PEGNet Conference 2010

PAPER PRESENTATIONS on THE 5TH ANNUAL POVERTY, QUALITY,GROWTH NETWORK CONFERENCE

HOSTED AND CO-ORGANISED BY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DIVISION DBSA

1. INTRODUCTION

Mr. Ravi Naidoo, Group Executive of the Development Planning Division(DPD) of the DBSA welcomed approximatly140 delegates from developed and developing countries around the world who attended the Annual International Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network Conference (PEGNet) hosted and co-organised by the DBSA on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2010. The DPD partnered with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Speakers and discussants included Joachim von Braun (ZEF Bonn), Joachim von Amsberg (World Bank), Marcela Ibanez Diaz (University of Goettingen), Andries du Toit (University of the Western Cape, SA), Akhter Ahmed (IFPRI Bangladesh), Franz Gatzweiler (ZEF Bonn), Trudi Hartzenberg (Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa), Gerald Ajumbo (East African Community Secretariat), Stephan Ohme (Embassy of Germany)

The PEGNet 2010 theme focused on “Polices to Foster and Sustain Equitable Development in Times of Crises.” The conference provided a platform for practitioners, development researchers and policy - makers the opportunity to present their cutting edge research to an international medium where they could persuade policy makers to consider innovative ideas and research that can address the socio-economic challenges experienced in developing countries.

The papers presented at the conference is available for your perusal in the program below. Click on the relevant links to open the papers available.”

Program 2010

PEGNet Conference 2010: Policies to Foster and Sustain Equitable Development in Times of Crisis

Development Bank of Southern Africa, Midrand South Africa, 2-3 September 2010

Final Program and Presentations

Day 1

8:30–9:00	Registration: Foyer at Vulindlela Academy
9:00–9:30 Auditorium	Welcome and Introduction into Day 1: Ravi Naidoo (DBSA) Peter Conze (GTZ, SA) Manfred Wiebelt (Kiel Institute for the World Economy & PEGNet)
9:30–10:30 Auditorium	Keynote Address: Joachim von Amsberg (The World Bank) Topic: A new World Bank as a partner for development in a new world Moderator: Manfred Wiebelt (Kiel Institute & PEGNet)
10:30-11:00 Foyer	Coffee Break
11:00–13:00	Parallel Sessions I
	Vulindlela Training Room 1	Vulindlela Training Room 2	Vulindlela Auditorium	Fine Dining Room
	Development under climate change Organized by UNU-WIDER	National migration	Informal entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa Organized by World Bank/IZA project	Employment and equitable growth in South Africa Organized by University of Cape Town
