Related events outside PEP

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NEWS

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean has initiated the implementation of the project “Poverty, Trade Policy and Complementary Policies”, funded under the 2008 ECLAC – AECID (the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development) cooperation program “Policies and Instruments for the Promotion of the Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean II”. You are cordially invited to submit brief paper proposals (Details pdf 33k) (Deadline November 30, 2008)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: The First international conference "Inequalities and development in the Mediterranean Basin countries" of  the International Research Network (GdRI) CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) DREEM (Development of Euro-Mediterranean Economic Research) will take place in Istanbul, Turkey (University of Galatasaray) 21-23 May 2009 (Details French pdf 196k - English pdf 195k) (Deadline January 25, 2009))
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: The International Conference on Policy Modeling (EcoMod2009) will take place in Ottawa, Canada, on June 24-26, 2009. The conference is jointly organized by by the Department of Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ottawa, and EcoMod Network.(Deadline January 31, 2009) (Details)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: Second Meeting Impact Evaluation Network (IEN) at LACEA 2008, Fundação Getulio Vargas. The meeting will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19th, 2008, one day before the opening of the LACEA 2008 conference (Details - pdf 130k) (Deadline October 15, 2008)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: First call for proposals for original research under the theme of "New Frontiers in the Economics of Environment in the ERF-Region" from the Economic Research Forum (ERF) new program on Environmental Economics in the Region. (Details) (Deadline September 15, 2008)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is organizing an “Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on Macroeconomic Policy, Productive Capacity and Growth in Africa” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 26-28 November 2008. The main aim of this meeting is to provide a platform for the discussion of various dimensions of productive capacity development in Africa. (Details - pdf 42k) (Deadline: October 30, 2008)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: UNDP-Regional Bureau for Latin American and the Caribbean and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) are supporting the Second Conference of Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de las Capabilidades Humanas (ALCADECA). The Conference will take place on 15-17 October 2008, in Montevideo, Uruguay. (Details - pdf  106k) (Deadline for submitting proposals August 15, 2008)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences of Belgium and UN-Habitat "Urban international Conference on Poverty in Medium and Small Cities of Developing Countries" Lubumbashi (DRC) (To be confirmed) October, 2009 - First Announcement and Call for Papers (Deadline: October 31, 2008) (Details - Word 45k)
       

    • CALL FOR PAPERS: International Microsimulation Association 2nd General Conference "Microsimulation: Bridging Data and Policy" Ottawa, Canada, June 8th to 10th, 2009 - Call for paper (Deadline: September 22nd, 2008) (FR pdf 30k  - ENG pdf 28k)

Other lists of upcoming events are available at:

Inomics: www.inomics.com/cgi/conference

AERC: www.aercafrica.org/html/announcements.asp

IDEAS: http://www.eldis.org/news/announce.htm

RECURRING EVENTS

Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics:  econ.worldbank.org/abcde/

Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD): www.cid.harvard.edu/bread/conferences.htm

Canadian Economic Association (CEA) annual conferences: economics.ca/en/conferences.php

Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) annual conferences: www.csae.ox.ac.uk/conferences/default.htm

ECOMOD CGE modeling courses and conferences: www.ecomod.net

Economic Research Forum (ERF) Annual Conference: www.erf.org.eg

GAMS CGE modeling courses: www.gams.com/courses.htm

Global Development Network conferences: www.gdnet.org

GTAP global modeling courses and conferences: www.gtap.org

International Conference on Input-Output Techniques: www.iioa.org/

Société canadienne de science économique: www.scse.ca

SOURCES OF RESEARCH FUNDING

IDRC Think Tank Initiative (deadline: August 19, 2008): www.idrc.ca/thinktank/

Prix Abdoulaye Fadiga pour la promotion de la recherche économique (date limite: 30 septembre 2008)   Affiche  Réglements

Call for papers for a thematic issue : Human Rights, Capabilities and Human Development of the Journal of Human Development
 The deadline for submission is July 2008 Further information (pdf 17k)

Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network: www.pep-net.org (see "Call for Proposals")

African Economic Research Network (AERC): www.aercafrica.org

CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition: www.cuts.in

Global Development Network (GDN) Awards: www.gdnet.org (see also their list of funding opportunities at: www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=248)

NEW BOOKS

Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective, Edited by James B. Davies  Further information

Synopsis of the IFPRI 2020 International Consultation on "Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People" is now available. Further information

TRACKING GENDER EQUITY UNDER ECONOMIC REFORMS: Continuity and Change in South Asia (Edited by Swapna Mukhopadhyay and Ratna M. Sudarshan). Further information

Poverty and Equity: Measurement, Policy and Estimation with DAD - by Jean-Yves Duclos and Abdelkrim Araar Free online version!

