The conference is open to academic works concerning emerging economies, with a special attention given to the way the dynamic paths of development interact with the Globalization of economies and to the contradictions and the new challenges it brings with it. Topics: Growth and income...

The discussions at the conference will be divided into four sessions: 1) Does a European model exist for SMEs? 2) SMEs and credit risk analysis. 3) Banks and financing of SMEs. 4) SMEs and regulatory issues.

Political, technological and commercial forces are driving growth in the international exchange of goods, services, jobs and people. These changes have resulted in very significant growth in economic prosperity and some major reductions in global poverty. The BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, India,...

This conference will address the design of regulation and competition policy. The Ninth CEPR Conference on Applied Industrial Organization will be supported by the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme for Research (Euroconferences). A school for young researchers will be organised as...