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CSAE Session 1
Monday 17 Mar, 11:00-13:00
Venue Session Papers
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre 1A
Agriculture 1
Chair: Ajetomobi, J O
Discussants: Pycroft, J L; Yamano, T; Baltenweck, I
Authors Title ID
Fontaine, D* Modelling the impact of private quality standards on the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chains in developing countries.. 345
Nyangena, W*; Kohlin, G Economic Assessment of Soil and Water Conservation Investments: An application to crop yield in Kenya 21
Chavas, J; Di Falco, S* Complementarity, Convexity and the Productive Value of Crop Biodiversity in the Highlands of Ethiopia. 133
Bellemare, M F*; Hou, J Y Inverse Productivity Relationship and Omitted Variables: Evidence from Madagascar 229
Ajetomobi, J O* Total Factor Productivity Of Agricultural Commodities In Economic Community Of West African States (Ecowas): 1961 - 2005. 384
Bernard Sunley A 1B
Poverty 1
Chair: Njong, A M
Discussants: Zikhali, P; Valente, C
Authors Title ID
Outes-Leon, I W* Nutrition and Growth in Rural Ethiopia. 250
Kaminski, J* Wealth, Living Standards and Perceptions in a Cotton Economy: Evidence from the Cotton Reform in Burkina Faso 169
Porter, C*; Quinn, N N* New estimates of chronic poverty in rural Ethiopia 233
Njong, A M* Multidimensional Spatial Poverty Comparisons In Cameroon: A Robust Analysis Using Stochastic Dominance Tests 137
Bernard Sunley C 1C
Education 1
Chair: Teal, F J
Discussants: Gilligan, D
Authors Title ID
Ahene-Codjoe, A A* The Effects of Education on Fertility Change in Ghana: A Decomposition Analysis. 242
Dimova, R*; Nodrman, C; Roubaud, F Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa. Implication for Development Policies. 68
Blunch, N* Religion and Human Capital in Ghana. 183
Kahyarara, G W*; Teal, F J The returns to vocational and academic education and on-the-job training: 101
Bernard Sunley D 1D
Firms 1
Chair: Soderbom, M
Authors Title ID
Byiers, B I* Firm Growth Threshold Effects: A Case Study of Mozambican Manufacturers. 209
Fukunishi, T* Has Low Productivity Constrained Competitiveness of African Firms?: Inter-Regional Comparison of Productive Efficiency and Competitiveness of Garment Firms.. 61
Soderbom, M*; Rijkers, B; Loening, J The performance of non-farm enterprises in Ethiopia. 354
Arumugam 1st Floor A 1E
Microfinance
Chair: Sandefur, J
Discussants: Buyinza, F; Dekker, M
Authors Title ID
Ndirangu, L K*; Burger, K; Moll, H; Kuyvenhoven, A Precautionary Savings, Health And Weather Uncertainty: Evidence From Central Kenya. 294
Dagnelie, O*; Lemay-Boucher, P Rosca Participation in Benin: a Commitment Issue. 331
Johnson, S*; Nino-Zarazua, M Financial sector development in East Africa: the determinants of access and exclusion in Kenya and Uganda. 111
Sandefur, J* The Impact of Microfinance and the Nature of Poverty Traps 386
Arumugam 1st Floor B 1F
Conflict 1
Chair:
Discussants: Lavallée, E
Authors Title ID
Fedderke, J W*; Kularatne, C* A Theoretical Diagnostic for the Characterization of Conflict Forms. 23
Demuynck, T*; Schollaert, A Agricultural commodity prices and the persistence of civil conflict: a general equilibrium model. 44
Collier, P; Duponchel, M* Firms and human capital in post-conflict Sierra Leone 240
PDR Room 1G
History & Institutions
Chair: Mosley, P
Discussants: Agaje, T
Authors Title ID
Siba, E G* Determinants of Institutional Quality in Subsaharan Africa. 90
Huillery, E* The long term impact of European Settlement within former French West Africa 352
Bowden, S*; Mosley, P* Poverty dynamics in six African countries: a long-period interpretation. 175
