9th International Conference on Migration and Development

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    IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education

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    The 8th IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education will convene international scholars focusing on the development of skills within both formal and informal educational contexts and their valuation in the labor market. The conference will feature a select group of presenters, alongside a poster session for local researchers from the host institutions. Presentations and the keynote speech will be accessible via Zoom to an external audience.

9th International Conference on Migration and Development
June 13, 2016 - June 14, 2016

The French Development Agency (AFD) Research Department, the World Bank Development Research Group (DECRG) and the Migration Policy Center of the European University Institute (MPC-EUI) are jointly organizing the 9th International Conference on “Migration and Development”. The conference is devoted to investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries. Possible topics include the effects of migration on poverty, inequality, and human capital formation; social networks and migration; diaspora externalities; remittances; brain drain; migration and institutional/technological change. 

A selection of papers from the conference will be considered for a special issue of The Journal of Economic Geography.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Massimo Livi-Bacci, University of Florence
Gianmarco Ottaviano, London School of Economics

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