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SSDEV2019 Summer School in Development Economics – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Posted on 23 February 2019 by Ben Zissimos

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Italian Development Economists Association (IDEAs), Monash University, the Universities of Trento, Salerno, Verona, and Wisconsin, Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies (INRC), Italian Center for International Development (ICID), Action Research for Co-development (Arco) organize the 2019 (11th Edition) of the Summer School in Development Economics (http://dse.univr.it/ssdev/) June 18‐20, 2019 – Prato (Tuscany, Italy), […]

PhD Position: Institute of Development Policy (IOB, U Antwerp, Belgium)

Posted on 18 February 2019 by Ben Zissimos

The Institute of Development Policy (IOB) of the University of Antwerp wants to contribute to a more just and sustainable world through multidisciplinary academic research, education, partnerships and political engagement. More information about the institute and its activities can be found at www.uantwerp.be/iob. The Institute of Development Policy (IOB) is seeking to fill a full-time (100%) vacancy for […]

The WTO and Economic Development

Posted on 31 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

Ben Zissimos (University of Exeter Business School) My new edited volume tilted The WTO and Economic Development, brings together a collection of perspectives on different aspects of the purpose and institutional design of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and how these relate to economic development.[1] The perspectives are contributed by a group of leading scholars in the […]

6th InsTED Workshop on "Advances in Institutions, Trade and Economic Development"

Posted on 31 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

The workshop will take place at the University of Nottingham, UK, September 20th-22nd, 2019. Sponsorship by the School of Economics, University of Nottingham, is gratefully acknowledged. Keynote speakers: Robin Burgess (London School of Economics) Giovanni Maggi (Yale University) We invite submissions at the intersection or union of institutions, international trade and economic development. Topics could include, […]

Welcome New Members January 2019

Posted on 31 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

We would like to welcome the following new member to the InsTED Network Prof Emmanuel Milet (Geneva School of Economics and Management). His research interests lie in the fields of international trade, servitization of manufacturing firms, and ‘trade and labor’. Prof Monika Mrázová (Geneva School of Economics and Management). Her research interests lie in the fields of […]

Global Political Economy Network Conference: Economies and firms in an age of global uncertainty

Posted on 30 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

The Global Political Economy Network Conference is a new two-day academic event aimed at researchers in international economics, political economy, development economics and international business, as well as at policymakers. Organised by the School of Business and Economics’s TRANSIT research interest group and Economics discipline group, Dr Huw Edwards and Dr Ahmad Ahmad are leading on the development of this event as […]

2019 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC)

Posted on 30 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the Experimental Social Science Laboratory (Xlab) are excited to host the 2019 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) at UC Berkeley on Thursday, May 30th and Friday, May 31st. SEEDEC, now in its eighth year, brings together a community of scholars who employ laboratory experimental economics […]

X RIDGE Forum: Workshop on Poverty and Inequality

Posted on 29 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) and the LACEA Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP) are pleased to announce a call for papers for the RIDGE Workshop on “Poverty and Inequality”, to be held on 22-23 May in Medellin, Colombia. Paper submission Full papers, written in English, must be submitted for consideration […]

Call for Papers: 18th Annual GEP/CEPR Postgraduate Conference University of Nottingham, United Kingdom 10th – 11th May 2019

Posted on 28 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

The 18th GEP Postgraduate Conference will take place 10th – 11th May 2019 at the University of Nottingham. 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. These areas include Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Productivity, Economics of the MNEs, Migration and Labour Market […]

8th AIEAA Conference, Pistoia, 13-14 June 2019

Posted on 28 January 2019 by Ben Zissimos

the 8th AIEAA Conference “Tomorrow’s Food. Diet transition and its implications on health and the environment” will be held in Pistoia on 13- 14 June, 2019. Despite past progress, approximately 3 billion people across the globe have low-quality diets. Nearly a quarter of all children under five years of age are stunted, more than 2 billion people […]