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre 1H
Macro Aid 1
Chair: Fosu, A K
Discussants: Muthoora, P
Authors Title ID
Devarajan, S*; Go, D S*; Page, J*; Robinson, S*; Thierfelder, K* Aid, Growth and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics. 311
Bulte, E; Nillesen, L*; Voors, M* Benevolent intentions, detrimental effects? The short run effect of aid on institutions. 348
Fosu, A K* The External Debt-Servicing Constraint and Public Expenditure Composition in Sub-Saharan Africa. 279
Mary Sunley Seminar Room 1I
Trade 1
Chair: Morrissey, O
Authors Title ID
Brown, R E* West African Cotton Producers in the Global Market: New Policies for Change. 252
Epaphra, M* Revenue Implications Of Trade Liberalization, Tax Rates And Tax Evasion: Tanzania’s Experience 99
Morrissey, O; Jones, C* African Trade Policy in the 1990s: Political Economy or Technocratic Reforms?. 156
CSAE Session 2
Monday 17 Mar, 14:00-16:00
Venue Session Papers
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre 2A
Labour 1
Chair: Dehejia, R
Discussants: Mugume, A; Sanda, A
Authors Title ID
Oseni, G*; Winters, P* Rural Nonfarm Activities And Schooling Outcomes In Nigeria. 167
Dillon, A* Child Labor and Schooling Responses to Production and Health Shocks in Northern Mali. 262
Knight, J B* China, South Africa and the Lewis model. 4
Dehejia, R*; Gatti, R; Beegle, K Work And Marriage: Child Labor, Marriage Matches, And Bride Prices In Rural Tanzania. 65
Bernard Sunley A 2B
Poverty 2
Chair: Mathenge, M K
Discussants: Bernard, T
Authors Title ID
Marinho Filho, E C d*; Gérard, B Tracking Vulnerability. 239
Mussa, R* Impact of fertility on poverty in Malawi: Evidence from a natural experiment 109
Baye, F M* Exact Configuration of Poverty, Inequality and Polarization Trends in the Distribution of Well-Being in Cameroon. 247
Mathenge, M K* Income Growth and Mobility of Rural Households in Kenya: Role of Education and Historical Patterns in Poverty Reduction. 375
Bernard Sunley C 2C
Education 2
Chair:
Discussants: Riechi, A; Ahene-Codjoe, A A; Dimova, R
Authors Title ID
Adelman, S*; Alderman, H; Gilligan, D O*; Lehrer, K The Impact of Alternative Food for Education Programs on Learning Achievement and Cognitive Development in Northern Uganda. 359
Evans, D K*; Kremer, M; Ngatia, M* The Impact of Distributing School Uniforms on Children's Education in Kenya: Responsiveness to a Reduction in Schooling Costs. 297
Cogneau, D*; Jedwab, R Parental Income and Children Outcomes: The Impact of Cocoa Price Shocks in Côte d'Ivoire. 179
Pal, S* Public Infrastructure, Location of Private Schools and Quality of Schooling in an Emerging Economy. 392
Bernard Sunley D 2D
Firms 2
Chair: Rankin, N
Discussants: Monk, C; Robilliard, A
Authors Title ID
Baptist, S* Skills and Technology in African Manufacturing. 317
Shiferaw, A*; Abtew, A The Creation and Destruction of Jobs in Ethiopian Manufacturing. 150
Steinbuks, J* Financial Constraints and Firms' Investment in Public Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa 118
Creamer, K*; Rankin, N* Price Setting Behaviour in South Africa – Analysis of Consumer and Producer Price Microdata. 72
Arumugam 1st Floor A 2E
Health & Nutrition 1
Chair: Bhalotra, S
Discussants: Moradi, A; Briand, A; Ulimwengu, J M
Authors Title ID
Brück, T*; Bozzoli, C Internally displaced camp decongestion and its effect on children health: evidence from Northern Uganda. 344
Ngianga-Bakwin, K; Fahrmeir, L; Klasen, S; Priebe, J* Geo-additive models of Childhood Undernutrition in three Sub-Saharan African Countries. 41
Linnemayr, S*; Alderman, H Reducing Child Malnutrition through Community Intervention Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Three Regions in Senegal. 376
