Final 2014 Biannual Agenda

AERC Plenary Session on
“Public Finance: Tax and Expenditure Reforms in Africa”
Sunday June 1, 2014
Chair of Session: 1/6/2014
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana
Opening session: 09:00- 09:30
Welcoming remarks:
Prof. Lemma W. Senbet, Executive Director, AERC
First session:
09:30–11:00
Paper 1:
Presenter:
Discussant:
Fiscal Reforms and Public Investment in Africa
Prof. Christopher Adam, Department of International Development, University
of Oxford, and David Bevan, Oxford Policy Management, UK.
Domenico Fanizza, Assistant Director, Immediate Office, African Department,
IMF
Floor Discussion
11:00–11.20
Tea/Coffee Break
Second session:
11:20–12:50
Paper 2:
Presenter
Discussant
Floor Discussion
12:50-14:00
Third session:
14:00–15:30
Paper 3:
Presenter:
Discussant:
Floor Discussion
Fourth session:
Pro-Poor Tax Review in South Africa: Potential and Limitations
Dr. Ramos Mabugu, Director, Research & Recommendations Programme
(RRP), Financial and Fiscal Commission, Republic of South Africa
Dr. William Baah-Boateng, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Lunch Break
Tax Evasion, the Provision of Public Infrastructure, and Growth: A
General Equilibrium Approach to Two Very Different Countries, Egypt
and Mauritius
Prof. Andrew Feltenstein, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of
Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USA
Prof. Festus Egwaikhide, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
15:30–16:00
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00– 17:30
Public/Private Sector Policy Panel
Chair:
Panelists:
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana
-Mr.Ismail Momoniat, National Treasury, Republic of South Africa
-Dr. Ramos Mabugu, Director, Research & Recommendations Programme.
-Prof. Akpan Ekpo, University of Uyo, Nigeria
-Dr. Kupukile Mlambo, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
-Mr. J. Asare-Adjei, President, Association of Ghana Industries
-Dr. Samuel Nii Noi Ashong, Deputy Rector, GIMPA
Floor Discussion
17:30 -17:40
17:40– 17:50
Update on African Economic Research Consortium Alumni Association
(AERCAA) –Dr. Rose Ngugi, IMF, USA
Wrap-up: Dr. Witness Simbanegavi, Director of Research, AERC
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GROUP A: POVERTY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND FOOD SECURITY
Monday, June 2, 2014
08:30–09:30 A1 A multilevel analysis of prenatal care
and birth weight in Kenya (Japheth Awiti FR)
09:30–10:30A2 Socio-economic status and health
expenditure of households in Benin
(Houeninvo Ghodja Hilaire -FR)
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
08:30–09:30A7 Genre, emplois, et Salaires sur le Marche
du travail Camerounais (Christian Zamo Akono
- NP)
09:30–10:30 A8 Inegalite d’opportunite de santé chez les
enfants ages de moins de 5 ans au Togo
(Yacobou Sanoussi-NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00A3 Employment vulnerability in Cameroon’s 11:00–12:00 CPPA1 Economic consequences of diseases:
private sector (Njang Vera Anweh -FR)
Evidence from Oyo state, Nigeria (Uche
Abamba – CPP)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
08:30–09:30 A11 Effects of Maternal immunization on
birth weight in rural Cameroon (Tambi Daniel
Mbu - NP)
09:30–10:30A12 Le role de I ‘education de la mere sur
I’utilisation des service de santé prenatale dans
les ménages avec differents niveaux de bienetre (Saleu Feumeni Josiane - NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 CPPA4 The Economic Burden Of
Disabilities And Injuries In Kenya: Evidence
From Survey Data (Ongong’a Winnie
Adhiambo - CPP)
12:00–13:00 CPPA5 Social Classes and Economic
Polarization Dynamics in South Africa
(Machema, Ratjomose Petrose –CPP)
12:00–13:00 A4 Socio-economic determinants of use of
12:00–13: 00 A9 Explaining well-being and inequality in
reproductive health services in Ghana
Cameroon: A regression-based Decomposition
(Patience Abor and Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah
(Marinus Arrey - NP)
-FR)
