4th International Conference on “ECONOMICS OF GLOBAL INTERACTIONS”

07-04-2013

The University of Bari “Aldo Moro” partners Universities participating to the MA in Economics of Globalization and European Integration (E.G.E.I.) – Universiteit Antwerpen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Universidad de Cantabria, Université des Science set Technologies de Lille (Lille 1), VSE Prague, Staffordshire University, Xiamen University and University of Brasilia – and the Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway) are jointly organizing the 4th edition of the conference on the “Economics of Global Interactions”.UNIDO, United Nation Industrial Development Organization, is partner of the conference and will host a special session on industrialization in developing countries.

The event will provide scholars with the opportunity to discuss their recent contributions in the following areas:

- Theoretical and empirical aspects of International Trade;

- Determinants and effects of International Migration and FDI;

- Globalization and Development;

- Globalization, sustainability and the environment;

- UNIDO session : Industrialization in developing countries: new evidence, new perspectives.

Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. A discussant will be assigned to each paper presented at the conference. The Wim Meeusen Prize will be awarded to the best paper presented at the conference by a young scholar under the age of 35.

Keynote Speakers :

Prof. Jean-Marie Baland (University of Namur, Belgium), Prof. Peter Neary (University of Oxford,UK),

Prof. Jakob Svensson (Institute for International Economic Studies,Stockholm University,Sweden).

Submission guidelines and timetable

Submissions of papers or extended abstracts are expected by May 15th, 2013, to the following address:nicola.coniglio@nhh.no

Decisions will be communicated by June 10th, 2013. The full paper is expected by the end of July.

Organizers:

Nicola Coniglio (University of Bari,Italyand NorwegianSchool of Economics,Norway),

Kjetil Bjorvatn (NorwegianSchool of Economics,Norway), Adnan Seric (UNIDO), Tidiane Boye (UNIDO)

Web page: http://www.uniba.it/ricerca/dipartimenti/dse or http://institute.unido.org/

Info: nicola.coniglio@nhh.no