Past Events
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Trade & Development Seminar: Roman David Zarate (World Bank)
Monday, 3/25/2024, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Join the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Economics for a trade and development seminar with economist Roman David Zarate
International Day of the Forests
Thursday, 3/21/2024, 11:00am - 1:00pm
An event to commemorate the International Day of Forests to focus on the threats that climate change and deforestation pose to indigenous communities.
8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference
Friday, 3/8/2024, 8:30am - 5:00pm
This will bring together academics and development practitioners to present and discuss questions relating to urban expansion and the future of cities.
Book Talk: Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World
Wednesday, 3/6/2024, 11:00am - 12:15pm
Book Talk: Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World
Dean’s Speaker Series, A Conversation with Jose W. Fernandez, Economic Security is National Security
Wednesday, 2/28/2024, All day
Jose W. Fernandez was confirmed by the Senate as Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment on August 6, 2021.
Sustainable Cities Workshop: Housing, Local Economic Development, & Planning
Thursday, 2/15/2024, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Sustainable Cities workshop series brings together academics and development practitioners to present and discuss key questions of relating to sustainability
The Economic Prospects of Middle-Income Countries
Monday, 12/4/2023, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
"The Economic Prospects of Middle-Income Countries.”
1st World Bank-GWU-UVA Research Conference on “The Economics of Sustainable Development”
Wednesday, 11/29/2023, 8:00am - 7:30pm
The World Bank, in collaboration with George Washington University (GWU) and the University of Virginia (UVA), will host the 1st World Bank-GWU-UVA Conference o
Thursday, 11/23/2023, All day
IIEP was pleased to host the another installment in our multidimensional poverty series, joint with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) a
Poverty and human development challenges in Arab countries
Monday, 11/20/2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adeel Malik is a development macroeconomist with a strong multi-disciplinary orientation. His research engages with questions of long-run development, political
Monday, 11/6/2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Social connectedness in human beings has been found to impact clinical indicators of physical and mental health.
Macro-International Seminar: Oksana Leukhina
Wednesday, 10/18/2023, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
The Columbian College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Economics presented a macro-international seminar with Oksana Leukhina, senior economist at the Federal
Macro-International Seminar: Tony Zhang
Thursday, 10/12/2023, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
The Columbian College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Economics held a macro-international seminar with Tony Zhang, senior economist at the Federal Reserve.
Monday, 9/25/2023, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Join the GW Department of Economics for a trade and development seminar featuring Daniel Ramos-Menchelli, assistant professor of international economics at the
4th Annual DC-MD-VA Econometrics Workshop
Saturday, 9/23/2023, 9:00am - 5:00pm
4th Annual DC-MD-VA Econometrics Workshop
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
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