Since the 2008 global crisis the earlier promising trend of economic convergence has deteriorated in the European Union (EU). The speed of convergence has slowed down in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) member states, and convergence has in fact turned into divergence in the Mediterranean...

In line with the conference’s focus on growth, topics will range from the need to redesign global strategies, taking into account expected changes in global trade; to the challenges faced by firms when devising strategies, by harnessing the potential of new technologies to fuel growth. The...

WEDF provides an issue-focused setting for policymakers, trade & investment support institutions and business leaders to gain practical understanding in trade competitiveness. It also provides unparalleled opportunities for business operators to network and meet with potential partners....

We call for papers which address the unanswered questions of European economic integration theories – without taboos but using the analytical tools of either economics or political economy with academic rigour.

Lord Kaldor, Cambridge economist died 30 years ago. He was born in Budapest, studied at the LSE, worked for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and advised the Labour government of Harold Wilson on taxation and economic policy. His legacy offers opportunities to analyse...

The themes of the conference will be the following: 1. The un-common sense 2. Historical socialism and post-socialism in Eastern Europe 3. Exit from growth ≠ exit from capitalism? 4. Environmentally sound economies 5. This is the 22nd century 6. Global village 7. The wrong way round 8. New...

The main aim of the conference is to bring together economists, econometricians, statisticians and social scientists interested in or working on panel data issues.

The Congress general theme is ‘Financial System and the International Economy Post-Crisis’. The Congress will have two special sessions: ‘Strategies for economic growth after the crisis – global and Brazilian economy’ and ‘Spread of Keynesianism in Brazil: in honour of Prof Fernando...

Latin America, a thriving region of more than 600 million people, has a promising decade ahead. It is a leading global trader of agro-products with major reserves of raw materials and immense rainforests, which are vital for the global climate and hold potential for renewable energies. Major...

Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models (DSGE) command wide support among macroeconomists as a modeling methodology. In addition, they are widely used by policy institutions for both policy assessments and forecasting exercises. Nevertheless, there is much less agreement about the details...