In the presence of frictions, markets often (but not always) do not generate the socially efficient outcome. However, asymmetric information between the private and public sector prevents the government from designing efficient policies. In both labor and public economics advances have been made...

Suitable research topics for paper submissions include the following: - The structure of wages, in particular differentials across countries, regions, sectors, skill, gender and age and the impact of recent economic shocks on such differentials - More generally, issues relating to the dispersion...

The conference aims at stimulating exchange on the methods to model and forecast aggregates such as GDP growth or labour demand for a horizon of 10 to 30 years. Contributions to general forecasting methods are as welcome as disaggregate forecasts by sectors or regions, international comparison,...

Major Theme: The Way Forward - Austerity or Stimulus The Conference will seek to explore the apparent contradictions of the policy stances that are now emerging amidst the global unemployment crisis. More specific themes: - Reflections on the global financial crisis? Reform agendas etc. - Any...

We invite empirical and theoretical submissions, which relate to the Workshop theme of "Crises, Institutions and Labour Market Performance: Comparing Evidence and Policies". Papers offering a comparative perspective are encouraged though selection will be primarily based on quality.

Theme and Topics: Recent work on labor markets has stressed the importance of trading frictions in accounting for the outcomes that we observe in these markets. The focus of this conference, hosted by CAP, is to further our understanding of how frictions in both labor markets and related markets...

Papers Topics - Economic Growth, Economic History: - The transition from stagnation to growth - The Great Divergence - Geography versus institutions - International trade and growth - Technical progress versus human capital - Health and demographics - Social structure and the role of families

Recent shifts in the Arab world coupled with an economic contraction at the global level have created a new urgency for decision-makers across the region: the need to address the fundamental conditions required to revive growth and support human development. Now more than ever, it is critical to...

The aim of the Workshop is to bring together domestically-based dynamic general equilibrium macroeconomists. This is not intended to be a restriction. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome.

This conference aims to generate a ground through which political, social, global, and systematical aspects of labor markets and political economy of employment and unemployment can be discussed. Considering the 2008 economic crisis and the massive unemployment rates in all over the world and...