The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), organized by the World Bank Development Economics (DEC) Vice Presidency, is one of the world's best known series of conferences for the presentation and discussion of new knowledge on development. The conference aims to promote the exchange of cutting-edge research among researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners. The next conference will take place on June 25-26, 2018 at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference will be "Political Incentives and Development Outcomes." Livestream Agenda June 25, 2018 - 09:15-10:15 AM ET Keynote Address 1: Political Obstacles to DevelopmentSpeakers: - Chair: Asli Demirgüc-Kunt (Director, Development Research Group, World Bank) - Luigi Zingales (University of Chicago, United States) June 25, 2018 - 14:00-15:00 PM ET Keynote Address 2: “The Narrow Corridor to Liberty: The Red Queen and the Struggle of State Versus Society"Speakers: -Chair: Deborah Wetzel (Senior Director, Governance Global Practice, World Bank) -Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States) June 26, 2018 - 12:30-14:00 PM ...
Would you like to have a real impact on poverty reduction, have a global career and a global reach, work with a truly diverse group, work in teams to bring sustainable solutions to our clients, and work in a place of excellence?
If so, consider joining the World Bank Group through the Young Professionals Program (YPP). This program is a starting point for an exciting career at the World Bank Group. On June 13th, World Bank representatives from Human Resources as well as Young Professionals in the program will take your questions live.
On June 13th at 10am ET, we will host a Facebook Live on the World Bank Facebook page with World Bank Group representatives from Human Resources as well as Young Professionals in the program who will take your questions live! Feel free to start asking your questions in advance on this page!
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For more than 54 years, the Young Professionals Program has been the preeminent ...
Food systems cannot get “too big to fail” - too much is at stake. Change is possible, positive, and all around us. It will not be easy, but all signs show that collective action can and must get us there. Multi-level partnerships mean getting out of our comfort zones. By the time this last session kicks off, the delegates at EAT Stockholm Food Forum will have rolled up their sleeves, joined forces, tackled uncomfortable conversations, shared solutions, forged new connections and literally sowed the seeds of change. Together we are building a new narrative, and together we can define strategies for managing political and economic opinion change. A true success story of the Great Food Transformation. Let’s get to work!
Housing plays a key socio-economic role and represents the main wealth of the poor in most developing countries. The UN estimates that the global population will reach 8.5 billion by 2030, with almost 60% of the population living in urban centers. An estimated 3 billion people will need new housing and basic urban infrastructure by 2030. Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization putting pressure on housing delivery systems, many urban poor will not be able to afford formal housing without proper housing finance solutions. This puts the issue of housing finance at the forefront of global development agenda.
This 8th conference in the housing finance series aims to highlight innovation/technology and the role that this can play in making housing more affordable.
Our event, “Global Trends, Opportunities and Innovations in Affordable Housing Finance” - features speakers representing 4 regions of the world who will explore the future outlook, latest product innovations and the current thinking in developing affordable housing finance.
Please join us for a livestreamed Long Conversation with The Smithsonian during IFC’s annual Sustainability Exchange event in Washington DC. This innovative session will include visionaries from the worlds of energy, healthcare, politics, transport, mining, textiles, and technology in a relay of two-person dialogues focused on the drivers of change in emerging markets. Learn about the best ideas on the horizon in 15-minute rolling conversations between experts from all walks of life.
In 2018, the International Comparison Program (ICP) celebrates the 50th anniversary of its inception in 1968. The World Bank Group will host an event on May 23, 2018 to commemorate this ICP milestone. World Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva will deliver opening remarks to a fireside chat with 2015 Nobel Laureate in economics Sir Angus Deaton and Georgetown University Provost Robert M. Groves on the challenges and opportunities for investing in evidence for sustainable development. Lawrence H. Summers, the 71st Secretary of the US Treasury and son of ICP co-founder Robert Summers, will share a recorded tribute. A video produced by the World Bank for the occasion will showcase the history and impact of the ICP. The ICP is the largest global data initiative led by the World Bank, under the auspices of the United Nations, with the participation of about 200 countries and 20 multilateral agencies. The ICP produces Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) of the world’s economies. These indicators play a key role ...
If you are born into a low-income family, what are your chances to rise economically regardless of your background? The ability to move up the income ladder matters for fighting poverty, reducing inequality, and even for boosting growth.
Join us on May 9th, as the World Bank unveils the full report – Fair Progress? Economic Mobility Across Generations Around the World. It covers a wealth of global data on intergenerational mobility, and proposes policy solutions for making more mobile societies by reducing inequality of opportunities and leveling the playing field between the haves and the have-nots.
Let’s continue the dialogue started on End Poverty Day last October, when the World Bank kicked off a global conversation on economic mobility across generations, previewing new evidence that the prospects of too many people are still too closely tied to their parents’ social status rather than their own potential. The preview paper found that increases in education from generation to generation have stalled ...
This is a Facebook Live interview. Watch the replay! Tune in for a conversation about getting to Universal Health Coverage with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr. Christopher Elias, President, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
This is a Facebook Live interview. Watch the replay! As part of our Spring Meetings 2018 Interview Series, we will be talking with Roya Mahboob, CEO, Digital Citizen Fund. She is among the first IT female CEOs in Afghanistan and now lives in New York. She continues to help young Afghan women build digital literacy. In 2013, Roya Mahboob was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People In The World for her work.
This is a Facebook Live interview. Watch the replay! As part of our Spring Meetings 2018 Interview Series, we will be talking with Elizabeth Yee, Vice President of City Solutions, 100 Resilient Cities. She will be joined by Sameh Wahba, Director of the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank Group.