The 2024 Conference on International and Intra-National Comparisons of Prices and Income, organized by the D3 Pricing Lab at Harvard Business School, will take place on Thursday, October 3rd, and Friday, October 4th, in Boston, Massachusetts. This conference continues a tradition of bringing together leading scholars and experts to discuss research in the fields of international income, price, and production comparisons.
The event will feature 14 presentations of cutting-edge research papers that address various aspects of these broad topics. The conference is known for its collaboration with the World Bank’s International Comparison Program (ICP) and has a history of being hosted in different locations around the globe, with past events held both in the United States and overseas.
This year’s organizers are Alberto Cavallo (HBS) and Robert Feenstra (UC Davis)
Welcome Dinner – Wednesday, October 2nd
The Welcome Dinner, sponsored by the World Bank, will take place at 6:45pm in Harvest Restaurant (MAP: 44 Brattle St, Cambridge)
Conference Location
Harvard Business School, Chao Center, Room 340 (Map)
Agenda
Reception & Dinner on Thursday Oct 3rd
A reception will begin at 5:15 PM, followed by dinner at 6:00 PM, both in the Meredith Room at Spangler Center on the HBS campus.
Lodging
A discounted room rate is available through the Hyatt Regency Cambridge.
The Hyatt Regency Cambridge <– Discount link
575 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 492-1234
Additional Accommodations Near Campus
Studio Allston
1234 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02135
617-206-1848
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Cambridge
777 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA
617-492-7777
Double Tree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston- Cambridge
400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston, MA
617-783-0090
Harvard Square Hotel
110 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA
617-864-5200
Sheraton Commander Hotel
16 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
617-547-4800
The Charles Hotel
1 Bennett St, Cambridge, MA
617-864-1200
Travel & Directions
Pick up/Drop off at the Spangler Rotary: 117 Western Avenue, Boston, MA
HBS Taxi Stand: One Western Avenue, Boston, MA
Campus Map
Please click on the following link for a downloadable PDF map of the campus: HBS Campus Map
Traveling by air
If you are planning to travel by air, you will be flying into Logan Airport (code BOS). HBS is a short taxi ride from the airport.
Traveling by car
From Logan Airport
Follow signs for I-90 W (Massachusetts Turnpike/Ted Williams Tunnel). Take I-90 W to Exit #20 for Allston and Cambridge. After the tollbooth, bear right towards Cambridge, to a large intersection. Just past the second light, and before the bridge, turn left onto Soldiers Field. At the first stoplight, turn left onto Western Avenue. Enter the campus through the Batten Way Entrance, on your right.
From west of Boston
Take I-90 E (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit #18 for Allston and Cambridge. After the tollbooth, bear right towards Cambridge, to a large intersection. Just past the second light, and before the bridge, turn left onto Soldiers Field. At the first stoplight, turn left onto Western Avenue. Enter the campus through the Batten Way Entrance, on your right.
From north and south of Boston
Take I-93 (N or S) to Exit #20 for I-90 W (Massachusetts Turnpike). Take I-90 W to Exit #20 for Allston and Cambridge. After the tollbooth, bear right towards Cambridge, to a large intersection. Just past the second light, and before the bridge, turn left onto Soldiers Field. At the first stoplight, turn left onto Western Avenue. Enter the campus through the Batten Way Entrance, on your right.
Parking
Parking in the Visitor & Permit Parking Lot on the HBS campus is complimentary for all attendees of the conference. Enter campus at Western Avenue/Batten Way and the entrance to the lot will be located on your right as you head toward Spangler Center. Please let the parking attendant know the name of your event.
Taxis
The following are local cab companies that serve the Harvard Business School:
-Yellow Cab (617-547-3000)
-Checker Cab of Cambridge (617-497-9000)
-Metro Cab (617-782-5500)
Traveling by Amtrak
Take Amtrak to South Station. For more information, please visit the Amtrak website or call (800) USA-RAIL.
Traveling by T (mass transit)
Coming by MBTA (the T), take the Red Line to Harvard Square. John F. Kennedy Street runs through the center of Harvard Square. Walk south on John F. Kennedy Street, crossing over the Charles River on the Anderson Bridge. The Harvard Business School is on the left, after the bridge. Take the first entrance leading into the campus.