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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.

09.26.20

Library of Congress National Book Festival

James A. Robinson, author of The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and the Fate of Liberty, will join Jared Diamond, author of Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, in a conversation titled "How Liberty Flourishes," moderated by Moira Shourie, executive director of Zócalo Public Square, at the 2020 National Book Festival of the U.S. Library of Congress.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

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06.29.20

Chile's Missing Students: Dictatorships, Higher Education, and Social Mobility

The virtual Latin American Network in Economic HistOry and Political Economy (LANE HOPE) seminar series aims at bringing together researchers from different corners of the continent working on these topics. Pearson Faculty Affiliates Luis Martinez and Maria Angélica Bautista will present their research.

Monday, June 29, 2020, 2:15 PM Central

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06.22.20

The Political Economy of Latin America: New Visions

The virtual Latin American Network in Economic HistOry and Political Economy (LANE HOPE) seminar series aims at bringing together researchers from different corners of the continent working on these topics. James A. Robinson will deliver the keynote lecture.

Monday, June 22, 2020, 2:15 PM Central

Virtual

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James Robinson in Ukraine

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