Event Tag Archives: Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Global Development & Economic Governance: A Discussion with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz

**Note: The event location has been changed to The Dodson Room in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.** Columbia University economist Joseph Stiglitz is a leading scholar on the causes of inequality and a strong advocate for political and economic reform to address its consequences. He is a former senior vice president and chief economist of […]

Adapting in the Dust: Lessons Learned from Canada’s War in Afghanistan

About the Speaker Stephen Saideman holds the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. He has written four books: The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy and International Conflict; For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism and War (with R. William Ayres); NATO in Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting […]

COP21 in Paris – Why was an Agreement Possible?

Join a discussion with French Ambassador HE Mr. Chapuis on the COP21 Paris agreement, with a focus on the France-China relationship. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are warmly invited to attend. Bio: Mr. Nicolas Chapuis is the Ambassador of France to Canada. He has held successive posts in Peking, Boston, Singapore, Shanghai (as Consul […]

Do Rewards Work to Maintain and Increase Tax Compliance? Evidence from the Randomization of Public Goods

Abstract: Do citizens react to positive inducements? Are the effects long lasting? Are prizes an appropriate incentive for rewarding good behavior? What types of rewards help to crowd in moral incentives? These questions are common in the behavioral economics literature but have been hardly looked at in the empirical tax compliance literature. In this paper, […]

Research, Field Experiments, and Policy Outcomes

About the Speaker Carlos Scartascini is Principal Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. His areas of expertise include Political Economy and Public Finance. His current research focuses on uncovering the determinants of tax compliance in Latin America (through the use of natural and field experiments), explaining the political economy of tax […]

A Revolution in Global North-South Politics? Evidence from Trade-Environment Negotiations

The UBC Department of Political Science’s Distinguished Speaker Series and the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the UBC Institute for Asian Research present a talk by Prof. Tana Johnson Duke University “A Revolution in Global North-South Politics? Evidence from Trade-Environment Negotiations” Friday, April 8 12:15 – 1:45pm C.K. Choi Building (Room #120) Lunch available at […]

How Realistic are the Chances of India Maintaining an Annual Growth Rate of 8% or more?

**UPDATE: Due to the amount of interest expressed in this event, the location has now moved to Room 120 at the Institute of Asian Research (C.K. Choi Building)** About Vijay Mahajan Vijay Mahajan turned 18 in 1972, the year India celebrated its 25th Independence Day. Troubled by India’s poverty, and inspired by a number of pioneers from […]

The Flow and Ebb of Canadian Development Efforts in Nepal

In his talk, Ivan Somlai will note some complexities, frustrations, and epiphanies arising from work with donor and host governments as he experienced them in development initiatives in Nepal since 1976. Beginning with his current IDRC-supported “Forest & Wildfire Management Project”, he will also draw on examples –as time permits—from other projects, to illustrate trends, collaboration, competition […]

MPPGA Global Policy Project Symposium

The Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC cordially invites you to attend our inaugural Global Policy Project Symposium. A defining element of our MPPGA curriculum, the Global Policy Project (GP2) provides the opportunity for teams of MPPGA students to engage with policy makers and civil society on a real-world policy challenge.  At the symposium, […]