Past Events
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5th Washington Area International Finance Symposium (WAIFS)
Friday, 9/22/2023, 9:00am - 5:00pm
The 5th Washington Area International Finance Symposium (WAIFS) is a research conference that highlights academic work from researchers at leading finance insti
Wednesday, 9/13/2023, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Join the GW Department of Economics for a macro-international seminar featuring Robert Richmond, associate professor of finance at NYU Stern and a Faculty Resea

Inaugural Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES)
Monday, 8/7/2023, All day
The Inaugural Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES) is a research conference that highlights academic work from researchers at leading economics i
Sustainable Cities Workshop on “Urban Inclusion and Development”
Tuesday, 5/9/2023, 9:30am - 1:45pm
Globally, 55% of the population lives in urban areas today. By 2045, the number of people living in cities will increase by 1.5 times to 6 billion, adding 2 bil

Friday, 5/5/2023, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Generative AI is many things: it is simultaneously scary, useful, flexible, opaque, exciting, and dangerous. Researchers, policymakers, creatives and executives
2023 Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium
Friday, 4/28/2023, All day
The Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to host the fifth annual Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium on April 28, 2023.

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


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
Thursday, 4/13/2023, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Central banks and financial supervisors are at the core of mitigating risks to the financial system.
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

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
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

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.
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