54th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society NES

The main objectives of 2013 annual conference are three-fold: to examine theoretical and empirical issues concerning institutions, and economic development; explore the nexus between institutions, institutional change, institutional reforms and socio-economic development outcomes; examine policy strategies for achieving efficient institutions to underpin socio-economic development in Nigeria and how to face the challenges of efficient elimination of inefficient institutions, key factors in the persistence of poor development outcomes. The evidence on poor development outcome include: rising poverty level, large scale unemployment, persistent and escalating level of corruption, emerging social conflict, poor governance and lack of accountability. The conference will bring together scholars, experts, policy makers, government officials. The conference will also cover international experiences and best practices on institutions and institutional reforms.