Social Welfare in Africa:
Education, Employment and Public Programs 

Organizers: Ralitza Dimova (Brunel University) and Latif Dramani (A.N.S.D. Dakar)
Sponsor: The British Academy
Venue: GB239  

September 8, 2009  

10.30-11.00 Coffee

11.00-11.40:  Jean-Louis Arcand (Graduate Institute, Geneva): How effective are social programs during conflicts? Evidence from the Angolan civil war

11.40-12.20: Michael Grimm (ISS, Hague): Food price inflation and child schooling in Burkina Faso

12.20-13.00: Francis Teal (CSAE, Oxford): The returns to formality and informality in Urban Africa

13.00-14.00: Lunch

14.00-14.40: Katharina Michaelowa (University of Zurich): Teacher shortages, teacher contracts and their impact on education in Africa

14.40-15.20: Christophe Nordman (DIAL, Paris): Employment vulnerability and earnings in urban West Africa

15.20-16.00: Latif Dramani (A.S.N.D. Dakar) and Ralitza Dimova (Brunel University): The impact of an increase in aggregate investments on employment and poverty in Senegal

16.00: Coffee