The process of catching up with the old EU members requires in Central Eastern Europe that the economies of these countries have to grow faster than in Western Europe. A high and sustainable growth path depends on the ability of these countries to develop technologically. The workshop will be...

SUGGESTED TOPICS 1. Sustainable Economic Growth for the New Millennium 2. Population, Health, and Sustainable Economic Growth 3. Education, Technology, and Knowledge Economy 4. Environment, Equality, Balanced Development, and Growth

We welcome papers in a variety of areas. Examples of topics that would be of interest include: Asset Pricing from a General Equilibrium Perspective Demographic Evolution and its Economic Determinants Depressions and Crises Dynamics of the Income Distribution Dynamics of the Labor Market Dynamics...

Economists working in this field are invited to submit a paper or an abstract for presentation at the Toronto conference. Papers focusing on the nature of general equilibrium models and the theory of large trading economies are welcome. The roles of multi-sectoral growth, trade...

Threshold effects and non-linearities are increasingly recognized to be present in the development process, and in the effects of policy on development. Traditionally, threshold effects were present in discussions of "stages of growth" or "the big push" and non-linearity was definitionally...

The Conference theme is: “Cotton and Textiles – Important Factor of Economic Growth in Central Asia”. The conference will capitalize on the experiences of the two previous and very successful events held in Tashkent attended by hundreds of participants: Uzbekistan 2000” held in May 2000...

In recent years, economic theorists have made important advances in understanding the transition of economies from pre-industrial stagnation to modern economic growth, while economic historians have developed a detailed empirical account of economic growth over the second millennium. The aim of...

Crises and Prices: Information Aggregation, Multiplicity and Volatility Productivity Growth and Worker Reallocation: Theory and Evidence Topics: Human Capital and the Wealth of Nations The Product Cycle and Inequality Offshoring in a Knowledge Economy The Gift of the Dying: The Tragedy of AIDS...