the developing world Chair: Professor Matteo Richiardi Presenters: Jesse Lastunen Pia Rattenhuber Lourdes Montesdeoca Xavier Jara Discussants Miracle Benhura Veronica Amarante |
Parallel 3.5 Peace and conflict Chair: Patricia Justino Presenters: Renard Sexton Colette Salemi Jeff Bloem Elena Esposito Ada González-Torres |
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| 18:05-18:25 | Poster session | ||
| 18:30-19:00 | Capacity development | Using the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) to study industrialization trends in the developing world | Capacity development | Using the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) | |
| Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on peace and the pandemic | Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on protecting informal workers | Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on securing social mobility | |
Tuesday 7 September
The effects of COVID-19 in the Global South (continued)
| 10:00-10:45 |
Parallel 4.1 Health governance Chair: Annalena Oppel Presenters: Nayantara Sarma Chukwuedozie Ajaero Amany Hussein Larissa Nawo Alessandro Rebucci |
Parallel 4.2 Using SOUTHMOD models to inform policy debates – examples from Africa Chair: Pia Rattenhuber Presenters: Ronald Waiswa Mbewe Kalikeka Geral Bazo |
Parallel 4.3 Human capital Chair: Rodrigo Oliveira Presenters: Horace Mahugnon Akim Gninafon Kibrom Abay Indrajit Bairagya Elisa Failache Mirza Christopher Adam |
Parallel 4.4: Firms, markets, sectors Chair: Michael Danquah Presenters: Beatriz Calzada Olvera Fiona Tregenna Kenneth Harttgen Kalle Hirvonen |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Capacity development | Using the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) | Fireside chat | Amina Ebrahim & Milly Nalukwago | Fireside chat | Rodrigo Oliveria & Michael Noble on 20 years of SAMOD | ||
| Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on social protection during and after the pandemic | Visiting PhD fellows research proposal presentations | ||||
| 11:15-12:00 |
Parallel 5.1 Macro policy responses Session convened by ODI and Southern Voice Co-Chairs: Estefania Charvet & Dirk Willem te Velde Presenters: Sherillyn Raga Debapriya Bhattacharya Tausi Kida |
Parallel 5.2 Impacts in South East Asia Chair: Titik Anas Presenters: Ahmad Komarulzaman Zuzy Anna Arief Yusuf Venkatachalam Anbumozhi Hai Anh Dang David Raitzer |
Parallel 5.3 Livelihoods and inequality Chair: Rute Martins Caeiro Presenters: Jemima Baada Olayinka Adenikinju Richard Freund Muna Ahmad Shifa Vincenzo Salvucci |
Parallel 5.4 Labour market and employment Chair: Simone Schotte Presenters: Samar Abdelmageed Francisca Pereyra Zubaria Andlib Adnan Fakir Minoru Higa |
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| 12:00-12:25 | Fireside chat | Klarizze Puzon and Dominic Rohner on COVID-19 and conflict | Fireside chat | Rachel Gisselquist and Jo Beall on the challenges facing African cities | Fireside chat | Abrams M.E. Tagem and Arief Yusuf | Fireside chat | Carlos Gradín and Anda David on the challenge of inequalities and climate change in the COVID-19 context | |
| Coffee break | Thematic discusion room on what does industrial policy look like during COVID-19 recovery | Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on undoing development - climate change in the Global South | ||||
| 12:30-13:30 |
Policy Panel | Data gaps | Video Chair: Kunal Sen Panelists Patricia Justino Samuel Annim Paul Kemboi Samoei Tom Moultrie Lauren Harrison |
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Wednesday 8 September
Looking ahead, development post-pandemic
| 16:00-17:00 | Keynote 2 | COVID-19 - trends for democracy and autocracy by Staffan Lindberg | |||
| 17:00-17:45 |
Parallel 6.1 Recovery and beyond Session convened by UNU-WIDER and WIEGO Chair: Mike Rogan Presenters: Sally Roever Laura Alfers Barbara Harris-White Discussants: Jayati Ghosh Jan Breman |
Parallel 6.2 The future of work Session convened by UNU-MERIT Chair: Klaus F Zimmermann Presenters: Aurelio Parisotto Sangeeta Khorana Francois Lafond Nobuya Haraguchi |
Parallel 6.3 What are the long-term impacts on learning and how can education systems respond? Session convened by the RISE Programme Chair: Michelle Kaffenberger Presenters: Michelle Kaffenberger Dozie Okoye Isabel Macdonald |
Parallel 6.4 What can we learn from inclusive adaptation and recovery policies responding to the crisis Session convened by PEP Chair: Jane Mariara Presenters: Guillermo Cruces Vaqar Ahmed Esther Ogouniyi Adimi |
| 17:50-18:10 | Fireside chat | Milla Nyyssölä and David Hulme on the geography of the public understanding of science for Covid-19 | Fireside chat | Jesse Lastunen and Toril-Iren Pedersen on effective international development support with lessons from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) | Fireside chat | Patricia Justinio and Chris Blattman on conflict and development | Fireside chat | Sam Jones and Miguel Urquiola |
| Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on how the nature of work is changing in the Global South | Coffee break | Thematic discussion room on how COVID-19 changed data collection democratic backsliding | |||
| 18:15-19:00 |
Parallel 7.1 Building resilience in societies after COVID-19 Session convened by UNU-IAS Chair: Ken Fukushi Presenters: Ken Fukushi Maiko Nishi Zita Sebesvari |
Parallel 7.2 Macroeconomic and livelihood effects of COVID-19 in Africa: lessons for speeding up recovery Session convened by AERC Chair: Abebe Shimeles Presenters: Abebe Shimeles Njuguna Ndung'u Théophile Azomahou Erik Thorbecke Chuku Chuku Alexandre Kopoin |
Parallel 7.3 The future of global health governance Session convened by UNU-CRIS Co-chairs: Philippe De Lombaerde Ana Amaya Presenters: Agnes Binagwaho Obijiofor Aginam Roberta Andraghetti |
Parallel 7.4 Stated preferences, behavior, and risk Chair: Klarizze Puzon Presenters: Janica Magat Belinda Archibong Masyhur Aziz Hilmy Salome Amuakwa-Mensah Alan Sanchez |
| 19:00-20:00 |
Closing panel | How is COVID-19 changing development? Chair: Kunal Sen Panelists Rohinton Medhora David Hulme Fatima Denton Marty Chen |
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