Diversification and Structural Transformation for Growth and Stability in Low-Income Countries

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Diversification and Structural Transformation for Growth and Stability in Low-Income Countries

Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013

Place: IMF HQ2 Conference Hall 2
1900 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington D.C.

The International Monetary Fund and the UK Department for International Development will hold a joint conference at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2013.

The conference will provide a forum for discussing the latest research on the structural transformation process in low-income countries, and will facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. Among the participants are Ricardo Hausmann (Harvard University), Dani Rodrik (Harvard University), Richard Rogerson (Princeton University), and Arvind Subramanian (Peterson Institute). Kaushik Basu (Chief Economist, World Bank) will deliver the lunch remarks. The event will conclude with a policy panel.
The conference is open to the public, but registration is required. To register for the conference please complete the Online Registration Form. The deadline for public registration is Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Registered attendees will be required to present photo identification on entering the IMF at 1900 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington D.C. For questions regarding the conference, please email Diversification@imf.org.

Diversification and Structural Transformation for Growth and Stability in Low-Income Countries
IMF – HQ2 Conference Hall 2 1900 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC
8:30 –9:00am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 –9:15 am	Welcome Min Zhu (Deputy Managing Director, IMF)
9:15 –9:45 am	Opening Remarks Ricardo Hausmann (Harvard University)
9.45–11:30 am	Openness, Diversification, and Macroeconomic Policies Chair: Sharmini Coorey (IMF) “Does What You Export Matter?” William Maloney (World Bank) “Structural Change in an Open Economy” Kei-Mu Yi (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis) “Quality Upgrading in Developing Economies” Christian Henn (IMF)

11:30–11:45 am	*** Coffee Break ***
11.45 am–1:00 pm	Growth through Structural Transformation Chair: Olivier Blanchard (IMF) “Growth and Structural Transformation” Richard Rogerson (Princeton University) “Economic Integration and Structural Change” Romain Wacziarg (UCLA)
1:00–2:30 pm	*** Lunch – Open to all participants *** (HQ2 – Conference Hall 2) Luncheon Speaker Kaushik Basu (World Bank)
2:30–4:15 pm	Sectoral Productivity and Macroeconomic Performance Chair: Anoop Singh (IMF) “The Agricultural Productivity Gap in Developing Countries” Douglas Gollin (University of Oxford) “Structural Change through Diversification”

Fidel Perez-Sebastian (University of Alicante) “The Size Distribution of Farms and International Productivity Differences” Diego Restuccia (University of Toronto)
4:15–4:30 pm	*** Coffee Break ***
4:30–6:00 pm	Panel: “Policies for Diversification and Structural Transformation” Moderator: Min Zhu (Deputy Managing Director, IMF) Panelists: Ricardo Hausmann (Harvard University) Sean Nolan (IMF) Dani Rodrik (Harvard University) Richard Rogerson (Princeton University) Arvind Subramanian (Peterson Institute)
6:00–7:30 pm	*** Reception—Open to all participants ***

Organizing Committee: Chris Papageorgiou and Nikola Spatafora (IMF)
http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2013/SPR/index.htm