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How Government Policies Can Promote Job Growth (Plus an Economic Update)

Capitol Hill Campus

February 10, 2011
12:00 PM
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1:30 PM

Where do real, sustainable jobs come from? Is there a role for government in the process? How do government policies enhance or reduce the long-run pace of job creation? Join the Mercatus Center and Dr. Bruce Yandle as he explores these…
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Continuing Legal Education: Legal Challenges in African Development and Their Impact on U.S. Policies to Promote Trade and Human Rights

Enterprise Africa, Capitol Hill Campus

September 21, 2010
8:30 AM
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10:30 AM

This course will examine the impact of property law and governance practices on human rights and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa, and key legal issues that should be considered when…
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Perils and Prospects of Microfinance Models in Developing Nations
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Enterprise Africa, Social Change Project

February 24, 2010
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM

Enterprise Africa lead researcher Karol Boudreaux will be speaking at American University on the importance of microfinance for development, as well as its drawbacks and limits.
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Religion, Business, and Peace Conference

Enterprise Africa

September 24, 2009
9:00 AM
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September 25, 2009
7:30 PM

This conference, coordinated by the Institute for Corporate Responsibility in collaboration with the C12 Group and the GWU Department of Religious Studies, examined the way businesses help to create…
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Economic Turbulence: A Look at Change in the American Economy

Capitol Hill Campus

May 20, 2008
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Job security is a primary concern to workers in any economy - the prospect of job loss creates anxiety precisely because real economic hardship can result. But at the same time, moving from an old job to a new one…
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Winds of Change: New Ideas in International Development

Enterprise Africa, Capitol Hill Campus

April 17, 2007
12:00 PM
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April 19, 2007
1:30 PM

This three-day course will develop a framework for understanding the institutions and needs of developing nations, as well as the ability to identify policies that encourage prosperity in the…
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The Economics of Trade and Globalization

August 25, 2004
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August 27, 2004
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To explore the fundamental economics of trade, the Mercatus Center's Capitol Hill Campus designed a convenient three-session course featuring noted economist Russell Roberts.