09.30

Registration

Tea/Coffee

09.50

Welcome

Prof. Eric Pentecost, Loughborough University

10.00

Session I

Chair: Professor Eric Pentecost, Loughborough University

Keynote

The Role of Finance in The Diffusion of Innovation by Enterprises. - Prof. Victor Murinde, SOAS, University of London, UK.

11.00

Refreshments

Tea/Coffee

11.15

Session II

Chair: Professor Paul Turner, Loughborough University

Paper 1

Policy Effects of International Taxation on Firm Dynamics and Capital Structure - Dr Adam Spencer, University of Nottingham, UK.

11.45

Paper 2

The Effects of Marginal Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a Life-Cycle Model - Dr Raffaele Rossi, University of Manchester, UK.

12.15

Paper 3

A Case Against a Four Percent Inflation Target - Prof. Engin Kara, Cardiff University, UK (with Anthony Yates City University), UK.

12.45

Paper 4

DCGE and Econometric Analysis of Impacts of Taxes in Thailand - Dr Keshab Bhattarai and Chonlakan Benjasak, University of Hull, UK.

13.15

Lunch

Buffet lunch in the foyer

14.15

Session III

Chair: Petr Harasimovic, Loughborough University

Paper 5

The Policy Implications of Non-Linear Fiscal Effects - Dr Richard McManus,  Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

14.45

Paper 6

Does Easing Controls on Foreign Currency Borrowings Boost Exporting Intensity of Indian Firms? - Prof. Sushanta Mallick, Queen Mary University, UK.

15.15

Paper 7

Macroprudential Interventions in Liquidity Traps - Dr William Tayler, Lancaster University, UK.

15.45

Paper 8

Fintech, Financial Inclusion and Income Inequality: A Quantile Approach - Dr Ayse Demir, SOAS, University of London, UK.

16.15

Refreshments

Tea/Coffee

16.30

Session IV

Chair: Dr Ahmad H Ahmad, Loughborough University

Keynote

Technology Catch-up to the National and Regional Frontier: Firm-level Evidence for India - Prof Chris Milner, University of Nottingham, UK

17.30

Close

Housekeeping - Prof Eric Pentecost

09.30

Refreshments

Tea/Coffee

09.45

Session V

Chair: Prof Chris Green, Loughborough University.

Keynote

Ethnic Fractionalisation is a Good Thing - Prof. David Fielding, Otago University, New Zealand.

10.45

Refreshments

Tea/Coffee

11.00

Session VI

Chair: Dr Kavita Sirichand, Loughborough University.

Paper 9

Is Corruption in Autocracies Growth-Intensifying? An Empirical Study of East Asian Paradox - Dr Shrabani Saha, University of Lincoln.

11.30

Paper 10

Pan African Bank Presence and Banking Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Angela Mjojo, Loughborough University.

12.00

Paper 11

Commodity Market Speculation: An Application of the Reduced Rank Approach - Dr Bruce Morley, University of Bath, UK.

12.30

Lunch

Buffet lunch in the foyer

13.30

Session VII

Chair: Dr Simeon Coleman, Loughborough University

Paper 12

Current Accounts and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in Africa - Dr Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, Loughborough University

14.00

Paper 13

Macroeconomic and Stock Market Integration: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa - Robert Akunga, Loughborough University

14.30

Paper 14

Migration and Human Capital: Costs and Benefits, A Panel Data Analysis - Dr Cansu Unver-Erbas, Loughborough University

15.00

Close

Closing remarks and votes of thanks - Prof. Eric Pentecost.