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The Global Development Network (GDN) is currently inviting research papers, proposals and development project proposals for the 2013-14 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition (AMC). Selected applicants will present their work at GDN’s 15th Annual Global Development Conference in Accra, Ghana, in June 2014 and will be eligible to receive grants of up to US$ 30,000. Submission Deadline: 20 March, 2014…
The 40 Chances Fellows program will fund four 40 Chances Fellows with the most innovative social enterprise plans that use strategies built on the principles of 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World.  These social enterprises must seek to address issues of hunger, conflict, or poverty and may be established in any one of the following four countries where the Africa Governance Initiative has a strong presence: Rwanda, Liberia…
LIVE WEBCAST: The State of the Kenyan Economy: Current Trends and Future Prospects Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST Event Information February 19, 2014 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST Saul/Zilkha Rooms Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event Almost no other Sub-Saharan African country is as poised for rapid economic growth as Kenya.…
AGRODEP would like to congratulate Fatimata Dia Sow, who has recently been appointed to the post of Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender in the Economic Community of the States of West Africa (ECOWAS). Dr. Sow specializes in economics and gender issues and will be the replacement for Mrs. Adrienne Diop. She worked previously at the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) as a specialist in economics and agriculture. New members were selected by…
All AGRODEP members are invited to participate in a poll about research networking platforms. The poll consists of only two questions regarding your individual preferences on the following platforms: Mendeley, RePEc, ResearchGate, and SSRN.   The final results will help determine which platform will be integrated into your member profiles.   Please complete the poll here by February 14th to have your responses count!
The first annual conference of the International Association for Applied Econometrics will be held at Queen Mary University of London, on June 26-28, 2014. The main aims of IAAE are to advance the education of the public in the subject of econometrics and its applications to a variety of fields in economics, in particular, but not exclusively, by advancing and supporting research in that field, and disseminating the results of such useful…
I am full of appreciation to the organisers of the just concluded Training Course on Poverty Measurement and Analysis Most of the issues taught by the Instructor Prof Gibson were topical and I learnt so much that has enriched my knowledge on Households survey designs, data collection, poverty and growth analyses. I will particularly recommend development economist to get copies of the training from the AGRODEP site. Its very useful. Even within…
I want to use this medium to say a very BIG THANK YOU to the organizer of the training on Poverty Analysis and Measurement. In fact, it's really an eye-opener to some of the wrong assumptions researchers often made regarding poverty estimates and interpretations. Special appreciation goes to the course Lecturer - Professor John Gibson for taking us through the rudiments of using STATA Package in analyzing poverty. Also, kudos to Ms. Alimatou…
I am full of appreciation to the organisers of the just concluded Training Course on Poverty Measurement and Analysis Most of the issues taught by the Instructor Prof Gibson were topical and I learnt so much that has enriched my knowledge on Households survey designs, data collection, poverty and growth analyses. I will particularly recommend development economist to get copies of the training from the AGRODEP site. Its very useful. Even…
I am full of appreciation to the organisers of the just concluded Training Course on Poverty Measurement and Analysis Most of the issues taught by the Instructor Prof Gibson were topical and I learnt so much that has enriched my knowledge on Households survey designs, data collection, poverty and growth analyses. I will particularly recommend development economist to get copies of the training from the AGRODEP site. Its very useful. Even…