17 November 2007

10:20 - 11:50
    
Session G1: Gender and Poverty
     
Child Malnutrition in Senegal: Does access to Public Infrastructure Really Matter? A Quantile Regression Analysis
Presenter: Léandre Bassolé

 
Growth, Gender and Equity- NEPAD and the Renaissance: Myth or Reality?
Presenter: Dr Sheila Bunwaree


    
Session G2: 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

 
Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa
Presenter: Yutaka Yoshino

 
Exchange Market Pressure in African Lusophone Countries
Presenter: J.B de Macedo/L.B. Pereira/A.M. Reis

Session G3: Corruption
     
Corruption and growth in African countries: Exploring the Investment Channel
Presenter: Mina Baliamoune-Lutz and Léonce Ndikumana


Effects of Corruption and Economic Reforms on Economic Growth and Development: Lessons from Nigeria
Presenter: Abiodun Elijah OBAYELU

 
Session G4: Convergence in Africa
     
Does Macroeconomic Convergence Lead to Growth? The Case of Africa
Presenter: Hammouda/Karingi/Njuguna /Jallab

 
Macroeconomic Convergence in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
Presenter: David Maleleka