The main theme of the plenary sessions this year is Institutions and Economic Development, but the themes of the parallel sessions are varied to accommodate various research interests. Submissions are considered under the following 5 themes (and related topics), preferably if they address the...

This conference, in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee year of the ISI, seeks to examine the development implications of emerging fields in economics and to re-examine old questions in the light of new problems and new evidence. The goal of the conference is to bring together new research...

Die politische Debatte um richtige und falsche Mittel zum Abbau der Arbeitslosigkeit ist in vollem Gange: Verlängerung des Arbeitslosengeldes 1, Mindestlohn, Beitragssenkung bei der Arbeitslosenversicherung, Chaos bei der Arbeitsagentur. Nur die Zeitarbeit wird von manchen, obwohl sie boomt,...

The objective of the conference will be to draw up a comparative assessment of the researches carried out of the theme of foreign workers and the new migratory dynamics in Europe, by articulating several angles of approach. On the one hand, taking into account the diversification of the...

Topics: - What is full employment? How is it defined and measured? How close are we to achieving full employment? What are the challenges that remain? - The increasing problem of underemployment and marginal workers. - The increased precariousness of work. - Has Work Choices worked? - wages,...

TOPICS: · International Trade and Finance · Industrial Development · Foreign Direct Investment · Regionalism and Economic Cooperation · Globalization Issues · Macroeconomic Issues · Government Policies · Economic Growth and Development · Labor and Human Resource Development · Malaysia...

Many African governments favour a robust investment climate. Within the context of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the APRM Secretariat is working on improving the investment-climate content of Africa’s own peer review mechanism. African countries are also looking for more...

The workshop discusses recent research that evaluates passive and active labour market policies. Theoretical, empirical, experimental and policy-oriented contributions are welcome. Papers that focus on specific groups like long-term unemployed people or unemployed people who receive means-tested...

The topic of this year's conference is: Behavioral Economics: Challenges to policy makers and financial institutions. We invite submissions in all areas of behavioural and experimental economics that are relevant for the tasks of de Nederlandsche Bank, including financial stability, financial...

Thematic sessions: Session I: Investment in Knowledge for Sustainability I, II Session II: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: From Policy to Actions Session III: Science and Innovation as a Global Enterprise Session IV:...