Sixth º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ workshop on development and economics of emerging and developing countries

  • 5 June 2023 - 6 June 2023
  • see event programme for timings
  • º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ campus (see programme for details)

Organised by the Money and Developing Economies (MaDE) research interest group.

Event programme

Day one - Monday 5 June 2023

Stewart Mason Building seminar room SMB017

9.30am

Registration

 

9.40am

Welcome

A brief on recent developments in developing countries

Prof David Llewellyn, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

10am

Session I

The economics of development

Chair: Prof Ali Choudhary, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

10am

Paper 1

70 years of development economics: what has been its contribution to reducing poverty?

Prof Francis Teal, Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Department of Economics at Oxford University

10.45am

Paper 2

Crop diversification and household welfare in Afghanistan during conflict

Prof Oliver Morrissey, University of Nottingham

11.15am

Refreshments

Tea/coffee

11.30am

Session II

Trade and development

Chair: Dr Simeon Coleman, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

11.35am

Paper 3

Informal cross-border trade in Africa

Dr Abbi Kedir, University of Sheffield

12.05pm

Paper 4

Country risks, neighbouring risks and tourism flows

Prof Shrabani Saha, University of Lincoln

12.35pm

Paper 5

African continental free trade area: implications for SME development

Prof Joshua Yindenaba Abor, African Export-Import Bank & University of Ghana

1.05pm

Lunch

2.25pm

Session III

Open economy and financial issues in development

Chair: Dr Dawid Trzeciakiewicz, Loughborough University

2.30pm

Paper 6

Exchange-rate pass-through and monopsony power in a large emerging economy

Prof Sushanta Mallick, Queen Mary University, London

3pm

Paper 7

Monetary policy pass-through to bank lending rates, interbank rates and bank heterogeneity

Cleopatra Ngoma, University of Nottingham

3.30pm

Paper 8

Banking competition and financial inclusion: evidence from Ethiopia

Prof David Fielding, Global Development Institute, Manchester University

4pm

Refreshments

Tea/coffee

4.15pm

Session IV

Topical issues in development 1

Chair: Dr Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

4.15pm

Paper 9

Are risk premia time-varying, and can they be explained by economic policy uncertainty in developing countries?

Prof Eric Pentecost, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

4.45pm

Paper 10

Financial resilience and women economic empowerment

Dr Ayse Demir, University of Roehampton

5.15pm

Paper 11

Exogenous shocks, gender and firm productivity: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Portia Akolgo, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

5.45pm

Day one closing remarks

Prof Eric Pentecost, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

5.50pm

Close

6.30pm

Drinks and dinner at Burleigh Court, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

Day two - Tuesday 6 June 2023

Schofield building room SCH001

9.30am

Refreshments

Tea/coffee

9.40am

Session V

Development, states and institutions

Chair: Dr Kavita Sirichand, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

9.40am

Paper 12

The wealth of a nation

Prof Geoffrey Hodgson, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London

10.25am

Paper 13

Impact of institutions and public policies on economic growth

Abdullo Pulatov, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

10.55am

Refreshments

Tea/coffee

11.10am

Session VI

Government policy and development

Chair: Dr Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

11.10am

Paper 14

Does social capital matter for human development?

Dr Simeon Coleman, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

11.40am

Paper 15

The impact of financial crises on social spending: delving into the effects in developed and developing countries

Dr Justine Wood, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

12.10pm

Paper 16

Government popularity and the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr Vitor Castro, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

12.40pm

 

Paper 17

 

Corporate social responsibility and institutional investment herding: evidence from China

Yuqi Kang, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

1.10pm

Lunch

2.10pm

Session VII

Topical issues in development 2

Chair: Dr Simeon Coleman, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

2.10pm

Paper 18

The effect of digitalisation and quality of government on tax revenue generation in Africa: new opportunities and old challenges

Dr Suleiman Tahir, Central Bank of Nigeria

2.40pm

Paper 19

Determinants of remote and physical branchless banking innovations: evidence from Malawi

Dr Emmanuel Amissah, Nottingham Trent University

3.10pm

Paper 20

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on household wellbeing and the role of mobile money: panel evidence from Ghana

Prof Christopher Green and Dr Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

3.40pm

Paper 21

Barriers to the cross-border diffusion of climate change policies

Dr Trung Vu, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

4.10pm       

Closing remarks and vote of thanks

Prof Eric Pentecost, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

4.15pm

Close

 

Contact and booking details

Name
Ruth Cufflin
Email address
R.Cufflin@lboro.ac.uk
Booking required?
Yes