Event:

The New School for Social Research will host the launch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2015: Making the International Financial Architecture Work for Trade and Development. The report identifies some of the critical issues to be addressed in order to establish a more stable and inclusive international monetary and financial system which can support trade and development challenges over the coming years.

Presentations will be made by Dean Baker, Executive Director of the Center for Economic Policy Research in Washington, and Elissa Braunstein, Associate Professor at Colorado State University and a consultant with UNCTAD. William Milberg, Dean of the New School for Social Research, will provide introductory remarks.

Cost:

Free; No tickets or reservations required. Seating is first come, first served