Inequality and Growth in Modern China, by Guanghua Wan

JOB OPENINGS

  • The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is seeking talented professionals for the following positions: Senior Program Officers - Montevideo (Position #784) and New Delhi (Position #783) 
    Details : Closing date : October 19, 2008 Details: French pdf 100k - English pdk 100k
     

  • Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is seeking a (Senior) Research Fellow to lead in the conduct of research regarding inclusive growth, poverty reduction and social development and contribute substantially to the production and dissemination of research outputs and publications. Candidates should belong to ADB member countries. Closing date: August 25 2008. 
    Details : www.abdi.org

PAST EVENTS

International Conference on "The Unemployment Crisis in the Arab Countries" , March 17-18, 2008 (Deadline for paper submission : on or before 30th November 2007).

The Arab Planning Institute (http://www.arab-api.org) organizes an International Conference on: “The Unemployment Crisis in the Arab Countries”, 17-18 March 2008 in Cairo – Egypt.

IFPRI 2020 Conference - Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People - Beijing, China, October 17-19, 2007 http://www.ifpri.org/2020chinaconference/index.htm

Q-Squared in Policy: Centre for Analysis and Forecasting (CAF), Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi, July 7-8, 2007 (Deadline for paper submission : December 15, 2006)

2007 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society in Portland, Oregon, United States, from 29 July 2007 to 1 August 2007.

16th International Input-Output Conference in Istanbul, Turkey from July 2 to 6, 2007. (Deadline for paper submission: January 15 2007) JEL classification(s): A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, Z.

http://www.caes.ca/conferences/annual_meetings/2007_call.cfm(Deadline for paper submission: 15. January 2007) JEL classification(s): D, I, O, Q, R.

Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade, DEGIT-XII, Sydney, Australia, June 29 to 30 2007. (Deadline for paper submission: 15. January 2007) JEL classification(s): A, E, F, H, I, J, O. Further information at: http://www.ifw-kiel.de/VRCent/DEGIT/activities/conference/sydney07_call.htm

2007 ESPE Conference, Chicago, United States, 13 June 2007 to 16 June 2007. Further information at: http://web.econ.uic.edu/espe2007/callforpapers.htm (Deadline for paper submission: 1. February 2007)

Tenth Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP),  June 7-9, 2007, campus of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. (Deadline for subscription : January 15, 2007)

United Nations University, UNU Merit, http://www.merit.unu.edu/MEIDE/. Call for papers, Micro Evidence on Innovation in Developing Economies, Maastricht (Netherlands), May 31 & June 1, 2007. (Deadline for paper submission : March 17, 2007).

First Regional Meeting on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling: Contributions to Economic Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, (version espagnole) April 12th – 13th, 2007, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations, Santiago de Chile, Chile

GERPA Research Competition Call for Research Proposals and Research Papers (Proposals are due by 20 September 2006)

APEC Study Center, City University of Hong Kong announces The Inaugural All China Economics (ACE) International Conference December 18 – 20, 2006, Hong Kong (Deadline for Abstract Submission: August 11, 2006)

3rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT in New Delhi, India from December 13 to 15 2006 . (Deadline for paper submission: October 15 2006) JEL classification(s): C, D, E, I, O.

Global Conference on Gearing Macroeconomic Policies to Reverse the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, (UNDP HIV/AIDS Group, New York, and International Poverty Centre, Brasilia), November 20-21, 2006,Grand Bittar Hotel, Setor Hoteleiro Sul (SHS), Quadra 5, Bloco A, Brasília,  DF, Brazil

The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) http://www.cid.harvard.edu/bread will host its 9th BREAD conference, October 20th – 21  2006. You are invited to submit a paper for the conference. Call for papers (The deadline for submissions is September 8th 2006.

