Conference Theme: "Innovation, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Strengthening Institutions for Greater Relevance, Effectiveness and Inclusivity" Conference tracks: - Science, technology, innovation and the sustainable development goals: Policy and Practice; - Agricultural innovation...

Topics: - The Making of Civil Society in Africa - Civil Society and Democratic Governance in Africa - Civil Society and the Challenge of African Development - Civil Society and the African Integration project - Civil Society and the Donor System in Africa - Civil Society and the Aid System in...

The ABCDE Organizing Committee is issuing a call for papers, empirical and theoretical, investigating the main drivers of productivity with particular attention to the role of the law, institutions, and norms. Possible topics include: - Firm Productivity - Human Capital and Skill Formation -...

Financial resilience, vigorous economic growth and poverty alleviation have characterized the development of most Latin American countries over the past decade. As the region sees the emergence of a larger and more demanding middle class, it is taking important steps to improve the overall...

The 2014 GDN Annual conference will be structured around three sub-themes to better understand the nature and prospect of structural transformations in Africa and beyond: - Determinants of growth, industrial and trade policies - Environmental sustainability, management of natural resources and...

The goal of the workshop is to stimulate research in environmental and natural resource economics that is relevant to economic development in Latin America. Although priority will be given to papers that have empirical content, theoretical papers with clear policy implications will also be...

The general theme is ‘Interweaving Organizations and Institutions: Challenges of Participation, Cooperation and Governance’ and expresses the importance to find better ways to build organizations that are able to respond to the necessities of ever more diverse actors and environments. The...

Participants will present ongoing and planned research on how population dynamics and reproductive health affect economic development, and work together to identify gaps in evidence and methods that inhibit development of sound policies on population, family planning and reproductive health....

The organisers of the International Conference on Accounting and Finance in Africa invite submissions on the theme Accounting, Finance, Governance and Development in Africa: Issues and Challenges. The conference aims to bring together established scholars, early career researchers, graduate...

Conference themes: 1. Governance; crime and violence prevention 2. Evaluating responses to shocks 3. Labor markets (including child labor), pensions, migration, and remittances 4. Urban development 5. Health and nutrition; HIV/AIDS 6. Demand-and supply-side incentive 7. Support to diversifying...