The XVIIth World Economic History Congress (WEHC 2015), which will be held in Kyoto in 3-7 August 2015, is the first congress in Asia in the history of the WEHC. You can find detailed information about this event HERE.
The University of Torino has just posted two post doctoral fellowships, for young LABOUR/HEALTH/APPLIED ECONOMISTS. Candidates should be under 35 and should have a PhD in Economics or related fields & strong micro-econometric background. The project is on Health and Career paths during the economic downturn in Italy. Duration is 12 months and Gross Salary is € 19.367. Deadline for applications is July 8th 2015 . More information HERE (in…
Empirics of Management: An Academic Excellence Programme at LSE´ in collaboration with the Fundación Rafael del Pino, taking place Monday 7th – Friday 11th September 2015, combines the best of LSE´s world class teaching and research in the field in a specially-designed format for young academics in Spain who have a strong background in economics, finance or other related social sciences. You must complete the registration form before Monday 13th July 2015. Further information…
AQR-IREA is pleased to announce the RSAI/ERSA 2015 Barcelona Workshop on Regional and Urban Economics, to be held in Barcelona on November 26th-27th 2015. The workshop will be focused on Spatial Perspectives of Human Capital. Its aim is to bring together researchers in urban and regional economics who are working in topics where the broad concept of human capital plays a fundamental role. More information can be found HERE. Papers…
The aim of this IEB meeting is to discuss recent research in the area of transport and infrastructure economics. The meeting will focus on issues related to pricing, investment and competition, but research papers in other areas of transport economics and infrastructure analysis, both from empirical and theoretical perspectives, are also welcome. Papers should be sent to ieb.workshop@ub.edu by October 12, 2015. More information about this event HERE.
The research group GEN at the University of Vigo is pleased to announce the 23rd Public Economics Meeting that will take place on February 4 and 5, 2016 at the Faculty of Business and Tourism in Ourense (Galicia). This year’s topic will be “Public Policy in a Decentralized Context”. The Scientific and Local Organizing Committees invite submissions of original works on any topic in the field Public Economics, by Conference Maker,…
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and the Chair of Energy Sustainability (University of Barcelona) offer 1 PhD Scholarship for 3 years (with possible extension), starting September 2015. This scholarship is for students who have graduated after 2011 and who aim at enrolling on the PhD program in Economics (University of Barcelona). The candidates must have a Master in Economics completed by summer 2015 and apply to the PhD program in…
The GATE (Economic Analysis and Theory Research Group) is offering a 12 months postdoc position in Saint-Etienne. The postdoc researcher will integrate the GATE research team located at Saint-Etienne. She/he will take part in an ongoing research project aiming at identifying the effects of interjurisdictional agreements on the supply of commercial/industrial land and its spatial distribution among jurisdictions. A focus will be put on the impact of the interjurisdictional governance,…
The Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY) and the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS), University of Mannheim, are pleased to announce a joint Summer School for postgraduate students, postdocs and junior faculty. The 2015 Summer School will, titled ‘Empirical Analysis of Markets with Asymmetric Information‘ take place August 2-7 at the Bronnbach Monastery in Germany, held by a leading economist in the…
On December 3-4, 2015, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona will host a Frontier Research in Economic and Social History (FRESH) meeting. The broad theme of the meeting is “Economic History of Education”. Keynote Speakers will be David Mitch (UMBC Maryland) and Francesco Cinnirella (Ifo Institute, CESifo, CEPR, and CAGE). Local Organizers are Alfonso Herranz and Sergio Espuelas. FRESH Organizers: Rowena Gray, Paul Sharp and Martin Uebele. The deadline…