	Chair: Stephan Klasen (U Göttingen) Karl Pauw (IFPRI): The economic costs of extreme weather events: A hydro-meteorological CGE analysis from Malawi pdf-presentation Discussant: Manfred Wiebelt (Kiel Institute) James Thurlow (UNU-WIDER): Adapting to climate change: A biophysical and economic assessment for Mozambique pdf-presentation Discussant: Tracy Cull (Kulima) Katharine Vincent (Kulima): A household index of social vulnerability for evaluating adaptation projects in developing countries pdf-presentation Discussant: Jethro Zuwarimwe (U of Pretoria)	Chair: Monika Sommer (Embassy of Germany) Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere (U of Pretoria): What drives remittance inflows into SSA. A dynamic panel approach pdf-presentation Discussant: Amarakoon Bandara (UNDP, Tanzania) Theda Gödecke (U of Hannover): Shock mitigation and rural-urban migration during the recent Thai economic crisis pdf-presentation Discussant: Toman Mahmoud (Kiel Institute) Charles Ackah (ISSER & U of Ghana): Internal migration in Ghana: Determinants and Welfare Impacts Discussant: Andrea Riester (GTZ)	Chair: Jann Lay (GIGA) Jann Lay (GIGA): Project overview pdf-presentation Marcus Böhme (Kiel Institute): Is the demand for informal goods and services inelastic? Evidence for six West African capitals pdf-presentation Discussant: Alexander Freese (GTZ) Christophe Jalil Nordman (DIAL): Kinship-ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa pdf-presentation Discussant: Marcela Ibañez Diaz (U of Göttingen)	Chair: Alan Hirsch (SA Presidency) Neva Makgetla (South Africa's Economic Development Dept): Labour market dynamics and SA's long-term growth path pdf-presentation Discussant: Kuben Naidoo Haroon Bhorat Hirsch (U of Cape Town): Industrial policy challenges for a shared growth path Discussant: Rudi Dicks (National Labour and Economic Development Institute); Tanya van Meelis (SA Economic Development Dept - DDG)
13:00–14:30 Foyer	Lunch
14:30-16:00 Auditorium	Roundtable Discussion: How to effectively reduce extreme poverty? organized by Joachim von Braun (ZEF, Bonn) Panelists: Akhter Ahmed (IFPRI, Bangladesh) presentation, Andries du Toit (U of the Western Cape) presentation, Franz Gatzweiler (ZEF, Bonn) presentation, Joachim von Braun(ZEF, Bonn) presentation
16:00–16:30 Auditorium	Coffee Break
16.30-17.45 Auditorium	Debate on Regional Integration (organized by GTZ) Debate voting results (pdf) Moderator: Helmut Asche (U of Leipzig) Discussants: Trudi Hartzenberg (Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa) and Gerald Ajumbo (East African Community Secretariat)
17.45-20.00 Foyer	Market Place of Ideas Stalls GTZ PEGNet DBSA Melville Wire Works Southern Africa Trust: B4D Pathfinder ... Posters presented Jethro Zuwarimwe (U of Pretoria): Social networks and non-farm enterprise development and implication for poverty reduction among rural housholds in Zimbabwe Carlos Villalobos (U of Göttingen): How are the rural urban migrant workers selected? The case of Chile Daniel Tsegai (U of Bonn, ZEF): District-level spatial analysis of migration flows in Ghana: Determinants and implications for policy Patrick M. Nga Ndjobo (U of Yaounde): L’éducation dans les pays de la Zone CEMAC est – elle épargnée par la crise financière internationale? Kristina Czura (Goethe U Frankfurt): The Tsunami and the Chit Fund - Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami hit on credit demand in South India
18:00-20:00 Foyer	Cocktail

