The 2nd Ibero-American Meeting of Socio-Economics, a SASE Regional Conference, will debate several issues that arise to the study of socio-economic development in the region, with a main focus on the State's role. More specifically, it will be emphasized: State´s capacity to promote a...

In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor economics, special sessions on Social Protection and Labor Markets will be featured. The previous global recession has demonstrated the importance of social protection and shown that economic growth alone is insufficient to deal with...

The 2nd World conference will bring together those interested in applying strategic communications, marketing and behaviour change methodology to solve key social challenges. Focus will be on the policy implications for the emerging evidence base for effective social program design and what this...

The main objectives of the conference are to improve the understanding of (i) how natural disasters affect household welfare, and (ii) how policy-makers can overcome the behavioral, political, technical, and operative hurdles involved in disaster risk preventive interventions.

Experts speakers will debate topics including: - The real potential of PPP in Brazil - Gearing up for the impending airport auctions - Looking towards the renewable energy auctions: Changing the landscape for Brazilian energy - Emerging expectations and opportunities for wind power in Brazil -...

The central theme of Regional Development and Regeneration has been the central area of investigation for the PENR3L Project and is also one of the pivotal strands of the PASCAL Observatory. It is also been a key area of work for the OECD/IMHE, who are making contributions to this event based on...

Papers are called for in the following areas: Regional diversity/change; Community demographics; Ethnic diversity/change; Maori demographics; Age diversity/change; Family and fertility diversity/change; Internal migration; International migration; Population and policy; Health demographics;...

Submissions for oral presentations in concurrent sessions should relate to one or more of the streams listed below. - Social investment: effective, fair and sustainable social investment for New Zealand - Global context for social policy: building engagement to maximise opportunities - Social...