November 11, 2013 The Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG) in collaboration with the Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP) host Kaushik Basu discussing Poverty and Prosperity: The Challenges of Policymaking in a Globalized World. The event was also the launch of the Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP) a new SIPA research center. Agenda: Launch of the Center for Development Economics and Policy: Merit E. Janow Dean, SIPA and Professor of Professional Practice, International Economic Law & International Affairs. Jan Eric Verhoogen Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy; Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University and Columbia SIPA Presentation: Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist, World Bank; former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. Jan Svejnar Director, Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG); and James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy, Columbia SIPA will introduce Dr. Basu and moderate the Q&A. CGEG: www.sipa.columbia.edu/cgeg/index.html CDEP: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/