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Please join the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a conversation on the growing economic divide between rural and urban populations on July 9 at 9am ET. The panel will feature Timothy J. Bartik, Senior Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Era Dabla-Norris, Division Chief, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF; Martin Mühleisen, Special Advisor to the Managing Director, IMF; and Andrés Rodriguez-Pose, Princesa de Asturias Chair and Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Nicole Goldin, Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council. This event will also launch an issue brief by Martin Mühleisen on the same topic.

If the post COVID-19 recovery is to be truly inclusive, then it is critical to understand the geographical distribution of growth, an issue which still receives less attention than other dimensions of inequality. Economists, international financial institutions, governments, and think tanks all need to devote more resources to identifying policies that lift the fortunes of “forgotten” places. Our panelists will discuss policy options to address this critical global issue. 

Speakers

Timothy J. Bartik
Senior Economist
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 

Era Dabla-Norris 
Division Chief, Asia and Pacific Department
International Monetary Fund

Martin Mühleisen
Special Advisor to the Managing Director, Office of the Managing Director
International Monetary Fund 

Andrés Rodriguez-Pose
Princesa de Asturias Chair and Professor of Economic Geography
London School of Economics

Moderated by

Dr. Nicole Goldin
Managing Principal
NRG Advisory
Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center
Atlantic Council