Thank you Claire Brunel of American University for presenting “Carbon Tariffs 101” as the last speaker for the 14th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium. The presentation explains the impacts of implementing carbon tariffs using economic intuition.

To draw a close to the 14th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium, Roman David Zarate of World Bank shares feedback on “Carbon Tariffs 101” of Claire Brunel. Thank you to all the speakers, discussants, moderators, participants, and staff for making it possible.

IIEP’s Leah Brooks & Paul Carrillo co-authored The State of the Capital Region 2025 report, examining how COVID-19 reshaped the DC metro area. The report found that housing prices rose in exurban areas and employment shifted outward. Read: bit.ly/4lRAVFJ

Trump's tariffs and India's options: Read IIEP Distinguished Visiting Scholar Ajay Chhibber 's latest column in Business Standard, discussing India’s path forward amid upsets in global trade. #GWIndia conference speakers mentioned inside. Read here bit.ly/43nGMLy

Congratulations to IIEP faculty member, and former IIEP Director, Prof. James Foster on receiving the Office of the Vice Provost for Research "Distinguished Career Award" at The GW Faculty Honors Ceremony! Learn more about Prof. Foster's background: elliott.gwu.edu/james-foster

Call for Papers: PhD Candidates working on economic inequality Participate in the online Ecineq PhD Workshop on July 2. Learn more: sites.google.com/view/phdworksh… Deadline to apply: June 8 [email protected]

IIEP is heading to #CapeTown this week for the 9th Urbanization & Development Conference. See more + livestream here worldbank.org/en/events/2025… Thanks to our collaborators and co-organizers: World Bank, International Growth Centre, and City of Cape Town

Day 1 of the Urbanization & Development Conference featured discussions on the future of African cities, from mayors to economists and more. Catch up here: youtube.com/live/9qTF-M4ih… Thank you to Geordin Hill-Lewis City of Cape Town International Growth Centre World Bank

Remi Jedwab, Prof. of Economics & Int'l Affairs at GW University presents his research on the skyscraper revolution at the 9th Urbanization & Development Conference. Watch the Day 2 Sessions: youtube.com/live/hoYpNkCHe… Thanks to our co-organizers: World Bank, International Growth Centre, and City of Cape Town

Globally, 1 in 5 people live in highly unequal societies. Our event on July 8 will reflect on the impact economic inequality has on development & development policy, leading into the 11th Ecineq meeting co-hosted by the World Bank & GW University. Register: wrld.bg/qPNg50WcCeB

Join us July 9 to hear from MIT Prof. and #NobelPrize Laureate, Daron Acemoglu, as part of the 11th Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (Ecineq) hosted in collaboration with World Bank UNU-WIDER World Bank Poverty Register: forms.gle/4RFyd44w785YBN…

"...food loss isn’t just technical—it’s deeply political." Check out IIEP Faculty Affiliate Moses Kansanga's Q&A with Food Tank and the Global Food Institute at the George Washington University. foodtank.com/news/2025/06/u…

What does China want from the US? With Professor Jay Shambaugh ft.com/content/59b6a6… via @ft

Letter from GW Professor Danny Leipziger: "Vietnam reforms must go deeper to boost entrepreneurs" on.ft.com/4emvbQZ via @financialtimes