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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Professor Stephen Smith will become Director of the Institute for International Economic Policy on July 1, 2009. He will be replacing Professor Michael Moore, who will be on sabbatical during academic year 2009-2010.

IIEP Associate and Shapiro Professor of International Affairs Nora Lustig will co-host the Latin American Economies Roundtable with Peter Hakim, President of the Inter-American Dialogue.

IIEP has established an IIEP Research Scholars program for GW faculty that supports cutting edge scholarship in the research program areas of the institute. Professors Paul Carrillo, Maggie Chen, Shahe Emran, Ana Fostel and Tara Sinclair have been awarded funding to support their research during the 2008-2009 AY.

IIEP has inaugurated a Research Fellows program for GW students interested in international economic policy. The Spring 2009 class of Fellows includes undergraduate students Ryan Buffkin, Tatiana Cordoba, Sergei Shev, and Runping Xu and graduate student Sheila Leonard. The inaugural class of IIEP 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.