Bhalotra, S*; Rawlings, S B The Intergenerational Transmission of Health: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. 171
Arumugam 1st Floor B 2F
Conflict 2
Chair:
Discussants: Demuynck, T
Authors Title ID
Duponchel, M* Can aid break the conflict trap?. 316
Baez, J E* Civil Wars beyond their Borders: The Human Capital and Health Consequences of Hosting Refugees. 12
Collier, P*; Vicente, P* Political Violence in Nigeria: Evidence from a Field Experiment. 259
PDR Room 2G
Politics 1
Chair:
Discussants: Adewole, M A; Green, E D
Authors Title ID
Bossuroy, T* Voting in an African democracy: does ethnicity only rule? An empirical assessment on contemporary Ghana. 305
Quinn, J J*; Conway, R T* The Mineral Resource Curse in Africa: Does Majority State Ownership Play a Role? . 285
Auty, R M* Rent, Ethnicity, Ideology and Political Incentives: Algeria, Nigeria and Indonesia. 117
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre 2H
Macro Aid 2
Chair:
Authors Title ID
Uneze, E F* The IDA Aid, Policies and Economic Growth in West Africa 207
de la Croix, D; Delavallade, C* Why Corrupt Governments Can Receive More Foreign Aid 313
Depetris Chauvin, N*; Kraay, A What Has 100 Billion Dollars Worth of Debt Relief Done for Low Income Countries?. 48
Mary Sunley Seminar Room 2I
Trade 2
Chair: Kiptui, M C
Discussants: Rossouw, R; Van der Windt, P C
Authors Title ID
Kilimani, N* The Impact of Uganda’s Trade Liberalisation Policy on Economic Growth. 42
Rattsø, J; Stokke, H* Trade barriers to growth in South Africa: Endogenous investment-productivity-trade interaction. 196
Kiptui, M C* Does Exchange Volatility Harm Exports? Empirical Evidence from Kenya’s Tea and Horticulture Exports. 322
CSAE Session 3
Monday 17 Mar, 16:30-18:30
Venue Session Papers
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre 3A
Agriculture 2
Chair: Zeitlin, A
Discussants: Seyoum, A
Authors Title ID
Kaminski, J*; Thomas, A Cotton Reform and Cotton Boost: an Empirical Analysis in Burkina Faso 9
Paulos, Z*; Alemu, D Juggling the goals: technology adoption and commercialization in Ethiopia 356
Pycroft, J L* The Adoption and Productivity of Modern Agricultural Technologies in the Ethiopian Highlands. 234
Zeitlin, A* Producer associations and technology adoption in Ghana 321
Bernard Sunley A 3B
Poverty 3
Chair: Pan, L
Discussants: Porter, C; Lugo, M
Authors Title ID
Sarracino, F* Subjective well-being in Low Income Countries: positional, relational and social capital components. 58
Ataguba, J E* Community Health Insurance Scheme as a viable option for rural population in Nigeria. 290
Fissuh, E*; Harris, M N; Serieux, J Measuring The Attributes Of Poverty And Its “Residual Persistence” In Eritrea. 13
Pan, L* Pooling Data in Poverty Mapping. 66
Bernard Sunley C 3C
Education 3
Chair: Blunch, N
Discussants: Oseni, G; Cogneau, D
Authors Title ID
Riechi, A R* Demand For Academic Programmes Offered In Public Universities And Their Relevance To The Labour Market. 265
Blunch, N* Human Capital, Religion and Contraceptive Use in Ghana. 184
Bernard Sunley D 3D
Firms 3
Chair: Were, M
Discussants: Fukunishi, T; Soderbom, M; Baptist, S
Authors Title ID
Yoshino, Y* Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa. 373
Fiandeiro, M F; Rankin, N A* Trade liberalisation and wages in South African manufacturing.. 107
Mugume, A* Export Behavior and Firm Productivity in Ugandan Manufacturing: A Firm-Level Analysis. 20
Were, M* Earnings and Export-Orientation of Firms: The Case of the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya 164
Arumugam 1st Floor A 3E
Health & Nutrition 2
