2nd IDE GDRI conference

08.45 am-09.00 am: Welcome Speech

09.00 am -10.30 am / Plenary Session: (Democracies) Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Evidence from 1.5 billion newspaper articles 

Rabah Arezki, Chief Economist for MENA, World Bank

11.00 am -1:00 pm: Migrations
Chair: Frédéric Docquier, University of Louvain, IRES, FERDI

• Immigration towards the OECD and service exports: an institutional perspective

Isabelle Rabaud, Laboratoire d'économie d'Orleans, LEO (co-authors: Thierry Baudasse, LEO - Thierry Montalieu, LEO).

Discussant: Jérôme Valette

• Come talk to me: the impact of repressive language policies on immigrants' labor market outcomes

Jérôme Valette, CES, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, CNRS (co-author: Pierre Mandon, World Bank)

Discussant: Simone Bertoli

• Migration and co-residence choices: Evidence from Mexico.

Simone Bertoli, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD)

Discussant: Hamed Sambo.

• Does migration improve the food security of households left behind? Evidence from Ethiopia

Hamed Sambo, Centre d'Economie de l'Université Paris Nord.
Discussant: Isabelle Rabaud.

11.00 am -12.30 pm: Dynamic Economics and Income Distribution 

Chair: Jean-Louis Combes, CERDI

• Croissance économique et réduction de la pauvreté : une analyse comparative des pays de la CEMAC et de l'UEMOA.

Symphorien Ndang Tabo, Université de Tours

Discussant: Riana Razafimandimby Andrianjaka

• The dynamics of middle-class in a middle-income country: characteristics and determinants of mobility in Turkey from 2010 to 2013

Riana Razafimandimby Andrianjaka, GREThA - Université de Bordeaux.

Discussant: Modeste Dayé

• Household finances and access to formal savings and liquidity devices: evidence from a field experiment in Benin

Modeste Dayé, Center for Research in Economic Development (co-author: Philippe LeMay-Boucher, Heriot-Watt University).

Discussant: Symphorien Ndang Tabo

11.00 am -1:00 pm: Environmental Economics 

Chair: Grégoire Rota-Graziosi, CERDI

• Social preference for new mining projects in Québec, an analysis based on discrete choice experiment method

Adrien Corneille, Université de Sherbrooke, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) (co-authors: Jie He, Université de Sherbrooke - Thomas Poder, GREDI-UdS, UETMIS-CHUS)

Discussant: Mounir Amdaoud

• Ressources naturelles, innovation et développement économique : vers une nouvelle approche

Mounir Amdaoud, Centre d'Economie de l'Université Paris Nord.

Discussant: Rémi Generoso

• Reexamining the effect of ENSO on economic growth: the role of local weather conditions

Rémi Generoso, LEM-CNRS, Université Lille 1 (co-authors: Cécile Couharde, EconomiXCNRS, Université Paris Nanterre - Olivier Damette, Bureau d'économie théorique et appliquée (BETA) - Gilles Dufrenot, Aix-Marseille School of Economics).

Discussant: Victor Stéphane

• Hiding Behind the Veil of Ashes: Social Capital in the Wake of Natural Disasters

Victor Stéphane, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD)

Discussant: Adrien Corneille

11.00 am -1:00 pm: Poverty, Inequality, Income Distribution 

Chair: Rabah Arezki, World Bank

• Poverty reduction during 1990-2013: did millennium development goals adoption and state capacity matter?

Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester

Discussant: Mathilde Valero

• Household Income Shocks and Sibling Composition: evidence from rural Tanzania

Mathilde Valero, Aix-Marseille School of Economics.

Discussant: Francesca Marchetta

• School or work: the role of weather shocks in Madagascar

Francesca Marchetta, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) - (co-authors: Luca Tiberti, Laval University - David Sahn, Cornell University).

Discutant: Antonio Savoia 2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Institutions (State) 

Chair: Martine Audibert, CERDI

• Structure des dépenses publiques et croissance économique en Amérique Latine et dans les Caraïbes : Une investigation empirique

Walkens Sainval, Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne

Discussant: Alou Adessé Dama

• Inter-ministerial tax competition: the case of resource rich developing countries

Alou Adessé Dama, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) (co-authors: Emilie Caldeira - Grégoire Rota-Graziosi - Ali Compaore, CERDI).

