This course provides a self-contained set of lectures to bring PhD students and practitioners up to speed in the area of empirical research using firm-level data. The course starts with an introduction to models of firm dynamics. Next, attention is paid to estimation of productivity, including...

We invite theoretical, empirical and conceptual contributions on topics such as: - Digital Media, Journalism, Search Engines, Online Social Networks, - Algorithms, Mechanism Design, Finance, Entrepreneurship, - Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Sharing Economy and Gig Work, - Platform competition and...

This workshop is focused on the interplay between economic geography, trade in products and production factors, and their relationship to economic growth. We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers addressing issues including (but not limited to): - The causes and consequences...

In recent years an exciting economic literature has emerged that seeks to understand disparities in economic development across countries by going far back in history. Distant historical events can often be linked to long-lasting effects on institutions, culture, human capital and technology; in...

We aim at creating a forum of junior and senior experts to discuss cutting-edge research in the fields of economic growth and fluctuations (EGF). We do not want to limit the range of topics, but rather be broad and open to the best type of research conducted in the EGF field.

The aim of this workshop is to deeply analyse the relationship among cultural tourism, heritage and economic growth. The regional/local dimension will be one of the topics to consider. Also the relationship between cultural tourism and sustainable urban development will be analyzed. Key-words:...

Theme: Challenges in Logistics

Topics: - International Migration and Local Development - Demography - Integration, Trade and Capital Flows - Income Distribution and Inequality - Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development - Economic Growth and the Impact of Shocks - International Production Networks - Transport...

Preliminary Schedule of the Jornadas: Roundtable on the Electricity Market. Invited Sessions: - Business Strategy - Empirical Industrial Organization - Experiments in Industrial Organization - Health Economics - Innovation Economics - Internet Economics - Regulation

The IARIW conference is a biennial meeting of academics and statisticians, focusing on topics closely related to national accounts and income and wealth distribution. The conference targets participants from universities and statistics offices from across the globe, offering an almost unique...