5th International Conference of Eastern Africa Business and Economic Watch (5th EABEW-2022)

Call for Papers

The University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics (UR-CBE) and its regional EID partners Jönköping University-Jönköping International Business School (JU-JIBS), CoBAMS at Makerere University, UDBS and School of Economics at University of Dar Es Salaam, College of Business and Economics at Addis Ababa University and  Faculty of Economics at University Eduardo Mondlane announce the fifth in its series of international conference of Eastern Africa Business and Economic Watch under the support of UR-Sweden –Economics and Management Sub-programme during 16-17 June 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.

The theme of the conference is “Sustainable Development – a post-pandemic future”. Original evidence based theoretical, methodological, empirical research, policy or practice oriented research papers on the theme are invited from researchers, academicians, industry practitioners for presentation in the conference. The papers must be evidence based, original and never submitted elsewhere for publication. The domains of the papers should be in the areas of economics and business management and any other interdisciplinary fields that contribute to socio-economic transformation that may fall in any of the defined tracks. Priority will be given to Rwanda based studies, but submissions from the rest of Africa and elsewhere are also welcomed, provided that they discuss the implications of the research findings to the African context.

The conference will also be available in virtual or hybrid mode, allowing participation on zoom.

Original evidence based papers are welcome in the following topics but not limited to:

• Assessment of achievements of Vision 2020 of Rwanda
• The Vision 2050 (the Rwanda We Want)
• Future Drivers of Growth in Rwanda
• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• Agenda 2063 of Africa
• Millennium Development Goals and the aftermath
• Vision 2050 of East Africa
• Energy-Growth-Environment Nexus
• Inequality-Poverty-Growth-Environment Nexus
• Multidimensional poverty, inequality, vulnerability, well-being
• Productivity, growth and their social dimensions
• Inclusive growth and development 
• Welfare program and policies 
• Effects of regional cooperation and integration
• Intra-African trade, opportunities, challenges and barriers for Rwanda
• Urbanization and development of infrastructure services
• Development Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Monetary Economics
• International Economics
• Applied Economics (Health, Energy, Utilities, Gender, etc.,)
• Entrepreneurship and innovation
• Managing family business enterprises
• Small business management
• Private sector development and Triple Helix effects
• Competitiveness of firms, industry and nations
• Role of government in promotion of SMEs
• Corporate governance
• Marketing and branding
• Leadership and organizational behavior
• Strategic management 
• Supply chain management
• Human resource management
• Human capital development
• Labour market dynamics
• Migration and labour market nexus
• Financial management, micro-finance and development
• Fintech
• Services Management (Banks, Insurance, Financial, Consultancy etc.,)
• Management of Cooperatives
• Manufacturing Management
• Industrial policy and management
• Accounting and Management Control
• Gender in management and economics disciplines
• Agribusiness management
• Information technology in management
• Indigenous knowledge, homegrown solutions, innovation, development and job creation
• Rural development and agribusiness
• Sustainable tourism and tourism management
• Ecotourism and Hospitality Management
• Knowledge-based economic development
• Accountable institutions, governance and economic development
• Leadership
• Women in Management and Leadership