The wide range of topics to be covered by the studies may include but is not limited by: a) Globalization and the chronic poor b) ‘Corporate globalization’ and the poor. c) Threshold and externality effects of globalization and dynamics of ‘between-country inequality’ e) Global economic...

The conference will focus on various aspects within the field, with special attention given to the interaction between the different areas and in particular emphasizing the role of mathematics and statistics. Topics that would be covered include among others: Stochastic models Modern methods of...