The Macroeconomics and Growth Team of the World Bank's Development Research group organizes weekly seminars for the presentation and discussion of new work by Bank staff and other researchers each Thursday from 12:30 to 2:00, unless otherwise noted. Visiting economists are welcome. For previous seminars please click here.  For a paper copy not posted here, please email Tourya Tourougui.
Current seminar offering: | Nov. 5 | How big (small?) are fiscal multipliers? | E. Ilzetzki (LSE) | MC8-100 |
Upcoming Seminars Date | Event | Presenter | Details | | | | | | Nov. 5 | How big (small?) are fiscal multipliers? | E. Ilzetzki (LSE) | MC8-100 | | Nov. 19 | TBA | J. Haltiwanger (UMD) | MC9-100 | | Dec. 3 | TBA | L. Serven (WB) | MC7-100 | | Dec. 10 | TBA | M. Aguia | MC8-100 | | Dec. 17 | TBA | M. Hallward-Driemeier (WB) | |
Recent Seminars Date | Event | Presenter | Details | | Sept. 10 | Is Newer Better? Penn World Table Revisions and the Growth Literature | Arvind Subramanian (Peterson Institute) | MC8-100 | | Sept. 14 | Industrial Policy and the Role of the State in Promoting Growth: A Panel Discussion | W. Easterly, A. Harrison and J. Lin | MC13-121
4:00 - 5:30 | | Sept. 17 | Fistful of Dollars | Prachi Mishra (IMF), with Thierry Tressel and Igan Deniz | MC5-100 | | Sept. 24 | Technology Shocks: Novel Implications for International Business Cycles | Andrea Faffo, Federal Reserve Board | MC8-100 | Oct. 1
Cancelled | The global liquidity trap | Olivier Jeanne, Johns Hopkins University | MC8-100 | | Oct. 8 | Suez Canal | James Feyrer, Dartmouth | MC7-100 | Oct. 15
Cancelled | Future Rent Seeking and Current Public Saving | Pierre Yared, Columbia U. | MC9-100 | | Oct. 22 | Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Impact of Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland | Tim Beasley, LSE | MC C1-100
9:30 - 11am | | Oct. 29 | Privatization and nationalization cycles | Constantino Hevia, WB | MC10-100 |
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