The aim of the conference is to bring together high quality research on the question how the labor market propagates and amplifies macroeconomic shocks. Both theoretical and empirical contributions are welcome. We are particularly interested in papers that go beyond recalibrating the standard...

Topics: - Transfer of energy efficient technologies - Impact of globalization on energy and environmental efficiency - Barriers for successful environmental technology transfer - Pollution effect of globalizationTransfer of energy efficient technologies

The course will be based on Philipe Aghion’s new book "The Economics of Growth" Lecture 1: The Schumpeterian Growth Model Lecture 2: Convergence and Wage Inequality Lecture 3: Competition, Entry and Trade Lecture 4: Appropriate Growth Policy and Education Lecture 5: Environment and...

Antonio Ciccone (University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) Topics: 1. Institutions, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity 2. Trade, Growth, and Aggregate Productivity 3. Finance and Growth 4. Human Capital, Externalities, and Growth 5. Institution, Inequality, and Development