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IGC/EGC conference on firms, trade, and development

Upcoming Event From 19 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2023

The International Growth Centre (IGC) and the Yale Economic Growth Center (EGC) are hosting a two-day conference on October 19-20, 2023 on the theme of “Firms, Trade, and Development".

The International Growth Centre (IGC) and the Yale Economic Growth Center (EGC) are hosting a two-day conference on October 19-20, 2023 on the theme of “Firms, Trade and Development.”

This event takes place in-person, simultaneously at LSE and Yale University.

The academic committee for the event is: David Atkin (MIT), Lauren Falcao Bergquist (Yale), Mayara Felix (Yale), Namrata Kala (MIT), Isabela Manelici (LSE), Meredith Startz (Dartmouth), Eric Verhoogen (Columbia), and Chris Woodruff (Oxford).

The conference will feature a keynote presentation by Robin Burgess (LSE), and a Policymaker Panel Session on "Fostering Growth in Developing Countries" with Dean Karlan (USAID), Adnan Khan (FCDO), and Liz Lloyd (BII), moderated by Chris Woodruff (Oxford).

Confirmed speakers include Philipp Barteska (LSE), Rikhia Bhukta (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur), Dave Donaldson (MIT), Jeremy Majerovitz (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), Isabela Manelici (LSE), Manaswini Rao (University of Delaware), Tristan Reed (The World Bank), Martin Rotemberg (New York University), Garima Sharma(Princeton University), and Miguel Angel Talamas Marcos (Inter-American Development Bank).

The IGC can provide limited travel reimbursements to attendees joining in-person at LSE. These are offered on a case-by-case basis. Please see our reimbursement policy for more details.