Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa:
Policies for Harmonious Development
Causes of Economic Instability in Africa
DateVenue: Saturday & Sunday, January 16-17, 2010
: MacMillan Center, Yale University

PROGRAM

January 16
8:15 – 9:00

Continental breakfast at the MacMillan Center

Opening Session
9:00－9:10
Introduction
Prof. Hiroyuki Hino, Kobe University/JICA Research Institute
Mr. Takaaki Oiwa, JICA Research Institute

9:10－9:30

Opening Remarks
Prof. Gustav Ranis, Yale University
Prof. Ryuzo Miyao, Kobe University

Session 1
9:30－10:45“Horizontal Inequalities and Market Instability in Africa”
Chair:
Prof. Gustav Ranis, Yale University
Speaker:Prof. Frances Stewart, University of Oxford (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. John Lonsdale, University of Cambridge (10 minutes)
Prof. Kimuli Kasara, Columbia University (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

Session 2
10:45－12:00“Identity, Diversity, and Economic Performance in Africa: QuantitativeAnalyses”
Chair:
Prof. Anjan Mukherji, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Speaker:Prof. Siddharth Chandra, Michigan State University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Nahomi Ichino, Harvard University (10 minutes)
Prof. Satish Jain, Jawaharlal Nehru University (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

12:00－13:30

Lunch-1-Session 3
13:30－14:45“The (Hidden) Costs of Political Instability: Evidence from Kenya’s 2007 Election
Crisis”
Chair:
Prof. Edward Oyugi, Kenyatta University
Speaker:Prof. Jonathan Robinson, UC Santa Cruz (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Bruce Berman, Queen’s University (10 minutes)
Prof. Chris Udry, Yale University (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

14:45－15:00
Session 4
15:00－16:15

Coffee Break“Ethnicity in Relation to Conflict over Control and Access to Natural Resourcesin Africa: The Case of Kenya”
Chair:
Speaker:Mr. James Adams, The World Bank
Prof. Oduor Ong’wen, Southern and Eastern African Trade Informationand Negotiation Institute (25 minutes)

Comment: Prof. Tavneet Suri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (10 minutes)
Prof. Parker Shipton, Boston University (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

18:30－20:30

Dinner at the Union League Café, 1032 Chapel St., New Haven
Speaker: Prof. Stathis Kalyvas, Yale University-2-January 17
8:45 – 9:30

Continental breakfast at the MacMillan Center

Session 5
9:30－10:45“Inter-linkage between Ethnicity and Development: An Analytical Framework”
Chair:
Prof. John Lonsdale, University of Cambridge
Speaker:Prof. Motoki Takahashi, Kobe University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Michael Kremer, Harvard University (10 minutes)
Prof. Jean Ensminger, California Institute of Technology (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

Session 6
10:45－12:00“Regional Integration in East Africa: Diversity or Economic Conformity”
Chair:
Mr. Takaaki Oiwa, JICA Research Institute
Speaker:Prof. Junichi Goto, Keio University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Edward Oyugi, Kenyatta University (10 minutes)
Mr. James Adams, The World Bank (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

12:00－13:30

Lunch

Session 7
13:30 – 15:30

Discussion of Ongoing and Future Research
Moderator: Prof. Hiroyuki Hino, Kobe University/JICA Research Institute

Presentation 1: “Ethnicity, Institutions, and the Provision of Public Goods byLocal Governments in Kenya”
Prof. Michael Kremer, Harvard University
Prof. Ryan Sheely, Harvard University

Presentation 2: “Ethnicity as Determinant of Economic Geography: The case ofKenya”
Prof. Nobuaki Hamaguchi, Kobe University

15:30－15:45

Summing-Up
Prof. Hiroyuki Hino, Kobe University/JICA Research Institute18:00 – 20:00

Dinner at Bentara Restaurant, 76 Orange St., New Haven-3-