APEF 2022 is the gathering place for economists and financial experts from academia, government, and the private sector to present their research results, exchange ideas, and network. Due to the persistence of COVID-19, the conference will be conducted in a ‘Hybrid Format’.

The Digital Development Dialogue (3D) seminar is a monthly 45-minute online forum for policy and research exchange. Two speakers – one researcher and one practitioner – touch upon key topics in development policy with the goal of stimulating a meaningful dialogue across the theory & practice...

The Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2022 aims to bring together researchers from around the world, focusing on demography and climate change from diverse perspectives, including - but not limited - to demography, economics, sociology, environmental sciences and geography. Contributions with a...

Do sanctions strengthen the targeted regime? I analyze the 2014 imposition of Western sanctions on Russia and its impact on voting. The United States and the European Union introduced targeted measures against Russian entities and individuals related to President Putin’s regime. Using polling...

Bringing six years of research on asylum and migration to a close, this hybrid conference (Brussels and online) will provide insights into some of the critical findings of MEDAM since 2016. the conference will bring together decision-makers, academics, and think tankers for four dedicated...

Highly interconnected global supply chains make countries vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. In this paper, we estimate the macroeconomic effects of global supply chain shocks for the euro area. Our empirical model combines business cycle variables with data from international container...

Topics of the conference will include: - Methodological and analytical advances in socio-economic metabolism - Concepts, data, and modelling of the stock-flow-service nexus - Resource, waste and recycling management - Circular economy - Socio-economic metabolism and the energy, climate, land and...

This paper investigates whether foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are higher in countries ruled by trustworthy-looking or competent-looking leaders. After collecting pictures of 276 nondemocratic leaders in office between 1975 and 2010, we use a computer-based survey to assess how these...

Migration is intertwined with time in myriad ways and at multiple scales. In individual lives, migration propels change over time and entails engagement with personal pasts and futures. Time and temporalities are structuring migration experiences, when refugees are granted temporary protection,...

Themen: - Konvergenz oder Divergenz? Daten und Methoden zum Vergleich der demographischen Entwicklung in Europa (Mittel- und Osteuropa vs. "Westeuropa"); - Demografische und gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa; - Familie und Fertilität in Mittel- und Osteuropa-...