The Second Annual Research Conference on Population Impacts on
Economic Development was held in Arusha, Tanzania, on Dec. 8-9,
2007, immediately prior to the Union for African Population Studies
(UAPS) Fifth African Population Conference. The world's most prominent
researchers on population and economic development (PED) met to explore
the state of the field, emphasizing new methodologies and priority
research topics.
Conference participants came together to learn about ongoing and
planned research on how population dynamics and reproductive health
affect economic development. Researchers continued to work together to
identify gaps in evidence and methods that inhibit development of sound
policies on population, family planning, and reproductive health
(FPRH). There remains a significant focus on how to communicate
research to policymakers.
Additionally, a growing international network of researchers has
formed a Community of Research Practice (CoRP) on Population,
Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. Organizations involved
in the CoRP are the Hewlett Foundation, Population Reference Bureau,
UK's Economic and Social Research Council, the World Bank, the African
Economic Research Consortium, and grantee academic institutions. The
network of researchers established through these research programs will
maintain contact through annual research conferences, biannual
methodology workshops, and other activities to build the research
community of interest. Researchers actively pursuing study in relevant
fields are encouraged to contact the program sponsors for further
information about funding and conference opportunities.
Agenda (PDF: 144KB)
Conference Participants and Presentations
Hilary Standing
(Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex): Women's
Health in Africa: Methodological Challenges in Making Links with
Population Research (PDF: 164KB)
Damien De Walque (World Bank) (PDF: 151KB)
Gerrie Tuitert (NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development) (PDF: 1.32MB)
Jo Duffy (Economic and Social Research Council) (PDF: 383KB)
Rachel Nugent (Center for Global Development)
Yves Charbit (Centre Population et Développement)
Murray Leibbrandt (University of Cape Town): The Impact of Teen Fertility on Schooling (PDF: 88KB)
Paulina Adebusoye (International Consultant affiliated with
the Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research): Reproductive
Health of Married Adolescents in Northern Nigeria (PDF: 137KB)
Michelle Poulin (World Bank): Marriage Transitions in Malawi (PDF: 183KB)
Damien De Walque (World Bank)
Marcos Vera Hernandez (Institute for Fiscal Studies): The
Economic Effects Of Improving Maternal And Newborn Health In Poor Rural
Communities In Malawi (PDF: 36KB)
Jotham Musinguzi (Director of the Africa Office of Partners
in Population and Development, Uganda): Charting a Path for Population
within the Finance Ministry (PDF: 50KB)
John Cleland (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine): Making Population Policy a Compelling Issue to Policymakers
David Weil (Brown University): When Does Improving Health Raise GDP? (PDF: 124KB)
David Canning (Harvard University) (PDF: 49KB)
Gunther Fink (Harvard University): Fertility, Female Labor Force Participation, and the Demographic Dividend (PDF: 100KB)
Olu Ajakaiye (African Economic Research Consortium): Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction (PDF: 46KB)
Tom Merrick (World Bank): Progresa Evaluation (PDF: 279KB)
Rebecca Thornton (University of Michigan) (PDF: 242KB)
Michael White (Brown University): Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: Insights from Ghana (PDF: 1.46MB)
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue (Cornell University): The "Gender-Parity Dividend" from African Fertility Transitions: Theoretical Pathways and New Evidence (PDF: 332KB)
Martha Campbell (University of California, Berkeley): UK
Parliamentary Hearings On The Impact Of Population Growth In The World's Lowest Resource Settings (PDF: 1.21MB)
Ernesto Amaral (Federal University of Minas Gerais): Demographic Change and Economic Development at the Local Level in Brazil (PDF: 157KB)
Javier Baez (Syracuse University): Civil Wars Beyond Their Borders: The Human Capital and Health Consequences of Hosting Refugees (PDF: 1.13MB)
Jean Nahrae Lee (Harvard University): Gender, Intrahousehold Decisionmaking, and the Demand for Children (PDF: 186KB)
Rehka Varghese (University of Chicago): Monster-in-law? The
Effect of Co-resident Mother-in-law on the Welfare of Bangladeshi
Daughters-in-law (PDF: 128KB)
Amber Peterman (University of North Carolina): Women's
Property Rights And Gendered Policies: Implications For Women's
Long-Term Welfare In Rural Tanzania (PDF: 2.28MB)
Robert Eastwood (University of Sussex): Prospects for a "Demographic Gift" in Sub Saharan Africa (PDF: 74KB)
Tamara Fox (Hewlett Foundation): Closing Discussion and Moving Forward (PDF: 84KB)