by Sarah Baird (George Washington University), Joan Hamory Hicks (UC-Berkeley, CEGA), Michael Kremer (Harvard University, NBER), and Edward Miguel (UC-Berkeley, NBER)
Month: November 2015
TPP and the Internet: A Multistakeholder Perspective
Originally published on November 23, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) includes many provisions with significant effects on the Internet and in particular on cross-border information flows. As in many trade agreements, the provisions of TPP are complex and difficult to understand. The Institute for International Economic Policy — in concert with the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) and the Internet Policy Forum of the Internet Society – DC Chapter — hosted a breakfast discussion of the cross-border data flow provisions, focusing in particular on their impact on the free flow of information between the 12 nations that today comprise some 25% of global Internet users. IIEP was excited to host Fanny Hidvégi, International Privacy Fellow at EPIC, Mark MacCarthy, Vice President of Government Affairs at the Software and Information Industry Association, Peter Maybarduk, director of access to medicine and information at Public Citizen, Sanford Reback, Director of Global Public Policy at Akamai, and Susan Aaronson, IIEP affiliate and International Affairs professor at the George Washington University, will discuss the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Internet governance. Tracey D. Samuelson of APR Marketplace will moderate.
We are grateful to our co-organizers and sponsors. Breakfast was generously provided by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital information industries. Webcasting was provided by the Internet Policy Forum of ISOC-DC.
Election Results and Economic Prospects in Myanmar
Thursday, November 19, 2015
9:15 to 10:30am
Elliott School of International Affairs
Suite 505
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
On November 19th at Elliott School of International Affairs, the Institute for International Economic Policy at The George Washington University hosted Vikram Nehru, a senior associate in the Asia Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the impact of the November elections in Myanmar. As Nehru has written, “For Myanmar’s leadership, international approval will be central to attracting foreign investment and maintaining the economy’s development momentum.” The international community’s support of the election result’s will be decisive as Myanmar moves forward.
Cosponsors of the event were the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the International Development Studies program.
Listen to the event here with Professor James Foster and Mr. Nehru discussing this turning point in Myanmar’s history.
8th Annual Conference on U.S.-China Economic Relations and China’s Economic Development
The U.S.-China relationship is now second to none in importance for international economic relations and policy and accordingly is a major focus of IIEP. The centerpiece of this initiative is our annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic and Political Relations
This year, key topics discussed include China’s financial market, the state of China’s macro-economy, the China-Africa relationship, and China’s outward investments and their impacts. For more information about the conference and bios of each panelist, visit our blog.
An archive of all previous Annual Conferences on U.S.-China Economic Relations and China’s Economic Development is available here. For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
Keynote speaker: David Dollar
Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development, the Brookings Institution
David Dollar is a leading expert on China’s economy and U.S.-China economic relations. From 2009 to 2013 he was the U.S. Treasury’s economic and financial emissary to China.
Dollar worked at the World Bank for 20 years, and from 2004 to 2009, was country director for China and Mongolia. His other World Bank assignments primarily focused on Asian economies, including South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Bangladesh, and India. From 1995 to 2004, Dollar worked in the World Bank’s research department.
Schedule of Events
October 6, 2017
8:50 – 9:00AM Welcome and Overview of the Conference
- Stephen Smith, Director, Institute for International Economic Policy
9:00 – 10:30AM Session 1: The China-Africa Relationship
- Howard French, Columbia University, “Chinese Migrants in Africa”
- Wenjie Chen, GWU/IMF, “Chinese Investments in Africa”
- Jorge Canales-Kriljenko, IMF, “Spillover Effects of China onto Sub-Saharan Africa”
10:30 – 11:00AM Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30PM Session 2: China’s Outward Investments and Their Impact
- Thomas Rehermann, Senior Strategy Officer, IFC, “China Abroad – Investment, Integration, Outlook”
- Jian-Ye Wang, NYU-Shanghai, “Chinese Investments Abroad”
- Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Principal Economic Advisor, IDB, “Beyond the Boom: Towards a Mature China-Latin America Relationship”
- Moderator – Wenjie Chen, GWU/IMF
12:30 – 2:00PM Lunch and Keynote
- David Dollar, Senior Fellow, Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution, “China’s Economic Slowdown and Spillover to the Rest of the World”
2:00 – 2:20PM Coffee Break
2:20 – 3:50PM Session 3: China’s Financial Market
- Jennifer Carpenter, NYU Stern, “The Real Value of China’s Stock Market”
- Jennie Bai, Georgetown University, “The Great Wall of Debt: Corruption, Real Estate, and Chinese Local Government Credit Spreads”
- Dennis Tao Yang, UVA, “Booms and Busts in China’s Stock Market”
4:00 – 5:30PM Session 4: State of China’s Macro-economy
- Li Gan, Texas A&M University, “Income Inequality and Economic Transition in China”
- Hui He, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF, “A Tale of Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Economic Inequality in Urban China, 1986-2009”
- Yingyao Hu, JHU, “Unemployment and Labor Force Participation in China: Long Run Trends and Short Run Dynamics”
An archive of all previous Annual Conferences on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations is available here.
For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
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IMF Africa Regional Economic Outlook Discussion
Monday, November 9, 2015
8:45am to 12:30pm
Elliott School of International Affairs
Lindner Commons, 6th floor
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Africa continues to experience great opportunities for growth while also facing several great challenges. Sustained economic growth, income inequality, gender disparities, and competitiveness in the global trade arena are all issues with the potential to make or break the continent’s development as a region. The African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) publishes the Regional Economic Outlook (REO): Sub-Saharan Africa report twice a year. The Africa REO reviews economic developments and trends in the region.
This event will feature presentations of the three REO chapters and a discussion by external experts and IIEP faculty of the topical areas covered in the reports. The full report is available on the IMF website.
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Opening Remarks
- Stephen Smith, Director, Institute for International Economic Policy, GWU
Session I: Dealing with the Gathering Clouds
- Celine Allard, Lead Author of the Africa Regional Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund
- Fred Joutz, Professor of Economics, GWU
- Augustin Fosu, Professor, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana
Session II: Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Marking Time or Moving Ahead
- Bhaswar Mukhopadhyay, Deputy Division Chief, African Department, International Monetary Fund
- Fariha Kamal, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Bureau of the Census
- Danny Leipziger, Professor of Practice of International Business, GWU; Managing Director, Growth Dialogue
Session III: Inequality and Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Dalia Hakura, Deputy Division Chief, African Department, International Monetary Fund
- James Foster, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GWU
- Louise Fox, Visiting Professor of Development Practice, University of California-Berkeley
For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
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Election Observations and Economic Prospects in Myanmar
Originally published on November 4, 2015
On November 19th at Elliott School of International Affairs, the Institute for International Economic Policy at The George Washington University hosted Vikram Nehru, a senior associate in the Asia Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the impact of the November elections in Myanmar.
Regardless of the outcome, the November elections were watershed moment as the country moves away from decades of military rule and towards a parliamentary government. The outside world watched to see if the military government will allow a democratic election. As Nehru has written, “For Myanmar’s leadership, international approval will be central to attracting foreign investment and maintaining the economy’s development momentum.” The international community’s support of the election result’s will be decisive as Myanmar moves forward.
Thank you to all those who joined the Institute for International Economic Policy, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the International Development Studies program with Vikram Nehru and Professor James Foster for a discussion of this turning point in Myanmar’s history.
“Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan” (Trade and Development Workshop)
David Atkin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
12:30 to 2:00pm