Computable General Equilibrium Models (static, dynamic recursive and intertemporal, multi-countries, poverty analysis, GTAP data base),

MAISONNAVE Hélène French Citizenship 17-05-79 [email protected] [email protected]

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computable General Equilibrium Models (static, dynamic recursive and intertemporal, multi-countries, poverty analysis, GTAP data base),

International trade, Environment policies, Education and labour market,

African economies.

QUALIFICATIONS

2003-2007: Ph.D in Economics-University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis-France.

« La politique de discrimination positive en Afrique du Sud : Une analyse en équilibre général calculable » (The South African Affirmative Action Policy : A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis)

Advisor: Professor Claude Berthomieu. Defended November 19th 2007.

(Mention Très Honorable, avec les Félicitations du Jury)

2002-2003 Master’s Degree: Diplôme d’étude approfondie (DEA) “Droit et Économie du Développement” (Major de Promotion), Institut du Droit de la Paix et du Développement, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France

1998-2002 Undergraduate Degrees:

Maitrise (2002), Licence (2001), University of Bordeaux- DEUG (2000), University of Bayonne, France

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

From May 2011: Researcher and Resource Person for the Poverty and Economic Policy network Laval University Canada

CGE Modelling

Responsible for the PEP schools

May 10-Apr11 Researcher at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies European Commission, Seville, Spain

Economics of Climate Change, Energy and Transport Unit. Modelling

Aug.09-March 10 Project Coordinator at the Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa Team leader on Macro Economics and Public Finance Unit.

Training in CGE for the rest of the team

Sept 08-Jul 09 Post Doc at the University of the Free State, South Africa

Impact of public policy on poverty in South Africa (mainly education policies) Jan.-march 08 Post Doc at Laval University, Québec, Canada

Building a pedagogical world model, « Mini monde ».

TEACHING

June 2011 PEP-Laval Intensive Graduate School in Development Economics Development Policy Modelling. (With B.Decaluwé and V.Robichaud) Laval University, Québec, Canada, 31 May-4 June

Aug 2010 FFC-PEP Training on Poverty and Economic Policy Analysis Midrand, South Africa, 09-21 August. (With V.Robichaud)

Dec.2009 PEP School: Training on Poverty and Economic Policy Analysis (in French) Dakar, 09-19 Dec. (With A.Martens et F.Cabral)

Winter 2008 Lecturer at Laval University, Québec, Canada.

Modelling Techniques and Development Economic policies (with B.Decaluwé) 2007-2008 Lecturer at the University of Rouen, France

(Attachée Temporaire d’Enseignement et de Recherche (ATER) à temps plein à la faculté des Sciences Economiques de Rouen).

Subjects: Macroeconomics, Statistics, Economic Analysis, Microeconomics Winter 2007 Lecturer at Laval University, Québec, Canada.

Modelling Technics and Development Economic policies (with B.Decaluwé).

Training in CGE modeling to PEP researchers. (Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (www.pep-net.org)

2006-2007 Lecturer at the University of Nice, France

(ATER à mi-temps à la faculté des Sciences Economiques de Nice Sophia Antipolis) Subjects : International Trade, Statistics

2003-2006 Lecturer at the University of Nice, France

(Allocataire de Recherche-Moniteur de l’enseignement supérieur à l’Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis)

Subjects : Statistics, Mathematics, International Trade

PROJECTS

2011-2012 Espace fiscal et dépenses publiques pour les enfants au Burkina Faso Unicef project

CGE and micro-simulation project

Team members: J.Cockburn, H. Maisonnave, Robichaud V and L. Tiberti

2011-2012 Analysis of the economic impacts of the South African Child Support Grant via a CGE model Unicef project

Bottum Up- Top Down CGE and micro-simulation model

Team members: M.Chitiga, S.Hoareau, H. Maisonnave, and V. Robichaud

2011-2012 Building a Computable General Equilibrium Model for the city of Johannesburg HSRC project