Chair: Kingdon, G
Discussants: Dagnelie, O
Authors Title ID
Delavande, A*; Kolher, H Subjective Expectations about Mortality in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Malawi. 56
Gilligan, D O*; Hoddinott, J; Taffesse, A S* An Analysis of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program and its Linkages. 391
Sikod, F*; Abba, I Sustainable Alternatives To Financing Rural Health Care Delivery In Cameroon: The Local Health Care Associations 371
Irving, M; Kingdon, G G* Gender patterns by age in Household Health Expenditure Allocation: A Study of South Africa. 350
Arumugam 1st Floor B 3F
Politics 2
Chair: Chauvet, L
Discussants: Siba, E G
Authors Title ID
Adewole, M A* A Model Of Political Selection For Economic Development In Africa. 205
Green, E D* District Creation and Decentralization in Uganda. 253
Chauvet, L*; Collier, P Elections and reform in failing states. 235
PDR Room 3G
Growth
Chair: Behar, A
Discussants: Auty, R M
Authors Title ID
Garner, P* Regional Leaders and Patterns of Development. 39
Agaje, T -* Growth linkages and policy reforms in a village economy in Ethiopia: An analysis of interactions using a social accounting matrix (SAM) framework. 135
Gemmell, N; Kneller, R; Misch, F* Growth and welfare maximization in endogenous growth models with public spending. 349
Behar, A* The race between education and skill-biased technological change in developing countries: is education running backwards?. 367
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre 3H
Fiscal Policy
Chair: Mesple-Somps, S
Discussants: Voors, M; Hallward-Driemeier, M
Authors Title ID
Muthoora, P* The Macroeconomic and welfare implications of public spending choices: A CGE analysis for Madagascar. 177
Volkerink, B* Tax Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A survey of issues for a number of countries. 194
Mesple-Somps, S* Optimal Fiscal Policies according to Equality of Opportunity. A case study applied to Ivory Coast. 315
Mary Sunley Seminar Room 3I
Trade 3
Chair:
Discussants: Eberhardt, M; Morrissey, O; Brown, R E
Authors Title ID
He, Y*; Djiofack-Zebaze, C Impact of China’s exports on African Trade Performance. 174
Njikam, O*; Cockburn, J Trade Liberalization and Productivity Growth: Firm-level Evidence from Cameroon 84
Naudé, W A*; Rossouw, R Export Diversification and Specialization in South Africa: Extent and Impact. 60
CSAE Session 4
Tuesday 18 Mar, 09:00-11:00
Venue Session Papers
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre 4A
GRIPS
Chair: Yamano, T
Discussants: Dillon, A; Bozzoli, C
Authors Title ID
Baltenweck, I S*; Yamano, T; Staal, S J Dynamic Changes in Dairy Technologies Uptake in the Kenya Highlands. 251
Yamano, T* Increasing Scarcity of Land and Intensification of Farming Systems: the Evidence of Dairy-Banana Integration in Uganda. 255
Kijima, Y*; Otsuka, K; Sserunkuuma, D New Technology and Emergence of Markets: Evidence from NERICA rice in Uganda. 25
Matsumoto, T*; Yamano, T; Nyoro, J Intensification of Maize Production in Kenya and Uganda. 256
Bernard Sunley A 4B
Land 1
Chair: Valente, C
Discussants: Mussa, R
Authors Title ID
Fox, S* On the Origins and Consequences of Slums. 155
Valente, C* “The Land Transfer Programme in South Africa: A Q2 analysis of its impact on beneficiary welfare”. 325
Zikhali, P* Fast Track Land Reform, Tenure Security and Investments in Zimbabwe. 293
Bernard Sunley C 4C
Risk 1
Chair: Barr, A
Discussants: Bezabih, M; Di Falco, S; Makaudze, E M
Authors Title ID
Delpierre, M* Mutual insurance and non cooperative migration choices. 204
Weynants, S* Informal Insurance with Endogenous Group Size. 214
