Special Lectures

· The Kuznets Lectures, Yale University, 2009

“Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Economic Development”

“Inequality and the Process of Development: A Unified Perspective”

· The Laurence Klein Lecture, International Economic Review, Osaka, 2008

“Comparative Economic Development: Insights from Unified Growth Theory”

· The CICSE Lectures on Growth and Development, Naples, 2009

“Inequality and Economic Development”

Keynotes Lectures

· Korean Economic Association, Seoul 2008 (Keynote Speaker)

· Inauguration of the New Economics School of Louvain, September 2007 (Plenary Lecture)

· Summer Workshop of CEPR RTN From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory, Florence, June 16-18, 2007 (Main Lecturer)

· Clemson Symposium on Economic Growth and Development, April 2007 (Plenary speaker)

· Early Economic Developments, Copenhagen, August 2006, (Keynote Lecture)

· Globalization and Growth in Long-Term Perspective, Jerusalem, June 2006, (Keynote Lecture)

· Dynamics, Growth and International Trade, Mexico City, June 2-4, 2005 (Keynote Address)

· Economic Growth and Distribution, Pisa, June 16-18 2004 (Keynote Lecture)

· Israel Economic Association, Annual Meeting, 2003 (Opening Lecture)

· DIGIT VIII, Helsinki, May 30-31, 2003 (Keynote Lecture).

· Dynamics, Growth and International Trade, Vienna, June 21-23, 2001 (Keynote Lecture)

· Methods of Macroeconomics, Paris, May 25-27, 2000 (Keynote Speaker)

· Dynamics, Growth and International Trade, Rome, June 22-25, 2000 (Keynote Speaker)