Lebanese Economic Association

 

The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at AUB, in collaboration with the Lebanese Economic Association (LEA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) cordially invite you to

Book Discussion Seminar

Public Capital, Growth and Welfare

by
Professor Pierre-Richard Agénor
University of Manchester, Centre for Growth and Business Cycles Research, and Kiel Institute of the World Economy


Wednesday 18 May 2011, 5:00-7:00 PM
American University of Beirut, Agriculture Lecture Hall 102

Seminar Overview

The book, to be published by Princeton University Press, focuses on the externalities associated with public capital and their implications for growth and human welfare in developing countries. Its purpose is threefold. First, it provides an overview of the recent evidence on the different channels (including health, education, and innovation) through which public capital may affect growth. Second, it develops a series of formal analytical models that help to understand how these channels operate. Third, it draws together the policy implications of these models for the design of growth and human development strategies.

About the Speaker

Pierre-Richard Agénor is Hallsworth Professor of International Macroeconomics and Development Economics in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester, co-Director of the School’s Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research, and International Research Fellow at the Kiel Institute of the World Economy. Professor Agénor is an economist with a distinguished worldwide reputation. He has published numerous articles in leading professional journals and is the author of several books, including "Development Macroeconomics" (with Professor P. Monttiel) and "The Economics of Adjustment and Growth." 

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We look forward to your participation.

Best Regards,

Lebanese Economic Association
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