Events
All Topics (March 1 through May 31)
Monday, March 16
- 3:30 PM
IED Seminar Speaker Series with Professor Jenny Aker
Join us for a seminar jointly organized by the Institute for Economic Development and the Global Development Policy Center presented by Professor Jenny Aker on "If you build it,
[…]
Thursday, March 19
- 12:00 PM
Convergent Conversations: Scaling Nature-Based Solutions for Economic Development
Join us on Thursday, March 19 for an event co-organized with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, the Department of Earth & Environment and the Department of Biology titled
[…]
Wednesday, March 25
- 11:00 AM
Greening the Steel and Cement Used in China's Global Infrastructure Projects
Join us to explore how green procurement of steel and cement can help reduce the hidden carbon emissions of Chinese-financed infrastructure.
China’s overseas development finance, representing
[…]
Thursday, April 2
- 3:00 PM
Human Capital & Development - Resources for Students and the BU Community
This event is open to the BU community interested in exploring research, and academic career opportunities in global development.
Across Boston University, students, faculty, and researchers are
[…]
Monday, April 13
- 12:00 PM
Apostles of Development: Six Economists and the World They Made
Join us and the Pardee School of Global Studies for a talk with David Engerman. Apostles of Development uses the lives and work of six prominent economists who studied together […]
Monday, April 27
- 3:30 PM
Central Banking and Africa in Times of Change
Sustainable development cannot advance without financial stability— and central banks are the cornerstone of that stability. Yet their role is becoming increasingly complex. Rising capital flow volatility, the
[…]
Monday, May 4
- 9:00 AM
What Time Is It? Turning Points and Ruptures in Global Economic Governance
The last few years have seen heated discussions about the past and future of global order. Are we in the midst of a rupture? A transition? Is it all unprecedented?
[…]