The current food challenges involve issues ranging from food access to national and international regulation. Although the scope and intensity of these challenges vary according to the economic situation of countries, the debate has been global. The purpose of this Conference is to enhance a...

Topics: 1. Empirical Evidence 2. Ricardian Models of Producer Heterogeneity 3. Producer Heterogeneity with Product Differentiation and Entry/Exit a. Modelling Framework (Closed Economy) b. Open Economy c. Competition and Endogenous Markups d. Extensions (Factor Abundance, Innovation, Dynamics,...

The theme of the conference is “Innovation and tradition: the old and the new”. Topics: - Continuous innovation strategies - Continuous innovation in products and operations - Knowledge, learning, and continuous innovation - Organizing for continuous and/or discontinuous innovation -...

The CINet PhD workshop offers PhD students a unique possibility to present and discuss, receive feedback, and exchange comments and views on their research in an inspiring academic community of fellow PhD students and experienced researchers active in the CINet community. The PhD workshop will...

The school intends to provide an intensive training course for graduate students and young researchers who are working in the field of development and international economics. This year the focus will be on the formation and the role of formal and informal institutions in developing...

We welcome economic or econometric contributions on the following and related issues: - National safety as a public good - Strategic behavior and credible commitments (initiated by Thomas Schelling) - The theory of conflicts (initiated by Gordon Tullock, Jack Hirshleifer and Kai Konrad) - Theory...

The first edition of the Summer School focuses on a very hot topic in the current policy debate given the attention paid to proposed agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The quantitative analysis of policy impacts of such agreements is critical for...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary and to contribute to enhanced understanding and improved information about the impact and role of science in a modern economy, ICABR will convene a conference in Ravello in June 2016 on the theme Transforming the Bioeconomy: Behavior, Innovation and Science. We...

Topics: 1. The Eurozone Crises. The Lackluster Growth and the Stagnation Hypothesis; 2. Rebooting Eurozone, Creating a Common Fiscal Space and Ensuring Euro’s Survival; 3. The Competitiveness Challenge: Deepening and Relaunching Single Market; 4. Unemployment and the Growing Intergenerational...

The theme of the conference is economic analysis of trade and investment in services. We welcome submissions related to any aspect of international trade and investment in services, including empirical analyses of sectoral policy and regulation and trade and investment agreements, analysis using...