RIDGE invites authors to submit papers to the Workshop. The idea is to create a forum of junior and senior scholars discussing cutting-edge research in economic growth, trade, and economic history dealing with economic development disparities across and within countries. This workshop aims to...

The Workshop on Growth and Development in Macroeconomics /International Trade will take place within the framework of the 2022 RIDGE December Forum.

The workshop’s aim is to bring together scholars from economics and politics interested in interdisciplinary work on public policy, political economy and public choice. We welcome theoretical as well as empirical papers by both economists and political scientists. The workshop is intended for...

The aim of the conference is to build bridges between the trade union movement and the post- and de-growth community, and to situate a transformative just transition vision within the ‘beyond growth’ narrative. It should prompt reflection on how the (contested) concept of just transition and...

This workshop aims to provide a discussion forum on innovative research and to promote the exchange of views for issues related to central banking among researchers of the Bank of Albania, other central banks, academia and other research institutions. Topics of interest: - What causes inflation?...

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 had a very deep and significant impact on economic relationships, especially on international trade, social and employment policies, technological developments, and the macroeconomic context. Against this background, economic researchers and policy-makers are now...

Emerging markets have been out of the news for almost two decades. They fared better than advanced economies during the Great Financial Crisis and benefited from the increased global liquidity in its aftermath. This fortunate constellation of events seems to be coming to an end and there are...

The economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s large-scale aggression against Ukraine are likely to reshape the science-policy interface with significant implications for net-zero goals, green growth, and sustainable development. The recent experience from the...

China has established its role as a major world lender, and policy changes affecting its external position would therefore have pronounced effects over a range of countries and on the global financial landscape in general. In this paper, I characterize China’s external asset holdings and macro...