We explore how firms grow by adding products. In contrast to most earlier work on the topic, our conceptual and empirical framework allows for separate treatment of product innovation (vertical differentiation) and diversification (horizontal differentiation). Chad Syverson Professor of...

The Society of Government Economists’ mission is to support the professional development of public policy economists by providing them with research, publication, and professional communication opportunities. The Society of Government Economists will sponsor 7 sessions at the 2023 Allied...

The meeting aims at bringing together lead economists to discuss how the productive structure is reacting to the recent pandemic, energy and trade shocks, and the growing relevance of micro-macro interactions between public policies, firm choices, and aggregate productivity. We welcome both...

The workshop’s aim is to bring together scholars from economics and politics interested in interdisciplinary work on public policy, political economy and public choice. We welcome theoretical as well as empirical papers by both economists and political scientists. The workshop is intended for...

We invite submissions on any topic related to labour and applied economics. We are intending to host an in person event but will adjust according to global COVID-19 guidelines.

The APRM brings together government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States. The APRM will discuss concrete steps to drive job-rich growth that is inclusive and transformative and offers a timely opportunity to...

This workshop aims to provide a discussion forum on innovative research and to promote the exchange of views for issues related to central banking among researchers of the Bank of Albania, other central banks, academia and other research institutions. Topics of interest: - What causes inflation?...

The conference aims to create a forum for discussion on issues related to the recent patterns of firms’ activity, the organization of production and firm’s financing, as well as their determinants, consequences and implications for policymaking. This year’s conference particularly welcomes...

Topics: - The State and the Family: (Desired and Undesired) Effects of Family Policies ; - How Should We Design Parental Leave Policies? Evidence from Two Reforms in Italy ; - The Effects of Minimum Working Hours: Theory and Evidence ; - Heterogeneous Responses of Productivity to Labor Market...

Emerging markets have been out of the news for almost two decades. They fared better than advanced economies during the Great Financial Crisis and benefited from the increased global liquidity in its aftermath. This fortunate constellation of events seems to be coming to an end and there are...