This course provides a state of the art overview of complex economic systems with boundedly rational heterogeneous agents. The leading paradigm in macroeconomics assumes that economic agents (households, firms, investors) are perfectly rational in making their decisions. Experimental and...

This course provides a self-contained set of lectures to bring PhD students and practitioners up to speed in the area of empirical research using firm-level data. The course starts with an introduction to models of firm dynamics and innovation. Next, attention is paid to estimation of...

This course provides a self-contained set of lectures to bring PhD students and practitioners up to speed in the area of empirical research using firm-level data. The course starts with an introduction to models of firm dynamics. Next, attention is paid to estimation of productivity, including...

topics: - Productivity measurement and its determinants, - Spreading innovation across firms and globalisation, - External imbalances, adjustment to shocks and globalisation, - Productivity, income inequality and trade, - Firm growth and internationalization, - Trade and resource reallocation, -...

East Asia continues to be the world’s economically fastest-growing region and its most populous. Projected to maintain an average growth rate above 7% in 2015, it boasts some of the world’s most prosperous economies such as Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. East Asia is...

Ukraine has reached a critical turning point in its economic development. As the country weighs the long-term benefits of its economic orientation and devises new strategies for the future, major shifts are taking place in the global economy that will reshape opportunities and challenges for...

The submission of papers in the following areas is encouraged: - The theory of employment and unemployment - Possibilities and limitations of monetary and fiscal policy - Labour market institutions, active labour market policies, and decent jobs - Industrial policy, productivity and...

Russia’s economic growth is embedded in a complex global and regional context. Regional champions within Russia are increasingly active in advancing new ideas and innovative models of development. In order to maximize this potential, public and private sector stakeholders need to analyse best...

Mongolia is currently one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with GDP growth for 2013 forecasted to be between 14-16%. The country is benefiting from a booming mining industry, which is still far from realizing its full potential, and the government has strong ambitions to use this...

Topics: - How can the new governments in North Africa respond to public expectations while managing sustainable economic transitions? - What regional mechanisms need to be in place to safeguard the prosperity of economies facing resource scarcity and rapid population growth? - What are the...