Fulbright - World Bank Workshop

Workshop on “Institutions, Inequality, Climate Change, and Migration”

organized by

Fulbright University Vietnam

and

The World Bank

Inequality and climate change are serious problems that human-beings are facing, and understanding the causes and consequences of these issues is of great importance. Migration, on the one hand, helps redistribute the labor force and improve quality of life of many migrants. On the other hand, migration is associated with problems such as unemployment and increased pressure on housing and natural resources. Institutions are important for economic development, and this has been well documented. But institutional quality varies across nations. Does this matter for migration, climate change, and inequality within a country and across countries?

The aim of this two-day workshop is to provide a forum for academic researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to present and discuss ongoing research on the interaction between institutions, inequality, climate change, and migration as well as public policies related to these issues, especially the policies reducing inequality and mitigating negative effects of climate change. The workshop will take place at Fulbright University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city, on March 25-26, 2024. There will be keynote lectures delivered by

Dennis P. Quinn (Georgetown University)

Topic: TBD

Muthukumara Mani (The World Bank)

Topic: Reconciling economic success with climate risks: challenges and opportunities 

James Anderson (The World Bank)

Topic: TBD

Please send drafts of completed papers to fulbrightworkshop@gmail.com. In the submission email, please indicate the name and email of the presenter, and whether they would be willing to act as a discussant. The deadline for submission is extended to December 15, 2023. Authors of accepted papers will be informed by December 23, 2023.

There will be no registration fees. Lunch and dinner will be provided during the workshop.

Scientific Committee:

Sacha Dray (World Bank)

Hoang Khieu (Chair, Fulbright University Vietnam)

Lan Nguyen (Fulbright University Vietnam)

Ngoc Phan (Fulbright University Vietnam)

Duc-Thi Luu (Fulbright University Vietnam)

Graeme Walker (Fulbright University Vietnam)