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Apply Now: 2014 Advanced Graduate Workshop
June 15 is the application deadline for the 7th Annual Advanced Graduate Workshop on Poverty, Development and Globalization, organized jointly by the Azim Premji University, the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and Columbia University's Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD). The 2014 AGW will take place from January 3-17, 2014 at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India.
Balance of Payments Dominance: Its Implications for Macroeconomic Policy
IPD Co-President José Antonio Ocampo discusses the emergence of a macroeconomic regime in which the short-term macroeconomic dynamics is determined by external shocks.
The Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Between June 1st and 3rd, African leaders and international development policy experts engaged in development policy dialogue at the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, held in Yokohama, Japan. The focus of this year's summit was on accelerating economic growth, reducing poverty and vulnerability to economic shocks, achieving Millennium Development Goals, and promoting peace, stability and good governance throughout Africa.
New Publication: The Age of Austerity
iPD and The South Centre are proud to announce the publication of 'The Age of Austerity: A Review of Public Expenditures and Adjustment Measures in 181 Countries'. This working paper, co-authored by Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins, asks if the projected fiscal contraction trajectory and the specific austerity measures being considered in many countries are conducive to socio-economic recovery and the achievement of development goals.
The Rise of the South: Current Trends, Future Possibilities
Join The Committee on Global Thought at its exciting upcoming event, The Rise of the South: Current Trends, Future Possibilities. Featuring a discussion of the 2013 Human Development Report, this event will bring together expert scholars and practitioners in the development field to discuss the future of the global south. This event will be held from 9:30 am to 6:00pm on April 8, 2013. All panels will take place on the 15th floor of International Affairs Building.
In the News
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Stiglitz Says Too Soon to Cut U.S. Stimulus as Growth Not Normal
Bloomberg
May 26, 2013 -
Globalisation isn’t just about profits. It’s about taxes too
The Guardian
27 May 2013 -
Lessons for Africa from Japan and East Asia
Business Day
June 05, 2013 -
IMF Arab Aid Rises to Record as Stiglitz Sees Dramatic Shift
Bloomberg Businessweek
June 05, 2013 -
What Use Are Economists?
Project Syndicate
10 May 2013
Latest Publications
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Global Macroeconomic and Financial Governance
Working Paper
José Antonio Ocampo -
EMERGING ECONOMIES AND THE REFORM OF THE GLOBAL MONETARY SYSTEM
Working Paper
José Antonio Ocampo -
Capital Account Regulations, Foreign Exchange Pressure, and Crisis Resilience
Working Paper
José Antonio Ocampo, Bilge Erten -
GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GOVERNANCE AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
Working Paper
José Antonio Ocampo -
Balance of Payments Dominance: Its Implications for Macroeconomic Policy
Working Paper
José Antonio Ocampo
Recent Events
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The Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Meeting
June 19, 2013 -
What way forward towards the political and economic integration of the Eurozone?
Meeting
June 18, 2013 -
The Inequality Gap: A Social Protection Floor for an Inclusive Crisis Recovery
Speech
June 18, 2013 -
IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings: The Age of Austerity
Meeting
April 20, 2013 -
The Rise of the South: Current Trends, Future Possibilities
Meeting
April 8, 2013
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