Financial resilience, vigorous economic growth and poverty alleviation have characterized the development of most Latin American countries over the past decade. As the region sees the emergence of a larger and more demanding middle class, it is taking important steps to improve the overall...

The subject of the conference is "Political Economy: The Different Progress of Opulence" APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice,...

The workshop will focus in applications of DEA models to sustainable development, economic and trade policy,efficiency in service industries and industrial engineering. The workshop´s purpose is to discuss recent developments in the methodology of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), its various...

The program of the ISBA 2014 World Meeting will feature four lectures on Bayesian foundations, five keynote sessions, eight section-sponsored invited sessions and several additional invited sessions, including the Savage Award session and the Bayesian Analysis session. The program will also...

The meetings will run in parallel. Participants will be able to attend all sessions of both meetings.

The goal of the workshop is to stimulate research in environmental and natural resource economics that is relevant to economic development in Latin America. Although priority will be given to papers that have empirical content, theoretical papers with clear policy implications will also be...

We welcome theoretical and empirical research relevant for understanding the impact of the current global economic crisis on poverty and inequality and for deriving sound policy recommendations. Topics: - Impact of economic and idiosyncratic shocks on poverty and inequality - Transmission of...

THEME SUBJECTS (open to all accepted paper participants) 1. Ibero-American theories, methodologies and concepts for regional analysis in the face of globalization and the crisis 2. Regional blocs and regional agreements 3. Strategic potentials and opportunities for development 4. Biodiversity,...

With the full support of the Government of Mexico and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the meeting will convene key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia. Under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, leaders will shape a strategic...

The general theme is ‘Interweaving Organizations and Institutions: Challenges of Participation, Cooperation and Governance’ and expresses the importance to find better ways to build organizations that are able to respond to the necessities of ever more diverse actors and environments. The...