The idea is to create a forum of junior and senior scholars discussing cutting-edge research in economic growth, trade, and economic history dealing with economic development disparities across and within countries. This workshop aims to share and discuss the most recent and innovative...

Over the last few decades we have seen a lot of progress in the sustainability debate and practice. A growing number of companies are taking steps to be more responsible in how they treat their employees, communities and the planet. International organizations and governments are stepping up...

Topics: - Modeling and forecasting commodity prices and quantities. - Macroeconomic implications and welfare effects of commodity price fluctuations - Monetary or fiscal policy responses to commodity price fluctuations - Fiscal budgeting and hedging policies for commodity‐producing countries -...

It is one year since the renowned Chilean economist, and winner of the "Alternative Nobel Prize", Professor Manfred Max-Neef, passed away. The Institute of Economics at the Universidad Austral de Chile (Max-Neef's main academic residency until his death), is organising a workshop to honor his...

This workshop has been cancelled.

The organizers are seeking contributions to cover the following themes or related themes: - Environmental taxation: concepts and design options - Environmental taxes versus subsidies - The impact of the State aid modernization process on environmental taxation - The relationship between the EU...

The goal of the workshop is to stimulate research in environmental and natural resource economics that is relevant to economic development in Latin America. Although priority will be given to papers that have empirical content, theoretical papers with clear policy implications will also be...

Die zweite European Summer University „Logistics, Mobility and Sustainability“ zu den Themen Logistik, Mobilität und Nachhaltigkeit findet vom 1. bis 26. Juli 2013 an der Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main (FH FFM) statt; sie richtet sich an Studierende aus Europa und Übersee sowie...

Topics: - International Migration and Local Development - Demography - Integration and Trade - Income Distribution and Inequality - Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development - Economic Growth and the Impact of Shocks - Other development-related topics - Comparative research

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Sjak Smulders (Tilburg University) This course of five three-hour lectures deals with a number of hot topics in environmental economics, with an emphasis on international environmental...