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...

The objective of the seminar is to provide an up-to-date reflection of the social science research devoted to systemic innovation towards sustainability in agrifood sectors. More specifically the objective of the seminar is to investigate the ways researchers address the analysis of these...

The workshop will focus on sustainable development issues and compare the problems, experiences and policies of China and European countries. A non-limitative list of topics, which can be investigated, is: - Global warming and air pollution. - Fertility, changes in family configuration, gender...

We welcome submissions of full-length papers using micro and macro analyses, theoretical and empirical. Some examples of topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Factors affecting accumulation of human capital (health, education, skills) - Linkages between human capital, demography...

Our understanding of the natural constraints of our planet is continually growing and deepening. What prevents us from making changes to our lifestyles and economic activities and especially from placing them on a sustainable footing? Why is no change of direction taking place?