Measuring Empowerment: Keynote Lunch: Nicholas Stern Connection Speed:    : Measuring Empowerment: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives : 2/3/2003 : 37    : English / : World :  Economic Development  Poverty   : Nicholas Stern | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |    Nicholas Stern, World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the Development Economics Group (DEC) presented a keynote address on the first day. During his remarks, he noted that development is about fundamental changes in behavior, driven by shifts in preferences. He also described the challenges that such shifts pose to researchers and noted that the empowerment framework provides a way of moving forward.  RELATED MATERIALS   Talking points from Mr. Stern RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Economic Development (420) Poverty (266)