Political Economy of Development Speaker Series

Co-sponsored by the UCSD Department of Political Science

Understanding the relationships between politics and economics is key to generating the policies necessary to help the millions of people who live in poverty around the world.  The Political Economy of Development (PED) speaker series invites scholars from a variety of disciplines and institutions to present cutting edge research regarding political and economic development.  Past speakers have come from universities, multilateral funding agencies, and donor organizations.  The themes of the series have included foreign aid, economic growth, rural health initiatives, political organization in developing countries, the relationship between political and economic institutions, transitions from autocratic to democratic rule, political corruption, natural resource policy, and the provision of public goods.  The PED speaker series seminar is a popular venue for individuals to come together and explore the latest thinking development studies.