Conference on Gender and Macroeconomics

The IMF will hold a conference on Gender and Macroeconomics on March 23-24, 2017 at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The conference will provide a forum for discussing innovative empirical and theoretical research on gender and macroeconomics and policy implications, with specific application to the challenges of low-income and developing countries. Ms. Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, and Mr. Maurice Obstfeld, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, will deliver opening remarks on March 24 and on March 23, respectively. Topics will include female labor force participation, financial inclusion, trade diversification, firm performance, intra-household choices, public investment, and macroeconomic outcomes.

The conference is open to the public but registration is required.  The deadline for public registration is March 20, 2017.