Economic Development: Asset markets in developing countries - Abhijit Banerjee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

We now invite submissions for this conference from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics.

Empirical Methods in Economic Growth and Development - Erich Gundlach (University of Hamburg and GIGA) The course discusses standard empirical methods with reference to seminal papers of the growth literature. The econometric software package Stata is used to replicate core empirical results. By...

BAM2014 Conference Theme: The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development Critical questions include: - What are the economic, social, environmental and cultural impacts that can be generated by Business School research beyond the development of theory? - Where and...

In September 2013, the United Nations began to discuss the post MDG 2015 agenda. Global Sustainable Development Goals seems to be the new slogan. The emphasis in the field of employment is placed on social protection, skill training, better business climate (plus a move to large-scale...

The annual conference brings together international scholars and researchers of development economics and neighboring fields. Plenary sessions with the keynote speakers, and parallel sessions with contributed papers and posters will reflect the current state of research in development economics...

Researchers on development issues are invited to present papers for the EADI General Conference under the Working Group sessions. EADI Working Groups: - Aid Policy and Performance - Conflicts, Security and Development - Development Aid of the Non-DAC Donors - Development Evaluation - Disasters...

The workshop aims at exploring a general framework for the social sciences for investigating how competition processes interact with conflict and cooperation. This framework will provide a deeper understanding of social interactions, political reforms, the functioning of markets and political...

The workshop is for PhD students and other researchers using lab-in-the field experiments in developing countries, with an interest in, but not limited to, social preferences. Presentations by expert academics with strong field experience discuss the why and how of lab-in-the field experiments,...

The STEPS Centre Summer School on pathways to sustainability aim to bring together an exceptional group of people who are exploring and developing ideas on pathways to sustainability. Through a mix of lectures, walks, discussions and public events, participants will challenge the STEPS team and...