Past Events

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FFC/2022: The 24th Federal Forecasters Conference

Thursday, 9/22/2022, 9:00am - 4:30pm

At the beginning of the conference, join us in honoring the life and work of friend, colleague, and longtime supporter of the Federal Forecasters Consortium....

George Talks Business: Durreen Shahnaz

Thursday, 9/15/2022, 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Durreen Shahnaz, founder and CEO of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and IIX Foundation, was interviewed by Dr. Alyssa Ayres, dean of the GW Elliott School of..

China’s Prospects for Catching Up: Escaping the Middle-Income Trap in an Era of Massive GVC Repositioning

Wednesday, 5/11/2022, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Professor Keun Lee from Seoul National University, Economics Department, recently Vice Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers of the Korean President.

Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference

Friday, 5/6/2022, 8:15am - 4:00pm

The Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) is a forum that highlights trade research at institutions in the Washington D.C. area. Its primary act

China’s Irreconcilable Choices on Ukraine

Friday, 4/22/2022, 11:00am - 12:30pm

At this event Evan Feigenbaum will discuss how China bridges the geo-economic and geo-political terrain in its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. How

China’s rebranding campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic: How successful is it?

Friday, 4/22/2022, All day

Dr. Yanzhong Huang will examine China’s efforts to improve its international image and project global influence.

Capitol Economics Journal Launch Party

Wednesday, 4/20/2022, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

The Capitol Economics Review and the Undergraduate Economics Society are excited to present the Capitol Economics Journal Launch Party! This party will.........

Are China and India Likely to Miss the Convergence?

Wednesday, 4/13/2022, All day

This is the sixth webinar in the 2021-2022 Envisioning India series.

Missing migrants: Border Closures as a Labor Supply Shock, joint with Dave Maré and Lynda Sanderson

Tuesday, 4/12/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

We study the economic impact of the March 2020 closure of the New Zealand border. The border closed in the middle of the fall RSE arrival season, causing season

Spatial Spillovers from Urban Redevelopments: Evidence from Mumbai’s Textile Mills

Tuesday, 3/29/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Nick Tsivanidis is an Assistant Professor in the Haas School of Business and the Department of Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. I am also

Trade Links: New Rules for a New World

Wednesday, 3/23/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The World Trade Organization is undergoing an existential crisis. Trade links the world not only through the flow of international commerce in goods, services,

The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping’s China

Tuesday, 3/22/2022, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

We were pleased to invite you to a joint Elliott School Book Launch Series and IIEP Policy Forum at GW featuring Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia

Health in the Social Cost of Carbon: Recent Advances to Fill a Critical Gap

Tuesday, 3/22/2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

We were pleased to invite you to join the Insitute for International Economic Policy, the Climate and Health Institute, and the Department of Environmental.....

Dealing with a Chinese Tsunami

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

First, I would say don’t succumb to the allure of protectionism. It doesn’t work, and it certainly won’t work for electronic trade. I mean, how can we stop elec

What will the New US Jobs be?

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

In an interview with Marketplace last week, Alan Blinder talks about the enormous loss of jobs that will arise in coming years because of competition with China

Blinder on Trade

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Marketplace did a story about offshoring yesterday with Alan Blinder of Princeton. Here’s the introduction: KAI RYSSDAL: Citigroup confirmed today it’s getting

Comparative Advantage with Factor Mobility

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Q. I recently read an editorial from the New York Times [dead link] that was written in 2004 by Charles Schumer (senior senator from New York ) and Paul Craig R

How the WTO works (Q&A)

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Q. On the issue of harmonious trading, the WTO has been tasked as the guardian of free trade and to promote and settle trade disputes in a fair manner. Yet ther

Fair Trade Analogy

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Q2. There are some nations who feel that free trade is not fair trade. What are your views on this? A2. I think free trade is more fair than any proposed altern

Trade Blocs

Monday, 3/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

I received an email with a series of questions about trade. I will answer some of them in a series of posts. Here’s the first. Q. Could you explain what are the