Team members: M.Chitiga, H. Maisonnave, and V. Robichaud

2011-2012 Impact on investment infrastructure on the labor market in South Africa FFC project

Team members: M.Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, and V. Robichaud

2010-2011 Realising the Millennium Development Goals through interregional fiscal transfers in South Africa

Financial and Fiscal Commission Project Main objectives:

1. Analyzing the MDG policies set up in South Africa 2.Evaluating the trade-off between goals.

Team members: M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, and V. Robichaud

2010-11 Intertemporal CGE Modelling for South Africa and intergovernmental relations inception report outline

Financial and Fiscal Commission Project Main objectives:

1. Building an intertemporal model for South Africa 2. Analyzing fiscal policies.

Team members: M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, and V. Robichaud

2010 Evaluating the Millennium Development Goals in Lesotho United Nations Development Program

Main objective:

1. Building a CGEM able to analyze the MDG for Lesotho Team members: H. Maisonnave, and V. Robichaud

2009-10 Simulating the impact of the global economic crisis on children in South Africa Unicef Project

Main objectives:

1. Analyzing the impact at the macro level (CGE) in the long run 2. Analyzing the impacts at the micro level (micro simulation)

Team members: M. Chitiga, B.Decaluwé, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, V. Robichaud, D. Sheppard, D. Von Fintel, and S. Van der Berg

2009-10 Analyzing the impact of the global crisis on the South African economy PEP-IFPRI-AUSAID project

Main objectives:

1. Analyzing the impacts in short and long run using a CGE 2. Analyzing policies to react to the slowdown

Team members: M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu and H. Maisonnave

2009-2010 Building a standard CGE model for the PEP network Main objectives:

1. Building a standard static CGEM and testing it on the South African case. 2. Building a standard dynamic CGEM and testing it on the South African case. 3. Building a standard world CGEM (based on “Mini Monde”)

Team members: B. Decaluwé, A. Lemelin, H. Maisonnave and V. Robichaud

2008-2009 Building a CGEM for the South African Fiscal and Financial Commission. Main objectives :

1. Evaluate impact on public policies in education on the labor market in long run. 2. Building a new database for students’ behaviors by population group.

Team members: B. Decaluwé and H. Maisonnave

2007-2009 Building a CGEM for the Algerian Ministry of Finances. Main objectives:

1. Evaluate impact of fiscal policies.

2. Training public servants of this Ministry to CGEM.

2007-2010 Building a dynamic multi dimensional countries CGE model for EU and ECOWAS. Main Objectives:

1. Analyse the impact of EPA’s on the ECOWAS’ countries.

2. Capacity building for ECOWAS staff and country participants in CGE Modeling. Team Members: B.Decaluwé, D.Laborde, H Maisonnave and V.Robichaud

RESEARCH:

PUBLICATIONS:

Papers submitted to academic reviews:

«Politique éducative et marché du travail en Afrique du Sud. Etude en équilibre général calculable dynamique », (2010), Recherche Economique de Louvain, vol 76(3), p.289-335 (with B.Decaluwé) «Does the South African affirmative action policy reduce poverty? A CGE Analysis», under submission (with B. Decaluwé et M. Chitiga)

«The impact of the international crisis on child poverty in South Africa» (with M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, V. Robichaud, D. Sheppard, D.Von Fitel and S. Van der Berg), under revision

« The impact of the global economic crisis on sub national government- lessons from the Free State Province in South Africa», under revision (with J. Mahabir, R.Mabugu, and M. Chitiga).

