Global Connections

Join the conversation with the world's leading economic policymakers, business leaders, and experts as they discuss the challenges facing the global economic system. Caroline Atkinson, former White House deputy national security adviser and former head of global policy for Google, hosts this monthly virtual event series.

Recent Content

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Women and work: Has the pandemic undone years of progress in developed and developing countries?

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Betsey Stevenson (University of Michigan; Former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers) and Abebe Selassie (International Monetary Fund)

June 8, 2021
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Will the booming US economy be the locomotive for global growth?

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Catherine L. Mann (Citi; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and Jakob von Weizsäcker (German Ministry of Finance)

May 11, 2021
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Divergent recoveries from COVID-19: How will emerging markets fare?

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Gita Gopinath (Chief Economist and Director of Research Department, International Monetary Fund) and Peter Orszag (CEO, Financial Advisory, Lazard; PIIE Board Member)

April 13, 2021
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Remaking international cooperation post-COVID-19: The role of private companies and countries

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Senior Minister, Singapore; Chairman, Group of Thirty) and Ajay Banga (Mastercard)

March 9, 2021
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Getting the best out of tech: Would international rules of the road help?

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Reinhilde Veugelers (PIIE) and Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge; Bennett Institute)

February 9, 2021
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Time to get serious about taxing global capital

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Kimberly Clausing (UCLA School of Law) and Jason Furman (PIIE)

January 12, 2021
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The next macroeconomic policy revolution

Caroline Atkinson (RockCreek; PIIE Executive Committee), Lawrence H. Summers (Harvard University) and Laurence Boone (Chief Economist, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)

December 8, 2020