International Workshop
Tools for the Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessment of Macroeconomic Policies (EPIAM)
Location:
International Food Policy Research Institute
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
October 14-15, 2003
Co-hosts:
European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD)
New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
Oxfam International


AGENDA - OCTOBER 15
9:00 - 10:20
(Roundtable #1)
Policy Implications of Macro-Poverty Links: Selected Views

Moderator: Richard Hemming (IMF)

Panelists:
Bishop Akolgo (ISODEC)
Max Lawson (Oxfam GB)
Christopher Mwakasege (TASOET)
Ratin Roy (UNDP)

Discussion
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 - 12:00
(Roundtable #2)
Gaps in the Analysis of Macro-Poverty Links: Environment, Gender, and International Coordination

Moderator: Rafael Gomes (EURODAD)

Panelists:
Marzia Fontana (Sussex University)
Gaps in the Analysis of Macro-Poverty Links: The Gender Dimension Michael Margolis (Resources for the Future)
Yana Rodgers (College of William and Mary)
Incorporating Gender into the Quantitative Analysis of Macro-Poverty Links Fulai Sheng (Conservation International)
Comparing the Effectiveness of Development Programs Erinc Yeldan (Bilkent University and IDEAS)
On the Analysis of Macro-Poverty Links: Achievements and Gaps
Discussion
12:00 - 13:20 Lunch with Keynote Address: Sherman Robinson (IFPRI)
Macro Models and Multipliers: Leontief, Stone, Keynes, and CGE Models
13:20 - 14:40
(Roundtable #3)
How Can We Overcome Capacity Constraints of Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessments of Macroeconomic Policies?

Moderator: Benno Ndulu (World Bank)

Panelists:
Brian Ames (IMF)
Tom Crowards (DFID)
How can we overcome capacity constraints of Ex-ante Poverty Impact Assessments of Macroeconomic Policies?
Wahiduddin Mahmud (Dhaka University)

Discussion
14:40 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:20
(Roundtable #4)
Modeling Macro-Poverty Links: The State of the Art and an Agenda for Future Research

Moderator: Francois Bourguignon (World Bank)

Panelists:
Prabhat Patnaik (Jawaharlal Nehru University and IDEAS)
The Macroeconomic Underpinnings of Poverty David Sahn (Cornell University)
Rolph van der Hoeven (ILO)
John Weeks (SOAS)

Discussion
16:20 - 17:20
(Roundtable #5)
Concluding Session: Where to Go from Here?

Moderator: Jo Marie Griesgraber (New Rules for Global Finance Coalition)
Summary of Concluding Session: Where to Go from Here?

General Discussion/Brainstorming Session

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