The upcoming conference is very special; it marks the 25th anniversary of the Economic Research Forum (ERF). The Economic Research Forum invites submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics or related fields. Plenary Session 1: Knowledge, Economic...

The original intention behind the ‘Doha Round’ of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was to promote the integration of developing countries into the world trading system. The collapse of the round in 2008 led to pessimism over whether the pursuit of such a ‘development-based’ agenda is...

In the past 200 years, the world has experienced unprecedented economic development as well as profound demographic changes. Many dimensions of these dynamic processes are not well understood. What are the underlying forces behind the different dimensions of economic and demographic development,...

he theme of the plenary sessions this year is “Corruption and Economic Development.” The themes of the parallel sessions are always varied enough to accommodate diverse research interests. Submissions for presentations in the parallel sessions may be made under the following areas: 1....

The main theme of the plenary sessions this year is Institutions and Economic Development, but the themes of the parallel sessions are varied to accommodate various research interests. Submissions are considered under the following 5 themes (and related topics), preferably if they address the...