Conferences

This conference will focus on the challenges of maintaining economic progress and improvements in human welfare, while remaining within environmental boundaries that will sustain those improvements. The event will take place at Yale on November 9-10, 2023, hosted by EGC, the Yale Tobin Center for Economic Policy, and Yale School of the Environment.

EGC and the International Growth Centre (IGC) are hosting a two-day conference on October 19-20, 2023, on the theme of “Firms, Trade, and Development.” This event will take place in-person, simultaneously at Yale University and at LSE with live simulcast.

What are the current policy needs and research insights on the drivers and consequences of gender gaps in the economy in 21st century South Asia? EGC, Inclusion Economics India Centre (IEIC), and Inclusion Economics at Yale University, in partnership with the Udaiti Foundation, the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation held an in-person research and policy workshop on August 3, 2023 in Bengaluru, India.

Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic began, what do we know about how women’s economic engagement has changed? What policies can help ensure post-pandemic recoveries and preparation for future shocks are gender inclusive? This conference was hosted by Inclusion Economics at Yale University, in partnership with EGC and the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo on March 9-10, 2023.

Why do harmful norms persist? Should we expect that they will naturally evolve and disappear, or is targeted policy intervention necessary for lasting change? The Kuznets Mini-Conference spotlighted the work of early career researchers on these topics on March 3, 2023. The event followed the 32nd Kuznets Memorial Lecture, "Changing Harmful Norms" by Eliana La Ferrara, hosted by EGC.

EGC hosted the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) 2022 conference in person at Yale November 5-6, 2022. This event is a major forum in development economics, held annually at member universities since 1967.

Governments create opportunities for economic growth and development. However, they can also intervene in markets in ways that are detrimental for growth. The Kuznets Mini-Conference spotlighted political economy work of early career researchers on April 1, 2022. The event followed the 31st Kuznets Memorial Lecture, "Political Distortions and Economic Development" by Leonard Wantchekon, hosted by EGC.

In celebration of EGC's 60th Anniversary, EGC and Inclusion Economics at Yale University hosted a series of symposia devoted to the general topic of race/ethnicity, gender, and economic justice in a variety of settings worldwide. The events highlighted both the problems that public policy needs to address and discuss the viability and constraints on potential solutions.

EGC conferences hosted over the years.