The XXIII Annual Conference ALACDE central theme will research the economic analysis of law and innovation. ALACDE Annual Conference is an academic high level where recent developments and contemporary ideas related to Economic Analysis of Law, in thematic and plenary sessions are presented. The...

The main aim of the conference is to bring together economists, econometricians, statisticians and social scientists interested in or working on panel data issues.

The workshop will focus in applications of DEA models to sustainable development, economic and trade policy,efficiency in service industries and industrial engineering. The workshop´s purpose is to discuss recent developments in the methodology of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), its various...

The theme of this conference is "Security Challenges in an Evolving World" Three distinct phenomena form the backdrop of this conference: climate change, the global financial crisis, and the revolutionary awakening across the Middle East region. Each of these developments carries the potential...

We welcome theoretical and empirical research relevant for understanding the impact of the current global economic crisis on poverty and inequality and for deriving sound policy recommendations. Topics: - Impact of economic and idiosyncratic shocks on poverty and inequality - Transmission of...

Program: Session A: European Union Perspectives Session B: Receiving Countries' Perspectives I Session C: Receiving Countries' Perspectives II Session D: Sending Countries' Perspectives I Session F: Migration, Crisis and Adjustment in an Enlarged E(M)U

The school targets PhD-students who have started or are about to start a project related to welfare and social policy in Eastern and Western Europe. Topics that will be addressed are the comparative analysis of welfare state and social policy reform, role of social actors, policies for work and...

Conference themes: 1. Governance; crime and violence prevention 2. Evaluating responses to shocks 3. Labor markets (including child labor), pensions, migration, and remittances 4. Urban development 5. Health and nutrition; HIV/AIDS 6. Demand-and supply-side incentive 7. Support to diversifying...

Program: - Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa - The School Reentry Decision of Poor Girls. Structural Estimation and Policy Analysis Using PROGRESA Database - Do Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Improve Work and Earnings among its Youth Beneficiaries? Evidence after a...

In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor economics, special sessions on Social Protection and Labor Markets will be featured. The previous global recession has demonstrated the importance of social protection and shown that economic growth alone is insufficient to deal with...