FPD Chief Economist Talks

The FPD Chief Economist Talks are a series of monthly events designed to bring leading minds to speak at the World Bank Group. Past and future speakers in this series include Ross Levine, Charles Calomiris, Susan Lund, Jonathan Morduch, and many others.

The Talks are hosted by Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Director of Development Policy in the World Bank's Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) and the Chief Economist of Financial and Private Sector Development Network (FPD). After joining the Bank in 1989 as a Young Economist, she has been in different divisions of the Research Group, working on financial sector issues and advising on financial sector policy. Find out more about Asli on her webpage.
 

Upcoming Events in the FPD Chief Economist Talk Series

Gerard Caprio Jr., William Brough Professor of Economics and Chair,
Center for Development Economics
Williams College
March 8, 2012
Read more about Mr. Caprio

Rene Stulz, Everett D. Reese,
Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics
The Ohio State University
Read more about Mr. Stulz

Country office staff members interested in participating are encouraged to contact Palarp Jumpasut.

Previous Events in the FPD Chief Economist Talk Series

The Coming Jobs War
Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup
February 9, 2012
Read more about Mr. Clifton
Read more about Mr. Clifton's book The Coming Jobs War 
Watch a video of Mr. Clifton's presentation

Job Creation and the Future of Work
Susan Lund, Director of Research
McKinsey Global Institute
January 24, 2012
Download Dr. Lund's presentation
Read more about Dr. Lund
Watch a video of Dr. Lund's presentation

Read about FPD Chief Economist Talks from 2011...
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