The project Working, Yet Poor (WorkYP) is focused on the increasing social trend of working people at risk or below the poverty line. The overall purpose is to effectively prevent the risk of social dumping, reduce economic shocks, and grant EU citizens, mostly those who do not circulate,...

The aim of the conference is to build bridges between the trade union movement and the post- and de-growth community, and to situate a transformative just transition vision within the ‘beyond growth’ narrative. It should prompt reflection on how the (contested) concept of just transition and...

The conference will provide a forum for discussing innovative research on a wide range of topics relevant to the global economy and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. This year’s conference will honor Maurice Obstfeld’s contributions to economic research...

The global financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing energy crisis have affected households differently depending on their socioeconomic status. In addition, households react differently to economic policies, depending on the specific constraints to which they are subject and the...

Small states have been ignored in the literature of the welfare regime, though it is likely that they are confronted with specific issues or problems when dealing with social security. Of course, small jurisdictions are very diverse: they can be rich or poor, reflect different legal traditions,...

Conference theme: Recovery and Reconnection: European Integration Against the Tide. Topics: Public Opinion, Politicization, and Euroskepticism; Political Change, Protest, Democratic Backsliding and the Rule of Law in the EU; Migration, Citizenship and Identity; EU Political Economy: Inequality,...

Topics: - Theories that can help identify key drivers of the observed joint dynamics of growth and inequality; - Comparative analysis of structural change across developed economies and its consequence for growth and inequality; - The role of policies, such as wage compression, retraining, and...

The Fragility Forum 2022: Development and Peace in Uncertain Times will revisit some of the key findings of the WDR 2011, how the global response to FCV has evolved since, and what is now top of the agenda considering what we have learned as well as the dramatically changed global landscape we...

Removing impediments to economic mobility and ensuring fair access to economic opportunities is a central concern for citizens and policymakers. This conference seeks proposals that analyze the causes, consequences, and policy implications of barriers to mobility across the income and wealth...

In light of COVID-19, GEM20 will be fully remote for the week of September 21-25, 2020. The Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM) is the Center for International Development's (CID) premier event featuring cutting-edge research and initiatives in global development. The topic of GEM20 is...