On March 8, 2025, UCLA and USC will host the 2025 Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev)—the largest West Coast conference on Development Economics, and one of the leading Development Economics events in the United States. The conference brings together over 200 researchers from all over the world to present and discuss work that enhances our understanding of economic development, advances theoretical and empirical methods, and improves development interventions and policy.
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2025 Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev)
Date: 08 Mar 2025 Venue: University of Southern CaliforniaOther Events
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