This workshop will bring together applied economists working in the fields of global linkages, international economics, productivity growth and firms dynamics to discuss the most recent academic research. We are particularly (even though not exclusively interested in contributions that analyze...

In recent years an exciting economic literature has emerged that seeks to understand disparities in economic development across countries by going far back in history. Distant historical events can often be linked to long-lasting effects on institutions, culture, human capital and technology; in...

The workshop calls on outstanding contributions in the broad literature on the economics of social and economic networks. Both empirical and theoretical contributions will be encouraged.

We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers addressing issues including: - The causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of economic activity. - The evolution of economic geography in response to globalization. - The interaction between trade, geography and growth. -...

This workshop is focused on the interplay between economic geography, trade in products and production factors, and their relationship to economic growth. We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers addressing issues including (but not limited to): - The causes and consequences...

Graphical models and network models play an important role in social sciences. They model interactions between agents in socio-economic networks but also give a way of representing complex probabilistic relations in large systems. The recent dynamic theoretical development of network modeling is...

In recent years an exciting economic literature has emerged that seeks to understand disparities in economic development across countries by going far back in history. Distant historical events can often be linked to long-lasting effects on institutions, culture, human capital and technology; in...

The workshop calls on outstanding contributions in the broad literature on the economics of social and economic networks. Both empirical and theoretical contributions will be encouraged.

This workshop is focused on the interplay between economic geography, trade in products and production factors, and their relationship to economic growth. We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers addressing issues including (but not limited to): - The causes and consequences...