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...

Topics include (but are not limited to): - Earnings inequality and workers’ well-being - Precarious versus stable jobs - Informality and job quality - Innovative ways to measure the quality of the work environment - The impact of early entry into the labor market on job quality - Gender...

East Asia continues to be the world’s economically fastest-growing region and its most populous. Projected to maintain an average growth rate above 7% in 2015, it boasts some of the world’s most prosperous economies such as Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. East Asia is...

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...

Ukraine has reached a critical turning point in its economic development. As the country weighs the long-term benefits of its economic orientation and devises new strategies for the future, major shifts are taking place in the global economy that will reshape opportunities and challenges for...

Russia’s economic growth is embedded in a complex global and regional context. Regional champions within Russia are increasingly active in advancing new ideas and innovative models of development. In order to maximize this potential, public and private sector stakeholders need to analyse best...

Mongolia is currently one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with GDP growth for 2013 forecasted to be between 14-16%. The country is benefiting from a booming mining industry, which is still far from realizing its full potential, and the government has strong ambitions to use this...

This year's meeting will address the following themes: - Inspiring Inclusive Transformation - Realizing Regional Integration - Regional Solutions for Global Resilience