Driven by the advancements in renewable energy, enhanced technology, and a burgeoning preference for eco-friendly and locally sourced power, the trajectory toward decentralized energy models seems poised to shape the future of energy systems, particularly in the realm of electricity. This shift...

The objective of the conference is to be a forum for discussing innovative research in development economics, and rediscover the pleasure of face-to-face interactions with a large network of colleagues. Both empirical and theoretical contributions and wide ranges of topics are welcome to the...

The journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet are open to all fields in applied and theoretical Public Economics. This includes areas such as: - Auctions and Public Markets; - Development Economics and Policies; - Education and Labor Market Analysis/Policies; - Environmental and Health Economics; -...

Institutions and social frictions (associated with inequalities, political conflicts, corruption, and cultural polarization) have emerged as central themes in development economics. This course takes stock of existing research and moves on to draw the outline of the current research frontier....

The Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet are open to all fields in applied and theoretical Public Economics and, more generally, to papers in the area of: Taxation and Redistributive Systems; Welfare Economics, Well-being Measures, Inequality; Normative Economics; Political Economy; Local Public...

This 2019 edition will focus on the challenges of industrialization and massification, which have been fuelled by the increasing use of new technologies as supposedly efficient instruments for fostering financial inclusion worldwide. These new technologies have brought unprecedented...

The upcoming conference is very special; it marks the 25th anniversary of the Economic Research Forum (ERF). The Economic Research Forum invites submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics or related fields. Plenary Session 1: Knowledge, Economic...

The theme invites contributions to consider existing evolutionary theories and new developments in the field and the potential for putting theory in practice to cope with the complexity of the real world. The conference will provide some unique opportunities to revisit the foundations of...

KID 2018 will focus on theoretical and empirical studies on knowledge dynamics, industrial evolution and economic development: smart cities, emergence and persistence of innovation, entrepreneurship, firms’ growth, corporate governance and performance, agglomeration/dispersion of industrial...

This summer, the 13th Tinbergen Institute Conference will be held on International Trade and Development at the Tinbergen Institute in Amsterdam. The TI conference is held every year but on different topics.