Past Events

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Routes to Growth in a New Trade World

Thursday, 4/6/2017, 9:00am - 11:30am

Co-Hosted with the Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Program at GW Thursday, April 6, 2017 9:00 to 11:30am Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner

How Presidents Make Economic Policy in Times of Crisis” feat. Alejandro Bonvecchi

Thursday, 2/16/2017, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

This project argues that presidents organize decision-making to respond to economic crises not driven by personality or institutional constraints, but rather by

Trumping Trade Orthodoxy

Wednesday, 1/25/2017, 9:00am - 4:00pm

The conference will feature leading lawyers, economists, and trade practitioners who will focus on what President-elect Trump can, and cannot, do to fundamental

IMF Africa Regional Economic Outlook

Tuesday, 1/24/2017, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Africa continues to experience great opportunities for growth while also facing several great challenges. Sustained economic growth, income inequality, gender d

Trade Policies in Trouble

Thursday, 12/8/2016, 9:00pm - 10:30pm

Marten van den Berg Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Kingdom of the Netherlands Thursday, December 8, 2016 9:00 to 10:30pm Embassy of the Kingdom of th

Vietnam 2035: Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity, and Democracy

Wednesday, 11/16/2016, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

S. Mahendra Dev is the director (Vice Chancellor) of the Indira Ghandi Institute of Develpment and Research (IGIDR). He previously served as the chair of the Co

Poverty in India: Issues and Policies with S. Mahendra Dev

Monday, 11/14/2016, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

S. Mahendra Dev is the director (Vice Chancellor) of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Develpment and Research (IGIDR). He previously served as the chair of the Co

New Avenues to Govern Cross-Border Information Flows

Monday, 11/14/2016, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Cross-border data flows are the life-blood of an integrated world economy.  They support manufacturing and service supply chains and enable the flow of diverse

“Revisiting the Synthetic Control Estimator,” Joint with Christine Pinto

Wednesday, 10/26/2016, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Bruno Ferman Sao Paulo School of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation “Revisiting the Synthetic Control Estimator,” Joint with Christine Pinto Microeconomics Se

A Discussion with Muhammad Yunus

Wednesday, 10/26/2016, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

A Discussion with Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize winner and Grameen Bank founder Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:00 to 7:00pm Lisner Auditorium 730 21st Street

World Economic Outlook: Key Issues and Prospects

Wednesday, 10/26/2016, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Luis Catao International Monetary Fund Co-sponsored by the Federal Forecasters Consortium (FFC) and GW’s University Seminar on Forecasting Thursday, October 26

2nd Annual Frenzel Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 10/6/2016, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

On behalf of the Institute for International Economic Policy, GWU, and the International Tax and Investment Center, you are cordially invited to the 2nd Annual

Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in India: Policy Challenges and Prospects

Wednesday, 10/5/2016, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Conference presentations are linked below. To prepare for the future, India emphasizes addressing inclusive and sustainable growth, eliminating poverty, and exp

Frenzel Memorial Lecture on Tax and Trade

Monday, 9/26/2016, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

On behalf of the Institute for International Economic Policy, GWU, and the International Tax and Investment Center, you are cordially invited to the 2nd Annual

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Migration and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Quasi-Random Child Health and Family Planning Program in Bangladesh

Tuesday, 9/6/2016, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tania Barham University of Colorado – Boulder “Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Migration and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Quasi-

2016 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index: Multidimensional Poverty in Africa

Monday, 6/6/2016, 10:00am - 12:00pm

You are warmly invited by OPHI to the launch of the 2016 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The focus of the launch will be on Multidimensional Povert

The 2016 Global MPI Launch

Monday, 6/6/2016, 10:00am - 12:00pm

You are warmly invited by OPHI to the launch of the 2016 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The focus of the launch will be on Multidimensional Povert

The End of Trade as We Know It?

Friday, 5/6/2016, 9:00am - 4:00pm

This conference, organized by the Institute for International Economic Policy and the World Bank and sponsored by ICANN, GWU-CIBER, Google, and eBay, brings tog

Digital Trade Conference: The End of Trade as We Know It?

Friday, 5/6/2016, 9:00am - 4:00pm

The Internet and associated technologies are both a platform for trade and a technology transforming trade. We define digital trade as commerce in products and

Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE)

Saturday, 4/30/2016, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, 2016 Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20052