The Symposium will support the exchange of ideas and encourage delegates to engage in thought-provoking topical debate. - Share comparative knowledge on gender-based discrimination and harassment and raise awareness of current challenges in Europe - Explore innovative solutions for effective...

The workshop will cover the following themes: - Marketing strategies for small businesses in a changing environment - Microcredit schemes - Women in business networking - Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and new opportunites for women; the Internet as a source of information and...

This workshop will investigate the determinants and evolution of gender gaps, by focusing on two promising prospects: the institutional design, which –if appropriately set- can allow different outcomes to reflect only differences in abilities rather than in gender, as shown for instance in...

Topics: - International Migration and Local Development - Demography - Integration and Trade - Income Distribution and Inequality - Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development - Economic Growth and the Impact of Shocks - Other development-related topics - Comparative research

The aim of this Workshop is offer researchers interested in gender economics a forum for the presentation and discussion of research papers representing current advances in the field. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome.

Apartheid remains a contentious issue. It’s political, social and economic causes remain open to debate; its consequences a popular vindication for the slow speed of convergence between white and black South Africans eighteen years after South Africa became a democracy. Economic Research...