Elliott Experts Weigh In: The Global Economic System in the Age of Coronavirus (Online)

Location

This event is open to all GW community members for virtual participation via WebEx. Details for joining the event by computer or phone will be sent the day before the event. Please be mindful of the Time Zone of the presentation (EDT).

Online registration for this event has now closed. To join the event at 1:00 pm EDT, please use this link. If prompted, the event password is "elliott." For questions, email Elaine Garbe in Elliott School Alumni Programs at egarbe@gwu.edu.  

Event Description

In this edition of the Elliott School's Experts Weigh In Series, Professor Maggie Chen will discuss the global economic system in the age of coronavirus. Following the best year for stocks since 2019, coronavirus managed to fell the global market faster than during the Great Depression. More Americans have filed for unemployment than ever before and dozens of countries have already sought the assistance of the IMF. Professor Chen will provide an overview of the current state of play and the factors influencing the global economic situation, as well as offer thoughts on what recovery might look like.

Maggie Xiaoyang Chen is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University. She has worked as an economist in the research department of the World Bank and a consultant for the World Bank, the International Finance Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. Congressional Budget Office. She has served as Director of the Institute for International Economic Policy at the George Washington University and is a co-editor of Economic Inquiry and an associate editor of Economic Modelling. Professor Chen's research areas include multinational firms, international trade, and regional trade agreements. Her work has been published in academic journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Journal of International Economics, and Journal of Development Economics. Professor Chen received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her B.A. in Economics from Beijing Normal University.