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Jan
8
2010
12:30—2:00 PM
December 22, 2009
Abstract: A large literature examines the occupational mobility of immigrants and the potential underuse of their human capital in destination countries. Immigrants typically experience a U-shape pattern of occupational change, from their last job in the origin country to their first and then subseq...
Jan
12
2010
12:00—1:30 PM
December 14, 2009
Abstract: Some individuals who are destitute report to be happy, while others who are very wealthy report to be miserable. There are many possible explanations for this paradox; this paper focuses on the role of adaptation. Adaptation is the subject of much work in economics, but its definition is ...
Dec
11
2009
9:00—10:30 AM
December 03, 2009
The CSIS Global Health Policy Center cordially invites you to an address by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Dr. Hamburg will speak about the challenges and opportunities ahead in ensuring safe food and drug imports into...
Dec
3
2009
10:00—11:30 AM
November 23, 2009
Andrew Mitchell, MP, UK Shadow Minister for International Development, will be speaking about the UK Conservative Party's development policy and plans, including the main elements of the "green paper" issued recently. One World Conservatism lays out the Tory strategy for fighting global poverty and ...