About: This page contains development-related teaching materials, including details and links to the free annual/semi-annual BREAD-IGC Virtual PhD Course our our VDEV/CEPR/BREAD Seminars, as well as links to BREAD partners' courses.
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About: The PEDL and STEG programmes are offering a free virtual course titled 'Private Enterprise, Productivity, and Economic Growth' for the spring of 2026, which is taught by a series of lecturers and experts in the field.
When: The virtual course will meet weekly on Fridays from 15:30 - 17:00 London time (10:30-12:00 US Eastern time), beginning on 6 February 2026. You can find more information about the course and register for it here.
Find complete information on the CERP website, here.
BREAD co-organizes an online seminar series for a global audience on development economics topics with VDEV and CEPR. Seminars are held biweekly on Tuesdays.
The Spring 2026 sessions of the Virtual Development Economics Series will start on Tuesday 6 March and will take place virtually, bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 4PM CET / 3PM GMT / 10AM EST / 7AM PST until Tuesday 26 May 2026.
For US attendees: Due to the Daylight Saving Time change, seminar timing will switch one hour once Daylight Savings time switches.
Register and check the seminar schedule, here.
The BREAD Course Committee organizes an online PhD course annually. The IGC website has all information for the courses and many recorded lectures from past years.
See most recent courses below with links to IGC website. See IGC FAQ for additional information about the course.
Fall 2025: Social Protection
Fall 2024: Urban Economics
Fall 2023: Environmental Economics
Spring 2023: Firms and Development
Spring 2022: Education; Credit, insurance, and risk; and Migration