SOAS International Workshop
“Transmission mechanisms of the global financial crisis on the developing world: the commodity and financial market linkages”
10th -11thJuly 2009
SOAS, University of London,
Khalili Lecture Theatre
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There is a conference fee of £10 (£5 for students)
Draft Agenda
Friday 10thJuly
10: 00 – 10:30
Registration and Tea/ Coffee
10:30 – 10: 45
Welcome toSOAS
10:45 – 12:30
Session 1:Global Financial Crisis and Development
Machiko Nissanke, SOAS, “The commodity and financial linkages of the impact of the global financial crisis on the developing world“
Leonce Ndikumana, African Development Bank: TBC
Cyrus Rustomjee, The Commonwealth Secretariat, "The Global Economic Crisis and Developing Commonwealth Countries: Transmission Mechanisms Including Commodity and Financial-Market Linkages."
Chair: Jeff Waage
Discussant: Raphael Kaplinski, Open University
Discussant: LaurenceHarris, SOAS
Discussant: Adrian Hewitt, ODI
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch
13: 45 – 15:30
Session 2:Commodity prices and Financial Crisis
Masuma Farooki and Raphael Kaplinski, Open University “(Interrupted) structural breaks in commodity prices – why the Asian drivers make a difference”,
Jorg Mayer, UNCTAD, “The growing interdependence of financial and commodity markets”
Nicholas Snowdon, Barclays Bank,'The fall and rise in commodity prices - positive prospects for resource orientated developing countries'
Chair: Colin Poulton
Discussant:Andrew Mold, OECD
Discussant: Elva Bova, SOAS
Discussant: Luigi Ventimiglia, SOAS
15:30 – 15:45
Tea/ Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:30
Session 3:Developmental impact of the crisis
Charles Gore, UNCTAD, “The International Poverty Trap and the Global Financial Crisis”
Dirk te Velde, ODI, “The global financial crisis and developing countries: synthesis of the findings of 10 country studies”
Giorgia Giovannetti, European University Institute, TBC
Chair: Jan Toporowski
Discussant: Alice Sindzingre, SOAS and CNRS
Discussant; Jodie Keane, ODI
Discussant: Hannah Bargawi, SOAS
19:00
Dinnerat SDR/SOAS (by invitation and prior arrangement only)
Saturday, 11thJuly
09:00- 9:15 Coffee
9:15 -9:30 Introduction
9:30-11:15
Session 4:The exchange rate linkages
Massimilano La Marca, UNCTAD, “"Crisis Propagation: the Exchange Rate Channel"
Annina Kalterbrunner and Juan Pablo Paincheira Paschoa, SOAS, “Financial Sector Dynamics and Central Bank Behaviour in the Global Financial Crisis: the case of Brazil”
Elva Bova, SOAS “The commodity-currency link in Zambia”
Chair: Charles Gore
Discussant: Terry McKinley, CDPR
Discussant: Leonce Ndikumana, African Development Bank
Discussant: Victor Murinde, University of Birmingham
11:15 – 11:30
Tea/ Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:45
Session 5:The capital market transmission mechanism
Victor Murinde, BirminghamUniversity, “Capital Flows and Capital Account Liberalisation in the Post-Financial Crisis Era: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Responses”
Giovanni Cozzi, SOAS, “Policy responses to financial crises:
revisiting the Malaysian experience with capital controls”.
Chair: Joerg Mayer
Discussant: Massimiliano La Marca, UNCTAD
Discussant:Jan Toporowski, SOAS
Discussant; Annina Kalterbrunner, SOAS
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Session 6:Open Discussion: Research and Policy Agenda
International Panel
OECD
CDPR
EUI
UNCTAD
DFID, Bank of England, Treasury TBC
CHAIR: Machiko Nissanke
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