| dc.description | The African Economic Conference 2017 was held on the theme "Governance for Structural Transformation" from 04-06 December 2017. The Economic Commission for Africa jointly organized the event with the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme. The specific objectives of the Conference were to Promote knowledge management as an essential driver of policy dialogue, good policy planning, and implementation; Foster dialogue that promotes the exchange of ideas and innovative thinking among researchers, development practitioners, and African policymakers; Encourage and enhance research on economic and policy issues relating to the development of African economies; Provide an opportunity for young African researchers, Africans in the diaspora and regional and subregional organizations to disseminate their research findings and share information with African policymakers on the work that they do in the region.
On the second day of the Conference, the presentation and the discussion were on Macroeconomic Policies for Inclusive Development. It was chaired by Angela Lusigi, Strategic Advisor, UNDP; the paper presenters were: -
Optimal monetary policy with output and asset price volatility in an open economy: Evidence from Kenya. Peter Wamalwa, Central Bank of Kenya, Kenya; The Discussants were:- Taiwo Ojapinwa, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Is there a Causal Association between Exchange Rate and Inflation in Africa? A Panel Granger Causality Analysis. Mamo Girma, Addis Ababa Science & Technology University, Ethiopia; Admit Wondifraw Zerihun, AfDB; Financial repression in Sudan Saswan Abdul-Jalil, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Fatou Leigh, UNDP. | en |
| dc.title | AEC 2017: Presentation and Discussion on Macroeconomic Policies for Inclusive Development | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Governance for Structural Transformation | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.contributor.other | Africa Union Commission | |
| dc.contributor.other | African Development Bank (AfDB) | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | ETHIOPIA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-14T12:49:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-14T12:49:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-12-04 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/3103 | |
| dc.format.medium | JPEG | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Photo | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.creatorConference | UN.ECA African Economic Conference (AEC) (2017, DEC. 4-6: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | GOVERNANCE | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC POLICY | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.02.00 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.04.00 DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.05.00 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Conference | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Other Conferences | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | African Economic Conference 2017 | |
