Past Events
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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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Microeconomics Seminar with Micaela Sviatschi (Princeton)
Wednesday, 12/7/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Wed, December 7, 2022 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hall of Government, Room: 321 TBA Seminar will be held Virtually. Please sign up for our listserv for link and an
Trade and Development Workshop with Mariaflavia Harari Wharton Real Estate Department
Tuesday, 12/6/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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Microeconomics Seminar with Laura Wherry (NYU)
Wednesday, 11/30/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Seminar was held Virtually. Please sign up for our listserv for link and announcements for all of our seminars.
Inclusive Absolute Well-Being Changes. An Application with Multidimensional Cross-Country Analysis
Monday, 11/21/2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The world has continued to witness prosperity in terms of poverty reduction and well-being improvement, but one cannot overstate the importance of examining whe
Wednesday, 11/16/2022, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
The GW community is invited to join us for a reception and panel discussion led by Elliott School Dean Alyssa Ayres on “The Future of Global Markets,” as part o
Microeconomics Seminar with Jessie Handbury (U Penn – Wharton)
Wednesday, 11/16/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hall of Government, Room: 321 TBA Seminar will be held Virtually. Please sign up for our listserv for link
Wednesday, 11/16/2022, All day
“Living on the Edge: A Discussion of the IMF’s Africa Regional Economic Outlook” on Wed. November 16th, 2022 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST. Features two panels.
Monday, 11/14/2022, All day
We live in a world of worry. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, having driven reversals in human development in almost every country, continues to spin off variant
Microeconomics Seminar with Laurent Bouton (Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 11/9/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Wed, November 9, 2022 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hall of Government, Room: 321 Seminar was held Virtually. Please sign up for our listserv for link and announceme
Trade and Development Seminar with Jonathan Weigel (Berkeley Haas)
Tuesday, 11/8/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Seminar was be online. Please sign up for our listerv for link and announcements for all of our seminars.
Measuring Multidimensional Poverty. A Global Assessment of Data Availability and Data Gaps
Monday, 11/7/2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Timely and disaggregated data are essential for effective policy-making, and achieving the ambitious goals outlined in Agenda 2030.