IZA/FCDO G²LM|LIC Mentoring Workshop
Program
+++ presentation: 30 minutes +++ floor discussion: 10 minutes +++
Tuesday, March 11
10:30
- 10:55
Registration/Coffee
10:55
- 11:00
Welcoming Remarks
Annabelle Krause-Pilatus (Deputy Programme Director G²LM|LIC, IZA)
11:00 - 11:40
Hamsatou Amadou Boubacar (Félix Houphouët-Boigny University)
"Analysis of the Determinants of the Adoption of Agricultural Intensification in Burkina Faso"
11:40 - 12:20
Waqar Ul Hassan (Virtual University of Pakistan)
"Barriers to Utilizing Antenatal Care and Skilled Birth Attendant Services: A Study of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Three Villages in Khanewal District, Pakistan"
12:20 - 13:00
Tsepang Khumalo (Stellenbosch University)
"The Impact of the Cessation of Cash Transfers on Mental Health: Evidence from South Africa"
13:00
- 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:40
Erick Dedehouanou (Central Bank of WAEMU (BCEAO))
"Building Household Resilience to Climate Shocks through Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Niger"
14:40 - 15:20
Gayline Vuluku (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business)
"To Nudge or to Inform: A Natural Field Experiment in a Tax Amnesty Context"
15:20
- 15:50
Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:30
Oluwaremilekun Adebisi (Covenant University)
"Gendered Impact of Lifestyle Behaviors on Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from Kwara State, Nigeria"
16:30
- 16:45
J-PAL Opportunities for Young Scholars
Ahmed Elsaysed (Executive Director of J-PAL MENA at AUC)
16:45
- 17:00
Mentoring Opportunities for African Scholars
Evans Osabuohien (Covenant University)
19:00
Dinner
Wednesday, March 12
08:45
- 09:00
Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:40
Junior Boumsong (University of Yaounde II)
"The Impact of Trade Unions on Earnings: New Evidence from Cameroon"
09:40 - 10:20
Valentine Madzudzo (Stellenbosch University)
"Trade and the Gender Wage Gap in South Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Cape Town and eThekwini"
10:20
- 10:50
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:30
Eric Hubert Ngoko (University of Maroua)
"Reservation Wages for Young People in Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Gender Create Differences?"
11:30 - 12:10
Toyin Olowogbon (Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria)
"Reaching Crop Farmers with Agricultural Health Intervention for Improved Productivity: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Nigeria"
12:10
- 13:10
Lunch
13:10 - 13:50
Isatou A Badjie (Gambia Bureau of Statistics)
"Determinants of Intimate Partner Violence among Ever Married Women Evidence from The Gambia 2019-2020 Demographic and Health Survey"
13:50 - 14:30
Emmanuel Orkoh (Nordic Africa Institute)
"Household Production Effects of Non-Wage Benefits and Working Conditions in Ghana"
14:30
- 15:00
Coffee/Snack
15:00 - 16:30
Research Skills
Oriana Bandiera (Programme Director G²LM|LIC and LSE)
16:30
Closing Remarks
Oriana Bandiera (Programme Director G²LM|LIC and LSE)
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