Bold, T* Implications of Endogenous Group Formation for Efficient Risk-Sharing. 351
Barr, A*; Dekker, M; Fafchamps, M The Formation of Risk Sharing Relationships: An Experimental Analysis 224
Bernard Sunley D 4D
Labour 2
Chair: Serneels, P
Discussants: Creamer, K; Blunch, N
Authors Title ID
Chiripanhura, B M* The rural labour market and livelihood diversification under crisis conditions in Zimbabwe: Evidence from three districts. 129
Nordman, C J; Robilliard, A*; Roubaud, F Decomposing Gender and Ethnic Earning Gaps in Seven West African Cities. 176
Herrera, J*; Merceron, S* Overeducation and Undereducation in Sub-Saharan Africa 116
Barr, A; Serneels, P* Reciprocity, productivity and wages. 152
Arumugam 1st Floor A 4E
Health & Nutrition 3
Chair: Buyinza, F
Discussants: Priebe, J; Brück, T
Authors Title ID
LeMay, P* Inside Beninese Households: How Spouses Manage their Personal Income.. 115
Dekker, M* social networks and intra-household resource allocation in rural Ethiopia. 292
Buyinza, F* The Impact Of HIV/AIDS On Households Investments And Welfare. 217
Arumugam 1st Floor B 4F
Corruption 1
Chair: Lavallée, E
Discussants: Kularatne, C; Baez, J E
Authors Title ID
Serra, D* Monitoring corruption: From the “Top” or the “Bottom”? Evidence from a Bribery Experiment. 323
Boly, A*; Armantier, O Can Corruption Be Studied in the Lab? Comparing a Field and a Lab Experiment. 49
Lavallée, E*; Roubaud, F; Razafindrakoto, M The causes of corruption: a micro analysis in sub saharan Africa. 236
PDR Room 4G
Finance 1
Chair:
Discussants: Vicente, P; Brilon, S
Authors Title ID
Asmah, E E* Assessing the Links Between Energy Services and the MDGs: A MAMS Application for Ghana. 388
Kessy, P J* Bank Efficiency and Economic Growth: The Case of East African Community (EAC) Countries. 19
Hallward-Driemeier, M*; Aterido, R Impact of Access to Finance, Infrastructure and Corruption on Employment Growth: Putting Africa in a Global Context. 318
Sanda, A U*; Garba, T*; Mikailu, A S* Board Independence And Firm Financial Performance: Evidence From Nigeria. 73
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre 4H
Infrastructure
Chair: Serven, L
Discussants: Depetris Chauvin, N
Authors Title ID
Ighodaro, C A* Infrastructure and Agricultural Development in Nigeria 148
Behar, A; Manners, P* Distance to market, logistics quality and Sub-Saharan African Exports. 364
Calderon, C A; Serven, L* Infrastructure and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. 141
Mary Sunley Seminar Room 4I
Monetary 1
Chair: Hisali, E
Authors Title ID
Bleaney, M*; Francisco, M Real Exchange Rate Volatility: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?. 46
Van der Windt, P C*; Schaling, E; Huizinga, H P Capital Controls and Foreign Investor Subsidies Implicit in South Africa's Dual Exchange Rate System. 67
Raddatz, C* Have External Shocks Become More Important for Output Fluctuations in African Countries? . 365
Hisali, E* The Efficacy of Central Bank Intervention in the Foreign Exchange Market: Uganda's Experience. 154
CSAE Session 5
Tuesday 18 Mar, 11:30-13:30
Venue Session Papers
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre 5A
Agriculture 3
Chair:
Discussants: Ajetomobi, J O
Authors Title ID
Armah, S E* Explaining Ghana’s Good Cocoa Karma: A Smuggling-Incentive Reversal Argument. 40
Muto, M* Impacts of mobile phone coverage expansion on market participation: panel data evidence from Uganda. 144
Aker, J C* Does Digital Divide or Provide? The Impact of Cell Phones on Grain Markets in Niger.. 47
Suzuki, A*; Sexton, R J; Jarvis, L S Rejection of Purchase: An Empirical Study on Contract Farming in the Pineapple Industry in Ghana. 203
Bernard Sunley C 5C
Risk 2
