GLAD conference 2018

The 2nd International Conference on Globalization and Development was jointly organized by the Research Training Group "Globalization and Development" (GlaD) and the Research Project on "Reducing Poverty Risk in Developing Countries" and held on May 3-4, 2018, in Göttingen, Germany.

120 participants from 17 countries came to Göttingen to present and discuss current topics in Development Economics ranging from Gender, Trade, Financial Decision Making, Poverty Traps, Conflicts, Aid and Education.
Conference booklet (program and abstracts).

Keynote speakers:
Eliana La Ferrara (Bocconi University)
David McKenzie (World Bank)
Michèle Tertilt (University of Mannheim)

Please find below some impressions from the conference:




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Poster Awardees (left to right):
Reinhard Weisser (Queen Mary University of London) and Wiebke Stein (Leibniz University of Hanover) [Poster]
Martin Wiegand (VU University of Amsterdam) [Poster]
Tobias Stöhr (IfW Kiel) [Poster]

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GLAD conference 2015

The 1st International Conference on Globalization and Development was held on May 11 - 12 in 2015 in Göttingen, Germany.

Conference Program 2015


Keynote speakers:

Philip Keefer (Inter-American Development Bank, Washington)

Petra Todd (University of Pennsylvania) and

Philip Verwimp (ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles)



Conference venue: Paulinerkirche (Papendiek 14, 37073 Göttingen)