Meeting Agenda: June 2005

Network on the Effects of Inequality on Economic Performance; MacArthur Research Networks, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley

MacArthur Research Network on Inequality and Economic Performance

MEETINGS

June 3-7, 2005

Nairobi, KENYA

PROGRAM

Friday, 3 June, 2005

Travelers arrive Jacaranda Hotel, Wayiaki Way, P.O. Box 14287-00800, Nairobi, Kenya

14:00 - 17:00

Meeting at World Bank Office to discuss HIV/AIDS education projectgs in Busia and Nyanza

Organized by the World Bank in Nairobi, Chris Udry and Michael Kremer

World Bank Office, 1st floor conference room, Hill Park, Upper Hill Road, Nairobi

Please confirm attendance to Shamis Salah at 260 454 or ssalah@worldbank.org .

Saturday, 4 June, 2005

Morning outreach meeting at Jacaranda Hotel, Wayiaki Way, P.O. Box 14287-008000, Nairobi

Organized by Chris Udry and Michael Kremer

Outreach Meeting Preliminary Agenda

8:30

Coffee

9 - 10:30

Panel 1: Building the Microeconomic Database for Policy in Kenya

Chair: Jean-Marie Baland

Jane Mariara

Jane Mariara (University of Nairobi):
"Research on Education in Kenya"

Godfrey Ndenge (CBS):
"The Kenya Integrated Household Survey"

Hezron Nyanguito (KIPPRA):
"Microeconomic Policy Research in Kenya"

10:30

Coffee Break

11 - 12:30

Panel 2: Agricultural Change

Chair: Chris Udry

Germano Mwabu (University of Nairobi):
"Adoption of New Maize Varieties in Kenya"

Esther Duflo (MIT):
"Impact of HIV-AIDS education: Evidence from a randomized experiment" (with Pascaline Dupas and Michael Kremer)

James Nyoro (Tegemeo):
"Evaluation of Rockefeller Interventions in Western Kenya"

Lunch in Jacaranda Hotel

After lunch transfer by bus to Lake Naivasha Country Club

South Lake Road, P.O. Box 15, Kenya

16:30 - 18:15

Ted Miguel (Berkeley):
"The Long Run Impact of Bombing in Vietnam" (joint with G. Roland)

Sunday, 5 June, 2005

Lake Naivasha Country Club, South Lake Road, P.O. Box 15, Kenya

8:30 - 10:15

Stefan Dercon (Oxford):
"When Can School Inputs Improve Test Scores?" (with J.Das, P.Krishman, J.Habyarimana)

10:45 - 12:30

Jakob Svensson (IIES, Stockholm):
"Improving Schooling by Combating Corruption: Evidence from a Newspaper Campaign in Uganda"

12:30 - 16:30

Boat Excursion to Crescent Island to walk on island, including picnic lunch

16:30 - 18:30

Nathan Okurut (Stellenbosch):
"Determinants of Health Care Demand in Uganda: A Case Study of Lira District, Northern Uganda"

Issidor Noumba (Yaounde II):
"Education and Economic Activity: Evidence from African Los Income Countries"

Arsene Kouadio (CIRES, Abidjan):
"Social Welfare and Demand for Health Care in the Urban Areas of Cote d'Ivoire"

Discussant: Billy Jack (Georgetown U)

Monday, 6 June, 2005

Lake Naivasha Country Club, South Lake Road, P.O. Box 15, Kenya

9 - 10:15

Marcel Fafchamps (Oxford):
"Insecurity and Welfare" (joint with Bar Minten)

10:45 - 12:30

Esther Duflo (MIT):
Understanding Technology Adoption: Field Experiments in Western Kenya

15:00

Excursion to Crater Lake departing LNCC at 15:00, returning 18:30

Tuesday, 7 June, 2005

Lake Naivasha Country Club, South Lake Road, P.O. Box 15, Kenya

6 - 10:30

Morning excursion to Hell's Gate Park

11:45 - 1:30

Chris Udry (Yale):
"Consumption Smoothing? Livestock, Insurance and Drought in Rural Burkina Faso"

13:30

Lunch at LNCC

After Lunch

Transfer all back to Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi, and/or to JKIA Airport

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