Past Events

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Economic Diversification in the Post-Oil Era

Friday, 4/12/2019, 9:00am - 10:30am

Friday, April 12, 2019 9:00 am – 10:30 am Hosting Kuwait’s Minister of Finance Elliott School of International Affairs State room, 7th floor 1957 E Street NW W

Financing the Sustainable Development Goals

Wednesday, 4/10/2019, 8:00am - 9:30am

Information: The last few years have witnessed a seismic shift in investors’ attitudes and demand for social and economic investments in emerging markets. Impac

Joint MACRO-INTERNATIONAL-Trade-Development SEMINAR

Friday, 4/5/2019, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 2:30 – 4:00 PM “Structural Change and Aggregate Employment Fluctuations in China and the U.S.” Xiaodong Zhu (University of Toronto) Ke

7th Annual Conference Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES)

Friday, 4/5/2019, 8:30am - 5:00pm

The Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES) is an annual research conference which highlights academic work from researchers at leading economic

Can Globalization Be Saved?

Wednesday, 4/3/2019, 2:15pm - 3:40pm

Panel of discussion and conversation between high-level senior officials in the field of globalization and economics. Elliott School of International Affairs Li

India and USA: Shared Prosperity, Opportunities, and Challenges

Tuesday, 3/19/2019, 10:30am - 12:00pm

This event is hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), the Federation of India’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the Sig

Should Leaders Focus on Poverty or Inequality? Ethical and Policy Perspectives

Wednesday, 2/20/2019, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Join us for an evening discussion on the topic: “Should Leaders Focus on Poverty or Inequality? : Ethical and Policy Perspectives” with Dr. Douglas Hicks Pr

Artificial Intelligence: What Can We Learn from Other Countries’ Approaches?

Friday, 1/25/2019, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are changing the way that we live, work and learn. In many countries, policymakers and business leaders recogn

The Rise and Fall of Local Elections in China: Evidence on the Autocrat’s Trade-off

Thursday, 12/13/2018, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Nancy Qian Northwestern University Thursday, December 13, 2018 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington, D

Development and Microfinance: Learning from Steve Hollingworth

Thursday, 11/29/2018, 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Steve Hollingworth’s unflagging commitment through 30 years of work in international development has been to ensure that the delivery of financial services bene

The Real Exchange Rate, Innovation and Productivity: Regional Heterogeneity, Asymmetries and Hysterisis

Wednesday, 11/28/2018, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052

Economic Security, Human Security and US Protectionism

Tuesday, 11/27/2018, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Stuti Khemani World Bank Tuesday, November 27, 2018 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052

Ideas Have Consequences: The Impact of Law and Economics on American Justice

Tuesday, 11/13/2018, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

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Political Selection and Bureaucratic Productivity

Saturday, 10/27/2018, 12:30am - 2:00am

Stuti Khemani World Bank Tuesday, November 27, 2018 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052

The Digital Revolution and the State: The Great Reversal

Friday, 10/12/2018, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

William H. Janeway is a Senior Advisor and Managing Director of Warburg Pincus.  He joined Warburg Pincus in 1988 and was responsible for building the informati

International Trade and Development Workshop

Wednesday, 9/26/2018, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Stelios Michalopoulos Brown University Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washingt

5th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference

Friday, 9/7/2018, 8:30am - 7:30pm

Across the developing world, the growth of cities is outpacing effective policy. Low density land use results in rapidly expanding cities, raising the costs of

Fiscal Policy over the Business Cycle in Emerging Markets

Monday, 4/30/2018, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Carlos Vegh is the World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to this, Vegh was the Fred H. Sanderson Professor of International Econ

8th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference

Friday, 4/27/2018, 8:15am - 6:15pm

The Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) is a forum that highlights trade research at institutions in the Washington D.C. area. Its primary act

Misallocation, Informality, and Firm Dynamics in Mexico

Monday, 4/23/2018, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Santiago Levy  is the Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge for the Inter-American Development Bank. Previously, he was General Manager and Chief Economist f