Past Events

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WAITS Symposium

Washington Area International Trade Symposium

Friday, 5/2/2025, 8:15am - 6:00pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy is pleased to host the 14th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium.

Trade & Development Seminar: Stuart Rosenthal (Cornell)

Monday, 4/28/2025, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a trade and development seminar with Stuart Rosenthal, professor and chair of the Paul Rubacha Department of Real

The 5th Annual GWU India Conference

5th GW India Conference on India’s Economic Development and U.S.-India Economic Relations

Making India An Advanced Economy by 2047: Strengthening Institutions Addressing Inequities

Thursday, 4/24/2025, 8:30am - 7:00pm

The 5th GW India Conference on India’s Economic Development and U.S.-India Economic Relations will take place on Thursday, April 24th, 2025

The Future of Finance and Trade in Africa 2.0

The Future of Finance & Trade in Africa 2.0

Wednesday, 4/23/2025, 9:00am - 5:15pm

Join global leaders to explore digital transformation, trade, investment, and climate finance to drive sustainable growth across Africa.

The Future of Finance and Trade in Africa 2.0

The Future of Finance & Trade in Africa 2.0 - Cloned

Wednesday, 4/23/2025, 9:00am - 5:15pm

Join global leaders to explore digital transformation, trade, investment, and climate finance to drive sustainable growth across Africa.

Understanding the Economic Impact of Tariffs Webinar

Understanding the Economic Impacts of Tariffs: Perspectives from Academia and Industry

Tuesday, 4/15/2025, 8:15am - 9:15am

Join us for a cross-sector discussion on the economic impacts of tariffs.

The World Bank Event

The World Bank: Actions to End Poverty on a Livable Planet with Luis Felipe López-Calva

With Luis Felipe López-Calva, Global Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank Group

Wednesday, 4/9/2025, 5:30pm - 6:45pm

The World Bank: Actions to End Poverty on a Livable Planet with Luis Felipe López-Calva Event.

Trade & Development Seminar: Denni Tommasi (World Bank)

Monday, 4/7/2025, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a trade and development seminar with Denni Tommasi (World Bank).

A View from Treasury: The Global Economy

Wenger Family Lecture on International Business and Finance: A View from Treasury: The Global Economy

Monday, 3/31/2025, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Join us for a discussion led by Elliott School Dean Alyssa Ayres and Professor Jay Shambaugh, former Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs

Arctic Women Leadership

Arctic Women Leadership Addressing Climate, Geopolitical, and Economic Transitions: Local, Federal and Indigenous Perspectives

Monday, 3/31/2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Female leaders from Sweden, Canada, the US, and Indigenous territories and communities discuss climate change, geopolitics, and the transition to a new economy.

Macro-International Seminar with Viral Acharya (NYU)

Wednesday, 3/19/2025, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Please join the GW Economics Department for a macro-international seminar with Viral Acharya, C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at NYU's Leonard N. Stern School

Macro-International Seminar with Francesco Grigoli (IMF)

Thursday, 3/13/2025, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a macro-international seminar with Francesco Grigoli, an economist with the International Monetary Fund.

Using Machine Learning to Estimate Multidimensional Poverty

Tuesday, 3/11/2025, 12:10pm - 1:10pm

Speakers: Heriberto Tapia and Moumita Ghorai (Human Development Report Office, UNDP)

Applying the MPI approach to assess recent trends in multidimensional deprivation among Italian youth.

Tuesday, 3/4/2025, 11:10am - 12:10pm

In recent decades, young individuals in Italy have faced increasing precariousness in their employment, fragmented career paths, prolonged transitions to adulth

Trade & Development Seminar: Victor Couture (University of Toronto)

Monday, 3/3/2025, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a trade and development seminar with Victor Couture, associate professor of economic analysis and policy at the U

Investing in Local Climate Action: The Evolving Role of National Governments

Tuesday, 2/25/2025, 12:15pm - 1:45pm

National governments, acting on their own and through multilateral organizations, have been seen as the primary movers of climate action.

Poverty and its many faces: An analytical framework for deprivation interlinkages

Tuesday, 2/25/2025, 11:10am - 12:10pm

How do you measure the interlinkages between deprivations in diverse dimensions of human wellbeing? This seminar proposes an analytical framework for the

Macro-International Seminar: Alessandro Rebucci (Johns Hopkins University)

Wednesday, 2/19/2025, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a macro-international seminar with Alessandro Rebucci, professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Much Ado About Nothing? Commodity Price Shocks and Quality of Employment in Peru

Tuesday, 2/18/2025, 11:10am - 12:10pm

The 2000s commodities boom spurred a period of high economic growth across Latin America. In Peru, this "super cycle" was primarily driven by a surge in mining

Livable and Sustainable Cities World Bank & GWU Workshop Series Workshop 6: Flooding and Cities - Impacts and Policies

Wednesday, 2/12/2025, 1:30pm - 6:00pm

The World Bank – GWU Livable and Sustainable Cities workshop brings together academics and development practitioners.