Discussant: Réda Marakbi

• Tax evasion, public debt and aggregate instability

Réda Marakbi, Laboratoire d'économie d'Orleans.

Discussant: Walkens Sainval

2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Conflict Economics 

Chair: Ibrahim Elbadawi, ERF - FEMISE

• The global economic burden of violent conflict

Anousheh Alamir, European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics.

Discussant: Emmanuelle Lavallée

• Fear not for Man? Armed conflict and social capital in Mali

Emmanuelle Lavallée, PSL, Université Paris-Dauphine, LEDa, UMR DIAL - François Roubaud, UMR DIAL - IRD.

Discussant: Marion Mercier

• Fighting from abroad - Do refugees affect violence in the home country?

Marion Mercier, LEDa - (co-author: Fabio Mariani, Université Catholique de Louvain)

Discussant: Arcade Ndoricimpa

• Economic Costs of Civil Conflicts: The Case of Burundi

Arcade Ndoricimpa, University of Burundi - Michel-Armel Ndayikeza, University of Burundi

Discussant: Anousheh Alamir 2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Dynamic Economics 

Chair: Eric Rougier, Gretha

• « Les (im)possibilités d'une île : une analyse de la soutenabilité de la croissance en Haïti »

Audrey Aknin, CEMOTEV (co-author: Vincent Geronimi, CEMOTEV).

Discussant: Christophe Muller

• Transborder ethnic kin and local prosperity: evidence from night-time light intensity in Africa

Christophe Muller, Greqam.

Discussant: Hui Jie Yan

• Does disaggregated renewable energy consumption stimulate economic growth? The role of spatial effect

Hui Jie Yan, CEARC, CNRS, University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines and University of Paris Saclay (co-authors: Patrick Schembri - Katia Radja, CEARC, University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines and University of Paris Saclay).

Discussant: Zilong Zhao

• Modelling and dynamic analysis of the domestic demand influence on the economic growth of China

Zilong Zhao, GIPSA-lab - Université Grenoble Alpes (co-authors: Louis Job, Pacte, Sciences Po Grenoble - Bogdan Robu, GIPSA-lab - Université Grenoble Alpes - Luc Dugard, GIPSAlab).

Discussant: Audrey Aknin 2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Poverty, Inequality, Income Distribution 

Chair: Mary-Françoise Renard, CERDI

• Social policy diffusion: evidence from non-contributory social transfer programmes in developing countries

Marina Dodlova, University of Passau

Discussant: Luca Bortolotti

• Multidimensional poverty and wellbeing in China

Luca Bortolotti, University of Florence (co-authors: Mario Biggeri, University of Florence - Vincenzo Mauro, University of Pisa).

Discussant: Florent Bresson

• A widening global divide? A bipolarization analysis

Florent Bresson, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD).

Discussant: Marina Dodlova 2.30 pm-4.00 pm: External Financing 

Chair: Isabelle Rabaud, LEO

• FDI determinants in developing countries: An analysis from instrumental variable Bayesian Model Averaging

Quan Hong Nguyen, LEMNA, Institute of Economics and Management, University of Nantes (co-authors: Thomas Vallée - Thi Hong Hanh Pham, LEMNA, Institute of Economics and Management, University of Nantes)

Discussant: Farid Makhlouf

• Voting with wallet: does democracy stimulate remittances?

Farid Makhlouf, ESC Pau (co-authors: Kamal Kasmaoui - Johanna Edelbloude, ESC Pau).

Discussant: Assi Okara

• Developing inclusive economic institutions in South countries: the role of FDI

Assi Okara, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD).

Discussant: Quan Hong Nguyen

5.00 pm-7.00 pm / Round-Table : After the Arab springs are MENA countries competitive ? 

Rabah Arezki, (Chief Economist for MENA, World Bank), Ibrahim Elbadawi (ERF Managing Director and FEMISE President), Jean-Claude Berthelemy (Paris 1, CES), Grégoire Rota-Graziosi (CERDI, UCA), Patrick Plane (CERDI-CNRS, UCA). 

