Over the last few decades we have seen a lot of progress in the sustainability debate and practice. A growing number of companies are taking steps to be more responsible in how they treat their employees, communities and the planet. International organizations and governments are stepping up...

The Territorial Development Unit of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and RSA Europe are delighted to present a webinar series based on selected themes of the SMARTER 2020 Conference. In line with the measures to contain the diffusion of COVID-19, the physical event will be...

Empirical research in economics typically focuses on the unbiased estimation of causal effects. In contrast, statistics and computer science place more value on prediction (especially out-of-sample) and data-driven selection of models and variables. So far, only few studies apply these methods...

The EfD network invites submission of full draft papers on topics related to environmental and resource economics in developing countries and relevant EfD themes.

Women in Economics – status quo and ways forward is the first event organized by the network WinE-DK Women in Economics Denmark. On this day, we will zoom in on sources for gender imbalances in the economics profession. We will take this evidence, group discussions and expert input as a point...

In den letzten Jahren gewinnt das Thema soziale Kohäsion nicht nur in Policy-Kreisen, sondern auch in der akademischen Diskussion zunehmend an Aufmerksamkeit. Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat die Relevanz sozialen Zusammenhalts auf neue Weise greifbar gemacht. Regierungen, Zivilgesellschaft und...

A one day summit aimed at bringing together finance practitioners, university researchers and policy makers in order to intensify the debate on the role of sustainable development in finance. We invite submissions of unpublished research papers addressing the overall conference theme, in...

The Territorial Development Unit of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and RSA Europe are delighted to present a webinar series based on selected themes of the SMARTER 2020 Conference. In line with the measures to contain the diffusion of COVID-19, the physical event will be...

Conference Program: - Opening session: The European green deal - New impulses for a resource efficient Europe in a circular economy; - Plenary session I: The nexus between resource use and climate change - Making Europe more resource efficient and climate friendly; - Plenary session I (block 1):...

Due to the Corona crisis and the related international travel sanctions, we have decided to cancel the familiar conference in Berlin Steglitz for 2020. The conference will be replaced by an online event "The Corona Crisis: Macroeconomic Implications and Policies for Sustainable Recovery" on the...