Programme
Conference programme: Think development - Think WIDER
Programme for the Think development – Think WIDER conference. Last updated 12 September 2018.
Thursday 13 September
TIME | EUROPAEA | FENNIA 1 | NORDIA | NAUTICA |
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08:00-09:00 | Registration | |||
09:00-10:45 |
Plenary 1 | Video Chair: Satu Santala Opening: Finn Tarp Welcoming address: Anne-Mari Virolainen, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Finland Keynote 1 | Republic of beliefs: a new approach to law and economics by Kaushik Basu | PPT |
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10:45-11:15 | Coffee | |||
11:15-13:00 |
Parallel 1.1 | Video Industries without smokestacks: industrialization in Africa reconsidered Chair: John Page Presenters Richard Newfarmer | PPT Emiko Fukase | PPT Nkechi Owoo | PPT Discussant Louis Kasekende |
Parallel 1.2 | Video Aid, peace, and fragile states Chair: Rachel Gisselquist Presenters David Carment | PPT Helena Pérez Niño | PPT Jussi Ojala | PPT |
Parallel 1.3 | Video Poverty, inequality, and jobs Chair: Lucy Scott Presenters Giovanni Andrea Cornia | PPT Andy Sumner | PPT Arief Yusuf | PPT James Foster | PPT Discussant Paola Ballón | PPT |
Parallel 1.4 | Video Discrimination and affirmative action Chair: Ashwini Deshpande Presenters Dieter von Fintel | PPT Victoire Girard | PPT Joseph Vecci | PPT Ashwini Deshpande | PPT |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
14:00-15:45 |
Parallel 2.1 | Video IMF session: Inclusive growth – income inequality, structural transformation, and gender diversity Chair: Maxwell Opoku-Afari Presenters Jonathan D. Ostry | PPT Chris Papageorgiou | PPT Stefania Fabrizio | PPT Davide Furceri | PPT Discussant Benno Ndulu |
Parallel 2.2 | Video Made in Africa Chair: Carol Newman Presenters Carol Newman | PPT Wided Mattoussi | PPT John Rand | PPT Discussants Haroon Bhorat | PPT Witness Simbanegavi |
Parallel 2.3 | Video Agricultural technology adoption and impact Chair: Travis Lybbert Presenters Luc Christiaensen | PPT Alain de Janvry | PPT Catherine Guirkinger | PPT Discussant Willis Oluoch-Kosura |
Parallel 2.4 | Video Tax and benefit policies Chair: Pia Rattenhuber Presenters Michael Noble | PPT Gemma Wright | PPT Xavier Jara | PPT Remmy Kampamba | PPT Discussant Guillermo Cruces | PPT |
Parallel 2.5 | in BALTICA | Video Aid policy Chair: Naohiro Kitano | PPT Presenters: Richard Manning, Justin Lin, and Danielle Resnick | PPTs Discussant: Louise Fox |
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15:45-16:15 | Coffee | |||
16:15-18:00 |
Parallel 3.1 |Video Global inequality (income and wealth) Chair: Clive Bell Presenters Martin Ravallion | PPT Anthony Shorrocks | PPT Janet C. Gornick | PPT Carlos Gradín | PPT |
Parallel 3.2 | Video Distributional change in middle-income countries Chair: Gary Fields Presenters Carlos Rodriguez Castelan | PPT Gary Fields | PPT Haroon Bhorat | PPT Discussant Kunal Sen | PPT |
Parallel 3.3 | Video Enterprise development Chair: John Rand Presenters Lawrence Edwards | PPT Eyerusalem Siba | PPT Nina Torm | PPT Discussant John Page |
Parallel 3.4 | Video Africa's youth Chair: James Thurlow Presenters James Thurlow | PPT Luc Christiaensen | PPT James Sumberg | PPT Danielle Resnick | PPT Discussant Louise Fox | PPT |
19:00 |
Opening dinner at Vanha Ylioppilastalo Guides will meet participants at 18.30 in front of the Marina Congress center to walk to venue (1.5 km) |
Friday 14 September
TIME | EUROPAEA | FENNIA 1 | NORDIA | NAUTICA |
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09:00-10:45 |
Plenary 2 | Video Poverty and inequality – what’s next? Chair: Ravi Kanbur Presenters: Martin Ravallion, Sabina Alkire, and François Bourguignon | PPTs Discussants: Michael Grimm and Conchita D’Ambrosio |
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10:45-11:15 | Coffee | |||
11:15-13:00 |
Parallel 4.1 | Video Asian transformations Chair: Deepak Nayyar | PPT Presenters Kaushik Basu Ronald Findlay Frances Stewart | PPT Discussant Will Martin | PPT |
