Call for Papers: Asian Development Bank Conference on Economic Development (ACED): Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

January 9-10, 2017, Manila Organized by the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED), aims to promote the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners on significant and emerging topics in economic development. The theme of the next […]

RGS/RWI Workshop on the Economics of Migration

Conference Dates: Sep 23, 2016 to Sep 24, 2016 Deadline for paper submissions: Jul 1, 2016 Deadline for participant registration: Monday, August 8, 2016 On September 23-24, 2016, the RGS Econ (Ruhr Graduate School in Economics) and the RWI (Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) organize a workshop on the ‘Economics of Migration’ in Essen, Germany. The aim of the […]

Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics University of Sydney

•     Join a collaborative and supportive network of internationally renowned academics •     Develop your academic career in one of Australia’s top economics schools •     Full-time, fixed term for 2 years. Remuneration package $114k -$135K p.a. (which includes base salary Level B, leave loading and up to 17% employer’s contribution to superannuation) The […]

11th Annual CEDI Conference on Development and Institutions

Conference Date: Jul 14, 2016 Deadline for paper submissions: Jun 21, 2016 Deadline for participant registration: Thursday, June 30, 2016 Center for Economic Development and Institutions (CEDI) and the Department of Economics and Finance at Brunel University will be organizing the 11th Annual CEDI conference on development and institutions on 14th July 2016 at Brunel University (Uxbridge, London, […]

New working papers May 2016

The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Alston, Lee, Marcus A. Melo, Bernardo Mueller and Carlos Pereira (2016) “A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Critical Transitions“ Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antras, Davin Chor and Paola Conconi (2015) “Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis“ Chau, Nancy H., Yu Qin and Weiwen Zhang (2016) “Leader Networks and Transaction […]

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Development Economics

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen invites applications for 1 Post-Doctoral Researcher in Development Economics to be appointed on 1 October 2016. The postdoc will integrate into the team of the established Research Training Group (RTG) “Globalization and Development” (GlaD) and advance innovative research in relevant fields. The position does not involve regular teaching obligations. Please, apply online using […]

Job Opportunity: Full Professor of Economics – Monetary and International Macroeconomics

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences invites applications for the position of a Full Professor (W3) of Economics: Monetary and International Macroeconomics at the Institute of Economics to be filled by 1 October 2017. The academic responsibilities include research and teaching in the areas “Monetary Economics” and “International Monetary Economics”. Additional expertise in […]

11th ISGEP WORKSHOP on Firms, Trade and Productivity: empirical analysis based on recent theoretical advances

“G. d’Annunzio University”, Pescara, Italy 15–16 September 2016 ISGEP – International Study Group on Exports and Productivity – is a platform aimed at stimulating knowledge exchange and joint research on firm behaviour in international markets using micro-data. The 11th ISGEP WORKSHOP on “Firms, Trade and Productivity: empirical analysis based on recent theoretical advances” will be held at […]

International Trade, Redistribution and Institutional Change

In international trade theory, the Stolper-Samuelson theorem demonstrates how changes in relative goods prices affect the returns to factors of production.  The theorem predicts that a rise in the relative price of a good will lead to an increase in the real return of the factors used intensively in its production.  The resulting redistribution of […]