Past Events
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Productivity As If Space Mattered: An Application to Factor Markets Across China
Tuesday, 10/1/2013, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 12:30-2:00pm John Morrow, LSE “Productivity As If Space Mattered: An Application to Factor Markets Across China”
The World Bank Group Strategy: A Path to End Poverty
Tuesday, 10/1/2013, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Just days before the start of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Gro
“Is the Internet Democratizing Trade Policy by Empowering Small Developing Countries to Trade?”
Monday, 9/30/2013, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Susan Aaronson The George Washington University, National War College Monday, September 30, 2013 The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052
“State Capacity and Development”
Tuesday, 9/24/2013, 12:30am - 2:00pm
James Robinson Harvard University with Daron Acemoglu (MIT) and Camilo Garcia-Jimeno (U Penn) Tuesday, September 24, 2013 12:30 to 2:00pm The George Washington
Nuts & Bolts of U.S. Trade Policy
Wednesday, 9/18/2013, 1:00am - 2:00am
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052
Tuesday, 9/10/2013, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Juan Vargas Universidad del Rosario with Leopoldo Fergusson (Universidad de los Andes, James A. Robinson (Harvard University), and Ragnar Torvik (NTHU) Tuesday
The Post-2015 Development Agenda
Friday, 9/6/2013, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, September 6, 2013 The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052
OPHI Summer School on Multidimensional Poverty Analysis
Monday, 7/8/2013, 1:00am - 2:00am
Monday, July 8, 2013 The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052
Tuesday, 5/21/2013, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Dave Donaldson MIT View the paper here Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052
Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States can Change the World
Thursday, 5/9/2013, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Dr. Duncan Green Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB, honorary Professor of International Development at Cardiff University, Visiting Fellow at the Institute f
Roads and Trade: Evidence from the US
Wednesday, 5/1/2013, 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052
1st Annual Conference Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES)
Saturday, 4/20/2013, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
The Washington Area Development Economics Symposium (WADES) is an annual research conference which highlights academic work from researchers at leading economic
Thursday, 4/18/2013, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Cosponsored by European University Institute (Global Governance Programme), George Washington University (Elliott School) and the World Bank (Development Resear
Friday, 3/29/2013, 11:30am - 2:00pm
Friday, March 29, 2013 11:30am to 2:00pm The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 View the PowerPoint here
Railroads and American Economic Growth: A “Market Access” Approach
Tuesday, 3/5/2013, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Richard Hornbeck, Harvard University “Railroads and American Economic Growth: A “Market Access” Approach,” joint with Dave Donaldson, MIT........
The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
Tuesday, 2/12/2013, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Justin R. Pierce Economist, Federal Reserve Board Tuesday, February 12, 2013 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washin
The Real Exchange Rate, Real Interest Rate, and Risk Premium
Wednesday, 11/14/2012, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Charles Engel Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison An International Finance Forum and Macro-International Seminar The paper can be found here
“The Positive Effect of Labor Mobility Restrictions on Human Capital Accumulation in China”
Tuesday, 11/13/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Yao Pan George Washington University The paper can be found here. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G S
Aiding Conflict: The Impact of U.S. Food Aid on Civil War
Tuesday, 11/6/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Nathan Nunn Professor of Economics, Harvard University The paper can be found here. Tuesday, November 6, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Roo
Expanding Access to Micro Credit: The Role of Collateralized Loans
Tuesday, 10/23/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
William Jack Associate Professor of Economics, Georgetown University Tuesday, October 23, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G