The wide range of topics to be covered by the studies may include but is not limited by: a) Globalization and the chronic poor b) ‘Corporate globalization’ and the poor. c) Threshold and externality effects of globalization and dynamics of ‘between-country inequality’ e) Global economic...

The subject of our November teleconference will be the U.S. Regional Outlook, hosted by Economy.com Managing Director, Dr. Steven Cochrane. The teleconference will begin on Thursday, November 18, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EST. An accompanying PowerPoint slide presentation will be made available. Each...

Die Industrietagung ist die institutionalisierte Zusammenarbeit des DIW Berlin mit der Wirtschaft. Rund einhundert Repräsentanten aus Unternehmen, Wirtschaftsverbänden und Wissenschaft nehmen regelmäßig teil. Die Industrietagung befasst sich mit der kurzfristigen Entwicklung der deutschen...

Poverty reduction requires adopting the right institutions—including monetary institutions. Emerging market economies that peg their currencies and thwart market adjustments risk overheating and might engender protectionism on the part of their trading partners. This year’s monetary...

• Alternatives to the new consensus approach to macroeconomics • Theories of monetary policy and monetary policies of the ECB • Theories of fiscal policies and fiscal policies in the EMU • Theories of wage policies and wage policies in the EMU • The Maastricht Regime and its effects on...

The Program Committee invites submissions in all areas of economics from researchers around the world interested in issues relevant to Latin America. Papers using interregional comparative approaches in economic development, growth and inequality; topics such as institutional economics,...

The conference objective is to discuss recent scientific contributions on long-term care research. Theoretical, empirical, experimental and policy oriented contributions are welcome.

The subject of our October teleconference will be the U.S. Macro Outlook, hosted by Economy.com Chief Economist Dr. Mark Zandi. The teleconference will begin on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. An accompanying PowerPoint slide presentation will be made available. Each Economy.com...

Can Slovenia sharpen its competitive edge? Despite healthy growth, the business community expects the new government to markedly improve Slovenian competitiveness and remove obstacles to doing business. But will the new government rise to the challenge? Slovenia isn’t looking as attractive as...