Located in the heart of global economic policy making, the Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) supports high-quality academic and policy research that addresses critical issues surrounding the emerging global economy. Faculty members and research scholars focus on economic, political, legal and historical analysis on international trade, international finance, and development. The George Washington University chartered IIEP in July 2007.
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Planned Activities in Academic Year 2008-2009
IIEP will organize three conferences in the coming year:
--The first, co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, will examine the controversies surrounding the US-China trading relationship. (Tentative date: October 10).
--The second will be an examination of NAFTA after 15 years and will include the impact on the U.S., Mexican, and Canadian economies and trading relationships. (Tentative date: March 6).
--The third will examine the growing use of antidumping duties in developing countries and the impact on U.S. businesses. (Tentative date: April 2 and 3).
IIEP will continue to support weekly seminars on international trade and development as well as regionalism. The Institute will also help organize a research colloquium on Chinese-Latin American trade and investment relations and co-sponsor the Japan Economic Seminar with the Sigur Center and Columbia University.
IIEP will establish an IIEP Research Scholars program for GW faculty that will support cutting edge scholarships in the research program areas of the institute.
IIEP will also inaugurate a research fellows program for GW students interested in international economic policy.
Activities in Academic Year 2007-2008
Research Symposium on Firm Heterogeneity, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment
The Institute hosted top researchers in this area for a day-long research symposium on April 4th, 2008.
University Seminar on Regionalism and Global Economic Development
This seminar series, organized by Professors Michael Moore and Maggie Chen, examined the consequences of expanded reliance on regional trade agreements such as NAFTA.
Academic Research Seminars
IIEP supported weekly research seminars organized by Department of Economics faculty members on international trade, development economics, and international finance. These seminars include paper presentations by leading scholars in this area.
Policy Forums:
Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy Policy Forum
The lecture series, organized by Visiting Shapiro Professor Nora Lustig, featured leading experts who addressed the growing gap in income between rich and poor countries as well as in countries such as the U.S. and China.
International Trade Policy Forum
This policy forum, organized by Professor Michael Moore, focused on important debates in trade policy including free vs. fair trade and the opportunities and challenges of preferential trade policies.
International Finance Policy Forum
Professor Graciela Kaminsky organized this occasional series of lectures by leading practitioners from the World Bank and IMF.