Monday, June 19 – Parallel Sessions
9:00 – 12:30 : MPIA Session 1: Gender and Labor Market Poverty Issues
Chair: Thokozile Ruzvidzo, UNECA, Ethiopia
- Terrie Walmsley, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University / Indiana, United States - Measuring the Impact of the Movement of Labour Using a Model of Bilateral Migration Flows
- Discussants: Maria-Laura Alzua, IERAL - Fundacion Mediterranea, Argentina - Carolina Diaz-Bonilla, The World Bank, USA
- Jane Kiringai, KIPPRA / Kenya - Feminisation of poverty in Kenya : Is fiscal policy the panacea or achilles' heel?
- Discussants: Rabeya Khatoon, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh - Marzia Fontana, IDS, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- María Inés Terra Ortiz, University of República / Uruguay - Trade Openness and Gender in Uruguay : A CGE Analysis
- Discussants: Selim Raihan, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh - Rizwana Siddiqui, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan
- Saibal Kar, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences / India - Urban Informal Sector and Poverty - Effects of Trade Reform and Capital Mobility in India?
- Discussants: Joaquim Bento, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Jann Lay, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
12:30-2:00 : Lunch
2:00-5:30 : MPIA Session 2: The WTO and MDGs
Chair: Randy Spence, Economic and Social Development Affiliates, Canada
- Dejene Aredo, Addis Ababa University / Ethiopia - The Impact of WTO Accession on Poverty and Inequality in Ethiopia: An Investigation of a CGE Micro-Simulation Analysis
- Discussants: Roehlano Briones, Brain Trust Inc, Philippines - Olu Ajakaiye, Nigeria
- Thomas Hertel, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University / United States - Poverty and the WTO: Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda
- Discussants: Saibal Kar, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India - Sherman Robinson, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- Maurizio Bussolo, The World Bank / United States - Globalization and Poverty: Channels and Policies
- Discussants: Angelo Taningco, De La Salle University, Philippines - Masakazu Watanuki, IADB, United States
- Gustavo Yamada, Universidad del Pacifico / Peru - Optimal Policy Design for MDG Achievement: The Peruvian Case
- Discussants: Li Wang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China - Arsene Honore Gideon NKAMA, University of Yaounde II, Cameroun
- Hans Lofgren, The World Bank / United States - Carolina Diaz-Bonilla, The World Bank / United States - Analysis of Strategies for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Background papers: Framework; Ethiopian application
- Discussants: Manuel Ramirez, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia - David H. Evans, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Tuesday, June 20 – Parallel Sessions
9:00 – 12:30 : MPIA Session 3: Fiscal Policy and Poverty
Chair: Masakazu Watanuki, IADB, United States
- Li Wang, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics / China - Economic Reform, Income Distribution and Poverty in China: A General Equilibrium Approach
- Discussants: Martín Cicowiez, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina - Ramon Clarete, University of the Philippines, Philippines
- Sara Wong, Escuela de Postgrado en Administración de Empresas (ESPAE-ESPOL) / Ecuador - Poverty Impacts of Increased Openness and Fiscal Policies in a dollarized economy: A CGE-Micro Approach for Ecuador
- Discussants: Dejene Aredo, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia - Hans Lofgren, The World Bank, USA
- Maria-Laura Alzua, IERAL - Fundacion Mediterranea / Argentina - Social Security Reform in Argentina: Impact on Poverty, Income Inequality and Vulnerability
- Discussants: Cárliton Vieira dos Santos, State University of the West of the State of Parana, Brazil - Marie-Claude Martin, IDRC, Canada
- Joaquim Bento De Souza Ferreira Filho, University of Sao Paulo / Brazil - Tax reform, income distribution and poverty in Brazil: An applied general equilibrium analysis
- Discussants: Gustavo Yamada, Universidad del Pacifico, Peru - Véronique Robichaud, CIRPÉE, Canada
- Manuel Ramirez, Facultad de Economia Universidad del Rosario / Colombia - Fiscal adjustment, income distribution and poverty in Colombia: Value-Added Tax Reform and Public Transfers
- Discussants: Lan Huong Pham, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam - Maurizio Bussolo, The World Bank, USA
12:30-2:00 : Lunch
2:00 – 5:30 : MPIA Session 4: Trade, Fiscal Policy and Poverty
Chair: Marie-Claude Martin, IDRC, Canada
- Mongi Boughzala, Université de Tunis ElManar, Tunis / Tunisie - Dépenses publiques, croissance et pauvreté régionales en Tunisie: Une microsimulation séquentielle
- Discussants: Akoété Ega AGBODJI, CREA, Senegal
- Akoété Ega AGBODJI, CREA / Senegal - Politique industrielle de zone franche au Togo et effets sur le revenu des ménages pauvres : Une approche basée sur le modèle d'équilibre général calculable
- Discussants: Mongi Boughzala, Université de Tunis ElManar, Tunisie - Abdelkhalek Touhami, INSEA, Morocco
- Epiphane Adjovi, MIMAP-BENIN / Benin - Accords de Partenariat Economique et Pauvreté au Bénin : Une analyse à l'aide d'un MEGC selon le principe de micro-simulation
- Discussants: Mohamed Abdelbasset Chemingui,UNECA, Ethiopia - Ismaël Fofana, CIRPÉE, Université Laval, Canada
- Mohamed Abdelbasset Chemingui, Uneca / Ethiopia - Trade Liberalization and Poverty in Rural Areas in Tunisia: Microsimulation in a general equilibrium framework
- Discussants: Épiphane Adjovi, MIMAP-BENIN / Benin - Ernest Bamou, Ministere de l'économie et des finances du Cameroun, Cameroon
Wednesday, June 21 – Parallel Sessions
9:00-12:30 : MPIA Session 5: Growth and Poverty
Chair: Hans Lofgren, The World Bank, USA
- Martin Cicowiez, Departamento de Economía / Universidad Nacional de La Plata- Argentina - Poverty Impact of Economic Policies in Argentina: A Dynamic CGE-Microsimulation Analysis
- Discussants: Sara Wong, ESPAE-ESPOL, Ecuador - Christian Arnault Emini, Université de Yaoundé II, Cameroon
- Lan Huong Pham, Ministry of Planning and Investment / Vietnam - Impacts of public spending on growth and poverty alleviation in Vietnam: A dynamic general equilibrium analysis
- Discussants: María Inés Terra Ortiz, University of República, Uruguay - Erwin Corong, De La Salle University, Philippines
- Roehlano Briones, Brain Trust Inc. / Philippines - A Philippine CGE Model with Regional Microsimulation: Disaggregating the Impact of Trade Policy Reform by Geographic Area and Individual Household
- Discussants: Archita Banik, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, India - H. Khondker Bazlul, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Angelo Taningco, De La Salle University / Philippines - Growth, Trade Liberalization, and Poverty in the Philippines: An Integrated Sequential Dynamic CGE Microsimulation Analysis
- Discussants: Margaret Chitiga, University of Pretoria, South Africa - Randy Spence, Economic and Social Development Affiliates, Canada
12:30-2:00 : Lunch
2:00-6:00 : Individual meetings with
- New proposals: Meetings with MPIA resource persons
- Reports: Meetings with MPIA steering committee
7:00 : Closing Dinner
Thursday, June 22 - Meetings and Closing Plenary
8:30-12:30 : Individual meetings
- New proposals: Meetings with MPIA steering committee
- Reports: Meetings with MPIA resource persons
12:30-1:30 : Lunch
1:30-4:00 : CLOSING SESSION: See Plenary program