The Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) each year bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, and academics to discuss progress on the work of the IMF and the World Bank Group. Also featured...

This conference will provide an opportunity to analyze some of the issues mentioned above and review what we know on the role of skills and their use for promoting productive employment. The thematic sessions welcome papers: - Reviewing the measures of skills available in developing and emerging...

Papers focusing on the global economy, trade dynamics, regional economics, equilibrium growth, sustainability, national and global political economy of growth, international governance, transition economics, and any other topic directly relevant to economic growth are welcome. Both theoretical...

In 2013, Latin America will need to continue to grow for the benefit of society at large while ensuring the modernization of its economies and the strengthening of its democratic institutions. With the full support of President Ollanta Moises Humala Tasso, the Government of Peru and the...

The program will include eight plenary sessions, as well as three parallel sessions, as follows: 1. Where do we stand and why? A pragmatic approach for increasing investments in infrastructure in Latin America 2. Lessons from successful international experiences: the role of contract design in...