The organizers welcome the submission of papers identifying changing features of Global Value Chains (GVCs) with a focus on policy options for countries at different levels of income and economic endowment, as well as how those countries can attract and host segments of GVCs in the future that...

The symposium’s key topics: - Financial and monetary reforms for sustainable development: Global and regional initiatives What are the global and regional initiatives needed to avert new crises and make trade and finance work for full and productive employment, reduce inequalities and promote...

Topics: - Skill needs and demand for graduates before and after the global crisis - Youth choices and graduates supply before and after the global crisis - Governance of graduate labour markets after the crisis: career guidance, intermediation, mismatch, over-education - University cooperation...

The conference will discuss food security in its domestic and international dimensions and in the light of the recent global food crisis. Topics: 1. Global food price drivers and future trends 2. The new food price environment and implications for trade 3. The role of local production systems in...