Second Workshop for ‘Inequality in the 21st Century in the Developing World: Symposium’ of the Review of Development Economics
Hosted by:
Research Circle for the Study of Inequality and Poverty
Centre for Globalisation Research, Queen Mary University of London
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Keynote Speakers:
Professor Francisco Ferreira (Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies at the International Inequalities Institute, LSE)
Professor Gordon Anderson (Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto)
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26th January 2023, Queen Mary University of London
To attend please email: rcsip@qmul.ac.uk
Schedule of talks
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Keynote Lecture 1:
Quantifying the unquantifiable: Growth and development typologies in categorical worlds
Gordon Anderson, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
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Session 1
Estimating Inequality with Missing Incomes
Pedro Salas Rojo, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics
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Robust assessments of egalitarian and non-egalitarian socioeconomic development with ordinal variables: the case of water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Gaston Yalonetzky, University of Leeds and University of Oxford
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Keynote Lecture 2:
Combating inequality of opportunity: The role of human capital investments
Francisco Ferreira, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics
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Session 2
Assessing the role of tax-benefit policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the Andean region
Xavier Jara Tamayo, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics
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Economic, social, and political consequences of income inequality post-crisis
Annalena Oppel, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics
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Equal opportunity sensitive aggregate wellbeing measurement: Food security and basic household income on sub-Saharan African farms.
Gordon Anderson, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
First Workshop for ‘Inequality in the 21st Century in the Developing World: Symposium’ of the Review of Development Economics
Hosted by:
Research Circle for the Study of Inequality and Poverty
Centre for Globalisation Research, Queen Mary University of London
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Editors: Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay and Andy McKay
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10th November 2022, 9.30am to 3pm on Zoom
To attend please email: rcsip@qmul.ac.uk
Schedule of speakers
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The Impact of the 1918/19 Pandemic on Inequality – Lessons from the Past
Laura Radatz, University of Tuebingen, Germany
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Rapid Economic Growth but Rising Poverty Segregation: Will Vietnam Meet the SDGs for Equitable Development?
Hai-Anh Dan, World Bank
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Employment transitions and COVID-19 containment measures: Evidence from a developing country
Adeola Oyenubi, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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Remittances and Labour Market Multidimensional Inequality in Developing Countries: Impact and Transmission Channels
Christian, Nguena, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Dschang, Cameroon
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Government, private distributions and income inequality in China
Jinxian Wang, Department of Economics, Central South University, China
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Elite Capture of Finance, Inequality and Institutions in the Global South: How do Development Assistance and Illicit Financial Outflows affect Inequality
Magdalene Silberberger, Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Witten-Herdecke University Germany
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The role of social policy in reducing income inequality in the context of structural transformation: Evidence from developing countries
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Faculty of Economics, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
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Employment status and income inequalities during the Covid-19 pandemic in Cameroon: An analysis before and during the period of severe restrictions
Rodrigue Nda’chi Deffo, University of Yaounde, Economie des Ressources Humaines, Cameroon
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Effects of culture on inequalities of opportunity in developing countries
Ondoua Blaise, University of Dschang, Cameroon
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Climate change and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): effects and transmission channels
Cerapis Nchinda Mbognou, University of Dschang, Faculty of Economics and Management, Cameroon
An empirical assessment of the effects of political decentralization on inequality
Loudi Njoya, Ibrahim University of Dschang, Faculty of Economics and Management.
Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does energy poverty matter?
Thierry Messie Pondie, University of Dschang, Faculty of Developement Economics, Cameroon.
What is the effect of political conflict on health inequalities in developing countries?
Agathe Cassandra Koumis Ngagni, University of Douala, Faculty of Economics and Applied Management, Cameroon.
Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Education and Health during COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Cameroon
Armand Mboutchouang, University of Dschang, Faculty of Economics and Management, Cameroon