If good governance is the exception, not the rule, how have a small group of countries achieved corruption control?
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Kenneth J. Arrow on Tuesday, February 21.
On February 12, 2016, CGEG hosted the 5th Annual BRICLab Conference titled BRICS 2.0: Challenges of Global Governance and Growth.
Jan Svejnar and Sutirtha Bagchi's research on Billionaires and Growth was published in the First Quarter 2016 edition of the Milken Institute Review. The research discusses the impacts of wealth inequality on economic performance. They find that the source of wealth accumulation can determine whether or not rising inequality is a barrier to economic growth. Read the entire paper here.
In the 8th Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture, the issue of what happens when there are more kids and more careers was discussed by Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University, after an introduction by Alondra Nelson, Dean of Social Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University.
On November 21, CERGE-EI, in cooperation with the German Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, organized a conference to honor CGEG Director, Jan Švejnar , for winning the IZA Prize in Labor Economics.
Sachs highlights the shortcomings of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and argues that the current draft of the TPP is "not worthy" of a 'yes' vote when it goes up for consideration. Sachs further notes that the TPP ultimately aims to secure four primary deals: 1) A free-trade deal among its signatories 2) A set of regulatory standards for trade 3) Regulations for investors, intellectual property, and 4) A set of standards on labor and the environment. Following the mention of each "deal," Sachs outlines the ways in which the deals are fundamentally flawed. You can read the full article …
The Center on Global Economic Governance Faculty Associate Jose Antonio Ocampo has joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) as Special Advisor on Social Protection.
Troyjo discusses the current state of the economy in Brazil in light of its many challenges, ranging from corruption scandals to the end of the commodity boom. He offers some solutions for the future, but notes that their implementation is contingent upon the political will of President Dilma Rousseff and her party, who have been struggling since the 2014 elections. Unfortunately, he concludes that the state of political affairs in the country makes the chances of an economic upturn unlikely. Read the full piece on LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.
Professor Marcos Troyjo, Director of the BRICSLab at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, was recently featured in an interview published by Xinhua.
On Monday, September 21 CGEG held a panel discussion on the globalization of financial markets with James Healy, Sadeq Sayeed, and Leah Zell.
Transparency International has been battling against corruption around the world for the past twenty-three years. On Monday, September 21, José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International, spoke on the issue of corruption and Transparency International’s vision for combating it at a lecture on Grand Corruption and Impunity. Following Mr. Ugaz was a panel discussion, which included José Antonio Ocampo, Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia SIPA; Jennifer Rodgers, Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity, Columbia Law School; …