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posted by sgustafson on 10 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
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
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Almost no other Sub-Saharan African country is as poised for rapid economic growth as Kenya.…
posted by sgustafson on 10 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
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…
posted by kathryn.kincheloe on 10 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
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!
posted by sgustafson on 10 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
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…
posted by segunfakayode on 10 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
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…
posted by oluwatayo on 10 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
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…
posted by segunfakayode on 10 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
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…
posted by segunfakayode on 10 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
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…
posted by sgustafson on 10 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
The International Economic Association will hold its 17th World Congress from June 6-10, 2014 in Jordan, and will include a special session for its Young African Scholars Program. This special session aims to provide a forum for discussing innovative theoretical and empirical research on the key challenges facing Africa, and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers as the continent search its path towards economic…
posted by henry.okodua on 10 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
I deeply appreciate the AGRODEP/IFPRI management team for the rare opportunity extended to me to participate in this all important and fully sponsored workshop. This workshop which held at the ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa between 9th and 20th of December, 2013 was exceptionally insightful and most illuminating in every respect.
The course instructor - Véronique Robichaud expectedly did justice to every aspect of the curriculum as all…