The topic of network control and optimization has been of increasing importance in many networking application domains, such as mobile and fixed access networks, computer networks, social networks, transportation networks, and more recently electricity grids and biological networks. Both...

Topics include: ‐ Causes of external imbalances ‐ Private or public sector indebtedness and external imbalances ‐ Exchange rates, competitiveness and external imbalances ‐ External debt sustainability ‐ The role of financial flows in the adjustment of current accounts ‐ Policy...

Global trade growth was very weak over the past four years. While global trade grew at approximately twice the rate of GDP prior to the Great Recession, this trade elasticity has since declined to below unity. This raises the question to what extent the change in the relationship between global...

With the endorsement of INSNA, the conference will host sessions representing many fields of social network analysis. Workshops will be offered in theory, data collection, methods of analysis and visualization of social networks.

Economists specializing in empirical economic research on issues relating to international trade and investment from North America, Europe, and Asia will present their latest research at this meeting.