In the presence of frictions, markets often (but not always) do not generate the socially efficient outcome. However, asymmetric information between the private and public sector prevents the government from designing efficient policies. In both labor and public economics advances have been made...

The workshop is an opportunity to bring together young labour economists to present and discuss their ongoing research. The programme will include 10-12 presentations, two poster sessions and a keynote lecture.

Suitable research topics for paper submissions include the following: - The structure of wages, in particular differentials across countries, regions, sectors, skill, gender and age and the impact of recent economic shocks on such differentials - More generally, issues relating to the dispersion...

The Meeting will consider the challenges of realizing decent work across Asia and the Pacific, mindful of the region’s great diversity, the impact of natural disasters and rapidly changing social, economic and political developments in the Middle East. The central message of the regional...

The conference is providing an inter-disciplinary forum on global sustainable development for practitioners and academics. The Conference is serving as a forum to foster dialogue among various stakeholders, including senior level policy makers, academics, and practitioners. The conference also...

Bringing together biofuel producers, traders, sugar millers, technology companies, shipping and logistics companies and users of fuel, industrial and beverage ethanol, F.O. Licht’s Ethanol Latin America conference will be a unique opportunity to network and hear from key industry players from...

Topics: 1. Analysis of the impacts of climate change on agriculture: simulations and projections 2. Climate change and sustainability of agricultural production systems 3. Adaption strategies for agriculture in the face of climate change: systems of production, risks in agriculture, and policies...

The main objective of the conference is to take stock of the state of current research and identify knowledge gaps: - How can poverty data be used to compare the situation in different industrialized nations? - What are the scope and the limitations of such comparisons? - How can we define the...

World Resource Capital Summit 2011 is the leading capital raising conference in Asia for global commodities companies. World Resource Capital Summit 2011 is a two day strategic conference. It will be an invaluable channel for oil & gas, metals & mining and agriculture companies to access the...

Auf der Tagung „Die Rolle des Konsumenten in der Wirtschaftsethik“ nehmen deshalb am 29. und 30. November Experten das Verhältnis von Konsumenten- und Unternehmensverantwortung genauer in den Blick. Eröffnet wird die Tagung mit einer Buchvorstellung von „Die Verantwortung des...