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‘Innovation and the African past’
25-27 October 2017 • Stellenbosch, South Africa
Programme-in-briefTuesday, 24 Oct.16:00 | Annual General Meeting, EHSSA | 207B, Schumann
Wednesday, 25 Oct.12:30-15:00 | AEHN Council meeting | Big Easy 18:00-19:00 | LEAP Lecture: Emmanuel Akyeampong | 2058, Van der Sterr19:00-20:00 | Welcoming reception
Thursday, 26 Oct.08:00-09:00 | Registration | STIAS09:00-10:00 | Plenary address: Lisa Cook 10:00-11:00 | Parallel 1A Parallel 1B Parallel 1C 11:00-11:30 | Tea 11:30-12:30 | Parallel 2A Parallel 2B Parallel 2C 12:30-13:30 | Lunch 13:30-14:30 | Parallel 3A Parallel 3B14:30-15:30 | Parallel 4A Parallel 4B Parallel 4C15:30-16:00 | Tea 16:00-17:00 | Parallel 5A Parallel 5B 19:00-21:00 | Graduate dinner | Middelvlei
Friday, 27 Oct.09:00-10:00 | Panel: Methodological innovation in AEH | STIAS10:00-11:00 | Parallel 6A Parallel 6B11:00-11:30 | Tea 11:30-12:30 | Parallel 7A Parallel 7B 12:30-13:30 | Lunch 13:30-14:30 | Parallel 8A Parallel 8B 14:30-15:00 | Tea 15:00-16:00 | Plenary address: Trudi Makhaya17:30-19:00 | Jay-Jay Okocha Trophy soccer match | Coetzenburg
Parallel sessions last for one hour. Three speakers are scheduled in each slot. Presenters have 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions. If speakers prefer to field more questions, they should shorten
their presentations. The last presenter in each session will serve as session chair.
‘Innovation and the African past’
25-27 October 2017 • Stellenbosch, South Africa
Registration:The main programme will be held at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies, STIAS (10 Marais Rd). Registration opens at 08:00 on 26 October at STIAS.
Jay-Jay Okocha Trophy soccer match:Participants are invited to join the annual soccer (football) game on Friday afternoon. Please indicate your interest to Jan Greyling ([email protected]). This event will be held at the Coetzenburg sports fields, just behind the athletics stadium.
LEAP Lecture and welcoming reception:The second annual LEAP Lecture, hosted by Stellenbosch’s Laboratory for the Economics of Africa’s Past, will be presented by Prof Emmanuel Akyeampong in Room 2058 of the Van der Sterr building, at 18:00 on Wednesday evening. The lecture will be followed by a welcoming reception to commence the AEHN meet-ings.
Graduate dinner:A sponsored dinner for graduate students will be hosted at Middelvlei wine farm. A traditional South Af-rican “braai” dinner will be served. Transport to the venue will be arranged. Please contact Calumet Links ([email protected]) for further information.
Spatial Econometrics Workshop:Increasingly, economic historians are using spatial data in their analysis. This course, held from 30 October to 3 November, will provide an introduction to spatial econometric modelling. Please contact Dieter von Fintel ([email protected]) for further information.
Van der SterrLEAP LECTURE
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of B
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r |
Inte
rgen
erat
iona
l Mob
ility
in th
e Pr
esen
ce o
f Mea
sure
men
t Err
or
Hei
nric
h N
el|
Wea
lth M
obili
ty in
the
Cape
Col
ony
And
ers
Ögr
en |
Inno
vati
on in
the
Face
of
Hyp
erin
flati
on: F
rom
Fre
nch
Rev
olut
ion
to th
e Zi
mba
bwea
n Cr
isis
– A
com
para
tive
ana
lysi
s
Session 1, Room A
Sam
uel I
gbat
ayo
| St
ruct
ural
Adj
ustm
nent
Pr
ogra
ms i
n A
fric
a’s H
isto
rica
l Con
text
: A
Mul
ti-C
ount
ry st
udy
of C
ote
D’Iv
oire
, Nig
eria
and
Moz
ambi
que
Tim
othy
Nga
land
e |
The
Impa
ct o
f the
Gre
at
Dep
ress
ion
on A
fric
a
Non
so O
biki
li |
Col
onia
lists
, Tax
atio
n an
d Pu
nish
men
t: Pr
ison
s and
Lab
our C
oerc
ion
in
Brit
ish
Colo
nial
Wes
t Afr
ica
Session 2, Room A
Mat
tia
Ber
tazz
ini |
Cul
tiva
ting
the
‘Fou
rth
Shor
e’:
The
Impa
ct o
f Ita
lian
Agr
icul
tura
l Set
tlem
ent i
n Li
bya,
c. 1
920-
2000
Calu
met
Lin
ks |
Man
ifest
Des
tiny
: Did
the
Adv
ance
men
t of t
he C
ape
Colo
nial
Fro
ntie
r Stu
nt
Long
-Ter
m E
cono
mic
Gro
wth
?
