VIII Annual Conference on the Global Economy

The Conference will focus on the impact that coronavirus pandemic has on different areas of the global economy, namely international macroeconomic situation, climate change mitigation policies, social environment, and US-China decoupling.

The Conference is aimed to cover four key topics:

• Macroeconomic stability in conditions of current economic crisis: Will the COVID-19 pandemic be a start of a global depression?
• Prospects of green recovery: Is the COVID-19 pandemic a chance to combat climate change?
• Consequences of pandemic in social sphere: Is the COVID-19 a catastrophe or an accelerator of changes?
• US-China economic decoupling: What is the future of US-China economic relations?

The conference gathers together experts affiliated with universities and think tanks from Russia, the UK, China, the Netherlands, the USA, France, and India. Special presentations will be made by IMF Resident Representative in the Russian Federation Annette Kyobe, Clinical Associate Professor of environmental studies and public service Gernot Wagner, and Visiting Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Branco Milanovic.

In order to participate please complete the registration form.

The Conference agenda and further details are available and updated at the Conference webpage.