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TPB Interactions 2019
Interaction with with NYU Africa House
Summary of NYU Africa House activities for 2019
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Peter Burgess
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Happy Holidays & 2019 Highlights from NYU Africa House.
NYU Africa House Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 8:59 AM
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Happy Holidays!
All of us at NYU Africa House and the Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) would like to thank you all for being a part of our programming in 2019!
If you were unable to attend our events, here is a recap of some of our favorite moments this year.
We are also accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Africa House Student Fellowships. More details below.
We wish you happy holidays and hope to see you at one of our events in 2020!
(Top-Bottom): Professor Yaw Nyarko and the CTED Kumawu team; the CTED Accra team at the new CTED office at the University of Ghana - Legon; a member of the CTED Abu Dhabi team; some members of the Africa House team.
2019 Highlights
The President of the Republic of Ghana Visits NYU Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) in Kumawu, Ghana
In October, the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, visited Yaw Nyarko at his NYU CTED Research Center in the rural farming village of Kumawu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nyarko has long studied the economic impact of commodities exchanges in Africa and looked at how farmers can adopt new technology, like mobile phone apps for trading, to grow their businesses and transform agricultural value chains.
President Akufo-Addo’s visit to CTED provided an opportunity for him to learn more about Nyarko’s research, test some of the apps designed by CTED’s team of Ghanaian developers, and hear about the ongoing work with the Ghana Commodities Exchange (GCX).
Good Economics for Hard Times ... DRI Book Launch with Esther Duflo
On November, Africa House affiliate NYU Development Research Institute (DRI) hosted Esther Duflo for the book launch of Good Economics for Hard Times, co-authored with fellow Nobel Laureate Abhijit V. Banerjee. Watch the video above.
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Fireside Chat with Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations
Africa House Fireside Chat with H.E. Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, AU Permanent Observer to the UN
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In May, Africa House hosted a fireside chat with Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, the Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations (UN). Her mandate is to represent the AU at the UN as well as develop and maintain constructive and productive relationships between the AU and Member States in New York. Watch the video above.
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'Markets for Agricultural Output in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa'
CTED Kumawu Conference
In August, NYU Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) hosted a conference to discuss Yaw Nyarko's research that supports smallholder farmers to revolutionize the way they trade and open up new markets, in partnership with the International Growth Center (IGC) at the London School of Economics. This conference welcomed many policymakers and stakeholders who are interested in improving the lives of smallholder farmers.
'From Local to Global: The External Validity Challenge of Experiments'
In November, Africa House affiliate - NYU Development Research Institute (DRI) - hosted its 2019 Annual Conference themed From Local to Global: The External Validity Challenge of Experiments. The conference featured presentations from Susan Athey (Stanford), Rohini Pande (Yale), NYU Professors Cyrus Samii and Sylvain Chassang, NYU DRI Co-Director Rajeev Dehejia, and 2019 Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer (Harvard).
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4th Annual CTED Rural Economic Development Forum
Hosted at the NYU CTED Research Center in Kumawu, Ghana
In March, CTED hosted its 4th Annual Rural Economic Development Forum in Kumawu, at our research center in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. This year, Yaw Nyarko, welcomed NYU Deputy Provost, C. Cybele Raver, and Clancy Blair (NYU) to participate in CTED's annual forum. Related to Nyarko's long-term study on the impact of the Ghana Commodities Exchange (GCX), GCX CEO, Dr. Kadri Alfah, gave a presentation on the national launch and deployment of the exchange and its potential impact on smallholder farmers.
2019 Africa House Fellowships Presentations and Awards Ceremony
In April, Africa House held its annual Fellowship Presentations & Awards Ceremony. Past recipients shared their research on issues relating to governance, economics, culture, and more. Following the presentations, we announced the recipients of the 2019/2020 Africa House/CTED Development Impact Fellowship, Africa House Thoyer Fellowship, Robert Holmes Travel/Research Awards for African Scholarship, and the NYU Gallatin/Africa House Bergman Summer Fellowship. Africa House is grateful to the donors who make these fellowships possible.
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2020-2021 Africa House Student Fellowships!
NYU Africa House has been fortunate to receive external donor funding to offer research grants to current NYU undergraduate and graduate students seeking funding for short-term research opportunities focused on Africa.
We are now accepting applications for the 2020-20121 Africa House Student Fellowships! Apply by Friday, February 28, 2020!
NYU Africa House Student Fellowships include:
Africa House/CTED Development Impact Fellowship
NYU Africa House Thoyer Fellowship
NYU Gallatin/Africa House Bergman Summer Fellowship
Robert Holmes Travel/Research Award for African Scholarship (GSAS)
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