«Fiscal Imbalances in South Africa: An Intertemporal Analysis», under revision (with Chitiga,M.,R.Mabugu and V.Robichaud)

“Is South Africa on track to achieve the MDGs ? A CGE analysis”, under submission (with M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, and V. Robichaud)

«Is the European climate policy a jab against oil shock ?A CGE Analysis», under submission (with J.Pycroft, JC Ciscar and B.Saveyn)

« The global economic crisis, fiscal frameworks and coping with vulnerabilities », technical report, Submission for the Division of Revenue 2011-2012, p 18-70

« Libéralisation commerciale, discipline fiscale et impact à long terme sur la croissance et sur le marché du travail : une application à l’Afrique du Sud », in Libéralisation commerciale et pauvreté en Afrique, Les Presses de l’Université Laval/IDRC 2010

«Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic CGE analysis», African Development Perspective Yearbook 2009, vol. 13, 429-442. (with B. Decaluwé)

« Éducation et croissance en Afrique du Sud: une analyse en équilibre général calculable dynamique », in Les objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement et le Maghreb», PS2D, Université de Tunis, 2009,p113-134 (with B.Decaluwé)

Reports:

M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, V. Robichaud (2011), “Realising The Millenium Development Goals Through Interregional Fiscal Transfers In South Africa”, Report for the Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa

M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, V. Robichaud (2011), “Fiscal policy and Intertemporal CGE Modelling in South Africa”, Report for the Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa

M. Chitiga, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, V. Robichaud, D. Sheppard and S. Van der Berg (2010), “The impact of the international crisis on child poverty in South Africa”, Report for Unicef

Maisonnave, H.and B. Decaluwé (2008) « Modelling the Impacts of public spending in education sector on growth and poverty reduction ». Report for the Fiscal and Financial Commission, Midrand, South Africa.

Decaluwé, B., D. Laborde, V. Robichaud et H. Maisonnave (2008) « Analyse des Accords de Partenariats Économiques entre l’Union Européenne et l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Volumes I-II-III-IV ». Rapport pour l’UE et la CEDEAO.

Working Papers:

M. Chitiga, B. Decaluwé, R. Mabugu, H. Maisonnave, V. Robichaud, D. Sheppard, D.Von Fitel and S. Van der Berg (2010), “The impact of the international crisis on child poverty in South Africa”, Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers:13/10, available at www.ideas.repec.org/p/sza/wpaper/wpapers112.htlm Maisonnave H, J. Mahabir, R.Mabugu, and M. Chitiga. (2010) « The impact of the global economic crisis on sub national government- lessons from the Free State Province in South Africa», University of Pretoria, Department of Economics Working Paper Series 2010-12

Maisonnave H(2010) « La libéralisation commerciale a-t'elle un impact sur le comportement des étudiants sud africains?», Université Cheikh Anta Diop, CRES, Working Paper Series 2010-22

Maisonnave H et B. Decaluwé(2010) « Is South Africa's Affirmative Action Policy efficient?», Université Cheikh Anta Diop, CRES, Working Paper Series 2010-23

Decaluwe, B, A.Lemelin, H.Maisonnave and V.Robichaud (2009) « PEP 1-t Standard PEP Model, Single Country, Dynamic Version », PEP network PEP network (available on line, www.pep-net.org)

Decaluwe, B, A.Lemelin, H.Maisonnave and V.Robichaud (2009) « PEP 1-1 Standard PEP Model, Single Country, Static Version », PEP network (available on line, www.pep-net.org)

H. Maisonnave et B. Decaluwé (2008) ‘Politique éducative et marché du travail en Afrique du Sud. Etude en équilibre général calculable dynamique’, CIRPEE WP 09-37, Referred in SSRN http://ssrn.com/abstract=1462898

H. Maisonnave, B. Decaluwé et M. Chitiga (2008) « Does the South African affirmative action policy reduce poverty? A CGE Analysis», CIRPEE WP 09-36, Referred in

SSRN

Chitiga, M, B. Decaluwe, R.Mabugu, H.Maisonnave and V.Robichaud (2009) « The impact of the international economic crisis in South Africa”, CIRPEE Working Paper09-52, Referred in

SSRN

H. Maisonnave et B. Decaluwé (2009) “Trade policy, fiscal constraint and the long term impact of government expenditures”, mimeo

Maisonnave, H., V. Robichaud et B. Decaluwé (2008) « « Mini Monde », le modèle maquette d’une économie mondiale », Mimeo, Université Laval et PEP.

