The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the arrival of the new director Prof. Anthony Janetos, an expert in the field of global change. Prof. Janetos says his priorities for the Pardee Center involve taking on the problems facing the planet over the next few decades […]
Pardee Faculty Fellow Kevin Gallagher is quoted in the May 2, 2013 Reuters article, “Brazil WTO hopeful brushes off protectionist complaints.” Prof. Gallagher says that despite criticism, Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo would likely be more trusted by developing countries as head of the World Trade Organization than his opponent. Azevedo is running against Mexico’s Herminio Blanco. […]
Pardee Center Faculty Fellow Nathan Phillips is quoted in articles in the The Christian Science Monitor and New Scientist about an explosion in Prague, Czech Republic likely linked to a natural gas leak that left 40 people injured. This incident follows a similar explosion in Reims, France that left three dead and 14 injured. Prof. Phillips […]
The Pardee Center Task Force Report Capital Account Regulations and the Trading System: A Compatibility Review is cited in an April 25, 2013 article at the Council on Foreign Relations website by Terra Lawson-Remer titled, Economic Instability, Capital Controls, and Bilateral Investment Treaties. The article reflects on a round table discussion with Nobel Laureate Joseph […]
Pardee Faculty Fellow Kevin Gallagher discusses the role of cross-border financial regulations in the latest Pardee Podcast about the March 2013 Pardee Task Force Report, Capital Account Regulations and the Trading System: A Compatibility Review. Prof. Gallagher is the Co-Chair of the Pardee Task Force on Regulating Global Capital Flows for Long-Run Development. This report builds on the Task […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the 2013 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows. The eight outstanding Boston University graduate students represent various schools and departments from across the university, including Energy and Environment, Global Development, History, International Relations, International Public Health, and Political Science. Starting June […]
A new book titled How Immigrants Impact Their Homelands published by Duke University Press is the outcome of a Pardee Center Research Project, Diasporas and Development. The Pardee Center Research Project brought together experts from a variety of disciplines to build on the body of literature on the issues relating to the impact diasporas have on the society in […]
Three contributing authors to the new Pardee Center Task Force Report titled Capital Account Regulations and the Trading System: A Compatibility Review were the featured presenters at the Pardee House Seminar on April 12. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Center for Finance, Law and Policy, which also collaborated on publication of the report. The […]
The Future of South-South Economic Relations, a book stemming from a Pardee Center 2010 conference of the same name, received a favorable review by the LSE Review of Books, a book review blog published by the London School of Economics and Political Science. The reviewer wrote: This book is worth the attention of anyone who wishes to understand […]
The Pardee Center is co-sponsoring a transcontinental gaming session titled “Broken Cities,” designed to connect urban planning students and practitioners across the world in a conversation about climate variability via video stream. Other co-sponsors include the Boston University Metropolitan College, City Planning and Urban Affairs and Sustainability @ BU. The event will take place on […]