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00–15:00 A5 Breastfeeding and child health outcomes 14:00 –15:00 A10 Accès Aux infrastructures sociales et
14:00–15:00 CPPA6 Poverty and Catastrophic impacts of
in Uganda (Edward Bbaale – WIP)
out-of-pocket health payments across social
bien-être des ménages dans le District D’
sub-groups in Tanzania (Massito John
Abidjan (N’kongon Yerande Jeane, and Moussa
Geoffrey – CPP)
Sangare - NP)
15:00–16:00 A6 Inégalité d’opportunités et distribution
15:00–16:00 CPPA2 Equity in Utilization of Health Services 15:00–16:00 00
du développement humain au Cameroun
in Kenya (Elizabeth Owino – CPP)
(Ningaye Paul, Tiomela Yemedjeu Alexi and
Methodological session
Nguebang Tazangmo Herve Francis NP)
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Accelerating poverty
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Fostering inclusive growth 16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Linking smallholder
reduction in Africa by Francisco H.G. Ferreira
by Domenico Fanizza, Assistant Director,
farmers to markets: lessons learned from the
Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World
Immediate Office, African Department, IMF
WFP - purchase for progress pilot programme
Bank and Luc Christiaensen, Senior
by Ken Davies, P4P Global Coordinator, Clare
Economist, Africa Region, the World Bank
Mbizule, M&E Advisor, WFP, and Paulo Dias,
Project Manager of P4P hub
KEY:
NP=New Proposal RP=Revised Proposal
WIP=Work in Progress FR=Final Report CPP=Collaborative PhD Programme
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GROUP B: MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, INVESTMENT AND GROWTH
Monday, June 2, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
08.30–09:30 B1 L’impact potentiels de la création de la
08:30–09:30 B7 Effet des investissements directs
zone monétaire de l’Afrique de l’Quest sur le
estrangers sur les recettes fiscales au Togo
commerce (Sekou Doumbouya and Ousmane
(Okey Mawusse - RP)
Bah-FR)
09:30–10:30 B2 Determinants of Short Term Foreign Debt 09:30–10:30 B8 Mandat et stratégie de la politique
in Ghana (William Insaidoo - FR)
monétaire de la future BCAO: Evidence de la
performance macroéconomique a partir d’un
modèle DSGE (Thierry Kame Babilla - NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 B3 Analysis of asymmetries in the tax11:00–12:00 B9 Effects of institutions on tax revenue in
spending nexus in Burundi: Evidence from
WAEMU: what are the implications for public
Threshold Modeling (Arcade Ndoricimpa investment decisions? (Ameth Ndiaye Saloum
FR)
-NP)
12:00–13:00 B4 Education and economic growth: Evidence 12:00–13:00 B10 Implications of Labour Market
from Nigeria.( Irughe I R, P B Eregha and
Performance Indicators for Pro-poor Growth in
Edafe Joel -FR)
Cameroon (Ousseni Mongbet - NP)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
08:30–09:30 B11 Mondialisation et efficacite de
politque monetaire en Afrique
Subsaharrienne (Dongue Ndongo Patrick
Reveli - NP)
09:30–10:30 B12 Capital flight and net foreign direct
investment in Kenya (Josephine Ndambuki –
NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 CPPB3 Bank Uncertainty and Economic
Growth Economique in a Monetary Union:
Evidence of CEMAC Countries (Kouldjim
Djimrangar – CPP)
12:00–13:00 CPPB4 Fiscal policy: sustainability and
Contribution to sustainable development in
Benin (Avadame Rufain – CPP)
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 B5 UEMOA: soutenabilité de ladette par
l’amélioration des finances publiques (Beah
Armelle Vyette -FR)
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 CPPB1 Debt, Military expenditure and
growth in sub-Saharan Africa (Chiminya
Adonia Don –CPP)
13: 00–14:00
Lunch Break
14.:00–15:00
Methodological Session
15:00–16:00 B6 Doits de propriété intellectuelle et
croissance économique dans les pays de
l’oapi : case des pays de L’UEMOA (Kramo
Kouakou Germain –NP)
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Accelerating poverty
reduction in Africa by Francisco H.G. Ferreira
Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World
Bank and Luc Christiaensen, Senior
