The workshop provides a platform to discuss applied economic research. We invite empirical and theoretical contributions from all fields of macro­economics and international economics with an emphasis on a high rele­vance for economic policy. The special topic of the workshop will be...

The two-day workshop will serve as a forum to present current research results in political economy and will give researchers the opportunity to network. Both theoretical and empirical studies are welcome.

The purpose of this workshop is to achieve a better understanding of conflict and attempt to reach policy conclusions. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, • Contracting in the shadow of conflict • Understanding civil wars • The "Natural Resource Curse" • Alliances and their...