To expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs and advance the discussion on the most effective policies, we are interested in papers that focus on: - Increasing wage labor demand. - Creating jobs in the formal sector of the economy, including mobilizing capital for private sector...

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the latest policy-relevant research to foster the creation of multi-sector, multi-disciplinary solutions to jobs challenges around the world based on research and empirical evidence. In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor...

The conference is targeted at experts from the community of central banks and sovereign wealth managers (including commodity savings funds and sovereign pension funds) as well as academics. It aims to facilitate an ongoing dialogue between the reserve and asset management specialists of the...

This conference will try to address following questions: - How technological progress is influencing structural change in different countries? - How can countries unleash the potential of new technologies to create better jobs for farmers, the self-employed, and workers in the informal sector? -...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Empirical Methods: Macroeconomics - Stefan Reitz (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) Applied Econometrics of FX Markets Course syllabus 1. Basic econometric concepts 2. Introduction to...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Macroeconomics in Open Economies – Part I Roberto Rigobon (MIT) August 5-9, 2013 - Basic tools of open macroeconomics: Intertemporal approach to the current account - International Micro...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Lucio Sarno (Professor of Finance and Head of the Finance Faculty, Cass Business School, London Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)) This five-day course provides an...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Prof. Fabrizio Zilibotti (University of Zurich) This course consists of ve times three-hour lectures covering research topics in the area of innovation, fi nancial development and...

This 11th annual Darden International Finance Conference seeks to address international issues concerning risk. We expect both corporate finance and investments papers to be on the final program. Managing risk, be it political, financial regulatory, etc, is a major challenge to firms, market...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Paul de Grauwe (Leuven University) The course is based on the book: De Grauwe, P., The Economics of Monetary Union, Oxford University Press, eight edition, 2009. The lectures will deal with...