Thursday, May 7, 2015
8:45am to 12:30pm
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
8:45 – 9:00 – Opening remarks
- Jay Shambaugh (GWU), Céline Allard (IMF)
9:00 – 10:00 – Session I: Overview of Recent Economic Developments in Africa
- Presenter: Bhaswar Mukhopadhyay (IMF)
- Discussants: Stephen Smith (GWU), Robert Weiner (GWU)
10:00 – 10:15 – Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 – Session II: How Can Sub-Saharan Africa Harness the Demographic Dividend?
- Presenter: John Wakeman-Linn (IMF)
- Discussants: Jocelyn Finlay (Harvard), Remi Jedwab (GWU)
11:15 – 11:30 – Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Session III: Sub-Saharan’s Trade Integration in the Global Economy: Progress and Ways Forward
- Presenter: Céline Allard (IMF)
- Discussants: Heiwai Tang (Johns Hopkins), Jennifer Spencer (GWU)
12:30 – Conclude
For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.