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Message from Dr. Ward Hanson, Policy Forum Director:

"The SIEPR Policy Forum brings together leading researchers, top policy makers, and Stanford students to cover some of the most important policy questions of our time.

Please come see our next Forum on reducing global poverty, one of the most important economic challenges facing any society."

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Open to all Stanford students and the Stanford community by invitation. Please RSVP.


 

  

 
Reducing Global Poverty
What Works, What Doesn't, What You Can Do


On May 9th SIEPR hosts our next Policy Forum, focusing on Reducing Global Poverty. Each Policy Forum mixes leading researchers, top policy leaders, business and community leaders, and Stanford students. We seek consensus solutions for critical policy problems, emphasizing effective economic approaches that help solve these problems.

Poverty is a problem both in the U.S. and abroad. Come hear what is working, what isn't, and what you personally can do to improve the lives of the world's poor.

Among the themes of the day are:

The Economics of Poverty:  A video conference welcome by Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia, and a lunch Keynote by William Easterly of NYU, offer a look by two of the world's experts on the opportunities and challenges of reducing poverty through aid and economic development.

The Power of a Rising Tide:  A session on the successful experiences in China and India, focusing on how each of these countries have moved hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. Speakers: Anjini Kochar, Scott Rozelle, and Nick Hope of Stanford.

Students Changing the World:  Two different sessions look at students not just studying poverty reduction, but doing so through direct actions. Two teams of MBA and Engineering students discuss successful launching of extremely affordable products, and another session looks at student-founded efforts to improve conditions in Africa and elsewhere through micro-finance and economic development efforts.

Knowing What Works:  Economic methodologies identify those policies with the biggest benefits, those that create local capabilities, and those promoting appropriate products for very poor countries. Speakers including Paul Gertler of UC Berkeley, Hilary Hoynes of UC Davis, David Grusky of Stanford, and Johannes Linn of the Brookings Institution.