International Trade and Related Events at IIEP
2023 Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
2022 Events
“The 2022 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index” – Monday, October 17, 2022
“Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference” – Friday, May 6, 2022
“Missing migrants: Border closures as a labor supply shock, joint with Dave Maré and Linda Sanderson” featuring Melanie Morten (Stanford) – Tuesday, April 12, 2022
“U.S.-China Tensions” featuring Bo Sun (Federal Reserve Board) – Friday, April 1, 2022
“Trade Links: New Rules for a New World” featuring James Bacchus (University of Florida) – Wednesday, March 23, 2022
“The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping’s China” featuring Kevin Rudd (Asia Society), David Shambaugh (George Washington University), and Alyssa Ayres (George Washington University) – Tuesday, March 22, 2022
“Are China and India Encountering Convergence Stalls?” featuring Arvind Subramanian (Brown University), Dr. Kalpana Kochhar (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), and David Dollar (Brookings Institution) – Tuesday, March 22, 2022
“Trade Shocks and Supply Chains: What is Happening to the WTO and Globalization?” featuring Bob Koopman (World Trade Organization), Michael Moore (George Washington University), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Tuesday, February 22, 2022
2021 Events
“Gender Inclusiveness in Trade: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities” featuring Renata Amaral (American University), Jamaica Gayle (National Foreign Trade Council), Nadia Bourély (Embassy of Canada to the United States), Lisa Schroeter (Dow Chemical Company), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Thursday, November 18, 2021
“What Can We Hope For at MC12?” featuring Alan Wm. Wolff (Peterson Institute for International Economics), Jake Colvin (National Foreign Trade Council), Isabel Jarrett (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Andrew Jory (Embassy of Australia in the United States), Sharon Bomer Lauritsen (AgTrade Strategies, LLC), Catherine Mellor (UPS), and Michael Moore (George Washington University) – Thursday, November 18, 2021
“Linkages with Multinationals: The Effects on Domestic Firms’ Exports” featuring Christian Volpe Martincus (Inter-American Development Bank) – Tuesday, November 16, 2021
“Escaping Sanctions? Iranian Firm Response and Market Reallocation Under International Trade Sanctions” featuring Ebad Ebadi (George Washington University) – Tuesday, November 9, 2021
“Are Pitcairn Island (UK), China and Taiwan really joining CPTPP?” featuring Ken Levinson (Washington International Trade Organization), The Honorable Tim Groser (former Ambassador of New Zealand), Wendy Cutler (Asia Society Policy Institute), Shanker Singham (Institute of Economic Affairs, Centre for Economics and Business Research), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Wednesday, November 3, 2021
“IMF World Economic Outlook: Recovery During a Pandemic – Health Concerns, Supply Disruptions, and Price Pressures” featuring John Bluedorn (IMF), Christoffer Koch (IMF), Jean-Marc Natal (IMF), Tara M. Sinclair (George Washington University), Benjamin F. Jones (Northwestern University), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Friday, October 29, 2021
“The Future Global Economic and Spatial Consequences of Climate Change” featuring Klaus Desmet (Southern Methodist University) – Tuesday, October 26, 2021
“Did U.S. Politicians Expect the China Shock?” featuring Dr. Bingjing Li (University of Hong Kong), James Feigenbaum (Boston University), Maggie Chen (George Washington University), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Friday, October 15, 2021
“India’s Trade Policy: Past, Present, Future” featuring Alyssa Ayres (George Washington University), Judith Dean (Brandeis University), Rajeev Kher (Research and Information System for Developing Countries), and James E. Foster (George Washington University) – Wednesday, June 2, 2021
“Elliott Experts Weigh in: The Global Economic System in the Age of Coronavirus” featuring Maggie Chen (George Washington University) – Thursday, May 7, 2020
“Globalizing Patient Capital: The Political Economy of Chinese Finance in the Americas” featuring Stephen Kaplan (George Washington University), Carol Wise (University of Southern California), Roselyn Hsueh (Temple University), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Friday, April 30, 2021
“10th Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference” – Thursday, April 29, 2021 – Friday, April 30, 2021
“China’s Outward Investments: State Capitalism or Capital Flight?” featuring Meg Rithmire (Harvard Business School), Stephen B. Kaplan (George Washington University), Deborah Brautigam (Johns Hopkins University), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Friday, March 5, 2021
“Reshaping Global Trade: The Immediate and Long-Run Effects of Bank Failures” featuring Chenzi Xu (Stanford University) – Wednesday, February 24, 2021
2020 Events
“International Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region Amidst U.S.-China Tensions” featuring Maggie Chen (George Washington University), Chris Fussner (TransTechnology Worldwide), and Frank Wong (Scholastic Asia) – Tuesday, November 10, 2020
“IMF October 2020 World Economic Outlook” featuring Malhar Nabar (IMF), Claudia Sahm (SAHM Consulting), Francesca Caselli (IMF), Florence Jaumotte (IMF), Ken Gillingham (Yale University) Tara Sinclair (George Washington University), James Foster (George Washington University), and Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University) – Wednesday, October 28, 2020
“The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Trading Up in the Era of COVID-19” featuring Albert Muchanga (African Union Commission), Florizelle (Florie) Liser (Corporate Council on Africa), Tony Carroll (Manchester Trade), and Jennifer G. Cooke (George Washington University) – Friday, October 23, 2020
“Are Informal Workers Benefiting from Globalization? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in India” featuring Nita Rudra (Georgetown University), Maggie Chen (George Washington University), Deepa Ollapally (George Washington University), and James Foster (George Washington University) – Tuesday, August 4, 2020
“Webinar: Innovations in Digital Trade: The Sequel” featuring Sabina Ciofu (techUK), Sam duPont (German Marshall Fund), Nigel Cory (Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub), and Susan Aarsonson (George Washington University) – Thursday, July 16, 2020
“Webinar on E-Commerce at the WTO: What’s Going On?” featuring Victor do Prado (World Trade Organization) – Monday, March 30, 2020
