Institute for International Economic Policy
Located in the heart of global economic policy making, the Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) of the Elliott School at GWU supports high-quality research that addresses critical issues surrounding the emerging global economy, in the fields of international trade, international finance, and international economic development and poverty reduction. Current research includes climate change adaptation in developing countries, the global financial crisis and prospects for recovery, economics of ultra-poverty, China-US economic relations, herd behavior in financial markets, and the free trade/ fair trade debate. The George Washington University chartered IIEP in 2007.
News
The Institute hosted Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post on Friday, Oct. 2nd to discuss "Correcting Global Imbalances: How Much Farther Do We Have To Go?". For a review of Mr. Pearlstein's remarks please visit the GWU Home Page.
IIEP will host the 2nd Annual "G2 at GW" Conference on Chinese Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations" on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute; Dr. Harry Harding, Dean, University of Virginia; Prof. Bruce Reynolds, University of Virginia; Prof. Loren Brandt, Univ. of Toronto; Prof. John Giles, Michigan State University and World Bank; Prof. Zhu Caihua, China Foreign Affairs University; Prof. Margaret Pearson, Univ. of Maryland; Dr. Lixin Colin Xu, World Bank; Dr. Philip Levy, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Dr. Xiaobo Zhang, IFPRI; and Prof. Bruce Dickson, GWU. The event is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor. Seating will be limited: to register send an email to iiep@gwu.edu.
IIEP cosponsored "The Day Before: A Conference on the Security Implications of Climate Change" on Thursday, 10 September, 2009 in conjunction with the American Security Project. Participants included Senator John F. Kerry (D-Mass), former CIA Director James Woolsey, member of the Nobel Prize (2007) winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Michael Oppenheimer (Princeton), Charles Glaser (GWU), Adil Najam (Boston University), Ladeene Freimuth (Freimuth Group, LLC), Bernard Finel (American Security Project), and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (U.S. Navy, Ret.). Video of the event can be found here.
IIEP has inaugurated a Research Fellows program for GW masters and advanced undergraduate students interested in conducting research on international economic development, trade and finance policy. The Spring 2009 class of Fellows included undergraduate students Ryan Buffkin, Tatiana Cordoba, Sergei Shev, and Runping Xu and graduate student Sheila Leonard. The Research Fellows in Fall 2008 included undergraduate students Thomas Angiulo, William Kafoure, and Grant Tudor and graduate students Michelle Crosby, Jesse Forester, and Rameeth Hundle.
Upcoming Events
Breakfast with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
Tuesday, November 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
City View Room, 1957 E St., NW
This event is CLOSED. Cosponsored by the Washington International Trade Association.
Phillip Swagel (Georgetown and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy), "The Financial Crisis: An Inside View"
Wednesday, November 11, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lindner Commons, 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 602
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu
Sergio Margulis (Lead Environmental Economist for Climate Change, World Bank), "Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: Methodology"
Thursday, November 12, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Suite 505, 1957 E Street, NW
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu
2nd Annual "G2 at GW" Conference on Chinese Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations" on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
Confirmed speakers include Dr. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute; Harry Harding, Dean, University of Virginia; Prof. Bruce Reynolds, University of Virginia; Prof. Loren Brandt, Univ. of Toronto; Prof. John Giles, Michigan State University and World Bank; Prof. Zhu Caihua, China Foreign Affairs University; Prof. Margaret Pearson, Univ. of Maryland; Dr. Lixin Colin Xu, World Bank; Dr. Philip Levy, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute; and Prof. Bruce Dickson, GWU.
The event is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor. Seating will be limited: to register send an email to iiep@gwu.edu.
Recent Events
Randy Kroszner (U of Chicago and former Federal Reserve Board Governor), "Crisis Response at the Fed and the New Regulatory Landscape"
Friday, November 6, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Gerald Nelson (IFPRI), "Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts and the Costs of Adaptation in Developing Countries"
Tuesday, November 3, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Correcting Global Imbalances: How Much Farther Do We Have To Go?"
Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Pearlstein (Washington Post)
Friday, 2 October, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
For analysis of Mr. Pearlstein's remarks click here.
Prof. Steve Charnovitz (GWU)
Book talk on "Global Warming and the World Trading System"
(March 2009, coauthored with Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jisun Kim). Friday, 18 September, 12:00-2:00 p.m. at 1957 E St., NW, Room 601M. This event made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
IIEP cosponsored "The Day Before: A Conference on the Security Implications of Climate Change" on Thursday, 10 September, 2009 in conjunction with the American Security Project. Participants included Senator John F. Kerry (D-Mass), former CIA Director James Woolsey, member of the Nobel Prize (2007) winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Michael Oppenheimer (Princeton), Charles Glaser (GWU), Adil Najam (Boston University), Ladeene Freimuth (Freimuth Group, LLC), Bernard Finel (American Security Project), and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (U.S. Navy, Ret.).
Contact Us
Phone: 202.994.5320
Email: iiep@gwu.edu
Address:
Institute for International Economic Policy
1957 E Street, N.W., Suite 502
Washington, D.C. 20052