Ninth Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), June 15-17 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Abstracts deadline: January 20, 2006)

WIDER Conference on Aid: Principles, Policies and Performance, June 16-17 2006, Helsinki, Finland, (Abstracts deadline: February 28, 2006)

Eleventh Annual Conference of the African Econometric Society, 5th to 7th of July 2006, in Dakar Senegal, (Submission deadline : Friday, 31st March, 2006)

CSAE Conference 2006 - Reducing Poverty and Inequallity : How can Africa be included, Oxford, UK, 19-21 March, 2006

An International Conference on “New Approaches to the Design of Development Policies”: 20-21 March, 2006, Beirut, Lebanon.

1st PEGNet Workshop on 'Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth, Kiel, Germany,  April 28 2006. Further information at: http://www.ifw-kiel.de/konfer/konferin.htm

The International Forum on Urban Poverty (IFUP) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty/rc/ItemDetail.do~1062953?intcmp=700, Contributor: GRADE Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo ( Guide ), Published Date: May 16, 2006, Topics: Pauvreté, Country: All Regions/Country

International Conference: Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural Resource Use 17-20 May 2006, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

IPRCC-IFPRI International Conference Poverty Reduction Strategy in the New Millennium Emerging Issues, Experiences and Lessons, 23-24 May 2006, Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China

The Changing Structure of World Trade and Investment and its Impact on Poverty and Income Inequality, Israel, 1-2 March, 2006.

Conference on poverty and social impact analysis (Eurodad PSIA electronic conference), via email and conference space on Eurodad website, November 1st – 22nd 2005.

Federation of ASEAN Economic Associations 30th Annual Conference, Manila, Philippines, November 24-25, 2005.

Education in West Africa, Dakar, Senegal, November 25-26, 2005

Third Project Conference of WIDER on The Impact of Globalization on the Poor in Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1-2 December 2005. Details

Call for papers: Launch of EADI multi-dimensional poverty working group, between 15-16 December 2005.

2nd Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, January 10-12th, 2006.

Conference : Liberalization experiences in Asia : a normative appraisal, New-Delhi, India, January 12-13, 2006.

International Conference on The Many Dimensions of Poverty, Brasilia, 29-31 August 2005, International Poverty Centre, United Nations Development Programme

Macroeconomic Policy & Management:  July 11 - 22, 2005

Microeconomic Policy & Management:  July 25 – August 5, 2005

Website: www.brandeis.edu/global/econpolicy/

First meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ)
in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 20. July 2005 to 22. July 2005.
Further information at: http://www.uib.es/congres/ecopub/ecineq/index.htm

VIII Meetings of the LACEA / IADB / WB Research Network on Inequality and Poverty
 Universidad de Puebla, Mexico, July 8 and 9, 2005. The eighth meeting of the LACEA/IDB/WB Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP) will be held in Mexico, at the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla (http://www.udlap.mx), on July 8 and 9, 2005.
Further information at: http://www.nip-lac.org

The Canadian Development Economics Study Group (CDSG)
invites submissions for three sessions to be held during the CEA meetings at McMaster University. These sessions will be held on Saturday the 28th of May. On this day,  Professor Anne Case (Princeton) will speak to all CEA participants on the topic

 “Orphans in Africa”. More information: http://economics.ca/2005/
Pour plus d'information : http://economics.ca/2005/
Le Groupe Canadien d'Études en Développement (GCED)
 sollicite des communications pour trois séances qui auront lieu au congrès annuel de l’Association Canadienne d’Économique (ACE) à Hamilton. Les trois séances se tiendront le samedi 28 Mai. À cette occasion, la Professeure Anne Case (Princeton) s’adressera à tous les participants de l’ACE sur le thème suivant. “Les Orphelins en Afrique”.
 Autres détails : Appel de communication (15,9 ko)

 

22e Journées de Microéconomie Appliquée
May 26–27, 2005, in Hammamet (Tunisia), Organized by the Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion de Tunis. All submissions could be written in French or English

Further information (77 kb).

26 et 27 mai 2005 à Hammamet (Tunisie), Ces Journées sont organisées par la Faculté des Sciences Économique et de Gestion de Tunis. Toutes les soumissions peuvent être en français ou en anglais.

Plus de détails (61 ko).