Day 2

9:00–9:15 Auditorium	Introduction into Day 2 Joana Henseler (GTZ)
9:15–10:30 Auditorium	Young Professional Keynote Address Marcela Ibañez Diaz (U of Göttingen): Who crop coca and why? The case of Colombian farmers? (pdf-presentation) Moderator: Joana Henseler (GTZ)
10:30-11:00 Foyer	Coffee Break
11:00–13:00	Parallel Sessions II
	Vulindlela Training Room 1	Vulindlela Auditorium	Fine Dining Room	Vulindlela Training Room 2
	Risk and insurance mechanisms	Food livelihoods and climate change in Southern Africa Organized by DDRN	Focus on long term development planning for SA - input into the development report. Roundtable Discussion Organized by DBSA	Schooling and education
	Chair: Jann Lay (GIGA) Andrew Mude (ILRI): Willingness to pay for index based livestock insuranc: Results from a field experiment in Northern Kenya pdf-presentation Discussant: Tobias Lechtenfeld (U of Göttingen) Andrea Riester (GTZ): Microinsurance and remittances -teaming up for development or living in different worlds? Discussant: Marcus Böhme (Kiel Institute) Daniela Lueth (U of Kiel): Adoption of safer irrigation technologies and cropping patterns: Evidence from Southern Ghana pdf-presentation Discussant: Karl Pauw (IFPRI, Malawi)	Chair and presentation of DDRN: Kris Prasada Rao and John Christensen pdf-presentation Tracy Cull (Kulima): Climate change and food security in Southern Africa: Implications of theoretical development for the promotion of sustainable equitable development pdf-presentation Discussant: Chiedza Muchopa (U of Limpopo) Jens Raunsø Jensen (U of Copenhagen): Climante change and implications for agricultural land and water management pdf-presentation Discussant: James Thurlow (UNU-WIDER) John Christensen (UNEP Risoe Centre & DDRN): Clean energy access for all - low carbon energy technologies and poverty alleviation pdf-presentation Discussant: Thierry Giordano (DBSA Consultant)	Chair: Nicholas Biekpe (Africa Growth) Mohammed Jahed: Long term perspective for south Africa pdf-presentation Discussants: Ivor Sarakinsky (SA's Economic Development Dept) Duma Gqubule Daniel Plaatjies (Wits U) Lulu Gwagwa (DBSA)	Chair: Michaela Baur (GTZ) Pascale Schnitzer (Cornell U): Father's unemployment and children's cognitive achievements: Evidence from Senegal pdf-presentation Discussant: Holger Seebens (KfW) Toman Mahmoud (Kiel Institute): Orphanhood and critical periods in children’s human capital formation: Long-run evidence from North-Western Tanzania pdf-presentation Discussant: Pascale Schnitzer (Cornell U) Carlos Villalobos Barría (U of Göttingen): Self selection of employed rural-metropolitan migrants in Paraguay. The role of education pdf-presentation Discussant: Pradyot Jena (U of Hannover)
13:00–14:00 Foyer	Lunch
14:00–16:00	Parallel Sessions III
	Vulindlela Auditorium	Fine Dining Room	Vulindlela Training Room 1	Vulindlela Training Room 2
	Impact of crisis	Responses to crisis	Diversification and agriculture	Courant Centre Session
	Chair: David Jarvis (DBSA) Amarakoon Bandara (UNDP):The impact of global financial and economic crisis on Africa: Transmission channels and policy implications pdf-presentation Discussant: Matthias Grossmann (GTZ) Gunhild Berg (KfW): The impact of the US financial crisis on the credit availability of small firms in Central Asia pdf-presentation Discussant: Kristina Czura (Goethe U Frankfurt)	Chair: Joachim von Braun (ZEF, Bonn) Robert D. Osei (ISSER & U of Ghana): Reducing poverty through a social grants programme: the case of Ghana Discussant: Michele Ruiters (DBSA) Milo Vandemoortele (ODI): Does rising inequity contribute to macroeconomic instability? Equity is central for macroeconomic resilience pdf-presentation Discussant: Toni Hassenmeier (GTZ) Helmut Asche (U of Leipzig): Industry, trade, and regional integration pdf-presentation Discussant: Volker Schoer (U of the Witwatersrand)	Chair: Joana Henseler (GTZ) Pradyot Jena (U of Hannover): Forest coffee certification and sustainable livelihoods of coffee farmers in Nicaragua: Should we be optimistic? pdf-presentation Discussant: Linda Kleemann (Kiel Institute) Alexander Freese (GTZ):An analysis of rural nonfarm sector participation and incomes: the case of Burkina Faso pdf-presentation Discussant: Victor Owusu (KNUST)	Chair: Holger Seebens (KfW) Stephan Klasen (U Göttingen) The costs of favoritism: Is politically-driven aid less effective? Discussant: Stephan Ohme (Embassy of Germany) Marcela Ibañez Diaz (U of Göttingen): Curbing coca cultivation in Colombia - A framed field experiment pdf-presentation Discussant: Martin Abel (J-PAL) Tobias Lechtenfeld (U of Göttingen): What about the women? Female headship, poverty and vulnerability in Thailand and Vietnam pdf-presentation Discussant: Isobel Frye (Studies in Poverty & Inequality Institute)
16:00–17:30 Auditorium	Best Practice Awards Introduction: Stephan Ohme (Embassy of Germany) Preselected Projects: Jessica Kiessel (IPA, Ghana): Examining underinvestment in agriculture: Measuring returns to capital and insurance in Ghana (pdf-presentation) Andrew Mude (ILRI, Nairobi): Piloting index based livestock insurance in Northern Kenya (pdf-presentation) Francois Ruf (CIRAD): The role of 'Weed & Share' or 'Plant & Share' contracts in cocoa production - Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (pdf-presentation)
17:30–18:00 Foyer	Coffee Break
18:00–18:30 Auditorium	Best Practice Awards Annoucement Stephan Ohme (Embassy of Germany)
18:30–19:00 Auditorium	Outlook to PEGNet Conference 2011 in Hamburg (pdf-presentation)
19:30–22:00 Sunset Boma	Farewell Dinner

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