Inequality and Poverty in the Global Economy Events

The Inequality and Poverty in the Global Economy lecture series features leading experts who address fundamental questions inequality in the world, focusing both on global trends as well as specific regions and countries.

April 22, 2009
Reducing Poverty in the Short and the Long Run: An Assessment of the Experience of Conditional Cash Transfer

• Ariel Fiszbein, Chief Economist, Human Development Network, World Bank

April 15, 2009
The Impact of Crises on Education and Health in Latin America

• Suzanne Duryea, Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank

March 11, 2009
Impact of Rising Food Prices on the Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Quentin Wodon, Adviser and Program Manager, Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics, World Bank

March 4, 2009
Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-income Countries

• Will Martin, Lead Economist, Trade Research Team, World Bank

February 18, 2009
Bailing Out the World's Poorest

• Martin Ravallion, Director of the Development Research Group, World Bank

April 7, 2008
Globalization and Income Polarization in Rich Countries

• Gary Burtless, John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution

March 12, 2008
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

March 5, 2008
Increasing Inequity in Transition Economies: Is There More to Come?

• Ruslan Yemtsov, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit (Europe and Central Asia Region), World Bank

February 20, 2008
What is Global Inequality and Why it Matters

• Branko Milanovic, Lead Economist, Research Department, World Bank; Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Adjunct Professor, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland

February 18, 2008
Bailing Out the World's Poorest

• Martin Ravallion, Director of the Development Research Group, World Bank

February 11, 2008
Agriculture and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Luc Christiaensen, Senior Economist, Operations and Policy Unit of the Sustainable Development Dept. (East Asia), World Bank

February 6, 2008
Uneven Growth in China and India

• Martin Ravallion, Director of the Development Research Group, World Bank

January 30, 2008
NAFTA, Migration and Social Policy in Mexico: Are They Good for the Poor?

• Gerardo Esquivel, Professor of Economics, Center for Economic Studies, Colegio de Mexico (Mexico City)
• Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Chief Economist, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
• John Scott, Professor-Researcher and former Director of the Economic Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) (Mexico City)

January 23, 2008
Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Development

• Francisco Ferreira, Director of the 2006 World Development Report on Inequality, World Bank