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Preface Journal of African Economies, Vol. 23, AERC Supplement 2, pp. ii1 – ii3 doi:10.1093/jae/eju014 The mission of African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is to strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into the problems facing the management of economies in sub-Saharan Africa, and to facilitate evidence-based policy-making in the continent. In furtherance of this mission, AERC holds two Research Workshops every year, one in June and the other in December, whose purpose is to provide a permissive yet rigorous environment for African economists to present their research and receive constructive criticisms voiced by their peers all the while being moderated by a group of dedicated resource persons drawn from within and outside the region, who provide expert advice and support to the researchers. Each research workshop begins with a 1-day plenary session, devoted to addressing issues of contemporary policy interest to Africa. Plenary sessions bring together researchers and policy-makers from across the continent and beyond. Three to four papers are commissioned to experienced and leading economists in a given thematic focus area, drawn from around the globe, who produce state-of-the-art papers to be presented during the plenary. The AERC plenary sessions serve at least three purposes. First, they http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of African Economies Oxford University Press

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0963-8024
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1464-3723
DOI
10.1093/jae/eju014
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Abstract

Journal of African Economies, Vol. 23, AERC Supplement 2, pp. ii1 – ii3 doi:10.1093/jae/eju014 The mission of African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is to strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into the problems facing the management of economies in sub-Saharan Africa, and to facilitate evidence-based policy-making in the continent. In furtherance of this mission, AERC holds two Research Workshops every year, one in June and the other in December, whose purpose is to provide a permissive yet rigorous environment for African economists to present their research and receive constructive criticisms voiced by their peers all the while being moderated by a group of dedicated resource persons drawn from within and outside the region, who provide expert advice and support to the researchers. Each research workshop begins with a 1-day plenary session, devoted to addressing issues of contemporary policy interest to Africa. Plenary sessions bring together researchers and policy-makers from across the continent and beyond. Three to four papers are commissioned to experienced and leading economists in a given thematic focus area, drawn from around the globe, who produce state-of-the-art papers to be presented during the plenary. The AERC plenary sessions serve at least three purposes. First, they

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Published: Aug 1, 2014

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