The conference slogan, “Migrants: Key Players in the 21st Century,” attempts to draw the attention of all participants to the human factor as the core element to be considered by migration experts, policymakers, and activists.

Financial resilience, vigorous economic growth and poverty alleviation have characterized the development of most Latin American countries over the past decade. As the region sees the emergence of a larger and more demanding middle class, it is taking important steps to improve the overall...

The subject of the conference is "Political Economy: The Different Progress of Opulence" APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice,...

The goal of the workshop is to stimulate research in environmental and natural resource economics that is relevant to economic development in Latin America. Although priority will be given to papers that have empirical content, theoretical papers with clear policy implications will also be...

THEME SUBJECTS (open to all accepted paper participants) 1. Ibero-American theories, methodologies and concepts for regional analysis in the face of globalization and the crisis 2. Regional blocs and regional agreements 3. Strategic potentials and opportunities for development 4. Biodiversity,...

Conference themes: 1. Governance; crime and violence prevention 2. Evaluating responses to shocks 3. Labor markets (including child labor), pensions, migration, and remittances 4. Urban development 5. Health and nutrition; HIV/AIDS 6. Demand-and supply-side incentive 7. Support to diversifying...

The main objectives of the conference are to improve the understanding of (i) how natural disasters affect household welfare, and (ii) how policy-makers can overcome the behavioral, political, technical, and operative hurdles involved in disaster risk preventive interventions.

Objectives: - To consider major transport trends – both in large urban areas and those raised by a globalising economy – with a special focus on developments in Latin America; - To address challenges caused by these trends – for the environment at large and for human health in particular;...

Submissions are invited for full papers, or abstracts of papers, on all aspects of accounting and auditing for presentation at the Conference.

The main purpose of the CReCER Conference is to create greater awareness of the importance of sound accounting and auditing practices for economic development. The conference will also take stock of the various initiatives that have been undertaken over the recent period to strengthen accounting...