Announcements
Welcome to our virtual bulletin board, where we share the latest announcements on things such as how our alumni are doing, opportunities, really important news or research, free stuff, and what's going on with us in Williamstown.
Let us know if you have any announcements to share by emailing Chrispine at crl2 (at) williams (dot) edu, and we'll put them up!
Events, Opportunities, and Resources
The Secret To Success? Having A Big Sister A new study by four researchers at the Center for Global development, including two Williams Professors: Jakiela and Ozier, explores the impact of a big sister’s caregiving on a child’s development. Be sure not to miss it! You can read a short summary on the paper at…
The Promise of Fintech: Financial Inclusion in the Post-Covid Era IMF Working Paper by Sahay et al, 2020 Be sure to read this paper. The following is a short summary on the paper that can be found at this link. “Technology is changing the landscape of the financial sector, increasing access to financial services in…
Financial Policy and Inequality: COVID-19 and Beyond The Peterson Institute (PIIE), the IMF, and the Council on Economic Policies (CEP) are hosting a three-part series on “Central Banking and Inequality—COVID-19 and Beyond” in December starting on the 7th. Be sure to register and get more information about the webinar series at this link so that…
Financial regulators have been increasing their attention to climate change and the risks it poses to the financial system. See the latest report from the Financial Stability Board, “The Implication of Climate Change for Financial Stability.”
Prof. Caprio recommends: Ph.D. opportunity in Financing the Green Transition in Developing Countries
Ph.D. opportunity in “Financing the Green Transition in Developing Countries”. The program is a collaboration between the Econ Department at Royal Holloway and the EBRD and will be funded by the UK South East Network for Social Sciences.