Join us October 3–5, 2024 for a three-day conference featuring distinguished Cornell faculty and prominent economists and scholars from around the world.

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The World at a Turning Point: Cornell Conference on Development Economics and Law will be an important stocktaking of the state of the global economy, with a special focus on the changing nature of labor markets, technological progress, inequality, climate change, and related laws and regulations. Speakers will highlight both empirical and theoretical research.

Cornell faculty, students, and staff are welcome to attend sessions of interest. Registration is not required for this in-person conference.

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About the Event

A collaboration between CRADLE, a research group in the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and the Department of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, CRADLE's annual conference offers a multifaceted perspective that spans economics, law, politics, and policy.