Economist, Africa Region, the World Bank
15:00–16:00 CPPB2 An analysis of Recurrent Costs
Problem and Olivera-Tanzi Effect in Kenya
(Alex Oguso Ochien’g -CPP)
15:00–16:00
Methodological Session
KEY: NP=New Proposal
RP=Revised Proposal
16:00 –16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Fostering inclusive growth 16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Linking smallholder
by Domenico Fanizza, Assistant Director,
farmers to markets: lessons learned from
Immediate Office, African Department, IMF
the WFP - purchase for progress pilot
programme by Ken Davies, P4P Global
Coordinator, Clare Mbizule, M&E Advisor,
WFP, and Paulo Dias, Project Manager of
P4P hub
WIP=Work in Progress
FR=Final Report CPP=Collaborative PhD Programme
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GROUP C: FINANCE AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Monday, June 2, 2014
08.30-09.30 C1 Refinancement et efficience des
institutions de micro financé au Niger (Ali
Hadizatou - FR)
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
08:30–09:30 C7 A Portfolio Choice Model of Capital Flight
The Case of West African Monetary Zone
(Chuku Chuku- NP)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
08:30–09:30 C10 Determinants of Intra-African
Mergers and Acquisitions 2000-2013
(Wilson, M.K and Pholo, A.B - NP)
09:30–10:30 C2 Le rôle de la qualité des droits de
propriété dans la relation entre l’ouverture
aux flux de capitaux internationaux et la
croissance économique en Afrique
Subsaharienne: une estimation à partir de
l'économétrie des données de panel non
stationnaires (Sionfou S C. and L. L Gakpa-
09:30–10:30 CPP C1 Essay on the microstructure of the
government bonds market in Kenya (Rogers
Ondiba Ochenge – CPP)
09:30–10:30 C11 Determinants of Capital Structure
Choices in the Zimbabwean Corporate
Sector (Strike Mbulawa - NP)
FR)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 C4 Implications du capital social sur l’octroi 11:00–12:00 C8 Gender-Based Credit Constraints and Firm
de microcrédit parmi les ménages ayant
Performance in Cameroon (Tabi Johannes and
différents niveaux de revenu au Cameroun:
Ndam Romanus Adze-NP)
2001-2007 (Clarisse Metseyem -WIP)
12:00–13:00 C5 Firms’ Financial Performance and
12:00–13:00 C9 Quality of institutions and stock market
Corporate Board Diversity: Evidence from
development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Laura
Kenya (Samuel Oyieke - WIP)
Nelima Barasa - NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 CPP C3 Financial Innovation and money
demand in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kasekende
Elizabeth – CPP)
12:00–13:00 CPP C4 Financial sector development,
institutions and economic growth: A
comparative study of Southern Africa
Development Community and Economic
Community of West Africa States –
(Sulemana Mahawiya – CPP)
13: 00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00–15:00
Methodological session
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00–15:00 C6 An assessment of remittance as
14:00 - 15: 00 CPP C2 Firm Access to External Financing,
poetential complement to conventional
Corporate Investment and Economic Growth in
sources of development finance (Chukwuma
Kenya (Kipyegon B. Kirui - CPP)
Agu, Romanus Ugwuanyi and David
Onyinyechi Agu –WIP)
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Accelerating poverty
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Fostering inclusive growth
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Linking smallholder
reduction in Africa by Francisco H.G. Ferreira
by Domenico Fanizza, Assistant Director,
farmers to markets: lessons learned from
Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World
Immediate Office, African Department, IMF
the WFP - purchase for progress pilot
Bank and Luc Christiaensen, Senior
programme by Ken Davies, P4P Global
Economist, Africa Region, the World Bank
Coordinator, Clare Mbizule, M&E
Advisor, WFP, and Paulo Dias, Project
Manager of P4P hub
KEY: NP=New Proposal RP=Revised Proposal WIP=Work in Progress FR=Final Report CPP=Collaborative PhD Programme
