Plenary Sessions:
The Plenary Sessions will be broadcast live on the internet. These recordings will also be available to view after the event.
Plenary Session: ‘Research, African Economic Policy and the Role of Private Business’ - Video (first video in player)
- Paul Collier, Director, CSAE
- Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist, African Development Bank
- John Page, Brookings Institution
Keynote Speech: 'Education as Liberation?' - Video (second video in player)
- Michael Kremer, Harvard -- Education as Liberation?
After Dinner Speech: Paul Collier
Plenary Session: ‘Methodology Update: Randomized Controlled Trials or Structural Models (or both... or neither...)?’ - Video (third video in player)
- Glenn Harrison, Georgia State University
- David McKenzie, World Bank
- Leonard Wantchekon, New York University
- Chair: Marcel Fafchamps, CSAE
Plenary Session: 'Evaluating aid in Africa: The millennium Villages project' - Video (fourth video in player)
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Gabriel Demombynes, Senior Economist, World Bank -- When Does Rigorous Impact Evaluation Make a Difference? The Case of the Millennium Villages (PDF)
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John McArthur, CEO, Millennium Promise -- Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Complex, Goal-Oriented, Adaptive Interventions in the Millennium Villages (PDF)
- Chair: Leonard Wantchekon, New York University