Chair:
Discussants: Delpierre, M; Weynants, S
Authors Title ID
Seebens, H* One size fits all? Female headed households, income risk and access to resources. 341
Bezabih, M; Yesuf, M* Shifts in Crop Portfolio Choice as a Response to Weather Change: The Case of Multicropping Farms in Ethiopia 302
Makaudze, E M* Using Remotely Sensed VCI to investigate the feasibility of Drought Insurance Scheme for Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe. 195
Di Falco, S; Köhlin, G; Yesuf, M* Adaptation to Climatic Variability and the Implications for Productivity and Risk Management in the Nile Basin, Ethiopia. 202
Bernard Sunley D 5D
Labour 3
Chair:
Authors Title ID
auriol, e*; brilon, s The good, the bad and the lazy: labor management in non for profit organization. 277
De Vreyer, P; Gubert, F*; Robilliard, A Return Migrants in Western Africa: Characteristics and Labour Market Performance. 363
Bozzoli, C* Orphanhood and Labor market Outcomes: Evidence from South Africa. 337
Arumugam 1st Floor A 5E
Health & Nutrition 4
Chair: Moradi, A
Authors Title ID
Ulimwengu, J M* Farmer’s Health and Agricultural Efficiency in Rural Ethiopia: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach. 260
Mwabu, G M Health status and health care in Africa: Intra-household effects of demographics, wealth and user-fees 254
Briand, A*; Nauges, C; Travers, M The impact of tap connection on water use: The case of household water consumption in Dakar, Senegal 216
Moradi, A* Towards an Objective Account of Nutrition and Health in Colonial Kenya: A Study of Stature in African Army Recruits and Civilians, 1880-1980. 5
Arumugam 1st Floor B 5F
Corruption 2
Chair: Owens, T
Discussants: Duponchel, M
Authors Title ID
Lavallée, E*; Roubaud, F; Razafindrakoto, M Corruption and trust in political institutions in sub saharan africa . 237
Campos, N; Saleh, A* Whither corruption? A meta-regression analysis study . 6
Burger, R*; Owens, T* Dishonesty in the charitable sector.. 151
PDR Room 5G
Resources
Chair: Akpalu, W
Discussants: Quinn, J J; Soderbom, M
Authors Title ID
Lokina, R B*; Robinson, E J Improving the effectiveness of Joint Forest Management in Tanzania. 335
Akpalu, W*; Martinsson, P Ostracism and common pool resource management: . 122
Bernard, T*; Taffesse, A S Returns to Scope? Smallholders commercialization through multipurpose cooperatives in Ethiopia 278
Robinson, E J*; Lokina, R B Spatial temporal aspects of forest management and NTFP extraction in Tanzania. 343
Mary Sunley Lecture Theatre 5H
Finance 2
Chair:
Discussants: Quinn, S
Authors Title ID
Musonda, A* Deregulation, Market Power and Competition: An Empirical Investigation of the Zambian Banking Industry. 296
Kablan, A S* Measuring banks efficiency for a anchor country and its satellites, are there any similarities? The case of France and WAEMU. 249
Urasa, J A* Commercial Banks Efficiency in Tanzania. 387
Ezema, C C* Private Sector Incentives and Bank Risk Taking: A Test of Market Discipline Hypothesis in Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. 389
Mary Sunley Seminar Room 5I
Monetary 2
Chair: Aron, J
Discussants: Stokke, H
Authors Title ID
Harris, L*; Fattouh, B; Mouratidis, K Determinants of South Africa's Exchange Rate: a Markov switching approach. 355
Musoni, J R* Liberalization, monetary policy and demand for money in Rwanda (1980-2005). 390
Agu, C* What Does the Central Bank of Nigeria Target? An Analysis of Monetary Policy Reaction Function in Nigeria. 112
Aron, J*; Muellbauer, J Transparency, Credibility and Predictability of Monetary Policy under Inflation Targeting in South Africa. 51

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