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GROUP D: TRADE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Monday, June 2, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
08:30–09:30 D1 WTO agricultural trade liberalization: What 08:30–09:00 D6 Déterminants and impact of Migrant
are the implications for Sub-Saharan Africa? (A
Remittance flows to Southern African
lexander Nuetah- FR)
Countries (Kisu Simwaka -NP)
09:30–10:30 D2 Political Institutions, Trade and Economic
09:30–10:30 D7 Trade facilitation and trade flows in
Development in Sub Saharan Africa (Vincent
Africa (Abdoulaye Seck – NP)
Leyaro – WIP)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
08:30–09:30 CPPD1 Economic Geography and
spatial income Distribution in South Africa
(Mudiriza Gibson –CPP)
09:30–10:30 D11 Impacts potentiels de la
libéralisation des prix des produits
pétroliers sur la Croissance et la pauvreté et
masures d’accompagnement (Tegoum
Nguetse Pierre Joubert, Eric Neguem and
Celestin Sikube Takamgno - NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 D3 The impact of regulation on investment in
11:00–12:00 D8 Assessing welfare implication of trade 11:00–12:00 D12 Structure de Marche et adoption des
mobile telephone infrastructure in SADC
policy on Tobbacco and Cotton in Zimbabwe:
technologies de I’information et de la
countries (Albert Makochekanwa- WIP
2000-2012 (Emson Chiwenga-NP)
communication: le cas des entreprises du
secteur industriel au Cameroun (Ariel
Herbert Fambeu -NP)
12:00–13:00 D4 Does governance institutions matter for
12:00–13:00 D9 Impact of Investment climate on total
12:00–13:00 CPPD2 Location Factors, Geographical
trade flows between Sub-Saharan Africa and its
factor productivity of Food Industry in Nigeria
Distribution of foreign direct investment
Trading Partners? (Adeolu O. Adewuyi and
(Friday Ademola Ajagbe and Joshua Olusegun
and Economic Growth in Africa (Kargbo
Ebenezer Olubiyi-WIP)
Ajetomobi - NP)
Santigie Mohammed – CPP)
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
13: 00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 CPPD3 Firm Dynamics by
14:00 - 15:00 D5 Effets de libéralisation du commerce sur les 14:00 - 15:00 D10 An analysis of competitiveness and
marketing of rice in Cote D’Ivoire (Achy
Geographical Area: The Case of South
etats membres de la CEDEAO (Abubakar Kaba,
Landry – NP)
Africa (Mahofa, Godfrey –CPP)
Abdourahmane CONDE and Marie SOUMAH RP)
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Accelerating poverty
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Fostering inclusive
reduction in Africa by Francisco H.G. Ferreira
growth by Domenico Fanizza, Assistant
Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World
Director, Immediate Office, African
Bank and Luc Christiaensen, Senior Economist,
Department, IMF
Africa Region, the World Bank
KEY: NP=New Proposal RP=Revised Proposal WIP=Work in Progress
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Linking smallholder
farmers to markets: lessons learned from
the WFP - purchase for progress pilot
programme by Ken Davies, P4P Global
Coordinator, Clare Mbizule, M&E
Advisor, WFP, and Paulo Dias, Project
Manager of P4P hub
FR=Final Report CPP=Collaborative PhD Programme
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GROUP E: POLITICAL ECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL
POLICY ISSUES
Monday, June 2, 2014
08:30–09:30 E1 Are high-value agri-food supply
chains participants b etter insulated from
shocks? Evidence from Senegal (Senakpon
Fidele Ange Dedehouano-FR)
09:30–10:30E2 Analyse de la production de soins de
santé au Togo: Efficience technique des
hôpitaux publics (Atake Esso-Hanam WIP)
10:30–11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 E3 Has Public Sector Reforms
improved quality of service and customer
satisfaction Evidence from Ghana (Bedman
Narteh - WIP)
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
08:30–09:30 E7 Determinants of farm households
participation in Non-farm income activities :
Evidence from rural Sudan (Ebaidalla M.
