KIEL-CEPR-World Bank African Economic Development Conference (AEDC)

Africa's economic transformation is one of the defining challenges of the coming decades. As the continent pursues structural change, deeper regional integration, through trade, investment, infrastructure, and knowledge flow, has emerged as a critical lever for sustained and inclusive growth. Yet despite the scale of this challenge, rigorous academic research on African regional integration remains fragmented, and the dialogue between researchers and the policymakers responsible for implementation too often falls short.

To advance the research frontier on the role of regional integration can play on Africa's economic development, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the World Bank's Institute for Economic Development, AERC, and the Bank of Italy, African School of Economics, and CEPR are convening the African Economic Development Conference (AEDC) in Rome, Italy. The conference will bring together leading economists working at the frontier of African development research alongside the policymakers responsible for translating evidence into action. 

Confirmed keynotes: 

• Arkebe Oqubay (Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia; British Academy Global Professor, SOAS University of London)
• Douglas Gollin (Jason P. and Chloe Epstein Professor of Economics, Tufts University; Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford; STEG Research Director, CEPR)

Conference partners: The event is jointly organized by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the World Bank Institute for Economic Development, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and the Bank of Italy in collaboration with CEPR and the African School of Economics.

Call for Papers coming soon