Past Events

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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

Understanding Poverty Dynamics and the Impact of the Pandemic

Wednesday, 3/2/2022, 8:30am - 10:00am

We were pleased to invite you to the sixth webinar in the 2021-2022 Envisioning India series, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institu

Measuring Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty with Bayesian Network Classifiers

Saturday, 2/26/2022, 11:00am - 12:15pm

We were pleased to invite you to a joint virtual event with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development...

Looking for Balanced Growth in China: Insights from the latest IMF Staff report

Friday, 2/25/2022, 9:30am - 11:00am

The Institute for International Economic Policy was pleased to invite you to the fourth event in the 14th annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and

Regulating Conglomerates: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program in China

Thursday, 2/24/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Paper Abstract: We study a prominent energy regulation affecting large Chinese manufacturers that are part of broader conglomerates. Using detailed firm-level..

Black Politicians During Reconstruction: Impacts and Backlashes

Thursday, 2/24/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

We were pleased to invite you to the 17th webinar of the “Facing Inequality” series, hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy and co-sponsored.

Multidimensional Poverty in Brazil in the Early 21st Century – Evidence from the Demographic Census

Thursday, 2/24/2022, 11:00am - 12:15pm

We were pleased to invite you to a joint virtual event with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Progra

India at 75: Systemic Challenges and the Path Ahead

Wednesday, 2/23/2022, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

With India — one fifth of humanity and the world’s largest democracy — completing 75 years of independence, it is not only a time for reflection but also a time

Trade Shocks and Supply Chains: What is Happening to the WTO and Globalization?

Tuesday, 2/22/2022, 12:30pm - 7:30pm

We were pleased to invite you to join the Insitute for International Economic Policy for a webinar featuring the Chief Economist of the WTO Bob Koopman.........

Profiling Gendered Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Monday, 2/21/2022, 11:00am - 12:15pm

We were pleased to invite you to a joint virtual event with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development.......

Extending Multidimensional Poverty Identification: From Additive Weights to Minimal Bundles

Monday, 2/14/2022, 11:00am - 12:15pm

We were pleased to invite you to a joint virtual event with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Progra

Equitable Action for Climate Change

Wednesday, 2/9/2022, 8:30am - 10:30am

We were pleased to invite you to the fifth webinar in the 2021-2022 Envisioning India series, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and....

The Distribution of Wealth in Germany 1895-2018

Monday, 2/7/2022, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

We were pleased to invite you to the 16th webinar of the “Facing Inequality” series, hosted by the Institute for International Economic Policy. In this webinar,

Epidemics, Inequality and Poverty in Preindustrial and Early Industrial Times

Monday, 2/7/2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to the third webinar in the 2021-2022 Facing Inequality series, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the.......

William White on Negative Economic Shocks: Can Our Fragile Democracies Take the Hit?

Sunday, 2/6/2022, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

The global economic and financial system has been showing increasing signs of stress for many years, raising the likelihood of harmful “tipping points”....

11th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium

Wednesday, 2/2/2022, 8:15am - 4:00pm

Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference.....

Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival

Tuesday, 2/1/2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

We were pleased to invite you to a joint Elliott School Book Launch Series and IIEP Envisioning India event on Wednesday, February 2nd to discuss Unshackling...

The U.S. Federal Reserve and Economic Inequality

Wednesday, 1/26/2022, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

We were pleased to invite you to a Rethinking Capitalism and Democracy event on Wednesday, January 26th, entitled “The U.S. Federal Reserve and Economic Inequal

Climate Change and Migration: The Case of Africa

Tuesday, 11/30/2021, 12:30pm - 2:00pm

In this Trade and Development workshop, Bruno Conte (Università di Bologna) presented his paper, Climate change and migration: the case of Africa. Abstract: Thi

Distributional Impacts of Cash Transfers on the Multidimensional Poverty of Refugees: The ESSN program in Turkey

Monday, 11/29/2021, 11:00am - 12:15pm

Most evaluation exercises of humanitarian cash transfer programs use traditional metrics of poverty and study average effects of intended outcomes separately...