Ebaidalla -NP)
09:30–10:30 E8 Marche de la religion et bien-etre au
Cameroun: liberalisation versus reglementation
(Mpabe Bodjongo and Ibrahim Abba –NP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 E9 Analyse de determinants de l’efficacite des
stations d’epuration des eaux usees au
Cameroonl (Yene Athanase-NP)
12:00–13:00 E4 Impact des écoles paysannes sur la
12:00–13:00 E10 Adoption et usages de L’internet au
production du cacao: une évidence
cameroun (Novice Patrick Bakehe and Bertrand
empirique des producteurs du cacao au
Tamokwe Piaptie - NP)
Cameroun (Motio Simo Epiphanie and
Kamdem Cyrille Bergaly -WIP)
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 E5 Pro-poorness of fertilizer and
14:00 - 15:00 CPPE3 Role du government dans le processus
agrochemical use and its implications on
de development de L’Agriculture: Cas du
food security in Nigeria (Reuben Alabi-NP)
Cameroun ( Biligil Geogette Diane – CPP)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
08:30–09:30 CPPE1 Climate change and wildlife utilization
on private land: Evidence from wildlife
ranching in South Africa (Otieno Jackson
Ongong’a – CPP)
09:30 – 10:30 CPPE2 Firm Participation in environmental
management programmes in Kenya:
Incentives and regulatory implications.
(Dunstone Wafula Ulwodi –CPP)
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 E11 Les determinants de L ’innovation dans les
petites et Moyennes Enterprises (PME) en
Subsaharienne Francophone: cas du
Cameroun, de la Cote d’Ivoire et du Senegal
(Ndzana Eloundou Martin Jaures –NP
12:00–13:00 E12 Sécurité foncière et productivité agricole
au Cameroun (Niee Foning Maxime- NP)
13:030–14:00
14:00 - 15:00
Lunch Break
Methodological session
15:00 - 16:00 E6 Les déterminants de I’ adoption des 15:00 - 16:00 CPPE4 An economic and institutional analysis 15:00 - 16:00
mesures de responsabilité sociale des
of community wildlife conservation in
entreprises au Cameroun (Sotamenou Joel
Zimbabwe( Ntuli Herbert – CPP)
Methodological session
and Ndonou Tchoumdop Michele Estelle NP)
16:00–16:15
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:30
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00–16:30
Tea/Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Accelerating poverty 16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Fostering inclusive growth
16:15 – 18:15 Special Session: Linking smallholder farmers
reduction in Africa by Francisco H.G.
by Domenico Fanizza, Assistant Director,
to markets: lessons learned from the WFP Ferreira Chief Economist, Africa Region,
Immediate Office, African Department, IMF
purchase for progress pilot programme by Ken
The World Bank and Luc Christiaensen,
Davies, P4P Global Coordinator, Clare Mbizule,
Senior Economist, Africa Region, the
M&E Advisor, WFP, and Paulo Dias, Project
World Bank
Manager of P4P hub
KEY:
NP=New Proposal
RP=Revised Proposal
WIP=Work in Progress FR=Final Report CPP=Collaborative PhD Programme
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