 

Appel de communications/Congrès AIELF/2005 
À tous les économistes canadiens : invitation à présenter une communication
au 54e congrès de l’association internationale des  économistes de langue française (A.I.E.L.F.)
qui aura lieu du 23 au 25 mai 2005 à AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France. 
Pour plus de renseignements et pour le formulaire de réponse : Congrès AIELF 2005 (11 ko).

Journées de l’AFSE, Clermont 2005
Le Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), unité mixte de recherche du CNRS et de l’Université d’Auvergne, organisera, les 19 et 20 mai 2005, les prochaines journées scientifiques de l’Association Française de Sciences Economiques (AFSE) sur le thème de l’économie du développement et de la transition.
Plus détails (12 ko).

World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations
University (UNU-WIDER)
The Impact of Globalisation on the Poor in Asia.
Tokyo, Japan, from April 25-26, 2005.
Further information at: http://www.wider.unu.edu

Social Protection for Chronic Poverty

Risk, Needs, and Rights - Protecting What? How?

IDPM, University of Manchester, UK.

February 23-24, 2005.

Further information.

 

Secrétariat d'appui institutionnel à la recherche économique en Afrique (SISERA)
Conférence internationale : Les Institutions africaines de recherche économique
et les Politiques de développement : Défis et Opportunités.
Dakar, Sénégal, janvier 2005.
Pour plus de renseignements : Première annonce et appel à contributions (75 ko).

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
International Conference on Challenges of Economic Development for the GCC Countries
Kuwait City, December 11 – 13, 2004, State of Kuwait

For full details on submission:  Call for Papers (pdf file, 29.9 kb). 

 

VII Meeting of the LACEA / IADB / WB Research Network on 
Inequality and Poverty
San Jose, Costa Rica, November 3, 2004 
Other details concerning the conference
Seventh meeting of the LACEA/IDB/WB Network (pdf file, 12 kb).
 

World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations
University (UNU-WIDER)
The Impact of Globalization on the World's Poor
October 29th and 30th, 2004, Helsinki, Finland
Further information: http://www.wider.unu.edu

African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage
October 13th, 2004 to October 15th, 2004, Cape Town, South Africa.
JEL classification: O
Further information at: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/poverty/kanbur/DPRUConf.pdf (475 KB)

The Microeconomics Effects of Trade and Trade Policy: The Perspective of Developing Countries,
Centro Studi Luca D'Agliano News and Forthcoming events, Second Summer School in Trade, Industriaisation and Development, Sunday September 5 to Wednesday September 8, 2004,
University of Milan, Palazzo Feltrinelli, Gargnano (Brescia), ITALY.
http://www.uni-bocconi.it/index.php?frcnav=%4011%2C226%2C1312

2004 African Econometric Society Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, June 30th, 2004 to July 2nd, 2004.
JEL classification: C
Further information at: http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/economics/AES2004Conference/

Capacity Building and Knowledge Networking on Gender, Macroeconomics and International Economics, GEM-IWG, Salt Lake City, USA, June 3-18, 2004 (257 kb).

Exante Poverty Impact Assessment of Macroeconomic Policies (EPIAM) in low-income countries: The New Rules for Global Finance Coalition is launching an international research competition on issues related to the Exante Poverty Impact Assessment of Macroeconomic Policies (EPIAM) in low-income countries. Please visit http://www.new-rules.org/epiamresearch.htm for full details

 

Q-Squared in Practice: A Conference on Experiences of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Poverty Appraisal. Toronto, May 15-16, 2004. /PDFFiles/Q2PracticeCall.pdf_(59 kb).

75 Years of Development Research: An International Colloquium at Cornell University,  Sponsored by the Program on Comparative Economic Development May 7-9, 2004

Growth, poverty reduction and human development in Africa, 21st to 22nd March, 2004. The Centre for the Study of African Economies , University of Oxford.

Les interventions et le compte rendu de la Conférence AFD-EUDN : Pauvreté, inégalités et croissance : quels enjeux pour l'aide au développement, 13 novembre 2003, Paris, France (les articles et le compte rendu de la conférence peuvent être téléchargés)

EPIAM: Tools for the Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessment of Macroeconomic Policies International Workshop, October 14-15, 2003 in Washington, DC, USA

  

 

Last Update: 2008-11-11