The idea of the conference is to present ongoing research on specialization from the perspective of theory, applications as well policy. It is to follow and support the regional policy on every level of implementation. We invite regionalist, statisticians, econometricians, applied scientists,...

Courses: - Structural Econometrics and Market Responses in Imperfectly Competitive Industries (22 - 26 August 2016); - Treatment Effects and the Econometrics of Program Evaluation (29 August - 2 September 2016); - Competition, Regulation, and Risk-Taking in Banking (29 August - 2 September...

Topics: - Policy factors affecting entry mode, location and operations of FDI in developing countries - Inward FDI and upgrading within global value chains: assessing the evidence - Inter-firm linkages and spillovers from FDI: describing the transmission channels - Growing dynamism in...

This workshop provides an opportunity for all those interested in Economic Growth and Sustainable Development to discuss their research and to exchange ideas. Researchers are invited to submit both empirical and theoretical papers that are broadly consistent with the workshop’s special...

UACES accepts papers and panels on all areas of contemporary European Studies. We broadly define contemporary European Studies as an interdisciplinary field that focuses on current developments in European integration. We accept papers from across a range of disciplines including (but not...

Conference Sub-themes and Session Topics: - Strategy and Policy - Participation and Empowerment - Fiscal Policy and Finance - Green Economic Sectors

Topic: European and global economics. Program Sep 06, 2016: - How to link the emerging energy union to European climate policies - Innovation policies: What works and what doesn’t - Competitiveness and sustainable growth: Reforming the Finnish economy - Lecture: Debt overhangs and their...

The themes of the conference will be the following: 1. The un-common sense 2. Historical socialism and post-socialism in Eastern Europe 3. Exit from growth ≠ exit from capitalism? 4. Environmentally sound economies 5. This is the 22nd century 6. Global village 7. The wrong way round 8. New...

Preliminary Program: - Rocco MACCHIAVELLO (University of Warwick): Vertical Integration and Relational Contracts : Evidence from Costa Rica Coffee Chain, - Lorenzo CASABURI (University of Zurich): Competition and Interlinkages in Agricultural Markets : Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone, -...

We welcome contributions linking economic convergence to: - balanced and sustainable growth in the global economy, including global imbalances, - sectoral reallocation (and unconditional convergence), - total factor productivity, - the quality of institutions, - income distribution and the...