June 2015
by Anthony Yezer (George Washington University) and William Larson (Federal Housing Finance Agency)
Month: June 2015
Amenity, Diversity and Obesity: Unobserved Heretogeneity in Cities
June 2015
by Stephen Popick (George Washington University) and Anthony Yezer (George Washington University)
IGF-USA 2015
Originally published on June 24, 2015
The Internet Governance Forum USA is a full day, annual conference taking place at George Washington University in Washington, DC that brings together thought leaders from across the Internet multistakeholder community to engage in discussions about key issues that will drive the future of the Internet. Bringing together hundreds of leaders and academics, IGF-USA 2015 featured discussions on topics ranging from free speech online to the cooperation of multistakeholders. If you missed the conference, full Live Streams of each session can be found below.
Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, and helped to organize IGF-USA 2015!
IGF-USA 2015 sponsors included ARIN, Disney, ICANN, the Internet Society, the Public Interest Registry, Verisign, Microsoft, the Internet Infrastructure Coalition, NetChoice, Verizon, the Software and Information Industry Association, and Wiley Rein.
2017: Building or Rebuilding Cities for Growth
Originally published on June 13, 2017
This conference is hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy, the World Bank, and the International Growth Centre Cities Program, bringing together academics and practitioners to discuss the sustainable urbanization of developing countries.
One of the great challenge of 21st century cities in developing countries is that they must fulfill the requirements of connectivity in production for businesses and address the negative externalities for consumers of density with extremely limited financial resources and public capacity. This raises the following questions: What national policies strengthen and weaken developing world cities, and what infrastructure investments deliver the largest growth benefits? In particular, the aim of this conference will be to reflect upon how cities in developing countries should focus their efforts on improving their land and housing sector (see Session 1: Land), their transportation networks (see Session 2: Transportation) or their sanitation infrastructure (see Session 3: Public Services). In other words, how can we build, or rebuild, cities in the future in order to promote economic growth and reduce poverty?