Parallel 4.2 | Video Social protection and aid Chair: Miguel Niño-Zarazùa | PPT Presenters Armando Barrientos | PPT Santiago Levy | PPT Verónica Amarante | PPT Discussant Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey |
Parallel 4.3 | Video Inequality in the developing giants Chair: Finn Tarp Presenters Shi Li | PPT Murray Leibbrandt | PPT Marcelo Neri | PPT Peter Lanjouw | PPT |
Parallel 4.4 | Video Taxation, data, and development Chair: Jukka Pirttilä Presenters Kyle McNabb | PPT Amina Ebrahim | PPT Milly Nalukwago | PPT Discussant Maria Kurikkala | PPT |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
14:00-15:45 |
Parallel 5.2 | Video The international monetary non-system Chair: José Antonio Ocampo | PPT Presenters Joseph Stiglitz Stephany Griffith-Jones Valpy FitzGerald | PPT |
Parallel 5.3 | Video Clean and renewable energy Chair: Le Dang Doanh Presenters Vu Xuan Nguyet Hong | PPT Faaiqa Hartley | PPT Douglas Arent | PPT |
Parallel 5.4 | Video Land and property rights Chair: Alain de Janvry Presenters Klaus Deininger | PPT Thomas Markussen | PPT Elisabeth Sadoulet | PPT Discussant Amelia Santos Paulino | PPT |
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Parallel 5.1 | in BALTICA | Video Aid and governance Chair: Danielle Resnick | PPT Presenters: Nic Cheeseman, Lise Rakner, and Mamoudou Gazibo | PPTs Discussant: Verena Fritz | PPT |
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15:45-16:30 | Poster session and coffee | |||
16:30-18:00 |
Plenary 3 | Video WIDER Annual Lecture | The political economy of structural transformation: Has democracy failed African economies? Chair: Finn Tarp Lecturer: Ernest Aryeetey | PPT Discussant: Rachel Gisselquist Performer: Grex Musicus |
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18:00-19:00 | Drinks and refresments | |||
19:00 | Networking and evening entertainment at Key West Pub |
Saturday 15 September
TIME | EUROPAEA | FENNIA 1 | NORDIA | NAUTICA |
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09:00-10:45 |
Plenary 4 | Video Keynote 2 | Beyond manufacturing export led growth by Joseph Stiglitz | PPT Chair: Ann E. Harrison Discussant: Kaushik Basu |
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10:45-11:15 | Coffee | |||
11:15-13:00 |
Parallel 6.1 | Video Climate change Chair: Kenneth Strzepek Presenters Joyashree Roy | PPT Yohannes Gebretsadik | PPT Channing Arndt | PPT |
Parallel 6.2 | Video Hunger and food security Chair: Amelia Santos Paulino Presenters Per Pinstrup-Andersen | PPT Philip Abbott | PPT Ousmane Badiane | PPT Discussant Jan W. Low |
Parallel 6.3 | Video Africa's lions Chair: Haroon Bhorat Presenters William Baah-Boateng | PPT Njuguna Ndung’u | PPT Sam Jones | PPT Karmen Naidoo | PPT Discussant Lemma Senbet | PPT |
Parallel 6.4 | Video History and future of development economics Chair: José Antonio Ocampo Presenters Erik Thorbecke | PPT Tony Addison | PPT Kunal Sen | PPT |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
14:00-15:45 |
Parallel 7.1 | Video Gender equality Chair: Jo Beall Presenters Jean-Philippe Platteau | PPT Shareen Joshi | PPT Sara Lowes | PPT Dominique van de Walle | PPT |
Parallel 7.2 | Video Extractives for development Chair: Tony Addison Presenters Alan Roe | PPT Toni Aubynn Evelyn Dietsche Kathryn McPhail Andres Solimano |
Parallel 7.3 | Video Growth and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa Chair: Andy McKay | PPT Presenters Germano Mwabu | PPT David Stifel | PPT Marijke Verpoorten | PPT Discussants Arne Bigsten |
Parallel 7.4 | Video Group-based inequalities Chair: Rachel Gisselquist Presenters Belinda Archibong | PPT Carla Canelas | PPT Rashid Memon | PPT Bharti Nandwani | PPT Discussant Frances Stewart |
15:45-16:15 | Coffee | |||
16:15-18:00 |
Plenary 5 | Video Closing plenary: Think development – Think WIDER Chair: Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos Presenters: Ravi Kanbur, Ann E. Harrison, David M. Malone, and Benno Ndulu Closing remarks: Finn Tarp |
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18:00 | Closing dinner and conference entertainment |