In addition to mitigating climate change, adapting to its consequences will be an important challenge in the future. Priorities must be set when implementing adaptation measures, as societies are unable to implement all desirable measures at once due to scarce resources. Techniques that help to...

The first annual Economic Research Southern Africa workshop on ‘Structural Constraints on the Economy, Growth and Political Economy’ brings together scholars and practitioners of growth and political economy of Africa. Sessions with keynote speakers and with contributed papers will reflect...

Under the theme Fast-Tracking Market Integration in Africa through Industrial Corridors, the 27th World Economic Forum on Africa will convene regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to explore instruments that can accelerate effective regional industrial...

We invite papers on any applied or theoretical topic within economics or econometrics.

Topics: - Economic Development & Globalization - World Financial and Economic Crisis & Impacts, Lessons and Prospects for the Future - Business Research Methods & Teaching-related issues - Growth & Innovation - Sustainable Development & Resource Management - Business Law & Ethics & Social...

This is a workshop for locally based researchers to present their current work and discuss the work of others. Any research within the fields of international trade or industrial organisation is relevant, and both established economists and PhD students are encouraged to apply.

Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

This conference sets about finding policies that reduce vulnerabilities of the poor to shocks, sustain the socioeconomic balance and promote development that is equitable in times of growth and crisis alike. We are interested in high-quality papers as well as innovative projects, including...

The 57th Biennial Session includes meetings of the Bernoulli Society, the International Association for Statistical Computing, the International Association of Survey Statisticians, the International Association for Official Statistics, the International Association for Statistics Education, the...

The conference will focus on various aspects within the field, with special attention given to the interaction between the different areas and, in particular, emphasising the role of mathematics and statistics. Topics that would be covered include: - Stochastic models - Modern methods of risk...