Current series
China-US Economists Symposium
The China-US Economists Symposium is an annual meeting between the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) and the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE).
Global Economic Prospects
The Peterson Institute for International Economics holds its semiannual Global Economic Prospects each spring and fall to report its US and international economic outlook.
PIIE Insider LIVE
Get an inside look at the work going on at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, one of the world's leading think tanks. Join Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE communications manager and research fellow, for PIIE Insider LIVE, a series of live chats with our experts about how they're tackling today's issues, their exclusive insights on the latest news, and the implications for families and businesses. Ask questions during interviews or subscribe to the podcast to become a PIIE insider too.
PIIE Spring and Fall Meetings
As the International Monetary Fund and World Bank hold their annual meetings in Washington, PIIE convenes its experts and guests from around the world, including central bankers, finance officials, and international leaders, for a series of presentations, speeches, and onstage discussions.
Richard N. Cooper Memorial Lecture Series
The Richard N. Cooper Memorial Lecture Series was established at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) by Jin C. Cooper in 2023 in honor of her late husband, a renowned economist, pathbreaking researcher, distinguished public servant, and longtime board member, adviser, and friend of the Institute and the many colleagues here who worked with him. Dick Cooper, as he was widely known, left a lasting legacy in the field of economics while enriching the lives of his many students, colleagues, and friends. The Institute is honored to celebrate his work with this annual lecture series.
Trade Winds
Trade Winds explores the future of international trade—the challenges, possibilities, and where international efforts are headed—in a monthly virtual event series hosted by Cecilia Malmström. Join the discussion to learn from global policymakers, practitioners, business leaders from different sectors, experts, and more.
What Now, Europe?
Europe faces a turbulent new era of economic, security, and governance challenges. Join Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, for What Now, Europe?, a live podcast with experts and practitioners diving into Europe's future in a changing world.
Past series
Financial Statements
Financial Statements was a biweekly virtual event series hosted by Nicolas Véron that explored changes in the world of finance, encompassing themes of financial services regulation, corporate finance and governance, systemic fragility and crises, and structural changes driving business and policy trends in the financial sector.
Global Connections
Global Connections was a monthly virtual discussion series hosted by Caroline Atkinson, former White House deputy national security adviser and former head of global policy for Google, on challenges facing the global economic system.
Macro Week
During the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Washington, the Peterson Institute for International Economics convened central bankers, finance officials, and more from around the world for a series of speeches and onstage discussions on macroeconomic issues hosted by PIIE president Adam S. Posen.
Next STEP Global Conference
The annual Next STEP (Solutions to Economic Problems) Global Conference was launched in 2021 by the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. This series of global dialogues invited leaders to address challenges to human well-being posed by economic instability, insecurity, and exclusion.
O. John Olcay Lectures on Ethics and Economics
The annual O. John Olcay Lecture on Ethics and Economics was held annually in memory of John Olcay, a longtime friend and intellectual supporter of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, particularly of the Institute's work on monetary and financial policy.
Rebuilding the Global Economy
Rebuilding the Global Economy was a series that laid out for policymakers heading into 2021 what needed to be repaired by defining critical and practical priorities, and offering credible solutions.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Lectures
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Lecture was presented at the Institute between 2001 and 2019 by such noted economists turned global policymakers as Agustín Carstens, Alan Greenspan, Mervyn King, Mario Monti, Lawrence Summers, Jean-Claude Trichet, Long Yongtu, and Ernesto Zedillo. This annual event was made possible by the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
The Way Forward
The Way Forward was an initiative hosted by The Atlantic in collaboration with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Chatham House, and the Emerson Collective in 2020.
Whitman Lectures
The Whitman Lecture series was created in 2001 by Robert and Marina von Neumann Whitman and was held through 2015.