The conference will provide a forum for discussing innovative research on a wide range of topics relevant to the global economy and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. This year’s conference will honor Maurice Obstfeld’s contributions to economic research...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference will be held virtually. Extreme events pose enormous challenges to the global economy, as evidenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the increased frequency of disasters due to climate change. During such...

At the heart of the Annual Meetings are the Annual Meetings plenary session on October 15, and the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the institutions. Other featured events include...

The Spring Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and academics...

Topics: - Market power in input and output markets: stylized facts, drivers and static and dynamic implications for misallocation, innovation, productivity and growth; - Industrial concentration, market power and investment: firm-level impact and consequences for the aggregate economy; - Firm...

The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) and the bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and...

The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (Bank) each year bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty...

The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and...

Each spring, thousands of government officials, journalists, civil society organizations, and participants from the academia and private sectors, gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Seminars, regional briefings, press...