The International Economic Association (IEA) is the association of the economic associations from around the world, and is the unique international organization that brings together economists from developed and developing countries across a broad range of fields. The Congress will feature...

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.

The ABCDE Organizing Committee is issuing a call for papers, empirical and theoretical, investigating the main drivers of productivity with particular attention to the role of the law, institutions, and norms. Possible topics include: - Firm Productivity - Human Capital and Skill Formation -...

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 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 goal of the Summer Camp is to bring together macroeconomists from around the world with an interest in topics relevant to Latin American economies. This year, we are looking for new papers focusing on two main different topics: a) Modeling financial markets in macroeconomics, and b) Sources...

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;...