Sustainable Economic Growth
Sustainable economic growth asks how countries, cities, and communities can raise living standards while managing climate risks, environmental pressures, inequality, and long-term development challenges. This research area brings together work on climate change, adaptation, resilience, sustainable development, urbanization, and the policies that support inclusive and durable growth.
Questions We Explore
How can economies grow while reducing environmental and climate risks? What policies support resilience and adaptation in vulnerable communities? How do climate change and natural disasters affect development, cities, firms, and households? How can governments and institutions promote growth that is sustainable, inclusive, and responsive to local conditions?
Topics in This Area
- Sustainable Development
- Climate Change
- Climate Adaptation
- Resilience
- Natural Disasters
- Urbanization
- Sustainable Cities
- Inclusive Growth
- Environmental Policy
- Regional Development
Related IIEP Work
This research area connects with IIEP programming on climate change and sustainable cities, international development, and the economics of sustainable development. It also connects closely with the Local Sustainable Governance Lab, which examines how local governments respond to climate and sustainability challenges. Related programs include the Economics of Sustainable Development Conference with partners including the World Bank, as well as workshops and seminars on climate mitigation, resilience, adaptation, and sustainable urban development.
Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Director of the Institute for International Economic Policy
March 30, 2026 to March 31, 2026
10th Urbanization & Development Conference
July 9, 2025 - 5:00 PM
ECINEQ 2025 Keynote with Daron Acemoglu
June 11, 2025 to June 12, 2025
9th Urbanization & Development Conference (South Africa)
April 13, 2023 - 9:00 AM
Governing Finance and Climate Change
March 30, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Thriving – Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate
October 10, 2022 - 12:00 AM
An environmentally-augmented Multidimensional Poverty Index: The Case of Madagascar
March 22, 2022 - 12:00 PM
Health in the Social Cost of Carbon: Recent Advances to Fill a Critical Gap
February 24, 2022 - 12:30 PM
Regulating Conglomerates: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program in China
February 9, 2022 - 8:30 AM
Equitable Action for Climate Change
December 2, 2021 - 9:00 AM
Economic Effects and Policy Responses to Climate Change and Natural Disasters
November 30, 2021 - 12:30 PM
Climate Change and Migration: The Case of Africa
October 28, 2021 - 12:30 PM
The Future Global Economic and Spatial Consequences of Climate Change