In recent years an exciting economic literature has emerged that seeks to understand disparities in economic development across countries by going far back in history. Distant historical events can often be linked to long-lasting effects on institutions, culture, human capital and technology; in...

This workshop is a forum for junior and senior experts to discuss cutting-edge research in the fields of economic growth and fluctuations (EGF). The workshop is open to the best type of research conducted in the EGF field. The workshop is not limited to any specific topic. We are regularly...

This workshop is focused on the interplay between economic geography, trade in products and production factors, and their relationship to economic growth. We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers addressing issues including: - The causes and consequences of the spatial...

In cooperation with KOF/ETH Zurich, OECD and INSEE, CIRET will organise a 1 ½-day workshop on the measurement of output gap potential growth and productivity with a focus on how economic tendency surveys can improve the accuracy of the corresponding estimates in real time. Submissions on this...

The aim of the conference is to bring together policymakers and practitioners, international institutions, and leading academics to shed light on these issues from both practical and research perspectives, and draw robust and novel policy implications.

Financial systems play a vital role in boosting productivity growth by allocating resources efficiently and facilitating investment and innovation. But they are also prone to costly booms and busts, which can leave deep scars on the productive tissue of the economy. Indeed, in the aftermath of...

The RCEA welcomes submissions for the contributed sessions. The workshop organizers plan to run a full set of parallel sessions on Growth and Development Economics. Papers in all areas of Growth and Development Economics are welcome.

Forum 2014, entitled Resilient Economies for Inclusive Societies, will be organised around three cross-cutting themes: Inclusive Growth, Quality Jobs, and Trust, exploring the multifaceted nature of resilience and how to now “bounce forward” in addressing economic, social, and environmental...

The Summer School “Human Capital and Economic Growth” of the Faculty of Economics Rimini and Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis willcombine a thorough review of the literature (both theoretical and empirical) along with state-of-the-art econometric analysis of the issues arising inthe...

The Summer School “Human Capital and Economic Growth” of the Faculty of Economics Rimini and RCEA will combine a thorough review of the literature (both theoretical and empirical) along with state-of-the-art econometric analysis of the issues on the role of human capital in economic growth.