Past Events

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India’s Trade Policy: Past, Present, Future

Thursday, 4/22/2021, 9:00am - 10:30am

This was the ninth webinar in the “Envisioning India” series, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for International Economic Po

Humanitarianism and Human Rights: A World of Differences?

Tuesday, 4/20/2021, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Humanitarianism and Human Rights: A World of Differences? (Cambridge University Press) explores the fluctuating relationship between human rights and humanitari

Horizontal and Intersecting Wealth Inequalities in Mozambique – 1997 to 2017

Monday, 4/19/2021, 10:00am - 11:30am

Presenter: Ricardo Santos is a Research Fellow of the United Nations University World Institute of Development Economics Research – UNU-WIDER, stationed in Mapu

India’s Environment Challenges and Impact of COVID

Monday, 4/12/2021, 9:00am - 10:30am

This was the ninth webinar in the “Envisioning India” series, a platform for dialogue and debate co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the.....

Minimum Performance Targets, Multitasking and Incentives: Theory and Evidence from China’s Air Quality Controls

Friday, 4/9/2021, 9:30am - 11:00am

The Institute for International Economic Policy is pleased to invite you to the 13th annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic..

Belt and Road Initiative

Wednesday, 3/31/2021, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

The Undergraduate Economics Society is proud to announce a discussion with Jennifer Hillman, Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations. In this conversa

International Monetary Fund’s Spring 2021 World Economic Outlook

Saturday, 3/27/2021, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Although the contraction of activity in 2020 was unprecedented in living memory, extraordinary policy support prevented even worse economic outcomes. Global gro

Quality-adjusted Population Density

Saturday, 3/27/2021, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

J. Vernon Henderson joined the London School of Economics in September 2013 as School Professor of Economic Geography, having previously been Eastman Professor

The Policy and Advocacy Use of Multidimensional Poverty Measures

Saturday, 3/27/2021, 10:00am - 11:00am

Policy and programme impacts of multidimensional (child) poverty measurement Multidimensional poverty measures are being used increasingly widely, and indeed in

10th Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference

Saturday, 3/27/2021, 8:45am - 1:00pm

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Revised Arab Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021

Friday, 3/26/2021, 10:00am - 11:15am

The session presented the final proposal for the revised Arab Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) framework, as a result of technical work undertaken by......

Why Does the Fed Move Markets so Much? A Model of Monetary Policy and Time-Varying Risk Aversion

Thursday, 3/25/2021, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

The same habit preferences that explain the equity volatility puzzle in quarterly data also naturally explain large high-frequency stock responses to monetary..

Rethinking Financial Regulation for the 21st Century

Thursday, 3/11/2021, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

This event was joint with GW Law Business and Finance Law program and featured Professor Emeritus Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. and discussant Professor Erik Gerding.

14th Annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Relations

Thursday, 3/11/2021, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Moderator: Maggie Chen Dr. Bingjing Li (University of Hong Kong) James Feigenbaum (Boston University) Friday, November 5, 2021: One Currency, Two Markets.....

India’s Federal Finances in COVID Times: The 15th Finance Commission

Wednesday, 3/10/2021, 9:00am - 10:30am

This was the eighth webinar in the “Envisioning India” series, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for International.....

Africa after COVID-19: Charting a New Course for Economic Growth and Development

Tuesday, 3/9/2021, 10:00am - 11:30am

Join IIEP and the Institute for African Studies for a discussion with Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of the African Union Development Agency/NEPAD; Dr. Vera Songwe, Ex

Growth Elasticity of Multidimensional Poverty in India Between 2005/06 and 2015/16

Monday, 3/8/2021, 10:00am - 11:15am

Post-reform India has generated high economic growth, yet progress in income poverty and many other key development outcomes has remained modest. This paper see

China’s Outward Investments: State Capitalism or Capital Flight?

Friday, 3/5/2021, 9:00am - 10:30am

The Institute for International Economic Policy was pleased to invite you to the 13th annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic.

India’s Farm Laws

Friday, 2/26/2021, 9:00am - 10:30am

This was the seventh webinar in the “Envisioning India” series, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for International Economic

Inequality among the Multidimensionally Poor in over 100 countries

Thursday, 2/25/2021, 10:00am - 11:15am

Inequality among the poor matters because it matters that the poorest poor are not left behind. Leaving them behind is very often the case, as they are at the..