ABCDE Senegal 2005

THURSDAY, 27 JANUARY, 2005
08:15 -- 08:45	Coffee
08:45 -- 09:15	Welcome François Bourguignon, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, World Bank Honourable Abdoulaye Wade, President, Republic of Senegal
	Opening Session: Chair: Boris Pleskovic, Research Manager, World Bank Opening Address: Equity and Development in Africa (French) François Bourguignon, World Bank Video Keynote Address: The Importance of Research for Economic Policy: The Case of Senegal Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Finance & Economy, Senegal
10:00 -- 10:30	Coffee
10:30 -- 12:30 PM	Growth and Integration Chair: Paulo F. Gomes, Executive Director, World Bank Related Paper(s) Explaining African Economic Growth: The Role of Policy Syndromes Augustin Fosu, UNECA, Addis Ababa and Stephen O'Connell, Swarthmore College Growth in Senegal: Features and Trends Gaye Daffe, CREA, Senegal Discussants: Jean-Paul Azam, ARQADE, University of Toulouse Abdoulaye Diagne, MIMAP, Senegal
12:30 -- 2:00	LUNCH
2:00 -- 15:30	Financial Reforms Chair: Befekadu Degefe, President, Ethiopian Economic Association Related Paper(s) Perspectives on Financial Sector Reforms in Africa Lemma W. Senbet, University of Maryland Economic Development Chair: Danny M. Leipziger, Vice President, PREM, World Bank Related Paper(s) Convergence and Development Traps Jean-Claude Berthelemy, University of Paris Discussants: Mthuli Ncube, University of London Tche Tche Nguessan, University of Cocody, Abidjan
15:30 -- 16:00	Coffee
16:00 -- 17:30	Trade and Development Chair: L. Alan Winters, Director, Development Research Group, World Bank Related paper(s) Risks and Rewards from Regional Trading Arrangements in Africa-Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and SSA Larry Hinkle and Richard Newfarmer, World Bank Investment Climate Chair: Jean-Christophe Bas, Development Policy Dialogue Manager, World Bank The Business Environment and Comparative Advantage in Africa: Evidence from Investment Climate Data Alan Gelb, Vijaya Ramachandran, and Ben Eifert, World Bank Discussants: Leonce Ndikumana, University of Massachusetts Ademola Oyejide, University of Ibadan
5:30	Closing Session

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