African Economic Research Consortium December 2020 Virtual Biannual Research Workshop

AFRICAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH CONSORTIUM DECEMBER 2020 VIRTUAL BIANNUAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP

November 23 - 27, 2020

Recommended/Approved for Stage Group Chair Local time Local time Local time for Local time at the No. Name of researcher Status (approved/not approved) Participants confirmation Group Date - November Option GMT Lead RP RP Researcher Discussant Virtual Biannual participation (FR/WIP/NP/RNP) time for lead RP for RP discussant 1 secretariat - Kenya

OPENING/ INTRODUCTION SESSIONION - 23 23 November NOVEMBER 2020 2020

Banking market structure and heterogeneous response of bank 9.00am London 10.00am in Victor 9.00am in 12.00pm in 12.00pm in 12.00pm Nairobi 1 Dorothy Nampewo Yes Yes FR C1 23/11/2020 0900 GMT Robert Lensink Samuel Tiriongo lending to monetary policy: Evidence time Groningen Murinde London Kampala Nairobi time from Uganda

Faillite et survie des banques de 11.00am in Victor 11.00 in 14:00 in 11.00am in Brigitte Kanga 2.00pm Nairobi 2 Vigninou Gammadigbe l’uemoa : Le rôle des fonds prores Yes Yes FR C2 23/11/2020 1100 GMT Rose Ngugi 11:00 in Abidjan London Murinde London Nairobi Dakar Kouassi time reglementaires

Does mobile money adoption affect Ajefu Joseph and Falecia 10.00pm London 11.00am in Victor 10.00am 11.00am in 3 Yes No FR C3 23/11/2020 1000 GMT Robert Lensink 13:00 in Dar Saidi A. Mustapha 1.00pm Kenya time Massacky child labour and educational outcomes? time Groningen Murinde London time Nigeria Evidence from Tanzania

Inclusion Financière, Innovation 10.00am in Alessandra 15:00 in 6.00pm Nairobi 4 Bernadin G. C. Ahodode Financière et Performance des Yes Yes FR C4 23/11/2020 15:00 GMT 15.00 in London Issouf Soumare 15:00 in Abidjan Achille Assouto 16:00 in Cotonou Quebec Guariglia London time Entreprises

L’impact de la dette domestique sur Alessandra 14:00 in Issouf 09:00 in 09.00 am in 12.00pm Nairobi 5 Djeneba Drame Yes Yes FR C5 11/23/2020 1400 GMT 14:00 in London Gakpa L. Landry 14:00 in Abidjan le crédit privé Guariglia London Soumare Quebec time Dakar time

The role of mobile money in 10.00am London 11.00 in Christopher 10.00 am in 1.00pm in 10:00am in 1.00pm Nairobi 6 Bernard Kirui international remittances: Evidence Yes Yes FR C6 24/11/2020 1000 GMT Bo Sjo Fozoh Aziseh time Sweden Green London Nairobi Abidjan time from Sub-Saharan Africa

Monetary policy transmission in Cleopatra Ngoma and Zambia: Pass through from Bank of 11.00am in 12.00pm in Laurence 11.00am in 1.00pm in Makougoume 11.00am in 2.00pm Nairobi 7 Yes Yes FR C7 24/11/2020 1100 GMT Bo Sjo Cosam Chanda Zambia policy rate to commercial London Sweden Harris London Lusaka Tchoupe Abidjan timee banks market interest rates

Access to Credit and Agricualtural Alessandra 16:00 in Issouf 11.00am in 5.00pm in 7.00pm Nairobi 8 Achille Assouto Profuctivity; Evidence Maize Yes Yes WIP C8 11/23/2020 1600 GMT 16:00 in London Oludele Folarin 5.00pm in Lagos Guariglia London Soumare Quebec Cotonou time Producers in Benin.

