The theme of this year’s conference is "Cross-Border Spillovers." The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical studies on a wide range of issues related to cross-border spillovers. Topics: - Measurement of cross-border spillovers - Channels and propagation of cross-border...

Diversity within regions is often considered one way to achieve sustainability and stability in economic growth and development. As a region’s social and economic structure becomes more diverse, it becomes less sensitive to external shocks. Variety in economic activities as well as divergent...

The Government of Mozambique and the IMF will convene a high-level conference in 2014 to take stock of Africa’s strong economic performance, its increased resilience to shocks, and the key ongoing economic policy challenges. The Africa Rising conference will be held May 29-30, 2014, in Maputo....

The RSA 2014 Global Conference in Brazil will focus on thinking about paths, policies and ideas to strengthen vulnerable places and to develop cohesive and resilient territories. We acknowledge that only adaptive and flexible regions can succeed in an ever-changing world. This conference offers...

Contributions are therefore invited which fit with the following themes and which are based on an original piece of research and are potentially publishable. - Urban/Territorial Politics - State Centrism and Territorial Politics - Institutions and Economic Development/Growth - Regional Policy in...

The conference aims to provide a forum for discussing innovative theoretical and empirical research on the key macroeconomic challenges facing low-income countries, and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. The papers should shed light on how such macroeconomic...

Contributions are therefore invited which focus primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, on one or more of the following themes: - New sites and forms of territorial cooperation and/or conflict at the scale of regions and localities - Cooperation, disputes and resistance around...

With growing uncertainty facing the global economy, cooperation and partnership among the countries has never been more important. The Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, to be held in Tokyo in October 2012, will aim to promote global economic stability...

Papers on governance, city-regions, spatial planning and analysis which may look at the position in China but which may focus elsewhere are most welcome. Gateway Themes: - Environmental sustainability - Migration and labour markets - Social justice and civil society - Rural challenges -...

Papers that consider these issues in relation to the development of smart, sustainable and inclusive places (the three dimensions of the Europe 2020 Strategy) are particularly encouraged. Gateway Themes A. Climate change, energy and sustainability B. Migration, housing and labour markets C....