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APPENDIX XII
SAGA CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS

Conferences:

Regional Conference on Education in West Africa
sponsored by
Cornell University,
Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée (CREA), and
Ministère de l’Education du Sénégal
Dakar, Senegal
November 1-2, 2005

International Conference on Shared Growth in Africa
sponsored by
Cornell University,
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER-University of Ghana), and
The Africa Region of the World Bank
Accra, Ghana
July 21-22, 2005

SAGA Conference on Empowering the Rural Poor and Reducing Their Risk and Vulnerability
An International Conference sponsored by
Cornell University and
Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)
Nairobi, Kenya
February 10, 2005

Poverty in Uganda: Trends, Dimensions, and Policy
A Conference sponsored by
Cornell University and the Economic Policy Research Centere (EPRC)
Kampala, Uganda
February 4, 2005

Workshops:

SAGA Workshop on Education Analysis and Survey Design
Antsirabe, Madagascar
January, 2005

Presentations:

Cognitive Skills among Children in Senegal: Disentangling the Roles of Schooling and Family Background (David Sahn, Peter Glick)
Presenter: David Sahn, Cornell University
September 1, 2005
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Cognitive Skills among Children in Senegal: Disentangling the Roles of Schooling and Family Background (David Sahn, Peter Glick)
Presenter: David, Sahn Cornell University
September 2, 2005
Gothenburg University, Sweden

Risk and Asset Management in the Presence of Poverty Traps: Implications for Growth and Social Protection (Christopher Barrett, Michael R. Carter) Presenter: Christopher Barrett, Cornell University
June 23-24, 2005
World Bank Workshop Leuven, Belgium

SAGA-Uganda Research Results Presenters: Sarah Ssewanyana, John Okidi, Ibrahim Kasirye, and Stephen Younger
June 8, 2005
USAID Mission-Kampala, Uganda

Progression through School and Academic Performance in Madagascar Study
Presenters: SAGA researchers and the Ministry of Education (MENRS)
March 30, 2005
Antanarivo, Madagascar

Assets, Poverty Traps and Rights
USAID Seminar Series
Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction
Chris Barrett, Cornell University
December 9, 2004
Washington, DC

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