Fed
eric
o Ta
dei |
Shr
inki
ng M
argi
ns?
Colo
nial
Tr
ade
and
Prim
ary
Com
mod
ity
Spec
ializ
atio
n in
Su
b-Sa
hara
n A
fric
a, 1
880-
1940
Session 3, Room A
Prin
ce A
boag
ye |
In G
ood
Tim
es a
nd in
Bad
: G
row
th, S
tagn
atio
n an
d In
com
e In
equa
lity
in
Gha
na
Sasc
ha K
lock
e| F
orm
al S
ecto
r Ine
qual
ity
in
Brit
ish
Tang
anyi
ka, 1
916-
1961
Gar
eth
Aus
tin
| G
hana
’s Ec
onom
ic G
row
th S
ince
In
depe
nden
ce, 1
957-
2011
: Why
the
Colla
pse,
Why
th
e R
ecov
ery?
Session 1, Room B
Pete
r U
ledi
| A
War
of M
an A
gain
st L
ocus
t! L
ocus
t In
vasi
ons a
nd A
nti-L
ocus
t Inn
ovat
ions
in S
alis
bury
, So
uthe
rn R
hode
sia,
191
8-19
51
God
frey
Hov
e |
Mis
guid
ed In
nova
tion
? Li
bera
lisa-
tion
, Pri
vati
sati
on a
nd th
e D
airy
Indu
stry
in Z
imba
-bw
e, 1
991-
2016
Dav
id O
lake
n |
Trad
e O
penn
ess a
nd E
cono
mic
Pr
ospe
rity
in S
outh
Afr
ica:
pre
- and
pos
t-19
94
anal
ysis
Session 2, Room B
Ros
e M
alem
ela
| Th
e Co
mpl
exit
y in
Rep
osse
ssio
n o
f Sub
sist
ence
Agr
icul
tura
l Eco
nom
y in
Sou
th A
fric
a:
A Ca
se o
f Rur
al A
reas
in L
impo
po
Mic
hiel
de
Haa
s |
Res
ourc
e En
dow
men
ts a
nd A
gric
ultu
ral C
omm
erci
aliz
atio
n in
Col
onia
l Afr
ica:
Did
Lab
our S
easo
nalit
y an
d Fo
od S
ecui
rty
Dri
ve U
gand
a’s C
ootn
Rev
olut
ion?
Jan
Gre
ylin
g |
Mov
ing
Mat
ters
: The
Spat
ial
Rea
lloca
tion
of S
outh
Afr
ican
Mai
ze P
rodu
ctio
n
Session 3, Room B
Vic
tor
Gw
ande
| S
econ
dary
Indu
stry
and
Set
tler
Colo
nial
ism
: Sou
ther
n R
hode
sia
Befo
re a
nd A
fter
UD
I
Mar
k N
yand
oro
| D
ecom
pres
sing
His
tory
: To
war
ds a
His
toir
e Lo
ng D
uree
of A
gric
ultu
ral
Dev
elop
men
t in
Zim
babw
e
Mek
onne
n Ay
ano
| Et
hiop
ia: h
ow th
e hi
stor
ical
/po
litic
al co
ntex
t mat
ters
Session 1, Room C
Mar
cus
Kur
tz |
Pro
pert
y, R
egul
atio
n an
d In
equa
lity
in S
outh
Afr
ica
Sara
Ton
ini |
Eth
nic D
iver
sity
and
En
trep
rene
ursh
ip: E
vide
nce
from
Pos
t-A
part
heid
So
uth
Afr
ica
Vim
al R
anch
hod
| Th
e La
bour
Mar
ket E
ffect
s of
Bein
g W
hite
in S
outh
Afr
ica
Und
er A
part
heid
: an
IV
Esti
mat
e fr
om th
e Ca
pe P
rovi
nce
Session 2, Room C
Mor
ten
Jerv
en |
The
Wea
lth a
nd P
over
ty o
f A
fric
an st
ates
: Eco
nom
ic G
row
th, L
ivin
g St
anda
rds
and
Taxa
tion
in A
fric
a Si
nce
the
19th
Cen
tury
Bel
inda
Arc
hibo
ng |
Taxa
tion
and
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
Prov
isio
n U
nder
Aut
ocra
cy a
nd E
lect
oral
A
utho
rita
rian
sim
Abe
l Gw
aind
epi |
The
‘Min
eral
s-R
ailw
ay C
ompl
ex’
and
the
Shap
ing
of C
olon
ial P
ublic
Exp
endi
ture
s:
Evid
ence
from
the
Brit
ish
Cape
Col
ony,
182
0-19
10
Session 5, Room A
Dav
id B
ijst
erbo
sch
|The
Mill
ion
Ster
ling
Que
stio
n
Edw
ard
Ker
by |
Equ
alit
y of
Cap
ital
ism
: Lim
ited
Liab
ility
Com
pani
es in
Col
onia
l Sou
th A
fric
a
Sine
Mkh
ize
| Im
peri
al B
anks
in S
outh
Afr
ica,
18
61-1
914:
Did
Net
wor
ks A
ffect
the
Succ
ess
of t
hese
Ban
ks?