09.00 am -10.30 am / Plenary Session : Climate change, Inequality and Migration 

Frédéric Docquier, Professor (University of Louvain, IRES, Ferdi) ; (with Jaime de Melo, Université de Genève et Ferdi) 11.00 am-12.30 pm: Health 

Chair: Christophe Muller, AMSE

• Forfait obstétrical et inégalités dans l'accès aux soins maternels en Mauritanie

Martine Audibert, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) (co-author: Marion Ravit, Centre population et développement)

Discussant: Catherine Korachais

• Impact du financement basé sur la performance sur la malnutrition au Burundi

Catherine Korachais, Institute of Tropical Medicine of Antwerp

Discussant: Nicolas Sirven

• A model of hospital congestion in developing countries

Nicolas Sirven, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Appliquée en Economie de la Santé (LIRAES), Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Economie de la Santé (coauthors: Damien Besancenot, LIRAES - Radu Vranceanuz, Essec Business School).

Discussant: Martine Audibert

11.00 am -1:00 pm: Households 

Chair: Simone Bertoli, CERDI

• Women's empowerment and husband's migration: evidence from Indonesia

Jordan Loper, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, CNRS, EHESS and Centrale Marseille (co-authors: Olivier Bargain, Bordeaux University and Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) -Roberta Ziparo, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, CNRS, EHESS and Centrale

• Iranian household welfare after recent economics sanction

Salimeh Monirijavid, Théorie économique, modélisation et applications, Université de Cergy Pontoise

Discussant: Mazhar Mughal

• Female age at marriage, son preference and child welfare outcomes

Mazhar Mughal, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Pau (co-authors: Mughal Mazhar, ESC Pau - Fontan Sers Charlotte, ESC Pau)

Discussant: Nurgul Tilenbaeva

• From wedding to begging: spending on celebrations and its welfare effects

Nurgul Tilenbaeva, Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement

Discussant: Jordan Loper

11.00 am -1:00 pm: Agriculture 

Chair: Catherine Araujo-Bonjean, CERDI

• How does maize market behave in Sub-Saharan Africa? A study with autoregressive models

Marie-Eliette Dury, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) - Bing XIAO, Centre de Recherche Clermontois en Gestion et Management, IUT d'Aurillac, Université Clermont Auvergne

Discussant: Olivia Bertelli

• Investing in agriculture when it is worth it. Empirical evidence from rural Uganda

Olivia Bertelli, Université Paris Dauphine, PSL.

Discussant: Hajare El Hadri

• How droughts change specialization of countries?

Hajare El Hadri, Laboratoire d'économie d'Orleans.

Discussant: Rajwane Kafrouni

• Tribal Agriculture : The role of cultural capital and social capital

Rajwane Kafrouni, Centre d'études sur la mondialisation, les conflits, les territoires et les vulnérabilités (CEMOTEV) (co-author: Natalia Zugravu-Soilita, CEMOTEV - Séverine Bouard - Leila Apithy, Institut agronomique néo-calédonien).

Discutant: Bing Xiao

11.00 am -1:00 pm: Institutions (State) 

Chair: Emmanuelle Lavallée, PSL-DIAL

• The role of the decentralization in the efficiency of regional health services in turkey: an application on public hospitals association

Gökçe Manavgat, Toros University and Ege University (co-authors: Ayhan Demirci, Toros University - Fatih Saygili,Ege University).

Discussant: Pierre Pecher

• Ethnic inclusiveness of the central state government and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pierre Pecher, Aix-Marseille School of Economics

Discussant: Linda Glawe

• The deep determinants of economic development in China ? A provincial perspective

Linda Glawe, University of Hagen, Center for East Asia Macro-economic Studies, CEAMeS (co-author: Helmut Wagner, CEAMeS, University of Hagen).

