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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

American Economic Association Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) 2021 Annual Meeting

January 3 to 5, 2021

  • 7:00 – 6:00 pm (America/New_York)
  • 1:00 – 12:00 am (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 5:30 – 4:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the American Economic Association (AEA) Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) 2021 Annual Meeting on January 3-5, 2021. 

ASSA provides opportunities to share, collaborate, and learn about the latest research emerging in the field.

Name

Title

Date

Time

Bjorn Van Campenhout

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Community Advocacy Forums and Public Service Delivery – Impact, and the Role of Information, Deliberation, and Administrative Placement (O2, I1) 

 3-Jan

 7:00am-6:00pm

Manuel Hernandez

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Conditional Cash Transfers and High School Attainment: Evidence from a Large-Scale Program in the Dominican Republic (I2, I3) 

 3-Jan

 7:00am-6:00pm

Manuel Hernandez

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Large-Scale School Meal Programs and Student Health: Evidence from Rural China (I1, I3) 

 3-Jan

7:00am-6:00pm

Katrina Kosec

INVITED PAPER SESSION

Land Reform and Child Health in the Kyrgyz Republic

 3-Jan

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Bjorn Van Campenhout

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Community Advocacy Forums and Public Service Delivery – Impact, and the Role of Information, Deliberation, and Administrative Placement (O2, I1) 

 4-Jan

 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM 

Manuel Hernandez

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Conditional Cash Transfers and High School Attainment: Evidence from a Large-Scale Program in the Dominican Republic (I2, I3) 

 4-Jan7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

 Manuel Hernandez

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Large-Scale School Meal Programs and Student Health: Evidence from Rural China (I1, I3)

 4-Jan7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

  Rob Vos

INVITED PAPER SESSION

Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies

4-Jan10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 Yanyan Liu

INVITED PAPER SESSION

Forecasting Correlated Poverty and Malnutrition Indicators for Targeting, Monitoring and Evaluation Purposes. 

4-Jan10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Yanyan Liu

INVITED PAPER SESSION

Dynamic Poverty Prediction with Vegetation Index. Accurate and timely estimates of economic status are critical to policymakers in the world’s
poorest countries. 

4-Jan10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Katrina Kosec

INVITED PAPER SESSION

The Education Impacts of Cash Transfers for Children with Multiple Indicators of Vulnerability. 

4-Jan10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bjorn Van Campenhout

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Community Advocacy Forums and Public Service Delivery – Impact, and the Role of Information, Deliberation, and Administrative Placement (O2, I1)

5-Jan7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Manuel Hernandez

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Conditional Cash Transfers and High School Attainment: Evidence from a Large-Scale Program in the Dominican Republic (I2, I3) 

5-Jan7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Manuel Hernandez

INVITED POSTER SESSION

Large-Scale School Meal Programs and Student Health: Evidence from Rural China (I1, I3) 

5-Jan7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Jessica Leight

INVITED PAPER SESSION

Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls. Can life skills be taught in early adolescence? 

5-Jan12:15 PM – 2:15 PM