Ragnar Nurkse’s writings on economic development and on the problems of finance are as relevant today as they were when he wrote. This conference will discuss Nurkse’s work also in relationship to his contemporaries in development economics, and the common elements of development economics...

The school is targeted to doctorate and post-doctorate students in economics, economic history and related disciplines. Topics: - International patterns of convergence and divergence - Comparative energy intensities and the environment - Institutions and the performance of labour and capital...

The goal of the conference is to enhance econometric research in the Nordic countries. The conference is open for econometricians from all countries. It will cover a broad range of topics in econometric theory and applied econometrics, including but not restricted to macroeconomics, financial...

The twentieth century has witnessed a multitude of attempts in different national settings to constrain consumption with a view to the fulfilment of a variety of different economic agendas. Usually this has happened in response to a perceived state of crisis such as that brought about by the...