Understanding the paradoxical change in global inequality
Professor Francois Bourguignon
The recent trend towards increased economic inequality, particularly in developed countries, will be the topic of a public lecture by a distinguished visiting expert tomorrow night.
World-renowned expert on income distribution trends, Professor Francois Bourguignon, the Director of the Paris School of Economics, will discuss increased poverty and economic inequality around the world, how it could affect globalisation and why inequality within many countries has started to rise after a long period of stability, in particular in developed countries.
During his lecture, Professor Bourguignon will look at whether globalisation is the main cause behind this paradoxical change in global inequality, and what should be done to prevent further rises in inequality both within and between countries.
Professor Bourguignon is visiting Monash University for a two-day workshop titled Poverty and Inequality: Measurement, Analysis and Policy, hosted by the Monash University Centre for Development Economics.
Professor Bourguignon is a distinguished and highly respected pioneer in the measurement and analysis of poverty and inequality, specialising in the economics of development, public policy, income distribution and inequality. He has extensive practical experience as an adviser to international agencies and policy makers in developed and developing countries, including the OECD, the United Nations and the European Commission. He was also a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to the French Prime Minister from 1997 to 2002, a position to which he has recently been re-appointed.
Between 2003 and 2007, Professor Bourguignon was senior vice-president for development economics and chief economist at the World Bank.
Professor Bourguignon‘s lecture The Globalisation of Inequality will be held on Tuesday 21 May at the Media Space Auditorium in Media House, 655 Collins Street, Docklands starting at 5.30pm for 6pm.
The lecture is part of the two-day a workshop - Poverty and Inequality: Measurement, Analysis and Policy, from 21 to 22 May 2013 at Monash University Museum of Art at Caulfield Campus.
The workshop, the first of its kind in Australia, features some of the most distinguished Australian-based academics and their latest findings and analysis on poverty and inequality in the region.
The workshop and public lecture are free and open to the public, but due to limited space and catering, all participants must be registered. To register, visit Monash University’s Centre for Development Economics at cde.buseco.monash.edu or email rebecca.valenzuela@monash.edu.