Topics: - Finance and economic growth, - Finance, technology and productivity, - Drivers of weak productivity, including finance and the efficiency of the financial system, - The role of banking and venture capital in driving investment and growth, - Corporate ownership, governance and...

Topics: - Policy factors affecting entry mode, location and operations of FDI in developing countries - Inward FDI and upgrading within global value chains: assessing the evidence - Inter-firm linkages and spillovers from FDI: describing the transmission channels - Growing dynamism in...

Sessions: - Exploring the role of smart manufacturing for encouraging green global value chains - Building sustainable and smart cities: challenges for industries and societies