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Call for Papers: 3rd Annual Central Bank Conference: Labor Markets and Structural Transformation
LABOR MARKETS AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION Submission deadline: May 14, 2023Submission email:menarrn@worldbank.orgNotification of acceptance: June 9, 2023Conference dates: September 14-15, 2023Conference location: Rabat, MoroccoOrganizers: Hosted by Bank Al-Maghrib (Central Bank of Morocco) and co-sponsored by the World Bank’s Office of the Chief... Read More
Book Announcement: The Long-Term Growth Model: Fundamentals, Extensions, and Applications
Economic growth is the foundation for social and economic development: it creates jobs, generates income opportunities, and helps reduce poverty. When it is inclusive and sustained, growth can also strengthen political and social stability. So it’s not surprising that growth... Read More
EcoMod School of Modeling and Data Science – Dubai 2023
The EcoMod School will offer two five-day intensive hands-on courses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since the courses are run simultaneously, participants can only choose one course for this period. DubaiUnited Arab Emirates The training is fully practical and provides... Read More
Call for Papers for the Workshop on Public Economics
The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Workshop on Public Economics to be held in person in Montevideo, Uruguay on 18-19 May, 2023. The deadline for submission is... Read More
Call for Papers: 2nd Annual Central Bank Conference on Development Economics in MENA – Deadline: November 5, 2022
On behalf of the MENA Regional Research Network (RRN), the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa Region of the World Bank, in collaboration with the Saudi Central Bank, invites you to submit research papers... Read More
Global Development Awards Competition 2022
The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme administered by the Global Development Network (GDN), funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD),managed by the World Bank, and generously supported by theMinistry of Finance, Government of... Read More
Call for applicants – Social Protection Master Trainers for TRANSFORM Arab Region
In the second half of November 2022, the TRANSFORM Arab Region initiative – led by ILO, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP and UNESCWA (Advisory Group) – will organize its first Training of Trainers (ToT) for social protection experts who want to become... Read More
Call for Papers: IEA, UNDP and World Bank Conference: Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus
The International Economic Association, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank Group are co-organizing a conference on "Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus" to be held virtually on November 15, 16, and 17, 2022. The conference provides... Read More