Not my words, but that's what UNU-Wider calls it. As I written before I think that it is true that some countries have better data that are available through household surveys. BUT: not all of these are comparable, and availability is NOT random, hence...
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The speech I was blocked from delivering at UNECA…
Is now published at African Arguments. I also respond in full to some of the politics of discussing African statistics in a separate post here. This is all follows the story that broke last week on Poor Numbers being censored from UNECA.
Towards a new agenda for data for development in Africa
I lay out some key points in this opinion piece for Local First. I discuss more of this in the speech I should have delivered at UNECA last week, ailment but then I was stopped (in my tracks as Lehohla wanted). I will post...
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Inclusive Growth in Africa: Measurement, Causes and Consequences
That was the name of the conference in Helsinki, organized by UNU-WIDER. All in all an underwhelming experience. I understand that we are a bit excited about growth in Africa, but maybe the title of the conference should have been: Inclusive growth in Africa?...
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Opening Statement at UNECA meetings in Addis cancelled
I was supposed to give the opening statement at the UNECA meetings, but due to unfortunate circumstances it got cancelled last minute. The press release sent out by Cornell University Press is below. The planned program is here. Other individuals and organizations have expressed...
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Poor Numbers in Addis Ababa, Edinburgh, Oxford, London and Helsinki
My first stop on a trip where I stop to give a talk in Edinburgh, look sit on a panel in Oxford, ask give a presentation at the DFID economist conference in London, and finally present a new paper at a conference in Helsinki,...
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Africa: Measuring success @ Oxford Analytica Confernence 18-20 September
That's the title of the panel I am invited to speak on at a conference organized by Oxford Analytica, 18-20 September. I am on a panel with Diana Layfield, a Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Africa, Michael Lalor from Ernst and Young (and...
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Booktalk in Edinburgh, 18th Sep 16:00 – 18:00
On Wednesday I give a talk in Edinburgh. It is hosted by the Centre of African Studies. The details are here.
Special Issue: Measuring Income, Wealth, Inequality, and Poverty in Sub Saharan Africa: Challenges, Issues, and Findings
The special issue in the Review of Income and Wealth on Measuring Income, Wealth, Inequality, and Poverty in Sub Saharan Africa is published. The issue collects some papers that were presented on the 2011 IARIW-SSA Conference on Measuring National Income, Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality...
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Booktalk at the University of Michigan Tuesday 10 Sep at 4 pm
I am presenting my book at the University of Michigan Tuesday 10 Sep at 4 pm. The talk is hosted by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.Details here.