The insights of behavioural economics have begun to be applied to development economics and in particular to the behaviour of poor households in poor economies. Does poverty promote departures from the standard text book model of rational choice? Do such departures in turn promote poverty and...

oikos is the international student organisation for sustainable economics and management. PhD students and young scholars may submit papers or elaborated research proposals on international trade theory, empirics, and policy, focusing on topics such as: - The challenge of resource depletion -...

Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) hosts a selected group of graduate students, primarily doctoral, from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with an IIASA senior scientist mentor on a project...

The Life Cycle Management conference series is established as one of the leading events worldwide in the field of environmental, economical and social sustainability. The unique feature of LCM are practical solutions for the implementation of life cycle approaches into strategic and operational...

Conference theme: ‘Agricultural Productivity in an Uncertain World’

The main goal of the conference is to promote our understanding of the demand and supply side of financial innovation for the household sector. Questions may include, but are not restricted to: - Which mistakes and/or biases are most harmful to household finances? - Is financial innovation for...

Topics: - Health and time use - Parenting and child care - Time poverty - GPS and Tracking - Eating and health - Children's time use - Surveys in Developing Countries - Leisure - Well-being of carers - Travel - Location and Travel - Gendered time use - Health in rural environments - Household...

This annual conference serves as a forum for academic scholars from diverse disciplines and research practitioners to share the best available research on both consumer and firm behavior related to China and India. Research on other emerging markets that help gain insights about the Chinese and...

Now in its 4th year Africa Rice Outlook continues to bring together the market’s biggest buyers, sellers and traders to capitalise on the growing trade importance of the region. With the global food situation volatile at best, the African region’s response to securing supplies is likely to...