Institute for International Economic Policy
Inequality and Poverty in the Global Economy
In the last twenty-five years the world has experienced a growing gap in income between rich and poor countries, a steep rise in incomes at the very top in the UK and the United States, a persistent coexistence of stark deprivation alongside conspicuous wealth in middle-income countries such as Brazil and Mexico, and a sharp increase in inequality in rapidly growing (and previously equal) countries such as China and Russia. Should the observed increase in inequality cause concern and, if the answer is yes, on what grounds? Can policy changes at the domestic and multilateral level change the level of inequality? If it can, what types of policies would be most effective without damaging long run growth?
The lecture series Poverty and Inequality in the Global Economy features leading experts who will address these and other fundamental questions on this very topical subject. The lectures will discuss global trends as well as focus on specific regions and countries.
These events are open to the public. Please contact iiep@gwu.edu if you are interested in receiving regular notification of upcoming events.
2009 Events
| 18 February 2009 4:00-5:15 p.m. |
"Bailing Out The World's Poorest" Martin Ravallion (World Bank) |
| 4 March 2009 4:00-5:15 p.m. |
"Implications of Higher Global Food Prices For Poverty
in Low-Income Countries" Will Martin (World Bank) |
| 11 March 2009 4:00-5:15 p.m. |
"Impact of Rising Food Prices on the Poor in Sub-Saharan
Africa" Quentin Wodon (World Bank) |
| 25 March 2009 4:00-5:15 p.m. |
"Rising Food and Fuel Prices: Addressing the Risks
to Future Generations" Ariel Fiszbein (World Bank) |
| 15 April 2009 4:00-5:15 p.m. |
"The Impact of Crises on Education and Health in
Latin America" Suzanne Duryea (Inter-American Development Bank) |
2008 Events
| 7 April 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"Globalization and Income Polarization in Rich
Countries" Gary Burtless, Brookings Institution Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW Please note this is a Monday |
| 12 March 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"Fair Growth: Economic Policies for Latin America's
Poor and Middle Income Majority" Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean, World Bank Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW |
| 5 March 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"Increasing Inequality in Transition Economies:
Is There More to Come?" Ruslan Yemtsov, World Bank Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW |
| 20 February 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"What is Global Inequality and Why it Matters" Branco Milanovic, Lead Economist - World Bank Research Department; Senior Associate - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Adjunct Professor - SAIS and University of Maryland Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW |
| 11 February 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"Agriculture and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa" Luc Christiaensen, Senior Economist, Operations and Policy Unit of the Sustainable Development Dept. (East Asia), World Bank Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW |
| 6 February 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"Uneven Growth in China and India" Martin Ravallion, Director of Research Department, World Bank Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW |
| 30 January 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"NAFTA, Migration and Social Policy in Mexico:
Are they good for the poor?" Gerardo Esquivel - Colegio de Mexico; Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva - Chief Economist, UNDP; and John Scott - CIDE Duques Hall, Room 251, 2201 G St., NW (entrance on 22nd St.). |
| 23 January 2008 4:45-6:00 p.m. |
"Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Development" Francisco Ferreira, Director of the 2006 World Development Report on Inequality, World Bank. Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW |
2007
| 25 October 2007 6:30-7:30 p.m. |
IIEP Launch Event "Reducing Poverty in Developing Countries: MCC's Role in Globalization and Stimulating Growth" Ambassador John J. Danilovich, CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW |
| 14 September 2007 2:00-3:30 p.m. |
"Thinking Big and Scaling Up: The BRAC Model
for Poverty Alleviation" Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson of BRAC Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW |
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