Institutions Trade & Economic Development
Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have agreed a pioneering Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to welcome, encourage and support applications that may cut across their national boundaries and involve international collaborative teams. The RCUK-FAPESP Memorandum of Understanding (RCUK website) provides for a ‘Lead Agency Agreement’ whereby the relevant UK Research […]
There is a heated ongoing debate in the field of long term economic development on whether it is geography or ‘institutions’ that has the more important direct effect on current economic performance. However, one area of consensus in this debate is that geography has an indirect effect on economic performance through its influence on the […]
The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Bai, Xue, Kala Krishna and Hong Ma (2016) “How You Export Matters: Export Mode, Learning and Productivity in China” Giordani, Paolo, Nadia Rocha and Michele Ruta (2014) “Food Prices and the Multiplier Effect of Trade Policy ” Krishna, Kala and Lena Sheveleva (2016) “Wheat […]
Social Insurance Programs Mannheim, Germany June 15-18, 2016 Convenors: Luigi Pistaferri, Stanford University Josef Zweimüller, University of Zurich Co-organized with: CESifo, Munich MaTax, ZEW Mannheim and University of Mannheim Office of Tax Policy Research, University of Michigan Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation The aim of IIPF Schools is to provide a forum in which […]
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Economics to begin in July 2016 (or as soon thereafter as possible). We are particularly interested in candidates working in environmental economics, sustainable development or development economics. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching and intellectual leadership in the […]
The 39th Annual NBER Summer Institute will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts from July 11 to July 29, 2016. Workshops will focus on a number of different topics including: Asset Pricing Health Care Corporate Finance Health Economics Development Economics Household Finance Development of the American Economy Industrial Organization Economic Fluctuations and Growth International Finance Economics […]
The School of Business Administration, University of San Diego, anticipates a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin Fall 2016, pending budget approval. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Economics prior to the start of the appointment and is expected to maintain a record of high quality scholarly achievement and dedication to teaching excellence […]
Keynote speaker: Dr Giammario Impullitti (University of Nottingham) Objectives The Conference provides a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.The objective of the Conference is to bring together a number of young researchers to discuss their own research ideas with established […]
Organized by:Trade Policy Research Network, CEPRRobert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI, FlorenceTEDU-Trade Research Center, AnkaraWorld Trade Institute, BernWe invite submissions of papers and expressions of interest in attending the Second Empirical Investigations in Services Trade (EIST) conference. The meeting will take place on June 15-16 in Florence, Italy, hosted by the Global Governance Programme of the […]
Organised by:Joseph Francois (University of Bern, WTI, and CEPR)Ron Davies (University College Dublin) Local organisers:Robert Stehrer (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)Veronika Cervinka-Janýrová (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies) Over the past fifty years, there has been significant progress in lowering tariff barriers to international trade. This has led to a growing awareness of the importance […]