The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, with special emphasis for the peripheral countries, threatens the very existence of the European common currency. It is then urgent to reflect on what went wrong in the conception and operation of the euro zone itself and point out ways out of...

The conference organisers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Debt consolidation, fiscal rules, debt sustainability, sovereign debt crises and default; 2. Fiscal and monetary policy in a liquidity trap, financial...

Topics: 1. The Euro Debt crisis - Sovereign default, bailouts and moral hazard in a monetary union - Real and nominal convergence in a monetary union - Fiscal dimensions of regional and global financial crises - The political economy of debt crises and policy responses 2. The global economy...

The conference solicits papers in all areas of economics. Submissions from economists not affiliated with the ASSET network are also welcome.

The UNRISD Conference will critically examine the following interrelated issues and questions: 1. Social impacts and distributional consequences of policies and processes associated with green economy. 2. The potential and limits of structural and institutional change. 3. Agency and social...

The conference takes a broad interest in the area of resources, development and conservation, including but not limited to: plant genetic resources and food security issues, deforestation and development, fisheries and institutional adaptation, development and conservation, wildlife conservation...

Theme of the conference: Social Relations in turbulent times Economic and social crisis in these turbulent times challenges both our sociological skills and our imagination. Since its beginnings as a scientific discipline, sociology has sought answers to the social questions that arise in...

PhD students and young scholars (PhD degree after January 2009) on history of economic thought, economic philosophy and economic history are invited to apply to this Summer School. The Summer School will include a series of seminars and lectures by invited speakers on the theme Economic crises...

oikos is the international student organisation for sustainable economics and management. PhD students and young scholars may submit papers or elaborated research proposals on international trade theory, empirics, and policy, focusing on topics such as: - The challenge of resource depletion -...

Program 01.08. – 05.08. Panel Data Econometrics (Prof. Manuel Arellano) 08.08. – 12.08. Financial Crises and Financial Stability (Prof. Jeremy Stein) 15.08. – 19.08. Monetary Economics and Imperfect Information (Prof. Ricardo Reis) 22.08. – 26.08. Recent Advances in International Trade...