Events

All Topics (November 6 through January 31)

11:00 AM Mercury Stories: Book Launch with Henrik Selin
As part of the GDP Center’s Land Use and Livelihood Initiative, Henrik Selin will present his new book “Mercury Stories: Understanding Sustainability through a Volatile Element,” co-authored with Noelle […]

9:00 AM
- GDP Center
Physical Climate Risks and Overseas Investments
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Xia Li will present on Physical Climate Risks and Overseas Investments. Xia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Strategy & […]

9:00 AM
- GDP Center
China and the International Monetary System
As part of the Fall 2020 Global Economic Governance Seminar Series, Zhongxia Jin will present on China and the International Monetary System. Mr. Jin is the Executive Director for China […]

9:00 AM
- GDP Center
Webinar Launch: Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery Report
The Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery (DRGR) initiative is an ambitious proposal for concerted and comprehensive debt relief on a global scale to free up resources in heavily […]

9:00 AM
- GDP Center
Southern Africa Development Community and China Debt Distress
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Dr. Yan Wang will present on Southern Africa Development Community and China Debt Distress. Dr. Wang is a Senior Visiting […]

7:30 AM
- GDP Center
Expanding Renewable Energy for Access and Development: The Role of Development Finance Institutions in Southern Africa
As countries in Southern Africa recover from the COVID-19 crisis and mobilize to ensure resilience and sustainability are built into their economies, reinvigorating development finance to invest in renewable energy […]

9:00 AM
- GDP Center
Global Markets, Domestic Reforms? The Political Economy of China’s Overseas Energy Investments
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Meir Alkon will present on the political economy of China’s overseas energy investments. Alkon is a Non-Resident Fellow at the […]
Global Markets, Domestic Reforms? The Political Economy of China’s Overseas Energy Investments
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Meir Alkon will present on the political economy of China’s overseas energy investments. Alkon is a Non-Resident Fellow at the […]

9:00 AM
- GDP Center
Estimating the Social Costs of 21st Century Coal Fired Power – Evidence from a Chinese Financed Power Plant in Pakistan
As part of the Fall 2020 Global China Research Colloquium, Dr. Bruce Larson will present on the social costs of 21st century coal fired power, based on evidence from a […]

9:30 AM
- GDP Center
China’s Overseas Development Finance Database: Webinar Launch & Demonstration
Chinese policy banks provided close to half a trillion dollars in development finance to foreign governments from 2008—2019. This new interactive database allows users to examine the geolocation of China’s […]
3:30 PM
- GDP Center
MA Capstone on Global Development: Green Global Recovery and Indonesia’s Labor Migration
The Capstone Course on Global Development brings together participants of M.A. Global Development Programs from the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies and the Department of Economics to develop […]

7:00 AM
- GDP Center
Guaranteeing Access to Medicines: Reforming Trade and Investment Treaties in the COVID-19 Era
Eight months into COVID-19, what is the status of the international investment regime and access to essential medicines? The GDP Center’s Working Group on Trade and Access to Medicines will […]
9:30 AM
- GDP Center
Women, Power, and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India
As part of the Human Capital Initiative, Rachel Brulé will present her new book “Women, Power, and Property: The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India,” in a webinar moderated […]

8:00 AM
- GDP Center
Book Launch: Development Banks and Sustainability in the Andean Amazon
In the new book “Development Banks and Sustainability in the Andean Amazon,” authors Rebecca Ray, Kevin P. Gallagher, and Cynthia A. Sanborn explore what development banks, governments, and communities have […]