Environment and development concerns will remain on the agendas, although the financial and economic crises have diverted attention from global and local environmental threats and natural resource management issues in developing and developed economies. The IPCC will release its 5th Assessment...

The objective of the conference is to gather the most recent researches upon the changes in inequality within globalized economies, with a special attention devoted to the links between inequalities, labour markets, skills and education. An additional goal is to create and facilitate links...

Topics: - Inequality measurements - Economic growth, inequalities and poverty - Polarization, fragmentation, discrimination and horizontal inequalities - Economic and social mobility - Constitution of the middle classes - Poverty, vulnerability and vertical inequalities - Inequalities of...

Topics: - International adjustment dynamics; - Current account imbalances and international capital flows; - Global monetary system and financial crises; - International regulation of financial markets and intermediaries; - Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models; - Exchange Rate Regime; -...

IZA and DFID organize the first workshop in their joint program on growth and labor markets in low-income countries. The GLM-LIC program aims to improve worldwide knowledge on labor market issues in low-income countries and provide a solid basis for capacity building and the development of...

The 9th Global Forum will focus on important emerging trends in international investment and the activities of multinational enterprises. Three new policy frontiers in particular are presenting challenges and opportunities for governments and policy makers dealing with international investment...

The Conference offers an opportunity for scholars and practitioners interested in the issues related to Management, Leadership, and Governance to share their thinking and research findings. These fields of study are broadly described as including issues related to the management of the...

The Summer School has a two-in-one aim: developing international scientific knowledge in the field of labour studies and enhancing English language skills in social sciences. Programme: Tuesday 13th Inaugural address by Professor Michael Burawoy: “Labor Studies in the 21st century” Wednesday...

Research papers using a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches are invited on any topic related to the general theme of performance measurement and management control. We are also encouraging submissions from all geographies of the world. Topics: • Budgeting and, more generally,...

The focus of the workshop is to investigate the influence of cognitive and normative factors in the EU's capacity to meet the challenge of governing sustainability. Its focus is energy and environmental public policy-making. We therefore invite papers that examine the following themes: Theme 1:...