Financial inclusion, institutional 2.00pm in Lemma 9.00am in Issouf 9.00am in 2.00pm in Vigninou 2.00pm in 5.00pm Nairobi 9 Gakpa L. Landry quality and entrepreneurship in Sub- Yes Yes WIP C9 24/11/20 1400 GMT London Senbet Maryland Soumare Laval Abidjan Gammadigbe Dakar time Saharan African countries

Financial Inclusion And Economic Goabaone Otukile and 9.00am in 12.00pm in Victor 09.00am in 11.00am in Valentine 10.00am in 12.00pm Nairobi 10 Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Yes Yes NP C10 25/11/20 0900 GMT Rose Ngugu Mahmat Tidjani – NP London Nairobi Murinde London Johannesburg Soumtang Bime Cotonou time Bank Competition Matter?

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November 23 - 27, 2020

Financial Development and Income Valentine SOUMTANG 18:00 in 8.00pm Nairobi 11 Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Yes Yes NP C11 11/23/2020 1700 GMT 17:00 in London Isaac Otchere 12.00pm Bo Sjo 18:00 in Cotonou Ajefu Joseph 20:00 in Dar BIME Sweden time The Role of Institutional Quality

Access to finance and tax evasion: 13:00 in Laurence 18:00 in 20:00 in 9.00pm Nairobi 12 Oludele Folarin Evidence from sub Saharan African Yes Yes NP C12 11/23/2020 1800 GMT 18:00 in London Isaac Otchere 7.00pm in Lagos Goabaone Otukile Ottawa Harris London Johannesburg time countries

How does availability of banking MAKOUGOUM facilities reform impact “intra civil 12.00pm in Laurence 12.00pm in Victor 12.00pm in 12.00pm in 13 Yes Yes NP C13 25/11/20 1200 GMT Djeneba Drame 12.00pm in Dakar 3.00pm in Nairobi TCHOUPE Christelle Flore servant’ corruption”: Evidence from London Harris London Murinde London Abidjan Democratic Republic of Congo

Le diable est dans les détails : sur l’analyse des déterminants de l’aide 2.00pm in 9.00am in Alessandra 14:00 in 2.00pm in 5.00pm Nairobi 14 Brigitte Kanga Kouassi Yes Yes NP C14 25/11/20 1400 GMT Issouf Soumare Bernadin Ahodode 14:00 in Abidjan internationale dans les pays du G5 London Quebec Guariglia London Abidjan time Sahel

Financial Integration, Technical 3.00pm in 10.00am in Laurence 3.00pm in 3.00pm in 6.00pm Nairobi 15 Fozoh Aziseh Change and Economic Performance: Yes No NP C15 25/11/20 1500 GMT Lemma Senbet Cleopatra Ngoma 5.00pm in Lusaka London Maryland Harris London Abidjan time Evidence from the CEMAC Zone

Evolution of the Interbank Market Network Structure and Its Christopher 4.00pm in 7.00pm in 7.00pm in 7.00pm Nairobi 16 Samuel Tiriongo Yes No NP C16 25/11/20 1600 GMT 4pm in London Amadou Sy 11.00 in DC Dorothy Nampewo Implications for Monetary Policy Green London Nairobi Kampala time Transmission in Kenya

Financial Integration, Technical 5.00pm in 12.00pm in Laurence 5.00pm in 6.00pm in 8.00pm in 8.00pm Nairobi 17 Saidi Atanda Mustapha Change and Economic Performance: Yes No NP C17 25/11/20 1700 GMT Amadou Sy Bernard Kirui London DC Harris London Nigeria Nairobi time Evidence from the CEMAC Zone

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November 23 - 27, 2020

Important information to note:

Name Email Address Group C Zoom Meeting host: Wilson Wasike [email protected] Group C Zoom Meeting Co-host: Susan Miyengi [email protected] Group C Zoom Meeting ID: 759 170 2526 Group C Zoom Password: GROUPC2020 Group C Zoom Meeting Link:(copy the link to https://aercafrica- your browser, to connect to Zoom) org.zoom.us/j/7591702526?pwd=Y0k1RHViQmVoR1FWY0V2aThSWGs2QT09 Mr. Weru Macharia [email protected] Group C Interpreter(s) Mr.Branly Kimpiatu [email protected]

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