Past Events

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Trade and Development Seminar

Monday, 9/25/2023, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Join the GW Department of Economics for a trade and development seminar featuring Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, assistant professor of international economics at the

4th Annual DC-MD-VA Economics Workshop

4th Annual DC-MD-VA Econometrics Workshop

Saturday, 9/23/2023, 9:00am - 5:00pm

4th Annual DC-MD-VA Econometrics Workshop

Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES)

5th Washington Area International Finance Symposium (WAIFS)

Friday, 9/22/2023, 9:00am - 5:00pm

The 5th Washington Area International Finance Symposium (WAIFS) is a research conference that highlights academic work from researchers at leading finance insti

Macro-International Seminar

Wednesday, 9/13/2023, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Join the GW Department of Economics for a macro-international seminar featuring Robert Richmond, associate professor of finance at NYU Stern and a Faculty Resea

Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES)

Inaugural Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES)

Monday, 8/7/2023, All day

The Inaugural Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES) is a research conference that highlights academic work from researchers at leading economics i

Sustainable Cities Workshop on “Urban Inclusion and Development”

Tuesday, 5/9/2023, 9:30am - 1:45pm

Globally, 55% of the population lives in urban areas today. By 2045, the number of people living in cities will increase by 1.5 times to 6 billion, adding 2 bil

Generative AI 101

Generative AI 101

Friday, 5/5/2023, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Generative AI is many things: it is simultaneously scary, useful, flexible, opaque, exciting, and dangerous. Researchers, policymakers, creatives and executives

2023 Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium

Friday, 4/28/2023, All day

The Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to host the fifth annual Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium on April 28, 2023.

Reshaping the World Bank

Reshaping the World Bank for the 21st Century: An Agenda for the New President

Wednesday, 4/26/2023, 9:00pm - 10:30pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy is pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 to hear from a distinguished panel comprising

WAITS flyer

12th Annual WAITS

Friday, 4/21/2023, 9:00am - 7:00pm

12th Annual WAITS

U.S. India Cooperation in a Changing Global Economy and India's Pathways to Success.

U.S. India Cooperation in a Changing Global Economy and India’s Pathways to Success

Thursday, 4/20/2023, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a panel on, “U.S. India Cooperation in a Changing Global Economy and India’s Pathways to Success” with speakers Dr. Uma Ganesh (

Governing Finance and Climate Change

Governing Finance and Climate Change

Thursday, 4/13/2023, 9:00am - 12:30pm

Central banks and financial supervisors are at the core of mitigating risks to the financial system.

The New Face of Globalization

Tuesday, 4/11/2023, 5:00pm - Wednesday, 4/12/2023, 6:30pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy was pleased to invite you to a discussion of “The New Face of Globalization” featuring speakers Richard Baldwin,

GWU’s 15th Annual China Conference

Friday, 4/7/2023, 9:00am - 4:15pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy is pleased to announce the 15th Annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relati

Rethinking Capitalism and Democracy

Capitalism, Democracy, and Governance

Tuesday, 4/4/2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Martin Wolf (Financial Times) and Joe Zammit-Lucia (RADIX) will be the speakers for this event.

Thriving - Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate

Thriving – Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate

Thursday, 3/30/2023, 12:00pm - 1:35pm

Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities.

The Future of Global Poverty Alleviation Through Social Business

Friday, 3/24/2023, 9:30am - 10:30am

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is the founder of Grameen Bank, pioneering the concepts of microcredit and social business, founding more than 50 Social

The Global Economy Post Brexit

Wenger Family Lecture on International Business and Finance: The Global Economy Post-Brexit: UK and US Perspectives

Thursday, 3/23/2023, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

We were pleased to invite you to join us on March 23rd, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm EST for a conversation with Carl Richardson, MA ’99, and Sarah Hirsch, BA ’

Measuring the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy in Multidimensional Poverty Reduction

Wednesday, 3/15/2023, All day

In this paper we propose indicators of impact and spending effectiveness of fiscal interventions for multidimensional poverty reduction.

Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics in Indonesia in the time of COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

Wednesday, 3/8/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

It has long been recognised that poverty encompasses multiple aspects of wellbeing,thus, to truly measure it, a multidimensional tool is needed.