Subjects will include: 1. How do the different building blocks of a financial system interact ? 2. How can the links between these building blocks and financial development be measured? 3. Is it possible to identify the channels through which various factors influence the development of...

Economists working in this field are invited to submit a paper or an abstract for presentation at the Toronto conference. Papers focusing on the nature of general equilibrium models and the theory of large trading economies are welcome. The roles of multi-sectoral growth, trade...

In recent years, economic theorists have made important advances in understanding the transition of economies from pre-industrial stagnation to modern economic growth, while economic historians have developed a detailed empirical account of economic growth over the second millennium. The aim of...