Session 5, Room B
Ang
us D
alry
mpl
e-Sm
ith
| A
Com
para
tive
His
tory
of C
omm
erci
al T
rans
itio
n in
thre
e W
est
Afr
ican
Sla
ve-E
xpor
ting
Eco
nom
ies,
163
0-18
60
Igor
Mar
tins
| S
lave
Tra
de A
ct 1
807:
How
D
oes a
n Im
port
Ban
Impa
ct C
onsu
mer
’s Be
havi
our?
Mic
hiel
de
Haa
s |
Did
Coe
rciv
e or
Con
duci
ve
Polic
ies D
rive
Cot
ton
Expo
rts f
rom
20t
h ce
ntur
y Su
b-Sa
hara
n A
fric
a?
Session 4, Room A
Fara
i Nyi
ka |
Com
plic
atin
g th
e na
rrat
ive
of d
isen
-fr
anch
isem
ent i
n th
e Ca
pe C
olon
y 18
87-1
909
Kar
in P
alla
ver
| Fi
ghti
ng A
gain
st T
ropi
cal C
limat
e an
d W
hite
Ant
s: In
nova
tion
s in
the
Prod
ucti
on o
f Co
ins a
nd N
otes
for t
he E
ast A
fric
an co
loni
es
Mar
ie L
echl
er |
Dec
entr
aliz
ed D
espo
tism
? In
dire
ct C
olon
ial R
ule
and
Cont
empo
rary
D
emoc
rati
c Att
itud
es in
Nam
ibia
Session 4, Room B
Chri
stie
Vil
joen
| F
rom
Ear
ly H
isto
ry to
the
Pre
sent
: Ide
ntif
ying
Fiv
e Pe
riod
s of I
nsti
tuti
onal
Ch
ange
in R
wan
da U
sing
the
Crit
ical
Tra
nsit
ions
Fr
amew
ork
Mar
ina
Ngo
ma
| Th
e Ch
arac
teri
sati
on o
f the
Pre
-Col
onia
l Eco
nom
y of
the
Kin
gdom
of K
ongo
: a
Two-
Step
Heu
rist
ic A
ppro
ach
Bhe
ki M
ngom
ezul
u |
The
Rel
evan
ce o
f Pr
e-Co
loni
al A
fric
a’s E
xper
ienc
e in
Add
ress
ing
Pre
sent
Eco
nom
ic P
redi
cam
ents
Session 4, Room C
Laur
a Ph
illi
ps |
Bui
ldin
g th
e Ba
ntus
tan:
Pr
efer
enti
al P
rocu
rem
ent a
nd th
e M
akin
g of
a
Mar
ket i
n Le
bow
a, 1
972-
1994
Gri
etjie
Ver
hoef
| S
tate
and
Mar
ket:
SOEs
in
Afr
ica
sinc
e th
e O
peni
ng U
p of
M
arke
ts, 1
990s
-201
5
Ush
ehw
edu
Kuf
akur
inan
i | F
isca
l and
Mon
etar
y In
ovat
ions
in C
risi
s
Session 6, Room A
Feli
x M
eier
zu
Selh
ause
n |
The
Colo
nial
Roo
ts
of A
fric
an G
ende
r Ine
qual
ity:
Mis
sion
arie
s, M
arke
ts
and
Mar
riag
e
Jean
ne C
illi
ers
| Fa
mily
Lab
our a
nd H
ouse
hold
Co
nsum
ptio
n on
the
Sout
h A
fric
an F
ront
ier
Mar
ia F
ibae
k |
Euro
pean
Lar
ge-S
cale
Far
min
g in
Co
loni
al K
enya
and
the
Crea
tion
of a
Dua
l Eco
nom
y,
c. 1
920-
1963
Session 6, Room B
Han
aan
Mar
wah
| In
stit
utio
nal F
ailu
re o
r an
Uns
usta
inab
le D
ebt B
urde
n? F
inan
cing
and
M
anag
emen
t of G
hana
Sta
te-O
wne
d El
ectr
icit
y D
istr
ibut
ion,
196
0-20
02
Leig
h G
ardn
er |
Sov
erei
gnty
for S
ale?
