Past Events

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Macro-International Seminar: Dirk Krueger (University of Pennsylvania)

Wednesday, 2/12/2025, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a macro-international seminar with Dirk Krueger

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.

Resilient Human Development: Advancing human development amidst shocks.

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

OPHI Seminar Tuesday 11th February 2025 16:10 - 17:10 GMT Meeting Room 2, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB Abstract TBC

Macro-International Seminar: Carlos Góes (International Financial Corporation)

Wednesday, 2/5/2025, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Please join the GW Department of Economics for a macro-international seminar with Carlos Góes, economic researcher with the International Financial Corporation

Measuring multidimensional women’s empowerment with data from partnered women across 45 low- and middle-income countries

Tuesday, 2/4/2025, 11:10am - 12:10pm

This seminar introduces a novel, policy-relevant measure of multidimensional empowerment based on the Alkire-Foster method and using data from partnered women a

AI at Work: Building and Evaluating Trust Presented by TRAILS

Tuesday, 2/4/2025, 9:00am - 3:00pm

The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS) invites AI thought leaders, researchers, and advisors from industry, policy, and academia to join u

Unidimensional underpinnings of MPI

Tuesday, 12/3/2024, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Professor James Foster and Professor Sabina Alkire OPHI Seminar Tuesday 03rd December 2024 16:00 - 17:00 GMT Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield

The Economics of Sustainable Development

Monday, 12/2/2024, 8:00am - 5:30pm

The World Bank, in collaboration with George Washington University (GWU) and the University of Virginia (UVA), will host the 2nd World Bank-GWU-UVA Conference o

Global MPI 2024: Poverty amid conflict

Tuesday, 11/26/2024, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sabina Alkire, Director of OPHI OPHI Seminar Tuesday 26th November 2024 16:00 - 17:00 GMT Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB The gl

Towards a ‘Moderate’ MPI for ISDB countries: indicator and methodological options

Tuesday, 11/19/2024, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Rizwan ul Haq; Sabina Alkire; Lhachi Selden; Fanni Kovesdi OPHI Seminar Tuesday 19th November 2024 16:00 - 17:00 GMT Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Ma

Perspectives on the U.S.-ROK Alliance after the U.S. Presidential Election

Friday, 11/15/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm

In the wake of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, both the United States and the Republic of Korea anticipate significant shifts in the political landscape. W

Towards a Moderate Multidimensional Poverty Index: an application to Middle-Income Countries Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 11:00am - 12:00 pm ET

Tuesday, 11/5/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a joint virtual event with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. This week'

Envisioning India: Why India Is Growing Fast, But Not Creating Enough Jobs

Thursday, 10/17/2024, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

India is growing fast after the recovery, but non-farm job creation is extremely slow. At least 6 million young join the labour force year, but youth unemployme

Macro-International Seminar with Yu An

Wednesday, 10/16/2024, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a Macro-International Seminar on Wednesday, October 16th, featuring Yu An (Johns Hopkins University). An will present his paper,

Global Multidimensional Poverty for Children with Disabilities: A 40 countries study

Tuesday, 10/15/2024, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 16% of the world's population lives with a disability, with a significant number living in low- and middle-inc

6th Washington Area International Finance Symposium (WAIFS)

Friday, 10/11/2024, 9:00am - 5:30pm

We are pleased to invite you to the 6th Washington Area International Finance Symposium (WAIFS) from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Friday, October 11th, 2024. The confer

Macro-International Seminar with Tomás Williams

Wednesday, 10/2/2024, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a Macro-International Seminar on Wednesday, October 2nd, featuring Tomás Williams (GWU). Williams will present his paper, "Inela

South Africa's Evolving Foreign Policy Outlook

Monday, 9/16/2024, 4:00pm - 5:15pm

The Institute for African Studies and the Institute for International Economic Policy invites you to: South Africa's Evolving Foreign Policy Outlook A conversat

What is Digital Solidarity? And can the US Convince Others that Collaboration is in the World’s Interest?

Wednesday, 6/12/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm

In May 2024, the US Department of State released The United States International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy. The strategy “focuses on building broad

Should the USG Establish a Publicly Funded AI Option?

Wednesday, 5/22/2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a Digital Trade & Data Governance Hub webinar on Wednesday, May 22nd from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET titled, "Should the USG Est