The development landscape has never been static but in these times of uncertainty and insecurity, we are witnessing ever more profound shifts in global relations, inequalities, and forms of exclusion. Dominant trajectories and paths of ‘development’ have led the world to the brink of...

We welcome submissions of ALL papers in development economics, and we recognise that not every paper will fit exactly into one of the following themes: Agriculture; Firms; Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Health and Education; Households, Inequality, and Poverty; Labour; Macro Productivity; Natural...

With countries around the world emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, many lessons have been learned in efficiently and effectively organizing work environments and the labor market, providing for basic needs of households, and strengthening public institutions, all with profound effects on the...

We invite you to submit an abstract in the range of the following streams within the ICSD2022 program: 1. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY: Financial Sustainability, SME, MicroFinance, Emerging Countries, International Trade, 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: Water and Soil conservation, Climate Change,...

This workshop will focus on how improved data or economic measurement can help shed a light on the process of structural transformation and its link to economic growth. There is a particular interest in understanding the challenges for low-income countries. We welcome papers that introduce new...

This interdisciplinary workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss the post pandemic opportunities in various sectors of developing and emerging economies. As sustainability has become a focus of many industries during the pandemic and it is promoted by supra-governmental organisations as...

The Digital Development Dialogue (3D) seminar is a monthly 45-minute online forum for policy and research exchange. Two speakers – one researcher and one practitioner – touch upon key topics in development policy with the goal of stimulating a meaningful dialogue across the theory & practice...

The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), organized by the World Bank’s Development Economics (DEC) Vice Presidency, is one of the world's best-known conferences for the presentation and discussion of new knowledge on social and economic development. The conference aims to...

High quality academic papers on all aspects of development economics are welcome. We particularly encourage papers with policy insights relating to the Asia-Pacific region.

The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on applied general equilibrium methods, data, and application. Related theoretical and applied work is also welcome. The...