Past Events

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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

Multilateral Trade Symposium

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

Maurice Obstfeld

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

Production Staging: Measurement and Facts

Tuesday, 10/16/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Has production become more vertically fragmented? To answer this question, this paper develops two measures of production staging using input-output tables. The

Sustainable Development Forum: “Grand Challenges for Sustainability Science”

Wednesday, 9/12/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

William Clark Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm Suite 505, 5th Floor 1957 E St. NW Washington, DC

The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa

Tuesday, 9/11/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Stelios Michalopoulos Assistant Professor of Economics, Brown University The paper can be found here. Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kend

Revising Commitments: Field Evidence on the Adjustment of Prior Choices

Tuesday, 9/11/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Stelios Michalopoulos Assistant Professor of Economics, Brown University The paper can be found here. Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendr

Climate, Ecosystem Resilience and the Slave Trade

Tuesday, 9/4/2012, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

James Fenske University Lecturer in Economic History, Oxford University The paper can be found here. Tuesday, September 4, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendric

Making Urbanization in Asia Sustainable: Trends and Challenges

Wednesday, 8/29/2012, 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Guanghua Wan Asian Development Bank PISA and ADB The PowerPoint presentation can be found here. Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:15 to 2:00pm Lindner Commons, 6th

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and Office of Sustainability Innovation Dialogue PanelT

Wednesday, 4/25/2012, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Climate Impact and Food Security Co-sponsors: SPHHS and Office of Sustainability Innovation Picture ID/GWID Required Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:00 to 3:00pm

“Does expanding health insurance beyond formal sector workers encourage informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico’s Seguro Popular.”

Tuesday, 11/29/2011, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Carmen Pages-Serra Inter-American Development Bank For more information, click here. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room R

The measurement of human development in theory and in practice”

Tuesday, 11/22/2011, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Eduardo Zambrano California Polytechnic State University and Cornell University Tuesday, November 22, 2011 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room

“Who Smooths What? Asset Smoothing Versus Consumption Smoothing in Burkina Faso”

Tuesday, 11/15/2011, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Travis J. Lybbert University of California Davis (joint with Michael Carter, UC-Davis) Co-sponsor: GWU Department of Economics Tuesday, November 15, 2011 12:30

Euro at the Crossroads?

Wednesday, 11/9/2011, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Fred Joutz Professor of Economics and Director of the Research Program on Forecasting, GWU Desmond Lachman Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Holger