International agricultural trade is key to improving global food security. It ensures better access to more diversified and nutritious food, especially in low-income countries, and acts as a safety net against food shortages caused by climate risks, crises, political tensions and other shocks....

Die internationale Wissenschaftliche Tagung der Promovierenden der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (WT) wird sich widmen folgenden Fragen: - Verändern sich menschliche Gesellschaften nicht kontinuierlich und beschreibt Transformation nicht vielmehr einen Dauer- als einen Ausnahmezustand? - Gibt es...

Die Tagung wird sowohl Beiträge zum Kernthema enthalten als auch einen offenen Teil mit Sektionen, deren Themen nicht vorgegeben sind. Das Kernthema lautet "Verteilung und Teilhabe: Konflikte in polarisierten Gesellschaften". Die Verteilung knapper Ressourcen geht mit wirtschaftlicher...

Africa is the world region with the strongest population dynamics, resulting in a young and aspiring population that is set to almost double by 2050. More than a fifth of the world’s population will then live in Africa. This offers great opportunities for businesses and countries seeking to...

Theme: Sustainable Supply Chains in Times of Multiple Crises This year’s edition of the Forum brings together key stakeholders from policy and representatives from the private sector, academia and civil society to discuss sustainability in light of the energy crisis, changes in the global...

Plenarveranstaltungen: - Plenum 1 - Konzepte und Methoden des Polarisierens - Plenum 2 - Innergesellschaftliche Pluralisierungen und Polarisierungen: Gruppen, Identitäten, Milieus - Plenum 3 - Umkämpfte Werte – umkämpfte Diagnosen: Geschlechter­gerechtigkeit als gesellschaftlicher Konflikt...

If sectoral trade flows obey structural gravity, countries’ bilateral trade imbalances are the result of macro trade imbalances, “triangular trade”, or pairwise asymmetric trade barriers. Using data for 40 major economies and the Rest of the World, we show that large and pervasive...

The COVID-19 outbreak has cut China's supply of and raised the world's demand for face masks, disinfectants, ventilators, and other critical medical goods. This article studies the economic and political factors that are associated with China's exports of medical equipment during the first two...

The aim of the event is to generate a space of discussion between academics, researchers and professionals, promoting scientific and applied researches related to cultural economics and local initiatives contributing to the improvement of the sector. Moreover, information about mitigating...

The conference focuses on technology, trade, and demographic changes and the ways they interact with employment, wages, and participation in the labour market, with a particular emphasis on the role of institutions and on labour markets during the COVID-19 crisis. Researchers are invited to...