Conferences on Economic Growth, Development, and Civil Institutions (WGAPE Conference)

该奖项为非洲政治经济工作组2014年会议提供部分资金。这次会议汇集了一个跨学科的社会和行为科学家小组，他们积极从事非洲发展政治经济学的前沿研究。会议包括许多研究生和初级学者作为正式参与者，它为这些参与者提供了一个训练场地和一个重要的研究网络。WGAPE的与会者在领先的科学期刊上发表文章。研究成果被广泛传播给决策者，包括在世界银行召开的会议、向非洲决策者做的报告以及面向非技术受众的书籍和文章。过去十年来，非洲经济的快速增长和政治的自由化使得越来越多的企业将非洲作为贸易和投资目的地。因此，对非洲发展模式进行深入的研究对美国企业和政策制定者来说越来越重要。

This award provides partial funding for the 2014 meeting of the Working Group in African Political Economy. This meeting brings together an interdisciplinary group of social and behavioral scientists who are actively engaged in cutting edge research on the political economy of African development. The meeting includes many graduate students and junior scholars as full participants and it serves as a training ground and a crucial research network for these participants.WGAPE attendees publish in leading scientific journals. The research results are widely disseminated to policymakers, including sessions at the World Bank, presentations to African policymakers, and books and articles for non-technical audiences. Africa's rapid growth and political liberalization over the past decade has led to increasing business interest in Africa as a trade and investment destination. Therefore, insightful research on African development patterns is increasingly important for US businesses and US policymakers.