5th Midwest International Economic Development Conference

May 1-3, 2008
Lowell Center
University of Wisconsin- Madison

This year’s conference will feature as keynote speaker Alain de Janvry (UC-Berkeley), co-author of the just-released 2008 World Development Report, Agriculture for Development. It will also feature special sessions on social networks (with papers by Lori Beaman, Northwestern and Manuela Angelucci, Arizona) and chronic poverty and vulnerability (with papers by Chris Barrett, Cornell and Stefan Dercon, Oxford).

This is a continuation of the Minnesota International Economic Development Conference, previously held at the University of Minnesota. To view papers from last year's conference please go to: previous papers.