"Connecting societies and markets: communication technology, policy and impacts"

The conference, jointly organized by CESifo and the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) of Harvard University, will focus on the possible equity-efficiency tradeoff in education, with a special focus on the role of school systems for human capital formation in the global economy.

What do we know about a knowledge based society, innovation processes, economic and social cohesion and their effects on long-run growth? What policy implications and recommendations can be drawn from the past experience? This workshop will bring together researchers and policy makers with the...