The Annual ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), organized by the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Development Economics (DEC) Vice Presidency, is one of the world¡¯s best known series of conferences for the presentation and discussion of new ideas in development. The conference aims to promote the exchange of cutting-edge research among academics, policymakers, and development practitioners. The next conference will be jointly hosted by the ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP of Mexico and the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP and will take place on June 15¨C16 in Mexico City.
The theme of the conference will be ¡°Productivity, Growth, and the Law¡±. The conference will examine the main drivers of productivity with particular attention to the role of the law, institutions, and norms. Among the topics to be discussed are:
- Firm Productivity
- Human Capital and Skill Formation
- Infrastructure and Growth
- The Law and Investment Climate
- Law, Corruption Control and Efficiency
- Access to Finance
- Trade, FDI and Technology
As in the previous year, selected conference papers will be included in a special issue of the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Economic Review along the lines of the AER Papers and Proceedings.
Organizing Committee: Kaushik Basu (World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, Chair), Asli Demirg¨¹?-Kunt and Indermit Gill (World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP), Alberto Torres and Laura Juarez (¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP of Mexico), and Andrew Foster (Brown University).