Li
beri
an S
trat
egie
s for
Eco
nom
ic S
urvi
val i
n th
e Tw
enti
eth
Cent
ury
Dam
ilol
a A
deba
yo |
Ele
ctri
city
, Eco
nom
y an
d So
ciet
y in
Sou
ther
n N
iger
ia, 1
896-
1972
: Pr
elim
inar
y Fi
ndin
gs
Session 7, Room A
Gia
nluc
a Po
dest
a &
Don
atel
la S
tran
gio
| E
cono
mic
Org
anis
atio
n a
nd In
stit
utio
ns in
the
Form
er It
alia
n Co
loni
es d
urin
g th
e Ea
rly
Post
-War
Era
. and
thei
r re
purc
ussi
ons o
n It
aly
duri
ng th
e EE
C Pe
riod
Feli
cita
s B
ecke
r |
Rur
al In
nova
tion
and
In
stit
utio
nal A
mne
sia
in L
indi
, Tan
zani
aTa
wan
da C
hing
ozha
| M
otiv
atio
n, R
isks
and
C
lass
Effe
cts o
f Lan
d Po
licy
in a
Col
ony:
Les
sons
from
So
uthe
rn R
hode
sia
Session 7, Room B
Ken
Opa
lo |
Mak
ing
Impo
rted
Inst
itut
ions
Wor
k:
The
Long
-Run
Impa
ct o
f Col
onia
l Leg
isla
ture
s on
Polit
ical
Dev
elop
men
t in
Afr
ica
And
rew
Dic
kens
| E
thno
lingu
isti
c Fav
orit
ism
in
Afr
ican
Pol
itic
s
Jutt
a B
olt
| Le
gaci
es o
f Ind
irec
t Rul
e? N
ativ
e A
utho
rity
Spe
ndin
g an
d Lo
cal E
cono
mic
D
evel
opm
ent i
n Br
itis
h A
fric
a
Session 8, Room A
Reb
ecca
Sim
pson
| E
duca
tion
Ineq
ualit
y an
d S
ocia
l Mob
ility
in P
ostc
olon
ial E
ast A
fric
a
Joha
nnes
Nor
ling
| N
atur
al D
isas
ters
and
Edu
cati
onal
Att
ainm
ent i
n A
fric
a
Serv
aas
van
der
Ber
g |
His
tori
cal T
rend
s in
the
Dem
and
for E
duca
tion
in C
ount
ries
of t
he S
outh
A
fric
an C
usto
ms U
nion
Session 8, Room B
Econ
omic
His
tory
of D
evel
opin
g R
egio
nsw
ill p
ubli
sh a
spe
cial
issu
eon
Afr
ican
eco
nom
ic h
isto
ry in
201
8.
Rem
embe
r to
sub
mit
your
pap
er o
nM
anus
crip
tCen
tral
.
Emmanuel Akyeampong is professor of history and African and African American Studies, and the Oppenheimer Fac-ulty Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies at Harvard University. He will present the second
annuel LEAP Lecture on “African Socialism”, or an Indigenous Model of Economic Development?
Lisa Cook is associate professor of economics and inter-national relations at Michigan State University. She is primarily interested in macroeconomics, development economics, and economic history. She also studies the economics of innovation and financial institutions and crises.
Trudi Makhaya is CEO of Makhaya Advisory, a research, advisory and stakeholder engagement firm. The firm acts as a consultant and advisor on competition regu-lation, economic policy, business strategy and stake-holder relations. Trudi holds an MBA and an MSc in Development Economics from Oxford University, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. She also holds degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, including an MCom in Economics and a BCom (Law).
Our plenaries:
A panel session on ‘Methodological innovations in African economic history’ will be held on Friday at 09:00. The discussants are Belinda Archibong (Barnard College), Jutta Bolt (Lund University), Leigh Gardner (LSE) and Ushehwedu Kufakurinani (University of Zimbabwe). Johan Fourie (Stellenbosch University) will moderate the discussion.
Panel discussion: