Events

IIEP brings leading scholars and practitioners of international economic policy to GW to present and discuss their research and insights. These events are organized into:

• Academic seminars, where individual researchers present cutting-edge scholarly work.
• Policy forums, where critical contemporary policy questions and issues are explored and debated.
• Research conferences, where groups of scholars and policymakers delve deeply into the most important issues of the day.

Our events are open to the public. Please contact iiep@gwu.edu if you are interested in receiving regular notification of upcoming events.

Upcoming Events

Breakfast with Senator Max Baucus - Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Senator Baucus will discuss trade issues of importance to the 111th Congress.
November 10, 2009 - 8:00-9:00 a.m.
This event is CLOSED

John Ries (British Columbia) "The Erosion of Colonial Trade Linkages After Independence" (with Keith Head and Thierry Mayer)
November 10, 2009 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu

Phillip Swagel (Georgetown and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy) "The Financial Crisis: An Inside View"
November 11, 2009 - 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Light lunch will be served
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu

Sergio Margulis (Lead Environmental Economist for Climate Change, World Bank) "Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: Methodology"
November 12, 2009 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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2nd Annual "G2 at GW" Conference
Friday, November 20 2009 - 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
Opening Address and Charge to the Conference: Harry Harding, Dean, University of Virginia, former Elliott School Dean and former University Professor at GWU
Panel 1: "Transformations and Emerging Challenges in the Economy of China" - Featuring: Bruce Reynolds (Virginia), Loren Brandt (Toronto), John Giles (Michigan State and World Bank), Xiaobo Zhang (IFPRI), and Lixin Colin Xu (World Bank)
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fred Bergsten, Founder and Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Panel 2: "Crisis, Emergence of the G2 relationship, and Future Challenges" - Featuring: Zhu Caihua (China Foreign Affairs University), Philip Levy (American Enterprise Institute), Bruce Dickson (GWU), and Margaret Pearson (Maryland).
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IIEP will continue to support weekly seminars on international trade and development and the University Seminar on Regionalism and FDI.

Events Archive

PDFs of selected papers as well as audio files and PowerPoints of individual presentations can be found in Events Archives. See below for examples.

Academic Seminars
Weekly seminars showcasing current academic research in economic theory and empirics on development and international trade, as well as regionalism and FDI.

Trade and Development Workshop Series
University Seminar on Regionalism and Global Economic Development

Policy Forums
Events designed to address current policy issues on development and international economics.

Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy
International Trade and International Finance

Emerging Markets and the Global Economic Crisis
A series of events on the Regional Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Central and Eastern Europe (February 23), Latin America (March 26), East and South Asia (March 31), and Africa and the Middle East (April 13). These events are part of the International Economic Policy Forum and the University Seminar series on Regionalism and Foreign Direct Investment.

Research Conferences
Conferences on issues of special interest in international economics.

April 9 & 10, 2009 - Antidumping Use Across the World: Implications for Developing Countries and U.S. Businesses
This two day conference, co-sponsored by the World Bank and the GWU Center for International Business Education and Research, will examine the growing use of antidumping duties in developing countries and the impact on U.S. businesses.
Papers and Conference Schedule

March 27, 2009 - NAFTA at 15: Assessing the Past and Preparing for the Future
An examination of NAFTA after 15 years. Panel discussions explored the effect of this landmark agreement on intra-NAFTA trade, investment and migration flows, North American domestic economies, and the future of North American economic cooperation. Co-sponsored by the Canadian Embassy, the GW-Center for International Business Education and Research and the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program

October 20, 2008 – U.S.-China Economic Relations Conference
Co-sponsored with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, this conference examined the controversies surrounding the US-China economic relationship.

April 4, 2008 – Firm Heterogeneity, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment