Francisco Ferreira
“Ageing Poorly? Accounting for the Decline in Earnings Inequality in Brazil, 1995-2012”
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
12:30 to 2:00pm
Month: October 2017
Nonunion Employee Representation: Theory and the German Experience with Mandated Works Councils
October 2017
by Stephen Smith (George Washington University) & Uwe Jirjahn (University of Trier)
“A Value Based Approach to the Economy: Introducing the Notion of Shared Goods”
Arjo Klamer
Erasmus University
A Value Based Approach to the Economy: Introducing the Notion of Shared Goods
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
12:30 to 2:00pm – Reception to Follow
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Building Brazil’s Future: A Conference on Innovation, Investment and Economic Development
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Building Brazil’s Future brings together researchers, business leaders, and policymakers to discuss the country’s efforts to launch a sustainable economic recovery through game changing innovations and investments along with key policy reforms. The conference features two discussion panels. The first treats the issues surrounding the role of innovation in developing the Brazilian economy and the second focuses on how investments can promote innovation and higher productivity across sectors.
Speakers
- Raphael Gheneim Camargo, Secretary of Planning and Innovation of the Municipality of Cotia, SP, Columbia University
- Otaviano Canuto, Executive Director, Brazil, The World Bank Group
- Thiago Augusto Cesar, CEO at Bit.One
- Maggie Chen, Director of the Institute of International Economic Policy
- Gregory Harrington, Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
- Antonio Josino Meirelles, Executive Director Brazilian Industries Coalition
- Gabriel Petrus, Executive Director, Brazil International Chamber of Commerce
- Justin Duarte Pine, Director, International Affairs for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization
- Antonio H. Pinheiro Silveira, Executive Director, Brazil and Suriname Inter-American Development Bank
- Stefan Schimenes, Founder and CEO at Investorise
“Inequality, Redistribution and the Rise of Outsider Candidates”
Leyla D. Karakas
Syracuse University
“Inequality, Redistribution and the Rise of Outsider Candidates”
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
12:30 to 2:00pm
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
10th Annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations
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
Speakers
- Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University
- Ted Chu, Chief Economist, International Finance Corporation
- Jiyao Bi, China’s National Development and Reform Commission
- Shanjun Li, Cornell Univeristy
- Hongbin Li, Stanford University
- Bin Sheng, Nankai University
- Junjie Hong, University of International Business and Economics
- Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University
- Derek Scissors, American Enterprise Institute
- Simon Adler, University of North Carolina
- Jay Shambaugh, GWU
- Maggie Chen, GWU
- Andrew Greenland, Elon University
- Wendy Cutler, Asia Society Policy Institute
- Barbara Stallings, Brown University and GWU
- Heiwai Tang, Johns Hopkins University
- Bo Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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.
Schedule of Events
October 6, 2017
8:15 – 8:45AM: Coffee and Registration
8:45 – 9:00AM: Welcoming Remarks
9:00 – 9:40AM: Keynote One: U.S.-China Trade and U.S. Jobs: A Value-Chain Perspective
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- Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University
9:40 – 10:30AM: Infrastructure, Environment, and Growth
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- Moderator: Catherine Laporte-Oshiro, IIEP Visiting Scholar
- Shanjun Li, Cornell University
- Simon Alder, University of North Carolina: Political Distortions and Infrastructure Networks in China: A Quantitative Equilibrium Analysis
10:30 – 10:45AM: Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00PM: Policy Session 1: Chinese Macro-Economy in the Next Decade
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- Moderator: Wenjie Chen, IMF
- Derek Scissors, American Enterprise Institute
- Jiyao Bi, Chinese National Development and Reform Commission
- Jay Shambaugh, George Washington University: What Will China’s Financial Reckoning Look Like?
12:00 – 12:45PM: Lunch
12:45 – 1:25PM: Keynote Two: Lessons of China’s Experience and Experience of the US for China
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- Ted Chu, IFC Chief Economist: Lessons of China’s Experience and Experience of the US for China
1:25 – 2:40PM: Globalization and Human Capital
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- Moderator: Chao Wei, GWU
- Hongbin Li, Stanford University: Human Capital and China’s Future Growth
- Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University: The Role of Research and Ownership in Generating Patent Quality: China’s Experience
- Andrew Greenland, Elon University: Import Competition and Internal Migration
2:50 – 4:05PM: Policy Session 2: An Outlook of U.S.-China Trade Relations
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- Moderator: Steve Suranovic, GWU
- Wendy Cutler, Asia Society Policy Institute
- Junjie Hong, University of International Business and Economics
- Maggie Chen, George Washington University
4:05 – 4:20PM: Coffee Break
4:20 – 5:35PM: Policy Session 3: The China Model of Economic Development
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- Moderator: Stephen Kaplan, GWU
- Barbara Stallings, Brown University and GWU: Does China Have a Development Model?
- Heiwai Tang, Johns Hopkins University: Brief Remarks on the China Model of Economic Development
- Bo Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology: China’s Economic Challenges and Reform Perspectives
5:35 – 5:40PM: Closing Remarks
