68th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 08 - 11, 2009 | Boston, USA

O10-2 Economic Performance and Policy Reform in Africa

Saturday, October 10, 2009: 4:15 PM-6:15 PM
Organizer:
Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida—USA
Chair:
Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida—USA
Dhows to Planes: Trade Relations Between the GCC and Africa and Their Impacts
Mwangi wa Githinji, University of Massachusetts-Amherst—USA
Relationship Between Foreign Aid, Investment and Economic Growth in Africa
Brian W. Sloboda, U.S. Postal Service—USA; Kalamogo Coulibaly, US Postal Service—USA; Dimitrios Asteriou, Hellenic Open University—Greece
Policy Reforms and Social Cohesion in Africa
Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida—USA
Why Do African Resource-Rich Countries Tax Less Than Resource-Scarce Countries; Distorted
LĂ©once Ndikumana, African Development Bank—Tunisia; Kaouther Abderrahim, African Development Bank—Tunisia