2026 Politics and Economics of International Finance (PEIF)

March 7, 2026

This conference is closed to the public and is by invitation only. The 2026 conference is held at Columbia University.

Politics and Economics of International Finance (PEIF) is a continuing series of annual one-day PEIF conferences that brings together scholars interested in economic and political economy issues in international financial relations. Three scholars are asked each to present a body of their research in a unified narrative. The day concludes with a policy panel. The current PEIF series is chaired by Jeffrey Frankel and Jeffry Frieden, and is organized under the auspices of Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Cosponsored by Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, the Center for Political Economy, and the Institute for Global Politics, Columbia University, George Hoguet and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard University.

Contact

Sarah Banse
sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu

Conveners

Jeffrey Frankel
Faculty Associate. James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Harvard Kennedy School.
Research interests: International finance; monetary and fiscal policy; currencies; crises; commodities; international trade; and global environmental issues.
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Jeffry A. Frieden
Faculty Associate (emeritus).
Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Emeritus, Department of Government, Harvard University. Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University.

Research interests: Politics of international monetary and financial relations.

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Valuing Accessiblity

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the access provided, please get in touch with the person listed as the contact on the individual event listing in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the Weatherhead Center will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.

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