The conference organisers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Debt consolidation, fiscal rules, debt sustainability, sovereign debt crises and default; 2. Fiscal and monetary policy in a liquidity trap, financial...

Theoretical and empirical papers on the measurement and analysis of economic insecurity and vulnerability, and the implications for economic growth, well-being and policies, are solicited.

Topics: 1. The Euro Debt crisis - Sovereign default, bailouts and moral hazard in a monetary union - Real and nominal convergence in a monetary union - Fiscal dimensions of regional and global financial crises - The political economy of debt crises and policy responses 2. The global economy...

The Congress general theme is ‘Financial System and the International Economy Post-Crisis’. The Congress will have two special sessions: ‘Strategies for economic growth after the crisis – global and Brazilian economy’ and ‘Spread of Keynesianism in Brazil: in honour of Prof Fernando...

The focus of the workshop is to investigate the influence of cognitive and normative factors in the EU's capacity to meet the challenge of governing sustainability. Its focus is energy and environmental public policy-making. We therefore invite papers that examine the following themes: Theme 1:...

We welcome contributions from theorists and empiricists alike who are interested in broadening our understanding of the economics of welfare which continues to flourish. Following work by Sen, Stiglitz and others that has helped to bring about the Sarkozy Report, the EU’s Beyond GDP memorandum...

Contributions from economics and the social sciences are invited. Possible fields of enquiry include: - Social cohesion and growth - Social cohesion and inequality - Governance, institutions and social cohesion - Social cohesion and (global) public goods - Education policies and social...