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IFEP/APEA Holiday Party
December 10, 2010
8:00 pm

Students from the IFEP concentration and the Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis specialization celebrated the end of the semester with drinks and karaoke at the Village Pourhouse.


An Inside View on U.S.-China Economic Relations with David Loevinger
Tuesday, December 7
4:15-5:30pm

Mr. Loevinger, Senior Coordinator for China Affairs and the Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of Treasury, discussed issues currently facing Treasury and answered students' questions.


Brown Bag Lunch with Professor Robb
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
12:30-1:45pm

Students sat down to an informal lunch with Professor Robb, who answered questions about his work, teaching philosophies, and economic views.


IFEP Annual Gala
Thursday, November 11, 2010
6:30-9:30pm
Lotos Club
Five East 66th Street
New York, NY 10065

Chistofferson, Robb & Co. sponsored an elegant gathering for IFEP students, alumni and faculty.


IFEP and APEC present: The Future of the World Trade Organization and the International Trading System, an informal exchange with Keith Rockwell, Chief Spokesman and Director, Information and Media Relations Division, WTO.  Moderated by Professor Merit E. Janow.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
4:30-5:30pm

Mr. Rockwell first discussed issues facing the WTO.  He then answered students’ questions.


IFEP, APEC and the Columbia Law School Center for Chinese Legal Studies Present:
Managing U.S.-China Economic Relations, with Timothy Stratford, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP and former Assistant USTR for China
Thursday, September 30, 2010
12:00pm-1:30pm

Mr. Stratford discussed the upsides and concerns of U.S.-China economic relations, explored underlying causes of friction, illustrated complex dynamics with anecdotes from his own experience, and highlighted tools available to both the public and private sectors to improve economic relations. He then answered student questions and remained to further discuss economic relations with members of the course Law and Legal Institutions in China.



IFEP Retreat
Friday, September 17, 2010 & Saturday, September 18, 2010
New York YMCA Camp

IFEP concentrators bonded over swimming, soccer and grilling in rustic Huguenot.


Spring 2010

Spring 2010 IFEP Student-Alumni Wine and Cheese Reception
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
7:00pm
Christofferson, Robb & Company
720 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10019


The Economic Club of New York Luncheon with The Honorable Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor, Bank of Japan
Thursday, April 22, 2010
11:45am – 2:00pm
Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NY

Ten IFEP students were selected to attend the luncheon with Professor Merit E. Janow.


Fed Alumni Event at the NASDAQ Market Site
Thursday, April 8, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 pm
The NASDAQ Market Site
4 Times Square, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10036

John H. Coatsworth, Dean, SIPA and Merit E. Janow, Director, Program in International Finance and Economic Policy, SIPA, hosted a special Fed Alumni Event.

Fed alumni engaged in an informal alumni panel discussion on the operation of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the skills needed to work effectively in a central bank. Alumni, faculty and students mingled afterwards at the NASDAQ Market Site.

The evening featured a welcome address by
John H. Coatsworth, Dean, SIPA and
Christine M. Cumming - First Vice President, The Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Moderator: Merit E. Janow, Director, Program in International Finance and Economic Policy, SIPA

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Panelists:
Patrick Dwyer, Brandon J. Hall, Cindy Hull, Alexandra Merle-Huet and Adam Minson


IFEP and APEC Study Center Present the IFEP Distinguished Speaker Series

China’s Currency and Us-China Relations
Monday, April 5, 2010

Robert Z. Aliber- Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Director, Center for Studies in International Finance

Shang-Jin Wei, N. T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy; Director, Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business, Columbia Business School

Daniel Rosen, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairs; Principal, Rhodium Group

Moderated by Merit E. Janow, Professor, International Economic Law and International Affairs; Director, Program in International Finance and Economic Policy, SIPA

IFEP and the International Labour Organization Sponsor

The Global Jobs Crisis: Assessing the pace and quality of growth

On Friday, February 19th, IFEP and the ILO sponsored a panel including Raymond Torres, director of ILO International Institute for Labour Studies and Devin Stewart, director of Global Innovations, Carnegie Council


IFEP Back to School Social
Friday, February 5, 2010

IFEP students went iceskating in Central Park