UPCOMING EVENTS
A Discussion on the Future of Europe A distinguished group of thinkers, policy makers, and practitioners will discuss the challenges facing Europe and the implications for the region and the world's economy, politics, and democracy.
With H.E. Anne Anderson, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Kemal Derviş, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, The Edward M. Bernstein Scholar, The Brookings Institution; Adjunct Professor, SIPA Columbia George Papandreou, MP and Former Prime Minister of Greece; SIPA Global Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Columbia SIPA George Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management; Founder, The Open Society Foundations Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor and Co-Chair, Committee on Global Thought, Columbia Jan Svejnar, James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy; Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia SIPA
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. International Affairs, Room 1501 Registration required
This event is co-sponsored by The Brookings Institution
The New York Launch of The Governance Report 2013
With Helmut K. Anheier and Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of Governance Robert C. Lieberman, School of International and Public Affairs Ira M. Millstein, Columbia Law School José Antonio Ocampo, School of International and Public Affairs Katharina Pistor, Columbia Law School Ailsa Roell, School of International and Public Affairs Jan Svejnar, Center on Global Economic Governance
The Governance Report 2013 will have its New York Launch at the Center on Global Economic Governance. The Report's co-authors, Helmut K. Anheier and Mark Hallerberg, will contribute to a panel discussion on governance, with experts from across Columbia University.
(Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler, Former Federal President of Germany)
Monday, March 4, 2013: 1:00 p.m. International Affairs, Room 1501 Registration required
Cosponsored by Hertie School of Governance
Transitional Justice in Europe after Communism: Reflections on the First Two Decades
With Michael Kraus, Middlebury College and Charles University, Prague; Timothy Frye, The Harriman Institute, Columbia University; and Jan Svejnar, Center on Global Economic Governance, School of International and Public Affairs
A leading specialist on post-Soviet political issues, Michael Kraus will discuss how countries of the former Soviet bloc have tackled and continue to tackle the difficult legacy of communism. The presentation will be based on his research as well as his participation in the work of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes in the Czech Republic and other countries.
Michael Kraus is Dirks Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College and a Visiting Fulbright Professor at the Institute for Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague. He is a recipient of numerous major grants and has held several research appointments including at the George Washington University and at Harvard University. Professor Kraus has published widely including Irreconcilable Differences? Explaining Czechoslovakia's Dissolution; numerous articles in Current History, Journal of Democracy, Foreign Policy, Politique Internationale; and most recently in the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Transitional Justice.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013: 6:00 p.m. International Affairs, Room 1512 Registration required
Cosponsored by The Harriman Institute
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RECENT EVENTS
Long-Term Investing: An Optimal Strategy in Short-Term Oriented Markets With keynote speakers Joseph E. Stiglitz and Jeremy Grantham
This Conference examined issues such as how long-term investing adds value; the incentives and governance mechanisms that support the implementation of long-term investing; if ESG factors can increase the success of long-term investing; and if long-term forecasting and valuation are path dependent.
December 3, 2012 The papers from the Conference can be found here
Co-sponsored by the Committee on Global Thought and the Sovereign Wealth Funds Research Initiative
The Martian's Daughter With Marina von Neumann Whitman, Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy, University of Michigan
One of the five Hungarian scientific geniuses dubbed "The Martians," by their colleagues, John von Neumann was often hailed as the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century, and the greatest scientist since Einstein. Von Neumann was a key figure in the Manhattan Project, the inventor of game theory, the pioneering developer of the modern stored-program electronic computer, and, right up to his death, an adviser to the top echelons of the American military establishment. In The Martian's Daughter, his daughter, Marina von Neumann Whitman, explores how the cosmopolitan environment in which she was immersed, the demanding expectations of her parents, and her own struggles to emerge from the shadow of a larger-than-life parent shaped her life and work.
November 28, 2012
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Journalism School
BRICS: The Quest for Global Growth Columbia University BRICLAb Conference In Association with the Center on Global Economic Governance
The future for the BRICs as engines of growth depends on efficiently adapting to the global economy and, more importantly, shaping it. Key to this is how Brazil, Russia, India, and China evolve toward becoming dynamic hubs of knowledge and innovation. Leading academics, business leaders, and policymakers addressed the major questions surrounding these issues as the BRICs strive for an enlarged status as dynamic, prosperous, and influential nations.
Find the conference program and list of speakers here
November 27, 2012
The Impact of the European Crisis on Emerging Markets Guillermo Calvo (SIPA-PEPM), Domingo Cavallo (Yale), George Kopits (The Wilson Center), Carmen Reinhart (Harvard Kennedy School), Jan Svejnar (SIPA-CGEG), and Ernesto Talvi (CERES and Brookings Institution) discussed the impact of the crisis in Europe, and to some extent the great recession, on emerging economies in Latin America and East Central Europe. The discussion explored their similarities and differences, and the ways that particular countries have weathered the crisis better than others. Prospects for the future for emerging economies was discussed also.
Watch the event here. Read Latin America Macroeconomic Outlook: A Global Perspective (Talvi et. al. 2012)
November 7, 2012
Jointly organized with the Program in Economic Policy Management.
