Collapse

Events

Past Events

Each year The Pearson Institute hosts a variety of lectures, workshops and seminars. Unless noted otherwise, all events are held on the University of Chicago campus.

01.13.21

The Narrow Corridor: How Nations Struggle for Liberty

Institute Director James Robinson will speak virtually at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics on the articulation of states, societies, and liberties, as outlined in his coauthored book, The Narrow Corridor.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

More Information

12.07.20

COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Finance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

At the African Economic Research Consortium's 53rd Plenary Session, Institute Director James Robinson will present themes from his research, "The Political Economy of State Capacity to Mobilize Taxes in Africa."

Monday, December 7, 2020

More Information

12.02.20

Building Resilient Health Systems: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Oeindrila Dube, Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris Public Policy, and Co-Director of BFI's Initiative for the Study of Gender in the Economy will present her research at the Becker Friedman Institute's Friedman Forum.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

More Information

Collapse

James Robinson in Ukraine

Institute Director James Robinson presents themes from his internationally bestselling book, Why Nations Fail, at an event in Ukraine.