Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy Events

2007-2008 Acacemic Year

The Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy lecture series features leading experts who address fundamental questions inequality in the world, focusing both on global trends as well as specific regions and countries.

April 7, 2008
Globalization and Income Polarization in Rich Countries

• Gary Burtless, John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution

March 5, 2008
Increasing Inequity in Transition Economies: Is There More to Come?

• Ruslan Yemtsov, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit (Europe and Central Asia Region), World Bank

February 20, 2008
What is Global Inequality and Why it Matters

• Branko Milanovic, Lead Economist, Research Department, World Bank; Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Adjunct Professor, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland

February 6, 2008
Uneven Growth in China and India

• Martin Ravallion, Director of the Development Research Group, World Bank

January 30, 2008
NAFTA, Migration and Social Policy in Mexico: Are They Good for the Poor?

• Gerardo Esquivel, Professor of Economics, Center for Economic Studies, Colegio de Mexico (Mexico City)
• Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Chief Economist, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• John Scott, Professor-Researcher and former Director of the Economic Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) (Mexico City)

January 22, 2008
Perspectives on the EU Presidency

• His Excellency Joao de Vallera, Ambassador of Portugal
• His Excellency Samuel Zbogar, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia
• His Excellency Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

December 6, 2007
The Colombian Peace Process

• Her Excellency Carolina Barco, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States

November 20, 2007
A Conversation with Ambassador Assefa

• Ambassador Samuel Assefa, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States
• Comments by: Amb. David Shinn, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University

September 18, 2007
Eye of the Storm: A Conversation with Pakistan's Ambassador

• His Excellency Mahmud Ali Durrani, Ambassador of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan