Institutions Trade & Economic Development
The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Handley, Kyle and Nuno Limao (2014) “Policy Uncertainty, Trade and Welfare: Theory and Evidence for China and the U.S.” Lashkaripour, Ahmad (2015) “Beyond Gravity: the Composition of Multilateral Trade Flows” Leibovici, Fernando (2015) “Financial Development and International Trade” Lugovskyy, Volodymyr and Alexandre Skiba (2015) “Positive and Negative Effects of […]
We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network. Prof. Christian Robert Ahlin (Michigan State University) His research interests are in micro-finance, finance and development, matching and group formation, corruption and development, inequality, and industrial organization. Prof. Dominick Bartelme (University of Michigan) His research interests are international trade, economic geography, and economic […]
Annual International Conference of the German Economic Association Research Group on Development Economics Hosted by Heidelberg University, 3-4 June 2016 in Heidelberg ***Keynote Speakers*** Jean-Phillipe Platteau (Emeritus Professor, University of Namur and Centre for Research in Economic Development (CRED)) Philip Keefer (Principal Economic Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank) The annual conference brings together international scholars and researchers of development […]
The Economics of Networks Research Unit at Centre for Economic and Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the workshop on “Networks, Complexity, and Economic Development”. Networks are one of the central challenges of today’s science and the analysis of large-scale social networks integrates scholars from a wide variety of sciences […]
Kiel Institute for the World Economy Economists until the age of 35 (born 1980 or later) are invited to apply for this award by submitting up to three published or unpublished papers in the field of global economic affairs, and specifically pertaining to the following areas: • International Trade and FDI • Knowledge Creation and Growth • […]
The starting date is August 1st, 2016, or upon mutual agreement. The successful candidate will be a member of the Department of Economics at HEC Lausanne. Our department aims at hiring first-rate international researchers. Applicants must hold a PhD in economics with a specialization in Development Economics (both Micro or Macro). Preference will be given to candidates with a […]
The 3rd InsTED workshop will take place at Indiana University, May 13th-15th, 2016. Sponsorship by the Center for Applied Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) at Indiana University is gratefully acknowledged. Keynote speakers: Kishore Gawande (McCombs School of Business, UT Austin) Stephen Yeaple (Penn State) Organizers: Mostafa Beshkar (Indiana), Ben Zissimos (Exeter) and Isleide Zissimos (Vanderbilt) The workshop […]
We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network. Prof. Hamid Beladi (University of Texas at San Antonio) His research interests are the economics of migration of skilled and unskilled labor, international trade in technology, global outsourcing and bi-sourcing, exchange rate pass-through, and fraudulent financial practices. Prof. Rafael Dix-Carneiro (Duke University) His research […]
The quality of contracting institutions is among the most important determinants of the relationship between buyers and sellers engaged in international trade. Contractual frictions are magnified in international trade by the fact that if one of the parties reneges on a written contract the dispute has to be resolved in local courts (as opposed to […]
” Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world’s most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: […]