Conference on Labor and Development
This two-day conference focused on major labor issues in developing countries, contrasting the official approach of the World Bank and member governments with those of independent academic and policy experts. The World Bank team made an official presentation and participated in the discussion. The Center on Global Economic Governance, in collaboration with Cornell University, brought together independent academic and policy experts to discuss the Report and offer alternative views.
Panelists included Nobel laureates Edmund Phelps and Joseph Stiglitz, distinguished academics, policymakers, and practitioners.
Find the full Conference Program here. Watch the conference on our website here.
October 25 - 26, 2012
Organized in collaboration with Cornell University and the World Bank.
Forum 2000: Media and Democracy The 16th annual Forum 2000 Conference took place in Prague from October 21 to 23, 2012. In accordance with the wishes of the late President Václav Havel, this year's conference focused on the relationship between democracy and the media. It also addressed the legacy of Václav Havel in the fields of democracy and human rights, and ways to build upon it. The Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG) participated in the 2012 Forum 2000, jointly organizing the Media, Economy, and Politics Panel, which Jan Svejnar, CGEG’s Director, chaired.
This panel was held on October 22, 2012, live streamed on CGEG’s website, it may be viewed here.
The idea for Forum 2000 originated in 1997, when former Czech President Václav Havel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, and philanthropist Yohei Sasakawa invited world leaders to Prague to discuss the challenges humanity was facing on the threshold of a new millennium. Since then, Forum 2000 has evolved into a successful and widely recognized conference series, where distinguished guests continue to address a diverse international community on topics ranging from religious dialogue to human rights and national security.
For more information, you may visit the Forum 2000 Website, here.
Presidential Economic Advisers Forum 2012 With Glenn Hubbard, Senior Economic Adviser to Governor Romney, Romney for President; Jeffrey Liebman, Senior Economic Adviser to President Obama, Obama for America; Sharyn O'Halloran, George Blumenthal Professor of Political Economy, Columbia University; Joseph Stiglitz, Co-Chair, Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University; Michael Woodford, John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy, Columbia University; and Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large at Thomson Reuters.
In this debate-style event, Jeffrey Liebman and Glenn Hubbard, the senior economic advisers to President Obama and presidential candidate Governor Mitt Romney, explored the economic policies of each candidate and their respective party. Sharyn O'Halloran, Joseph Stiglitz, and Michael Woodford acted as panelists, and Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large at Thomson Reuters, moderated.
October 8, 2012
This event was sponsored by the Center on Global Economic Governance, the Columbia University World Leaders Forum, the Program on Economic Research, and the Committee on Global Thought.
European Federalism As A Response To The Crisis in Europe A Discussion with Jan Macháček, Czech Journalist and Commentator
Award winning Czech journalist, and commentator on political economy issues, Jan Macháček discussed federalism as a response to the current crisis in Europe. In doing so, he addressed the question of whether we are witnessing in Europe an institutional and constitutional crisis or a debt crisis.
October 4, 2012
This event was sponsored by the Center on Global Economic Governance, the East Central European Center, and SIPA's International Media, Advocacy and Communications Specialization.
How Can Government Help Keep The United States Competitive? The CGEG Leaders in Economic Governance Inaugural Lecture By Dr. Rebecca M. Blank, Acting Secretary of Commerce, United States Department of Commerce.
The competitiveness of U.S. business is crucial to the nation's long-term job creation and economic growth, yet U.S. global economic leadership has been challenged in the past two decades as other nations have grown. In her lecture, Dr. Blank discussed how government can help ensure that the United States continues to lead the global economy in the 21st Century.
The European Crisis in its Political Context A Discussion with Karel Schwarzenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic, and Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
Persistent concerns over the health of Europe's banking sector, its high sovereign debt levels, and broader economy have triggered dramatic action by the European Central Bank. Will this suffice to quell concerns over the future of Europe, or will it require equally dramatic action on the political front, a move toward a United States of Europe, for example? This discussion addressed these questions, and possible next steps for the European Union and its member states.
September 28, 2012
This event was sponsored by the Center on Global Economic Governance and the East Central European Center.
The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Countries Can Take off A Lecture by Justin Yifu Lin, Former Chief Economist at the World Bank
Justin Yifu Lin discussed his latest book which expounds on new structural economics and reflects on his experiences at the World Bank, where he was chief economist from 2008 to 2012, the first chief economist from a developing country. Earlier this year, Professor Lin returned to Peking University, where, prior to joining the World Bank, he served as founding Director of the China Center for Economic Research (CCER).
September 27, 2012
This event was sponsored by the Center on Global Economic Governance, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Global Thought, and SIPA's Economic and Political Development Concentration.
CGEG Launch Keynote Address: Alan Krueger
This event marked the official start of CGEG’s operations and focused on key issues in global economic governance, proposing effective policy approaches. Watch online »
Panelists: Guillermo Calvo (SIPA), Kathleen Hays (Bloomberg), Merit Janow (SIPA), Sharyn O'Halloran (SIPA), Jeffrey Sachs (SIPA), Jan Svejnar (SIPA)
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