Past Events

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Reshaping the World Bank

Reshaping the World Bank for the 21st Century: An Agenda for the New President

Wednesday, 4/26/2023, 9:00pm - 10:30pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy is pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 to hear from a distinguished panel comprising

WAITS flyer

12th Annual WAITS

Friday, 4/21/2023, 9:00am - 7:00pm

12th Annual WAITS

U.S. India Cooperation in a Changing Global Economy and India's Pathways to Success.

U.S. India Cooperation in a Changing Global Economy and India’s Pathways to Success

Thursday, 4/20/2023, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a panel on, “U.S. India Cooperation in a Changing Global Economy and India’s Pathways to Success” with speakers Dr. Uma Ganesh (

Governing Finance and Climate Change

Governing Finance and Climate Change

Thursday, 4/13/2023, 9:00am - 12:30pm

Central banks and financial supervisors are at the core of mitigating risks to the financial system.

The New Face of Globalization

Tuesday, 4/11/2023, 5:00pm - Wednesday, 4/12/2023, 6:30pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy was pleased to invite you to a discussion of “The New Face of Globalization” featuring speakers Richard Baldwin,

GWU’s 15th Annual China Conference

Friday, 4/7/2023, 9:00am - 4:15pm

The Institute for International Economic Policy is pleased to announce the 15th Annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relati

Rethinking Capitalism and Democracy

Capitalism, Democracy, and Governance

Tuesday, 4/4/2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Martin Wolf (Financial Times) and Joe Zammit-Lucia (RADIX) will be the speakers for this event.

Thriving - Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate

Thriving – Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate

Thursday, 3/30/2023, 12:00pm - 1:35pm

Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities.

The Future of Global Poverty Alleviation Through Social Business

Friday, 3/24/2023, 9:30am - 10:30am

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is the founder of Grameen Bank, pioneering the concepts of microcredit and social business, founding more than 50 Social

The Global Economy Post Brexit

Wenger Family Lecture on International Business and Finance: The Global Economy Post-Brexit: UK and US Perspectives

Thursday, 3/23/2023, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

We were pleased to invite you to join us on March 23rd, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm EST for a conversation with Carl Richardson, MA ’99, and Sarah Hirsch, BA ’

Measuring the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy in Multidimensional Poverty Reduction

Wednesday, 3/15/2023, All day

In this paper we propose indicators of impact and spending effectiveness of fiscal interventions for multidimensional poverty reduction.

Multidimensional Poverty Dynamics in Indonesia in the time of COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

Wednesday, 3/8/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

It has long been recognised that poverty encompasses multiple aspects of wellbeing,thus, to truly measure it, a multidimensional tool is needed.

Ashoka Mody on “India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today”

Thursday, 3/2/2023, 9:00am - 10:30am

We are pleased to invite you to a joint virtual event with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies.

Methodological Approaches on How to Measure Risk of Poverty with Income and Wealth

Wednesday, 3/1/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

Speaker: LIS Data Centre

Multidimensional Poverty in Europe. A Longitudinal Perspective

Wednesday, 2/22/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

Most analyses of multidimensional poverty use cross-sectional data.

Cumulative deprivations in the labour market

Wednesday, 2/15/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

As the topic of job quality is garnering more attention in both the academic and policy making literature, calls for standardised measures of the concept are ga

Optimised Multidimensional Poverty Reduction. A Model Based on Policy-Makers Capabilities

Wednesday, 2/8/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

This study supports national planners at determining the types and magnitudes of interventions, and the specific population groups that should be targeted to ac

Nigeria National Multidimensional Poverty Index

Wednesday, 2/1/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am

Sola Afolayan works at The Presidency, and is the National Coordinator of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) project, in Nigeria.

Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

Friday, 12/9/2022, 10:30am - 12:00pm

This event will feature the chair of the 21st Century China Center at the University of California San Diego, Susan Shirk, to discuss her new book, “Overreach:

Macro-International Seminar with Rully Prassetya (GWU)/Zheyu Yang (GWU)

Wednesday, 12/7/2022, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

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