This year’s workshop will have a focus on the relationship between violent conflict and socio-economic development. We invite submissions that address key issues in conflict and economic development analysis. We also welcome submissions from other disciplines on the usual HiCN topics around...

With unemployment rising and potential growth faltering, labor market reform has become more necessary than ever in OECD countries. Divergences remain however vivid regarding the direction of reforms: Which labor contracts? What role for labor taxation? Which minimum wages? What role for labor...

Environment and development concerns will remain on the agendas, although the financial and economic crises have diverted attention from global and local environmental threats and natural resource management issues in developing and developed economies. The IPCC will release its 5th Assessment...

Panel I - What kind of political integration might revitalise the European project? How to solve Dani Rodrik’s “fundamental political trilemma” in the European context? Panel II - The growing role of the CEE in the EU Panel III - The CEE countries’ choices – reassessing the value of...

Just now – in the light of the current financial and economic crisis and intensive efforts for achieving economic growth – the question emerges which kind of growth we want for the future and which goals are targeted with it. The project “Growth in Transition” intends to trigger a...

“Towards safety through advanced solutions” is the main theme of the Conference. The Conference will have a special focus on the prevention of accidents and trauma at work. Even though this subject area has been the topic for regulations, inspection authorities and enterprise initiatives for...

The Lviv Forum on Forests in a Green Economy for countries in Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia will bring together different stakeholders, policy makers and international experts to share experiences and explore opportunities for implementing the concepts and requirements of the Green...

The objective of this Seminar is to explore opportunities to use social security to strengthen individuals' capacities to manage the social risks they face and make appropriate decisions, while developing their sense of responsibility. This involves raising awareness of the need for social...

The main theme of this conference is to deepen and expend the analysis of Structural Economic Dynamics in the theoretical perspectives as well as in the perspectives of history of economic thought. We will also discuss the application of Structural Economic Analysis and some empirical...

The objective of the conference is to gather the most recent researches upon the changes in inequality within globalized economies, with a special attention devoted to the links between inequalities, labour markets, skills and education. An additional goal is to create and facilitate links...