Workshop: The Local Impacts of Artisanal and Large-Scale Mining in Africa

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming workshop on “The Local Impacts of Artisanal and Large-Scale Mining in Africa.” The workshop will feature presentations on the economic, social, and institutional consequences of mining activities across the continent.

The event is open to all interested participants.

Program

09:15 – 09:30 – Welcome

09:30 – 10:10
Mathieu Couttenier, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mines in Africa: Where, When and Why

10:10 – 10:50
Laurine Martinoty, CES – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Mining, Mine Closures and Domestic Violence in South Africa

10:50 – 11:10 – Coffee Break

11:10 – 11:50
Victoire Girard, Nova School of Business and Economics
Golden Cities: Artisanal Mining and Urbanization

11:50 – 12:30
Nouhoum Touré, CES – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Culture, Institutions, and Gold Mining Boom: Theory and Evidence from Burkina Faso

Organizers: Nouhoum Touré and Rémi Bazillier 

Room 116, MSE