Donderdag 07 November 2013
donderdag07.11
Nederland, Leiden - ASC, Pieter de la Court building - Lezing en debat
ASC Annual public lecture - Poor numbers
Donderdag 07 November 2013 18:30
ASC Annual public lecture - Poor numbers
Donderdag 07 November 2013 18:30
How we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it. One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to non-governmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them. Speaker: Morten Jerven, Simon Fraser University. Please register.