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...

The theme of the 17th ISS conference is “Innovation, Catch-up, and sustainable development”. Scholars of all levels of experience are invited to submit proposals. The Conference is open to submissions that deal with theoretical, methodological, empirical, and policy issues with Innovation,...

Theme: Beyond the boundaries: Challenges for business, policy and society. The 2018 ITS Biennial Conference seeks to understand how business firms, governments, and societies can respond and contribute to the healthy development of the ICT ecosystem. Tracks: Track 1. Broadband and next...

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.

Within the general fields of economic growth and economic history, we are looking for papers dealing with, among others, the following topics: - The transition from stagnation to growth - The Great Divergence - Geography versus institutions - International trade and growth - Technical progress...

The EPRA Annual Conference 2010 is the main gathering of the year for Europe’s listed real estate sector, property investors and analysts - all members of the European Public Real Estate Association. The conference programme is varied, taking in the issues surrounding capital structure,...

The Congress aims to bring together academics, educators, students, researchers, professionals, government officials, and representatives from non-governmental organizations in the field of leisure, recreation, tourism, and sports to discuss the academic, social, industrial, and political issues...