The objective of the workshop is to give Indian researchers an introduction to some of the state-of-the-art techniques that are being developed by international experts working in empirical economics. The techniques covered will be (i) Randomized Evaluations (ii) Macroeconomic modeling in the...

The conference will showcase research on these issues from (social) science and technology studies, and feminist and post-colonial studies under the framework of the project Knowledge, Institutions and Gender: an East-West Comparative Study (KNOWING, Framework Programme 6, www.knowing.soc.cas.cz).

Programme: - Data-Based Ranking of Realised Volatility Estimators - Bayesian Forecasting using Stochastic Search Variable Selection in a VAR - Forecasting with Equilibrium-correction Models during Structural Breaks - Forecasting Inflation by an Autoregressive Model with a Shifting Mean - Small...

The subject of the conference is "Methodology after Keynes." Topic: What new insights does Keynes scholarship throw on the methodological foundations of economic inquiry? How would Keynes think we should now be doing economics? To what extent do recent developments such as behavioural economics...

Concepts and experiences of the life-course have been critical to making sense of gender difference and women’s lives in the past, and have traditionally been a central concern of historians of women. Integral to pioneering work on the history of reproduction and the family, work and leisure,...

Computational social choice is an interdisciplinary field of study at the interface of social choice theory and computer science. It is concerned with the application of computational techniques to the study of social choice mechanisms, and with the integration of social choice paradigms into...

2008 is the 25th anniversary of the publication of Farjoun and Machover's book and the aim of the conference is to celebrate this event. In particular, the conference will concentrate on four main themes: - "Laws of Chaos", a reflection on the reception and subsequent impact of Farjoun and...

The aim of the Conference is to facilitate the exchange of research ideas and results across a range of fields, including the economics of the household, labour economics, public economics, demography, and health economics. Examples of research topics are: human capital investment, gender...

This One Day conference aims to foster dialogue between sociological theory and social policy through exploring contemporary debates around issues such as age and ageing, care and care-giving, disability, health and well-being, social capital and social exclusion.

The Conference provides a forum for dissemination of modern research in economic growth and development economics using both theoretical and empirical approaches. Papers with an India focus are especially welcome.