International connectivity through trade, investment, migration, communications and transport is critical to economic development in Europe and Central Asia.
This World Bank Report analyzes the impact of different types of connectivity on growth to help policy makers maximize the economic benefits of these connections across Europe and Central Asia. Critical Connections: Promoting Economic Growth and Resilience in Europe and Central Asia provides an insight into understanding - at the firm and country level - the interdependence of the region and how it has historically, and presently, operated to advance economic growth and prosperity.
Presented by:
David M. Gould
World Bank Lead Economist for the Europe and Central Asia Region and author of the report
Daria Taglioni
Principal Economist for the Europe and Central Asia Region in the Economics and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency of the International Finance Corporation and Task Team Leader of the World Development Report 2020
With discussants:
Luis Felipe López-Calva
Former World Bank Practice Manager, Poverty and Equity, Europe and Central Asia, UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan Svejnar
James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Moderator:
Sara Calvo
Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs
This event is co-sponsored by Columbia SIPA's Center on Global Economic Governance and MPA in Economic Policy Management program.
