Convegno The Palestinian economys: theoretical and practical challenges, Pavia 15-16 June 2010 - Programme

Conference "The Palestinian economy: theoretical and practical challenges"
15-16th JUNE 2010, University of Pavia
PROGRAM
Tuesday 15th of June
AULA VOLTA
10.00- 10.30
Welcome Address
Angiolino Stella, Rector of the University of Pavia
Guido Ascari, Head of the Department of Political Economy and Quantitative Methods
Mario Alì, General Director for the Internationalization of Research
10.30- 11.00
Presentation of the FIRB Project and introduction to the conference
Gianni Vaggi and Marco Missaglia, University of Pavia
Fadi Kattan, Bethlehem University
11.00- 13.00
Fist session
Chair: Guido Ascari, Department of Political Economy and Quantitative Methods
Mercantilism or Liberalism? Economic Autonomy and State-Building in Palestine
Fadi Kattan, Bethlehem University and Rosa Maria Alonso i Terme, World Bank
Reappraising the World Bank CGE model on Palestine
Marco Missaglia, University of Pavia and Giovanni Valensisi, UNCTAD.
Fiscal Decentralisation and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Palestine
Adel Zagha, BirZeit University
Opening Comments:
Raja Khalidi, UNCTAD
Luay Shabaneh, PCBS
13.00- 14.00
Lunch
Tuesday 15th of June
AULA “CONSIGLIO DI FACOLTA’”
Faculty of Economics
14.00- 16.00
Second session
Chair: Carluccio Bianchi, Dean faculty of Economics
A trade-focused, post-Keynesian CGE model for Palestine
Marco Missaglia, University of Pavia and Giovanni Valensisi, UNCTAD .
Trade Issues and the Palestinian Economy: Stylized facts and modelling strategies
Alberto Botta, University of Pavia
Orthodox and Heterodox CGE models for the Palestinian Economy
Clara Capelli, University of Pavia
Opening Comments:
Rosa Maria Alonso i Terme, World Bank
Massimo Ricottili, University of Bologna
16.00- 16.30
Coffee Break
16.30- 18.30
Third session
Chair: Giorgio Panella, Department of Public Economics
Labor Force Instability and Employment Hardship in the Palestinian Territory
Basim Makhool, An-Najah National University
The effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on child labour and school attendance in the
West Bank
Michele Di Maio, University of Siena and Tushar K. Nandi
The macroeconomic simulation framework developed by UNCTAD
Elkhafif Mahmoud, UNCTAD
Opening Comments:
Samir Abdallah, MAS
Ola Awad, PCBS
Wednesday 16th of June
AULA “CONSIGLIO DI FACOLTA’”
Faculty of Economics
9.00- 12.00
Fourth session
Chair: Massimo D’Antoni, University of Siena
Palestine: A Theoretical Model of an investment-constrained economy
Gianni Vaggi and Alberto Botta, University of Pavia
Issues, Performance and Trajectories of the micro finance sector
Paolo di Martino, University of Siena and Shaker Sarsour, University of Siena
Inequality and Inequity in Health Care Delivery in Palestine: Identifying the Gaps
Abu- Zaineh Mohammad, Dr. Mataria Awad, BirZeit University
External Subsidies: The Palestinian Foreign Aid"
Samir Hazboun, Bethlehem University
Growth Diagnostic the case of Palestine
Chiara Marazzi, Gianni Vaggi and Angelica Vitali, University of Pavia
Opening Comments:
Massimiliano Ferrara, University of Reggio Calabria
Michelangelo Vasta, University of Siena
12.00- 13.00
Final considerations and work ahead
13.00
End of conference