Topics are focused on recent challenges to modern national economies and business enterprises: - Globalization and Challenges of the Modern World - Enterprise in Turbulent Environment - Entrepreneurship Caught Between Creativity and Bureaucracy

Topics: - International development - Climate change - Biofuels - Linkages between food and health - The Farm Bill - Land use and water resource issues - Regional economics - Business economics - Behavioral economics

The conference welcomes proposals for presentations that advance our understanding of any of the following themes: - The mosaic of class, race, and gender. - Class, power, and social structure. - Class and community. - Class in a global economy. - Middle class? Working class? What's the...

Conference Program: Session 1: Credit and Insurance Session 2: Public Service Delivery Session 3: Public Finance Session 4: Agriculture

Topic: Sharing Prosperity, Delivering Results UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs and World Bank leaders discussed what it will take to boost income growth among the bottom 40%.

Under the theme of "Land Governance in the Post-2015 Agenda: Harnessing Synergies for Implementation and Monitoring Impact", the 2014 conference will focus on building a shared understanding of best practices in land governance. By providing an opportunity to strengthen collaboration between...

This conference is being held in conjunction with the 2014 ASSA Annual Meeting. AAEA will be involved in several sessions including the T.W. Schultz Memorial Lecture and Reception. - Groundwater-Energy Nexus - How Innovation and Technology Affect Contract Terms in Farming - Healthy Choices in...

The conference, to be held in San Fransisco, will bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs and senior policymakers to share hands-on experience of proven, profitable, and innovative approaches for a more active and beneficial presence at the bottom of the pyramid. The conference is aimed...

New York agricultural leaders learn about the short- and long-term outlook for agriculture and agricultural products. Breakout sessions concentrate on dairy and horticultural products.