Theme: "The economics of populism: Drivers and consequences" We invite junior scholars (Ph.D.students and PostDocs) from economics and cognate disciplines to submit extended abstracts or full papers. Topics include, but are not limited to; - Economic nationalism and the economics of...

Focus: Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Topics: - Redistributive effects of fiscal, labour market and social policies - Social exclusion, poverty and inequality: concepts and measurement - Income mobility, life-cycle dynamics and intergenerational transmission of welfare -...

We invite scholars from economics and cognate disciplines to submit extended abstracts or full papers. Topics include, but are not limited to impacts of climate change, disasters, and extreme events on: - Human capital (i.e. health, educational achievements, labor outcomes, gender inequality,...

We invite scholars from economics and cognate disciplines to submit extended abstracts or full papers. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Firm survival and productivity across countries • Productivity dispersion, regional competitiveness and trade • Determinants of firm...

We invite scholars from economics and related disciplines to submit extended abstracts or full papers. Preference will be given to papers focusing on Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Topics include, but are not limited to: - family policy, fertility, mortality, household...

We invite scholars from economics and cognate disciplines to submit extended abstracts or full papers. Topics include, but are not limited to: - Cultural, economic, and institutional legacies of empires, socialist regimes, and wars - Long‐run persistence of values and attitudes - Determinants...

Topics: - Formal and informal institutions and firms in the open economy - Natural resources and the quality of institutions - Interactions between domestic product and factor markets, institutions and comparative advantage - The role of institutions in transition - Institutional determinants of...

Topics: - Comparative perspectives on institutional determinants of poverty, social exclusion and inequality - The role of labour market and social policies - Social exclusion, poverty and vulnerability: concepts and measurement - Uncertainty and the impact of economic and financial crises -...

The topic of the 2011 OEI/APB Summer Academy is Energy and Environment in Eastern Europe Theoretical or empirical work may contribute – but is not confined – to the following areas: - Energy and Economic Growth - Energy Efficiency - Climate Policy