Keynote Speaker Alain de Janvry (UC Berkeley)
Conference videos to be uploaded soon.
Friday September 30, 2011
Elliott School of International Affairs
Linder Family Commons Suite 602
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
8:30-9:00 a.m. – Breakfast
9:00-9:15 a.m. – Opening Remarks
Stephen Smith (GWU-IIEP) – Forum on Food Price Increases
9:15-10:45 p.m. – Panel 1 – Causes: Long and Short Term Forces Underlying Food Price Spikes and Trends
Speakers:
9:15-9:45 – Nora Lustig (Tulane University), “Survey of Long and Short Run Factors” – Thought for Food Revisited: Causes, Consequences and Policy Dilemmas
9:45-10:15 – Keith O. Fuglie (Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture) – “Global and Regional Food Productivity and Output Trends” – Productivity Growth
10:15-10:45 a.m. – Panel 1 Discussion
10:45-11:15 a.m. – Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Panel 2 – Impacts: Poverty, Nutrition and Welfare Impacts of Food Price Increases
Speakers:
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. – Francisco Ferreira (World Bank) – “Rising Food Prices and Household Welfare: Evidence from Brazil” – Background Paper
11:45-12:15 p.m. – James Foster (George Washington University) – “Measurement Issues in Assessing Poverty Impacts of Food Price Spikes” – PPT
12:15-12:45 p.m. – Panel 2 Discussion
12:45-2:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:15-2:00 p.m. – Luncheon Keynote: Alain de Janvry (UC Berkeley) – PPT
2:00-4:00 p.m. – Panel 3 – Responses: Policy and Program Responses to Food Price Spikes
Speakers:
2:00-2:30 p.m. – Carlos B Martins-Filho (IFPRI and University of Colorado, Boulder) – “Excessive Food Price Volatility Early Warning System” – PPT and “Maize Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System” and “Maize Prices and Returns”
2:30-3:00 p.m. – Maximo Torero (IFPRI) – “Price Volatility in Food and Agricultural Markets: Policy Responses” – PPT
3:00-3:30 pm. – Uma Lele (Author and Development Consultant) – “Policy Responses to Food Price Spikes” – Challenges Facing the Global Architecture for Food and Agriculture Going Forward
3:30-4:00 p.m. – Panel 3 Discussion
