Thematically, special focus is on public procurement markets, however, papers from other fields of public and political economics are welcome to apply. From an empirical point of view, we appreciate papers that focus on the application of modern identification methods on administrative and...

Programm: - Francesco Nava (London School of Economics) and Anja Prummer (Queen Mary University of London): Norm dynamics, - Manuel Foerster (University of Hamburg), Ana Mauleon (UCLouvain Saint-Louis - Bruxelles) and Vincent Vannetelbosch (UCLouvain): Shadow links, - Francis Bloch (Université...

This conference will examine the process of EU economic convergence in its various forms and consider its driving factors. How can we spot the crucial trends in convergence and how can they help us understand and stimulate the process? What roles do education, structural funds and regional...

Do outside interventions in conflict-affected areas do any good? Do they fuel the conflict further? Can donor agencies and NGO’s plan their intervention in such a way as not to become an actor in the conflict themselves? What is the space in which the development and humanitarian aid community...

In 2017 program of the USCIA summer school is dedicated to the topic "Between Market, State and Religion: Economic Realities, Social Justice and Faith Traditions". The central aim of the UCSIA summer school 2017 is thus is to reflect upon the evolutions of economic markets interacting with...

The summer school is intended for PhD students, post-docs and junior faculty members. The main components will be lectures by leading researchers and participants’ presentations. Lecture topics include social networks and development, issues in network data, spatial methods in development...

Topics: - International Migration and Local Development - Demography - Integration and Trade - Income Distribution and Inequality - Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development - Economic Growth and the Impact of Shocks - Other development-related topics - Comparative research

The topics are ‘microeconomics’ in the broad sense. In particular, we welcome papers on the following subjects: - urban, migration and labour market issues, - issues of industrial organisation and policy, - public economics: taxation, provision of public goods and infrastructure, -...