On Thursday 8 December, the programme includes a special session on ‘Inequality and development’ featuring recent research from UNU-WIDER's WIID and SOUTHMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development Phase 2 projects.

Topics: Land markets and land reform; Factor markets in agriculture; Agricultural policy; Agro and food trade; Sustainable agricultural growth; Effects of decentralization reform; Trade policies: barriers, non-tariff measures; Agricultural logistics; Performance of farms; Markets and regulations;...

Under the general theme Future of Work: Democracy, Development, and the Role of Labour the XIII GLU Conference will debate these challenges with a focus on four sub-themes: 1. Structural Changes and Impacts on Labour 2. Trade Union Organization and Strategies 3. Labour Regulation 4....

In line with the conference’s focus on growth, topics will range from the need to redesign global strategies, taking into account expected changes in global trade; to the challenges faced by firms when devising strategies, by harnessing the potential of new technologies to fuel growth. The...

The workshop aims to: - Raise awareness of the potential of fintech applications for overcoming key financial inclusion challenges in the UK and Malaysia; - Identify the processes through which the regulatory and institutional environments in emerging economies can be realigned to fully exploit...

Theme: Impact of future development on agri-food markets in CIS countries on international markets and on the bilateral trade relations between Eastern and Western countries in Europe. Topics: - Potential of agricultural production in the CIS and factors hampering realising this potential - Food...

Programme Pillars: - Driving Sustainable Growth and Social Inclusion - Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Strengthening Regional Relationships

4th International Conference on Economics, Trade and Development (ICETD2014) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Economics, Trade and Development. The conference will bring together leading...

The Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines - East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) conference serves as a consultative platform for participants to exchange ideas and provide input to local and regional institutional bodies within the EAGA. It will bring together many distinguished researchers from...

Latin America, a thriving region of more than 600 million people, has a promising decade ahead. It is a leading global trader of agro-products with major reserves of raw materials and immense rainforests, which are vital for the global climate and hold potential for renewable energies. Major...