FALL 2004 EVENTS
Here is a listing of events held by Africa
House in Fall 2004.
CONFERENCE, HANDBOOK OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
(DRI)
Conference Dates: December
13-15, 2004
Sponsors: C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics
New York University Development Research Institute
Organizers: Philippe Aghion, Harvard University, co-editor
Steven Durlauf, University of Wisconsin, co-editor
William Easterly, New York University
Location: New York University School of Law, Lipton
Hall, 108 West 3rd Street
For further information, please go to this page.
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AIDS CONCERT IN GHANA HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL - View the gallery
Concert Date: December 3,
2004
Sponsored by Africa House, West Africa AIDS Foundation and others.
Location: Independence Square, Accra, Ghana
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CELEBRATING GHANAIAN HIGHLIFE MUSIC
- ITS IMPACT AND RELEVANCE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND CONCERT - View the gallery
Conference Dates: November 26 - 27,
2004
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Concert Date: Sunday, November 26, 2004
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: National Theatre, Accra
Collaborating Partners: New York University; Heritage
Development; National Comission on Culture, Ghana; National
Theatre, Ghana; Musicians Union, Ghana
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AFRICANA SEMINARS
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Tuesday,
November 2nd, 2004
Room 715 at 4.30pm
Topic: "Polygyny, Fertility, and Savings
Michele Tertlitt (Stanford) |
Thursday, November
11th , 2004
Room 601 at 6.00pm
Topic: "Mini-Conference on Aid Versus Trade"
Bill Easterly & Jonathan Eaton |
Thursday, November
18th, 2004
Room 601 at 6.00pm
Topic: "Consequences of Early Marriage for Women in Bangladesh"
Erica Field (Harvard) |
Tuesday, November
23rd, 2004
Room 715 at 4.30pm
Topic: "Accounting
for the Effect of Health on Economic Growth"
David Weil (Brown) |
Tuesday, December
2nd, 2004
Room 601 at 6.00pm
Topic: "The Determinants of Foreign Aid Flows to NGOs"
Speaker: Anna Fruttero (New York University) |
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CONVERSATIONS on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN GHANA, FALL 2004
New York University in Ghana and Ashesi University
co-sponsored a series of evening conversations on Economic Development
in Ghana. Each evening featured keynote speakers, with audience discussion
afterwards. The speakers consisted of university professors, World
Bank and IMF officials, commercial bank officials, investment bankers,
and Ghanaian entrepreneurs.
The conversations for this semester took place
between Sept. 29th and October 6th, 2004.
Moderator: Yaw Nyarko (NYU)
Time: 6-7:30 pm
Venue: Ashesi University Campus in Labone (Building
#2 on 2nd Noria Road).
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Thursday,
September 30th, 2004
6 - 7:30 pm
Topic: "Is Foreign Aid Good For Africa"
William Easterly (NYU) |
Monday, October
4th, 2004
6 - 7:30 pm
Topic: "Ghana's Economic Development Experience"
Joe Abbey (Center for Policy Analysis, CEPA) &
Ernest Aryeetey (Legon) |
Tuesday, October
5th, 2004
6 - 7:30 pm
Topic: "The Role of the Bretton-Woods Institutions in Supporting
Ghana's Economic Development"
Daniel Boakye (World Bank) &
Alphecca Muttardy (International Monetary Fund) |
Wednesday October
6th, 2004
6 - 7:30 pm
Topic: "The Private Sector and Economic Development"
Kofi Blankson Ocansey (Dixcove Ventures) &
Roland Akosa (Eno International, Washington DC and Accra) &
Ken Ofori-Atta (DataBank) & Robert Danso-Boakye (Trust Bank) |
