PhD Workshop on Development and the World Bank, Stockholm Sweden, May 30-31, 2010
Eight doctoral candidates presented their research papers on the World Bank's policies, programs and organization and recieved feedback from World Bank staff during the workshop which was a side event to the ABCDE conference in Stockholm.
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Final Jury and Award Ceremony for the 2010 International Essay Competition on youth unemployment took place in Stockholm, Sweden at the ABCDE Conference, May 31-June 2, 2010
Winning submissions (essays and videos)
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April 25, 2010, Washington, DC.
Session on Confronting New Fiscal Challenges Ahead : Stability and
Resilience in the Global Financial Market
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PhD Workshop on the World Bank, Washington DC, April 27, 2009
The workshop gathered 12 PhD studentsand early-career postdoctoral researchers for a one-day discussion on World Bank policies and operations. held at World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC.
Participants also attended the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Day (PREM).
Workshop agenda and papers
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PhD Workshop on the World Bank and international organizations, Cape Town, June 7-8, 2008
The Workshop for the first time gathered PhD students and postdoctoral researchers whose work focuses not only on the World Bank Group and the IMF, but also the World Trade Organization and regional development banks.
Program
Workshop Summary
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RAD Annual Meeting, June 8, 2008, Cape Town, South Africa
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Final Jury and Award Ceremony of the International Essay Competition 2008
June 9, 2008, Cape Town, South Africa
What can you do to shape the city of your dreams?
Read the winning essays
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Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE)
Cape Town, South Africa, June 8-10, 2008
The RAD organized three parallel sessions in the ABCDE, contributed to the ABCDE Steering Committee, as well as had its representatives participating in other ABCDE sessions as chairs and discussants.
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“From Research to Policy” Lecture Series (Read more about the Lecture Series)
Co-organized by the World Bank and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, in partnership with the Researchers Alliance for Development (RAD)
Inaugural Lecture
November 7, 2007
Should developing countries open their economies to foreign trade and investment?
Keynote Speaker: David Dollar, Country Director for China and Mongolia;
former Director, Development Research Group, The World Bank
Participants (by videoconference):
School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Government School, Beijing University, Beijing (5 pm)
Sciences Po, Paris (10 am)
London School of Economics, London (9 am)
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore (5 pm)
Watch the video of the lecture (broadband, dial-up)
View pictures (Paris site)
Download the outline of the lecture
NEW: Watch the interview with David Dollar!
Recommended reading list:
Dollar, David, 2002, “Reform, Growth, and Poverty in Vietnam,” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2837.
Dollar, David, 2005. “Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality since 1980,” World Bank Research Observer 20(2): 145-175.
Rodrik, Dani, Arvind Subramanian, and Francesco Trebbi, 2004. “Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Trade in Economic Development,” NBER Working Paper 9305.
Winters, L. Alan, 2004. “Trade Liberalization and Economic Performance: An Overview,” Economic Journal.
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Visit of Heads of Academic Networks to World Bank Headquarters
June 11-12, 2007, Washington D.C.
The Chair of the RAD and two Steering Committee representatives were invited to join the Visit of heads of international academic network to the World Bank headquarters, to meet with senior Bank staff and discuss ways of working together.
Program
List of participants
Read the summarizing report.
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RAD Annual Meeting and partial renewal of the Steering Committee
May 16, 2007
Program
New composition of the RAD Steering Committee
Read the RAD Annual Report 2006/ 2007
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3rd PhD Workshop on the World BankMay 16, 2007, Bled, Slovenia
Program
Papers presented during the workshop
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Final Jury and Award Ceremony of the International Essay Competition 2007
May 17, 2007, Bled, Slovenia
Watch the ceremony online
Read the Final Report and Winning Essays
Essay competition website
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Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE)
May 17-18, 2007, Bled, Slovenia
The RAD organized 4 parallel sessions at ABCDE Slovenia:
1. ‘Taxation and state-building’ (Odd-Helge Fjeldstad),
2. ‘Inclusive research in development’ (Diane Stone),
3. ‘Banking for Development’ (Javier Santiso),
4. ‘Private Sector Contributions to Development through Core Labor Standards in World Bank Lending and Procurement’ (Kristian Weise).
ABCDE Slovenia website