Work in progress:

«Robinson Crusoe revisited : water resources dynamics in a mid-size island economy», (with O. Beaumais)

«Land reform and poverty in Tanzania: a macro-micro analysis» (with M.Chitiga, E.Ferrari and L.Tiberti)

«Modelling Energy Futures: A CGE framework for investigating investment in renewable energy applied to the EU electricity sector» (with J.Pycroft)

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS:

Chitiga, M, R.Mabugu, H.Maisonnave, V.Robichaud (2011)” Fiscal Imbalances in South Africa: An Intertemporal Analysis”, paper presented at the 14th Global Trade Analysis Project” Conference, Venice, Italy

Ciscar, JC, H.Maisonnave, J.Pycroft and B.Saveyn (2011) “Is the European climate policy a jab against oil shock ?A CGE Analysis”, paper presented at the 14thGlobal Trade Analysis Project” Conference, Venice, Italy

Pycroft,J and H.Maisonnave (2011) “Modelling Energy Futures: A CGE framework for investigating investment in renewable energy applied to the EU electricity sector”, paper presented at the 14th Global Trade Analysis Project” Conference, Venice, Italy

Chitiga, M, B. Decaluwe, R.Mabugu, H.Maisonnave, V.Robichaud, D.Shepard, S.Van der Berg and D.Von Fitel (2009) “The impact of the economic crisis on child poverty inSouth Africa”, paper presented at the Global Trade Analysis Project” Conference, Penang, Malaysia

Chitiga, M, B. Decaluwe, R.Mabugu, H.Maisonnave and V.Robichaud (2009) “The impact of the global financial and economic crisis on South Africa”, paper presented at the African Economic Research Council”, Nairobi, Kenya.

Maisonnave, H and B.Decaluwé (2009) “Trade policy, fiscal constraint and the long term impact of government expenditures”, paper presented at the 12th General Meeting of Global Trade and Analysis Project, Santiago, Chile.

Maisonnave, H, B.Decaluwé et M.Chittiga (2008) « Does the South African affirmative action policy reduce poverty? A CGE Analysis», paper accepted à Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Oxford, England

Maisonnave, H. et B. Decaluwé (2008), « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis» Development Policy Research Unit, 9th Annual Meeting, Muldersdrift, South Africa

Maisonnave, H. et B. Decaluwé (2008), « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis) » Paper accepted at the International Conference on Policy Modelling (ECOMOD), Berlin, Germany)

Maisonnave, H. and B. Decaluwé (2008) « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis», Colloque Economie du développement et de la Transition CERDI, Clermont Ferrand, (France)

Maisonnave, H. and B. Decaluwé (2008), « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis», 4ème Colloque international du PS2D, Hammamet, (Tunisia)

Maisonnave, H. and B. Decaluwé (2008), « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis» 11th General Meeting of Global Trade and Analysis Project, Helsinki, (Finland).

Maisonnave, H. (2008) « Labour market and poverty in South Africa: A CGE Analysis», Canadian Economic Association, Vancouver, (Canada)

Maisonnave, H. (2008) « Marché du travail et pauvreté en Afrique du Sud: une analyse en équilibre général calculable», Société Canadienne de Sciences Economiques, Montebello, (Canada)

Maisonnave, H. et B. Decaluwé (2008), « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis» Société Canadienne de Sciences Economiques, Montebello, (Canada)

Maisonnave, H. (2008) « Politique éducative, croissance et marché du travail en Afrique du Sud. Une analyse en équilibre général calculable dynamique », Paper accepted to Journées doctorales de l’ADRES, Toulouse, (France).

Maisonnave, H. et B. Decaluwé (2008), « Educational Policy, Growth and Labour market in South Africa: A dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis», International Research Workshop on New Growth and Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Africa, Bremen, (Germany).

OTHER:

Reviewer for Environment and Development Economics (EDE) and Journal of Economics and International Finance (JEIF).

Resource Person for PEP network (www.pep-net.org), Modeling and Policy Impact Analysis Languages:

French (mother tongue) English and Spanish fluent