The speakers are: • Marta Aloi (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois) • Timothy Hatton (University of Essex) • Tom Ivlevs (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Willi Kohler (Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen) • Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) •...

The INFER Annual Conference provides an opportunity for everybody interested in economics to exchange ideas. Researchers, especially young researchers, are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers across all areas of economics, including this year’s special topic “Economic and...

CSGR and GARNET therefore invite friends old and new to a searching, international, innovative exploration of how global and regional governance might be made more legitimate. How should we conceive of legitimacy when it comes to regulation beyond the state? What types of indicators and measures...

Topics: - Economy-wide evidence on the ‘Great Stability’ or ‘Great Moderation’ - The monetary transmission mechanism - Monetary policy management and expectations formation - International policy and global inflation dynamics - Globalisation and competitiveness in the labour, product and...

Topics: (1) The historical origins and development of corporate limited liability (CLL) and the role of joint stock companies in the history of capitalism (US, UK, Western Europe, the role of CLL in European colonies, in contemporary developing and transition economies). (2) The analysis of...

Topics: labour economics, pensions, and related research areas (including poverty, housing and savings).

Topics: - welfare regimes and labour markets - social protection and activation policies in Europe - policies of reconciling work and welfare - the role of the EU activities in these fields - the politics and policies of welfare reform - designs and pitfalls of comparative analyses, as well the...

Topics: - Globalisation: Opportunity or Threat? - Trade and the Environment - Globalisation and Growth - Transforming China and India: Challenges and Opportunities - Practical exercise on International Trade

This year’s subject is: International Economics. Topics to be covered will include: - International Trade and Location - Multinational Corporations - Foreign Direct Investment and Outsourcing - Trade and Industrial Policy - Financial Globalization - Global Imbalances - New Open-Economy...

The Conference is intended to provide a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. These areas include Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Productivity, Economics of the MNEs, Migration...