The theme of the conference is on mechanism and institution design, interpreted in a general sense. The conference welcomes papers in all areas of economics, finance, computer science, law, and politics, etc., which are related to mechanisms and institutions. The topics include but are not...

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Design of economic mechanisms: algorithmic mechanism design; market design; matching; auctions; revenue maximization; pricing; fair division; computational social choice; privacy and ethics. - Game theory: equilibrium computation; price of...

Themes for IEA 102nd Conference 2019: Theme 1. Economic Growth, International Trade and ‘Make in India’: Global and Domestic Challenges; Theme 2. Rural Development:Agriculture and Rural non-farm; Theme 3. Fiscal Federalism; Theme 4: Livelihoods and Social Protection: Jobs, Universal Basic...

The conference welcomes paper submissions from many different fields such as economics, business, finance, politics, computer science, operations research, law, history relevant to mechanism or institution design in a broad sense, regardless of whether contributions are theoretical, empirical,...

We invite papers that aim at a better understanding of the impacts of technological change, industry 4.0 on the economy and development. We call for papers in particularly (but not restricted to) the following fields: - de- and reindustrialization processes; - new business models; - governmental...

Industrial competitiveness, expected and ongoing technological changes – labelled as the 4th industrial revolution ̶ are in the focus of the EU agenda. Even if future scenarios are surrounded by considerable uncertainty, some crucial factors can be identified, e.g. the increasing importance...

Since the 2008 global crisis the earlier promising trend of economic convergence has deteriorated in the European Union (EU). The speed of convergence has slowed down in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) member states, and convergence has in fact turned into divergence in the Mediterranean...

WEDF provides an issue-focused setting for policymakers, trade & investment support institutions and business leaders to gain practical understanding in trade competitiveness. It also provides unparalleled opportunities for business operators to network and meet with potential partners....

We call for papers which address the unanswered questions of European economic integration theories – without taboos but using the analytical tools of either economics or political economy with academic rigour.

Economic thinking is in crisis. New frameworks are needed to guide our thinking. New approaches are being developed, but efforts are fragmented and need to be brought together if we hope to piece together a paradigm. On October 19-22, 2016, at the Central European University in Budapest, the...