Discussant: Adam Levai

• Access to justice and economic development

Adam Levai, Université Catholique de Louvain (co-authors: Arnaud Deseau, Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles - Michèle Schmiegelow, Université Catholique de Louvain)

Discussant: Gökçe Manavgat

11.00 am-12.30 pm: Migrations 

Chair: Laure Pasquier-Doumer, IRD-DIAL

• The volatility effect of diaspora's location: A migration portfolio approach

Eric Rougier, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée, Gretha (coauthor: Nicolas Yol, Gretha)

Discussant: Valentina Di Iasio

• Migration and the wellbeing of people left behind: evidence from Armenia and Georgia

Valentina Di Iasio, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Discussant: Matthew Sharp

• The impacts of internal migration in South Africa: evidence from a natural experiment

Matthew Sharp, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Discussant: Eric Rougier

2.30 pm-4.30 pm: International Trade 

Chair: Ekrame Boubtane, CERDI

• Libéralisation commerciale et fluctuations des prix agricoles : les implications d'un effet GIFFEN en Tunisie

Sabine Wilhelm, Nancy Université

Discussant: Naima Mennad

• Politique commerciale de l'Algérie entre régionalisme et multilatéralisme : Étude quantitative de la libéralisation commerciale à travers un MEGC

Naima Mennad, Université Oran 2

Discussant: Teny Yashmina Nebie

• Impact des mesures non tarifaires sur le commerce international : cas des Limites Maximales de Résidus (LMR) de pesticides

Teny Yashmina Nebie, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD).

Discussant: Elodie Mania

• Product export diversification and sustainable economic growth in developing countries

Elodie Mania, Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée à la Mondialisation

Discussant: Sabine Wilhelm

2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Households 

Chair: Pascale Motel Combes, CERDI

• Ethnicity and risk sharing network formation: evidence from rural Vietnam

Laure Pasquier-Doumer, Universite Paris Dauphine, IRD-DIAL (co-authors: Camille Saint- Macary, IRD-DIAL - Quynh Hoang, Université Paris Dauphine, PSL)

Discussant: Mughal Mazhar

• Son preference, parity transition and birth spacing in Pakistan

Mughal Mazhar, CATT, University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour France (co-author: Javed Rashid, Pau Business School France)

Discussant: Megumi Nishimura

• Loan Groups and Elements of Success in a Microcredit Group-Lending Program: Estimating the Impacts of a Self-Selected Loan Group on the Household Income of Its Members Evidence from India

Megumi Nishimura, Kyoritsu Women's University - Abhay Joshi, Daito Bunka University.

Discussant: Laure Pasquier-Doumer

2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Bank and Finance 

Chair: Vianney Dequiedt, CERDI

• Gouvernance bancaire et montée du risque de crédit dans la zone CEMAC

Jean Bernard Boyabe, Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Management et Economie

Discussant: Mohamed Chaffai

• Is the size of the banking sector responsible for longer banking crises?

Clément Mathonnat, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) - (co-authors: Alexandru Minea, CERDI (CNRS, UCA, IRD) - Marcel Voia, Carleton University)

Discussant: Jean Bernard Boyabe

• Quel impact de la crise sur le risque de crédit dans les pays en développement?

Marc Kouzez, GRANEM

Discussant: Alexandru Minea

• How far away is the MENA banking system? Efficiency comparisons with international banks

Mohamed Chaffai, Université de Sfax, ERF Research Fellow and FEMISE member (coauthor: Paolo Coccorese).

Discussant: Marc Kouzez

2.30 pm-4.30 pm: Enterprises 

Chair: Samuel Guérineau, CERDI

• Décision d'innover dans les entreprises en Côte d'Ivoire: Une approche microéconométrique

Dorgyles Kouakou, Centre de recherche en économie et management (CREM, UMR CNRS)

Discussant: Oksana Nezhyvenko

• Wage differentials in EU transition economies (2009-2013): informal employment and gender issues

Oksana Nezhyvenko, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Erudite - (co-author: Philippe Adair, University Paris-Est Créteil, Erudite)

Discussant: Joël Cariolle

• Submarine cable deployment and digital vulnerability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Joël Cariolle, Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International

Discussant: Suneha Seetahul

• Wasted potential? The gender-specific consequences of women's labor market status in Indian households

Suneha Seetahul, Gretha

Discussant: Dorgyles Kouakou

Table ronde : After the Arab springs are MENA countries competitive ?

• Ibrahim Elbadawi,  Managing Director of the Economic Research Forum and President of the FEMISE.
• Rabah Arezki, Chief Economist for Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) at the World Bank.
• Grégoire Rota Graziosi, Professor at UCA and head of CERDI
• Patrick Plane, director of research at CNRS-CERDI and coordinator of the GDRI IDE