The European Health Forum Gastein is the most important health-related event in the European Union and a meeting point for experts from different fields within the health system.

The mission of the workshop is to highlight fields of study that interface with industrial organization (e.g., health, environment, urban, trade, macro, etc…). For its 2016 edition, the workshop will focus on the applications of industrial organization to health economics.

Topics: - Policy factors affecting entry mode, location and operations of FDI in developing countries - Inward FDI and upgrading within global value chains: assessing the evidence - Inter-firm linkages and spillovers from FDI: describing the transmission channels - Growing dynamism in...

Preliminary Program: - Rocco MACCHIAVELLO (University of Warwick): Vertical Integration and Relational Contracts : Evidence from Costa Rica Coffee Chain, - Lorenzo CASABURI (University of Zurich): Competition and Interlinkages in Agricultural Markets : Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone, -...

The Canadian Health Economists' Study Group is an annual conference of economists with an interest in theoretical or empirical economic analysis of issues related to health or health care.

Theme: Efficiency and equality in health systems When trying to adapt health care systems to future challenges, it is a difficult task to find a balance between efficient service provision and an equitable allocation of resources while also sharing the financial burden equally. These...

Our understanding of the natural constraints of our planet is continually growing and deepening. What prevents us from making changes to our lifestyles and economic activities and especially from placing them on a sustainable footing? Why is no change of direction taking place?