The goal of this conference is to gather academic contributions addressing recent developments in the fields of Agriculture, International Trade and Development. The scientific committee welcomes both empirical and theoretical contributions. Papers can in particular address the following...

October 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church; an episode that has been considered the beginning of the protestant reform. Sombart, Weber, Bataille and many others have underlined the crucial role of Luther and the...

The aim of the workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of various themes concerning social norms in multi-ethnic societies. Social norms attract wide interest in many fields of social sciences, and appear to be highly relevant in societies that include groups having...

Bei der Nacht des Wissens öffnen mehr als 50 Hochschulen, außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen und weitere wissenschaftliche Institutionen in Hamburg und der Metropolregion ihre Türen. Das GIGA lädt Sie an diesem Tag herzlich zu einer globalen Informationsreise ein und bietet...

The aim of the conference is to present preliminary findings from the research unit “Horizontal Europeanization” to colleagues working on the sociology of Europe in Germany and abroad, and to discuss our empirical results with them. The conference will have the character of a workshop. It...

The Program on Labor and Development is concerned with the functioning of labor markets in developing countries, with a particular focus on employment and earnings both in wage employment and in self-employment. The aim of the 2017 IZA Workshop on Labor and Development is to bring together...

Die zunehmende Digitalisierung von Produktion und Konsum verändert unsere Gesellschaft radikal. Konzepte wie Industrie 4.0 und das ‚Internet der Dinge’ werden als neue Wachstumsstrategien gepriesen, doch die sozial-ökologischen Implikationen dieser Entwicklung sind noch zu wenig...

Conference Program: Pre-conference Workshop in cooperation with ICABR "The Green Revolution in Africa" - First Session Alexander Sarris "Food Security in Africa" - Second Session Luigi Mennella "Which perspective for Africa: Economic and Social Dimensions", Giovanni Andrea Cornia "The African...

With the endorsement of INSNA, the conference will host poster and paper sessions representing many fields of social network analysis. Furthermore, a variety of workshops will be offered in theory, data collection, methods of analysis and visualization in social network analysis.

Topics: - Public goods, externalities and pro-social behaviour, - Welfare economics without revealed preferences, - Taxation and behavioral economics, - Neo-utilitarianism and happiness research: measures and implications for public intervention, - Social preferences, moral behaviour and...